Contents

CHAPTER 1: A LIFE IN PROGRESS

THE MEANINGS OF SUCCESS AND FULFILLMENT

• What does success look like? /The diversity of fulfillment
• A success pinboard/ Star traits of a thriving person
• More or less successful / Setting your scale of achievement
• Know your own mind / The success that works for you
• A lifelong journey/ Success as a continuous process
• Navigation skills/ Finding your success path
• Clarify ing your aims/ Determining vour objectives
• Work-life balance/ How to sort out your priorities
• A working life/ Managing career ups and downs
• Peer pressure / Does the support of others matter?
• Achieving equilibrium / A broader spectrum
• The challenges of gender / Different role expectations at home and work
• Small steps / Staying focused on progress
• Sustaining clarity/ Keeping your focus
• Maintaining your routine/ Pay attention to what you need
• Learning from mistakes/ Keeping things in perspective

CHAPTER 2: STARTING WITH YOU

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND THE POWER OF BELIEFS

• Fulfillment in the round/ The whole-life picture
• Positive habits/ Ways of thinking and being
• True and actual selves/ The importance of looking within
• Emotional intelligence/ Thinking with your feelings
• The sideways mirror/ Seeing yourself as others see you
• Delve deep/ Understanding the inner you
• The power of grit/ Developing resilience
• At ease with your mind/ Mindfulness, meditation, clarity, and confidence
• Finding your passion/ Engagement, purpose, and meaning
• When disagreements arise/ The harmony of conflict
• Taking stock of your strengths/ Understanding your unique advantages
• Nature versus nurture/ Are people born to succeed?

CHAPTER 3: HONE YOUR ATTITUDE

EXERCISE YOUR THINKING AND HARNESS YOUR SKILLS

• Beating negative thinking / The power of optimism
• Learning to trust yourself/ Confidence-building techniques
• The value of leisure / Staying refreshed and invigorated
• At ease with yourself / The importance of a healthy body image
• Wild horses/ Dealing with your emotions
• The art of self-control / Holding out against temptation
• The warp factor / How stress can undermine success
• Managing stress /Responding productively to pressure
• In the zone /Making stress work for you
• The enemy within / Combating self-defeating attitudes
• Imposter syndrome /Accepting your own skills
• Want to win or scared to lose? / When fear of failure is holding you back
• Coping with failure /Changing your outlook
• The terrified winner/ Dealing with the fear of success

CHAPTER 4: BASIC SKILLS FOR SUCCESS

AN EVERYDAY GUIDE TO EFFEC TIVENESS

• A reed in the wind / The art of flexibility
• Make your own luck / The art of opportunity
• Taking it in stride / The art of acceptance
• When times get tough / Coping skills
• Time management / Priming yourself for success
• Dealing with deadlines / How to focus on the challenge
• Standing your ground / Learning to say “no”
• Decision time / Balancing your choices
• Active planning / Developing and refining your strategies
• Taking the stage / Public speaking skills
• Making a pitch / The art of selling
• Safeguarding your team / How to protect your project
• Taking charge / Management and leadership
• Making memories / Maximizing your mental resources
• Critical thinking / The power of skepticism
• Knowing your blind spots / How to keep a rational perspective

CHAPTER 5: IN YOUR SIGHTS

GOAL SETTING AND GOAL GETTING

• Master of your fate / Keeping yourself motivated
• Thinking like a winner / Ten beliefs to motivate you
• Beating procrastination / Using your time and resources well
• The perils of perfectionism/ When it’s wrong to be right
• Seeing your way /Visualization techniques
• Catching a mood/  The power of emotional contagion
• Finding flow / A state of engaged focus
• Personal cost control / When to hold on, when to let go
• Your evolving network / Maintaining a variety of relationships
• Building your social capital/ Give yourself an edge
• Creative responses / Finding inventive alternatives
• Learning from failures/ How to keep an open mind
• Avoiding burnout/ Sustaining your progress over time
• Free time / Optimizing your leisure time to nurture success

CHAPTER 6: SUCCESS

A WHOLE-LIFE PROCESS

• Building Resilience / Fortifying your inner reserves
• Lifelong learning / The path of development
• Feedback / Sharing ideas and hearing opinions
• Listening skills / How to tune into what you hear
• Mentors and guides / The value of mutual support
• Credibility/ Talking the talk and walking the walk
• Respect / Get others to recognize vour worth
• The psychology of wealth / How do you relate to money?