Table of Contents
Introduction 7
Seven Key Decisions 17
Habit 1 Believe You Can Do It 21
How you explain your success and failure predicts more about your potential than you think
Habit 2 Get off the Hedonic Treadmill 47
Why we are poor predictors of our own happiness and how you can get it right
Habit 3 Stop Trying to Fix Your Weaknesses 73
Why you should stop obsessing about what's wrong with you and start building on what's right
Habit 4 Build Your Muscle of Self-Control 103
Why your talent isn't enough and how to develop the trait that will take you to the top
Habit 5 Cultivate Positive Emotion 119
How a surprising but easy formula will save your relationships and transform your life
Habit 6 Be Prepared for Battle 131
Why you must expect obstacles and have a proven plan to overcome them
Habit 7 Don't Be a "Maximizer" 147
How overabundance can rob you of satisfaction and make you ineffective
Habit 8 Don't Go It Alone 171
Why authentic connections are more important than ever and how you can cultivate them
Habit 9 Write It Down 181
The revealing reasons you need to tap into the power of the pen starting today
Conclusion 193
Coaching Guide 195
