Table of Contents
Foreword Neil Cavuto 9
Introduction 15
Section 1 Psychological Swagger
1 Insecurity: Install a Security System 33
2 Doubt: Put Doubts in Your Doubts 41
3 Stubbornness: Releasing Control to Gain Control 49
4 Helplessness: Become an Owner 57
5 Thinking Errors: Mind Muscle Memory 67
6 Getting Stuck in Reverse: Shifting Gears 75
Section 2 Reading
7 Listening Is Bad for Your Health: Selective Listening and Talking Back 85
8 The Blind Side: Mind Your Blind Side 93
9 Bad Advice: Create a Constellation of Competence 99
10 Thinking Too Much or Too Little About What People Think: Intentional Impressions 105
11 The Culture Culprit: Intentional Action 111
12 Political Denial: Be Savvy Not Slimy 119
13 Ignoring Your Intuition: Judge a Book by its Cover 125
Section 3 Leading
14 Innovation Evaporation: Innovation Creation 133
15 Motivation Complication: Paying People with Their Motivational Currency 139
16 Passive Persuasion: The Persuasion Pyramid 147
17 Analysis Paralysis: Decision Precision 155
18 The Lone Ranger: Embrace the Stranger Danger 161
19 Firefighting and Emotion Commotion: Emotional Intelligence in Action (EIA) 169
20 Conversation Hesitation: Conversation Confidence 181
Section 4 Accelerating
21 Blurry Vision: Vision with Precision 191
22 The Complexity of Change: Focus on Facts, Feelings, and the Future 201
23 Losing Focus and Lack of Follow Through: Practical Prioritization 207
24 The Stall: Refuel, Repurpose, and Re-energize 213
25 The Pressure Cooker: Control, Capability, and Connection 221
26 The Crazy and the Lazy: Eliminate the Noise and Be a Solution Starter 231
Conclusion: Your Next Move 241
Bibliography 247
Index 251
About the Author 255
