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Five People

By Adam Rifkin

We become like the five people we spend the most time with. Choose carefully.

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Wise Life Advice From Some Old People

We create our lives one moment at a time, one thought and one action or reaction at a time.

What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team, by the New York Times

Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. ~Bryan Dyson 30 Second Speech

Kindness Boomerang by Orly Wahba of Life Vest Inside

106 Excuses That Prevent You From Ever Becoming Great

Are you a giver or a taker? 2016 TED Talk by Adam Grant, with Reddit AMA

"Cool ideas are useless without great needs." ~@precipice

"Life is short -- you should spend time working with people you enjoy." ~@EricSchmidt

You attract what you are, so be your best.

Before you speak, THINK.

In 2017, Pursue Meaning Instead of Happiness, by Emily Esfahani Smith and Jennifer Aaker

hero's journey

The Challenge of Predicting What Will Make You Happy in the Future, by Daniel Gilbert, via Gretchen Rubin

Why can't we predict life satisfaction over the life cycle? People are bad at predicting what will make us happy.

Where you invest your love, you invest your life. ~Mumford and Sons, Awake My Soul

Everyone should have a coach.

Be who you are, as hard as you can.

Why the World Is Better Than You Think in 10 Powerful Charts, by Peter Diamandis

Michael Abbott on our friend and mentor Rajeev Motwani

4 ways to influence people in business:

The Habits Of Supremely Happy People

3 Exercises To Be More Present

Millennial Searchers looking for meaning in life, by Jennifer Aaker and Emily Esfahani Smith, NYTimes

Jennifer Aaker on How to Make Yourself Happy with Kindness

The meaning of life is making other people's lives more meaningful. ~Adam Grant, Three Lies about Meaningful Work

Jennifer Aaker on how to increase happiness and meaning in life:

Meaning Is Healthier Than Happiness, by Emily Esfahani Smith, The Atlantic

Harvard psychologist Amy Cuddy says people judge you on two criteria

10 Rules for Being a Human Being, by Cherie Carter-Scott

Everything is about inclusion. ~All the Lessons of History by Charles A Beard

How to Find Your Purpose and Do What You Love | Brain Pickings

Lessons are repeated until they are learned.

It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. ~Marlene Dietrich

Five Keys to Happiness That LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner Lives By, from Ray Chambers, as told to Oprah, SuperSoul Sunday

7 Power Words: Because, Now, Imagine, Please, Thank You, (Names), Control/In Charge. Power Phrase: "I'm proud of you!"

You become like the 5 people you spend the most time with. Choose carefully. Choose wisely.

Master Networkers Reveal The Only Five People You Really Need In Your Network | Fast Company

10 Things The Most Successful People Do Every Day