50 Ways to Succeed More & Screw Up Less
A Journey to Self-Improvement, Effective Communication & Better Relationships @ Work and Home
"Fifty Ways is a masterpiece of original wisdom that is pithy, fun to read, and one profound insight after the other that will enhance your life."
Warren Farrell, PhD, Author of The Boy Crisis and Role Mate to Soul Mate
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Book Topics
Conversations with ourselves
Happiness vs contentment
Your thoughts are not your feelings
Stop trying to meditate!
Internal vs external authority
The power of anytime but now
Good intentions pave bad roads
Assigning motive to others
Judging (your) past by today's standards
Our (unrealistic) expectations of others
Helping - who does it really help?
Authenticity vs making shit up
Handling our own challenging emotions
Conscience is the organ of belonging
Owning your experience
Self-doubt - your worst enemy
Reactivity vs spaciousness
Karma: what goes around, comes around?
The only question when feeling agitated
Confusing guilt and shame
Sex and shame are terrible bed fellows
Pain & suffering, pressure & stress
Hope, and a little fear
Fear & laughter - humor & freedom
The myth of good guys & bad guys
Overcoming trauma: walking wounded
Conversations with others
Communicating effectively
Arguing with someone's experience
Asking why vs how: fighting vs learning
Niceness vs honesty, kindness vs truth
Venting - because it feels so good!
Unsolicited opinions, advice & help
Active listening & open questions
Autobiographical listening
Handling conflict well
Giving & receiving feedback
Manipulators are always other people
Handling relational challenges
Loving someone & being loved
Negotiating the currency of power
Boundaries - tricky but good
Giving up self in relationship
Apologies & forgiveness - what works?
Power struggles - they happen
Compromise vs concession
Triangling in relationships
When someone really loses it
Traps of relational victimhood
Consent is everything
How to survive bullying
What breaks a relationship
About this book
Each topic only takes a few minutes to read, and each topic stands on its own.
No other topic is needed in order to read and understand any one topic.
Some topics may be more controversial than others.
Check out which topics speak to you and take a few minutes to try them out.
Maybe you or someone you know could use these perspectives and insights towards getting along a bit better both with ourselves and everybody else.
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