Amazing things will happen a real world guide on achieving success and happiness

Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen. "Amazing Things Will Happen" offers straightforward advice that can be put into action to improve your life. Through personal anecdotes from the author's life, and interviews of successful individuals across several industries, this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chapman, C. C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. John Wiley & Sons 2013
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 22: Focus on the FlameChapter 23: Learning to Say No; Chapter 24: Have a Small-Town Mentality; Always Say, ""Good Morning""; Talk to Strangers; Learn People's Names and Then Use Them; Develop a Reputation; Help Your Neighbor; Be Involved in the Community; Chapter 25: Workshifting; Chapter 26: Rules Are Like Rubber Bands; Chapter 27: Beer and Coffee; Chapter 28: Hallway Magic; Chapter 29: Celebrate Success of All Sizes; Chapter 30: Learn from Failure, But Don't Seek It Out; Chapter 31: Don't Let the Asshats and Ankle Biters Get You Down; Chapter 32: Can You Idle Well?
  • Amazing Things Will Happen: A Real-World Guide on Achieving Success and Happiness; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; You Choose the Path to Follow; Preface; Short On Time, But Still Crave Amazing Things?; Why a Guide?; Introduction: My Journey So Far; Chapter 1: How to Be a Passion Hit; Chapter 2: Trust Your Gut; Chapter 3: Take Stock; Chapter 4: Knowing When to Move On; Chapter 5: The Power of Writing It Down; Chapter 6: The Three-Word Exercise; Self; Circles; Amazing; Chapter 7: The Magic of Turkey Pot Pie; Chapter 8: Don't Let the Seagulls Get You Down
  • Chapter 33: Giving Back and GratitudeChapter 34: Play in the Rain; Chapter 35: The End and the Beginning; Appendix: Dangerous Books
  • Chapter 9: Simplify, Focus, and AttackSimplify; Focus; Attack; Chapter 10: Everyone Has Excuses; Chapter 11: No More Saying, ""I Can't""; Chapter 12: Stop Talking; Start Doing; Chapter 13: Risk Can Be Scary; Embrace It and Move Forward; Chapter 14: Quitting Is Always an Option; Chapter 15: Know What You Hate and Then Don't Do It; Chapter 16: With a Little Help from Our Friends; Chapter 17: Life Is Too Short for Bad Wine; Chapter 18: Be a Duck; Chapter 19: To Each Their Own . . .; Chapter 20: Forget Skipping Pebbles; Throw a Boulder!; Chapter 21: Living the Road Less Traveled
  • Includes bibliographical references