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NFL teams, 8 Rejection, coping with, 188–192
“No,” 34–36 Relationships, developing, 20–25
Nonverbal communication, 113 Reputation:
Nonverbal messages, 110 repairing damaged, 86–87
Notre Dame, 64 value of CEOs’, 81
(See also Integrity)
O’Brien, Conan, 104 Responsibility, seeking more, 17–19
Office politics, 41–44, 197 Résumés, 54
Optimistic ambition, 59–67 Retained headhunters, 194 similar to
characteristics of, 63–64 headhunters
and goal setting, 65 Rigas, John, 40
importance of, 59–63 Rocky V (film), 174
and pessimistic people, 66–67 Rogers, Will, 139
and tenaciousness, 65–66
Oswald, Andrew, 61 Scrushy, Richard, 40
Search firms, 194–196
Paisley, Brad, 105 Self-assessment:
Peers, 107–108 for bolstering your confidence, 73–74
Personal life, 205–212 for career management, 200
characteristics of balance in, 207 Self-discipline, 212
and family involvement, 210–212 Self-employment, 7
importance of balance in, 205–207 Self-esteem, building others’, 37
priorities in, 208–209 Sentences, 142–143
setting ground rules for, 209–210 Shanahan, Mike, 117
Persuasion skills, 32–33 Silence, 143
Pessimistic people, 66–67 Skill-rebalance, 202
Pet projects, 14, 189 Slowing down, 117
Physical fitness, 198 Smiley, Tavis, 65
Pittman, Hal, 117 Smiling, 118–119, 198
Posture, 114–116, 198 Smithfield Food, 56
Practice, deliberate, 4 Specialization, 28
Praise, 170 Spencer Stuart (search firm), 7
PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Sponsors, 23–25
Association), 174 Stasko, Lu, 107
Princeton University, 47 Stewart, Jon, 104
Problem-solving skills, 33–34 Stewart, Martha, 81
“Probligation,” 104 Stillness, 117
Public speaking, 150–152 Stories, telling, 146–148
Stress:
“Rabbis,” 23 and office politics, 43
Reading, 46, 50, 51, 56 and personal life, 206