What I’m Reading – The Week of June 23rd

Below are some of the most intriguing, thought-provoking and actionable performance-related content pieces I read, watched or listened to this week.

  • Stay In The Game

WOW! I rarely tear up and start to cry reading a blog post, let alone multiple times.  This is one of THE MOST inspirational stories of resilience and hope and persistence you will ever read and there are a ton of takeaways.

https://www.albertbridgecapital.com/drew-views/2019/6/17/stay-in-the-game

  • The Psychology Behind Unethical Behavior

If no one tells you ‘no,’ you have a problem.”

https://hbr.org/2019/04/the-psychology-behind-unethical-behavior?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=hbr&utm_medium=social

  • Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think

“Whole sections of bookstores are dedicated to becoming successful. There is no section marked ‘Managing Your Professional Decline.'”

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/07/work-peak-professional-decline/590650/

  • A Few Thoughts On Public Speaking

Make your point, make it quick, make it memorable, and move on.”

https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/a-few-thoughts-on-public-speaking/

  • The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life (Book Summary)

Your brain is not the king of decisions like we’d like to think, but merely the rationalizer of them.”

http://blas.com/the-elephant-in-the-brain/

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