Friday Finds: On Confidence, Happiness, Influence, and Fulfillment (Hint, It Might Be Clowns)
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Who couldn't use a little more confidence? I love this take on confidence from Mindy Kaling. "Work hard, know your shit, show your shit, and then feel entitled."
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I also love how this former lawyer figured out what really fulfilled him and how he got there (which was not by listening to his mother, by the way). Clowns. Always.
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What shapes how we learn? According to this Fast Company piece, it might be our personality. And knowing how we learn and tailoring our learning accordingly, the research suggests, means we can learn more efficiently. So, are you a surface learner, a deep learning, or a strategic learner?
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Last week, the Death, Sex, and Money podcast ran a great series from and on New Orleans — super interesting stories and reflections of people who lived there during hurricane Katrina and still live there today (I think the coroner from the last episode should have his own podcast). And while you're checking out Death, Sex, and Money, go back and listen to the Ellen Burstyn interview. Her concept of 'shouldless days' is so smart and SHOULD be adopted by everyone.
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These three HBR articles grabbed me recently...
Happiness does not mean the absence of negative feelings. And maybe 'lasting contentment' is a richer way to think of our lives. The article concludes with the five elements to lasting contentment: positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishment/achievement. Yep, sounds about right.
Did you get promoted recently, start a new gig, or decide you want to be more 'leaderly'? Check out this article on the four components of influence: positional power, emotion, expertise, nonverbal signs.
And lastly, A Simple, Yet Powerful Way to Handle a Stress Episode using the RAIN tool: recognition, acceptance, investigation, non-identification.
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And actually, lastly, photos of heavy metal fans in mid-headbang just because.