Table of Contents
Foreword Marshall Goldsmith viii
About the author x
Introduction xi
1 Follow your dreams 2
2 Ask for help 4
3 Create your future 6
4 Be emotionally intelligent 8
5 Do the opposite 10
6 Turn work into play 12
7 Start each day well 14
8 Make friends with your past 16
9 Take breaks 18
10 Be a student of life 20
11 Trust your gut 22
12 Banish your stress 24
13 Be likeable 26
14 Say 'yes' 28
15 Say 'no' 30
16 Volunteer your time 32
17 Focus on things you can control 34
18 Live within your means 36
19 Live in the 'real world' 38
20 Stay focused 40
21 Love more 42
22 Reinvent yourself 44
23 Stay healthy 46
24 Forgive others 48
25 Be part of a tribe 50
26 Exude confidence 52
27 Give credit where it's due 54
28 Reduce attachments to possessions 56
29 Build rapport 58
30 Live mindfully 60
31 Accept compromises 62
32 Be more than your 9-5 64
33 Know yourself 66
34 Embrace the journey of getting older 68
35 Be both an extrovert and an introvert 70
36 Live with an open mind 72
37 Be the best parent 74
38 Walk away from pollution 76
39 Leave your comfort zone 78
40 Appreciate those closest to you 80
41 Seek wisdom and use it 82
42 Model the best 84
43 Have the courage to fail 86
44 Accept yourself 88
45 Watch and manage your thoughts 90
48 Remember people 92
47 Discover what drives you 94
48 Appreciate what you've got 96
49 Make peace with your parents 98
50 Laugh more 100
51 Stay unique 102
52 Sleep well 104
53 Go your own way 106
54 Seek simplicity 108
55 Do it today 110
58 Seek experiences over things 112
57 Have clearly written goals 114
58 Give reading your full attention 116
59 Get a thick skin 118
60 Be generous 120
61 Eat and drink well 122
62 Seek and create harmony 124
63 Get home on time 126
64 Work for as long as you can 128
65 Have great body language 130
66 Choose and keep your friends wisely 132
67 Be curious 134
68 Do what you say 136
69 Pause before you press 'Send' 138
70 Make friends with fear 140
71 Tell the truth 142
72 Become an expert at something 144
73 Apologize when you are wrong 146
74 Stay in touch with old friends 148
75 Keep the bigger picture in mind 150
76 Embrace technology 152
77 Persist and don't give up 154
78 Watch out for addictions 156
79 Spend more time outside in nature 158
80 Use your intelligence wisely 160
81 Focus on character not popularity 162
82 Say goodbye to toxic people 164
83 Learn from your grandparents (before it is too late) 166
84 Have a true character that makes you proud 168
85 Practise gratitude 170
86 Focus on good news 172
87 Genuine success cannot be faked 174
88 Grow old disgracefully 176
89 Breathe well 178
90 Travel far 180
91 Keep a journal 182
92 Get lost … and find yourself again 184
93 Plan ahead 186
94 Tick off your bucket list 188
95 Help to sustain the planet 190
96 Connect with something bigger than yourself 192
97 Unlearn everything 194
98 Mentor others to success 196
99 Leave a legacy 198
100 Regret nothing 200
Afterword 202
The 10 Things Successful People Never Do 207
1 Never Close Your Eyes 208
2 Never Hurt and Destroy 210
3 Never Forget Where You Came From 212
4 Never Stop Being You 214
5 Never Lose Sight 216
6 Never Waste 218
7 Never Blindly Jump 220
8 Never Lose Faith 222
9 Never Stop Growing 224
10 Never Say Never 226
