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Character

By Adam Rifkin

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How to find fulfilling work

Adam Grant explains employing "Give and Take" principles to succeed in business on Today Show, Time Magazine, Forbes, and New York Times.

Best Advice to Jeff Weiner from his dad, Steve Jobs, etc.

Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling « Aerogramme Writers' Studio

Best Quote from Team of Rivals, courtesy of Leo Tolstoy: "We are still too near to his greatness."

The Secret to Success is: Don't Give Up.

Why we cannot see flaws: The Halo Effect

ELON MUSK: I'd Like A Girlfriend - Business Insider

The Long Legacy of Cheating at Harvard - NYTimes.com

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. ~James D. Miles

Champions are made from something deep inside them -- a desire, a dream, a vision. ~Muhammad Ali

Ladies, play by the rules

"OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW." ~Steve Jobs

Be the type of person you want to meet.

100% of the time is easier than 98% of the time. ~Clayton Christensen

Character is like a tree and reputation is like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. ~Abe Lincoln

The true measure of a person's character can be seen in two ways.

Pixar Story Rules Legofied

Abhimanyu Das: Bat-Mythos - Guernica / A Magazine of Art & Politics by Abhimanyu Das - Guernica / A Magazine of Art & Politics

"Suffering builds character."

The greatest college football program that voluntarily quit

Individualism in Overdrive - NYTimes.com

Honor Code - NYTimes.com

LeBron James Is a Sack of Melons - NYTimes.com

hero's journey

Why do we gossip? - Barking up the wrong tree

What brings more happiness: money or power? - Barking up the wrong tree

Do something that's not for yourself every day. ~Reid Hoffman

The No-Stats All-Star

Martin Brodeur, Mariano Rivera, greatness and midlife

For persuasion, employ ethos, logos, and pathos.

To live content with small means. To seek elegance rather than luxury.

You decide every moment of every day who you are and what you believe in. You get a second chance, every second.

What makes a great founder?

"Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent." ~ Albert Einstein

Daily action builds habits.

Gandhi's Seven Dangers to Human Virtue

Don't call it tanking. The #Warriors need to DUMP in 2012.

Unity in character is an achievement.

Character is destiny. ~Lao Tzu