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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE THESE ARE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS ................................... 1
INTRODUCTION THE GEOMETRY OF SUCCESS .......................................... 3
CHAPTER 1 WHAT’S YOUR INNER STANCE? ........................................ 9
CHAPTER 2 LIVING IN THE CIRCULAR WORLD ................................... 17
CHAPTER 3 THE ZIGZAG WORLD .................................................... 21
CHAPTER 4 STRAIGHT-LINE PEOPLE .............................................. 25
CHAPTER 5 WANTING VERSUS CREATING ......................................... 31
CHAPTER 6 STOP STOPPING VERSUS STOPPING ............................... 35
CHAPTER 7 WHAT DISTINGUISHES A STRAIGHT-LINE LEADER? ............... 41
CHAPTER 8 A PROBLEM VERSUS A DECISION TO MAKE ........................47
CHAPTER 9 WHAT I KNOW VERSUS WHAT I LIVE ................................ 51
CHAPTER 10 WANT TO VERSUS CHOOSE TO ....................................... 55
CHAPTER 11 CAN’T VERSUS WON’T ................................................ 59
CHAPTER 12 BEING TRUTHFUL ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE VERSUS LYING
ABOUT IT ................................................................ 63
CHAPTER 13 PLEASING VERSUS SERVING ........................................ 65
CHAPTER 14 A CREATED WORLD VERSUS A REPORTED-ON WORLD .............73
CHAPTER 15 A DREAM VERSUS A PROJECT ........................................79
CHAPTER 16 WORRY VERSUS CONCERN ........................................... 85
CHAPTER 17 SHOULDS VERSUS MUSTS ........................................... 89
CHAPTER 18 “I’M RESPONSIBLE” VERSUS “IT’S THEIR FAULT” .............. 95
CHAPTER 19 GROWTH CHOICES VERSUS SAFE CHOICES ........................97
CHAPTER 20 CONTENT WITH INSIGHT VERSUS ONLY RESULTS COUNT ...............101
CHAPTER 21 OPTIMISTIC DENIAL VERSUS THE VALLEY OF DEATH .............. 103
CHAPTER 22 PRODUCTIVITY VERSUS BUSYNESS ................................ 105
CHAPTER 23 COMMITMENT VERSUS TRYING .................................... 109
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CHAPTER 24 OWNER VERSUS VICTIM ..............................................115
CHAPTER 25 THE SAME VERSUS SEPARATE ...................................... 127
CHAPTER 26 AGREEMENTS VERSUS EXPECTATIONS ............................ 129
CHAPTER 27 RADICAL SELF-HONESTY VERSUS BEING INSINCERE ............... 133
CHAPTER 28 REALISTIC OPTIMISM VERSUS UNREALISTIC PESSIMISM ........... 139
CHAPTER 29 BEING BOLD VERSUS BEING ARROGANT .......................... 143
CHAPTER 30 DISCOMFORT AND PAIN VERSUS CHAOS ......................... 145
CHAPTER 31 PURPOSE MANAGEMENT VERSUS TIME MANAGEMENT ............. 149
CHAPTER 32 EXTREME SELF-CARE VERSUS SELFISHNESS .................... 153
CHAPTER 33 HOW TO VERSUS CHOOSE TO ....................................... 157
CHAPTER 34 NICE VERSUS KIND .................................................. 163
CHAPTER 35 POSITIVE NO VERSUS REJECTION ................................. 165
CHAPTER 36 TOLERANCE VERSUS CONFRONTATION ............................ 169
CHAPTER 37 LANGUAGE THAT DESCRIBES REALITY VERSUS LANGUAGE
THAT CREATES REALITY ..............................................173
CHAPTER 38 COMMITMENT VERSUS INVOLVEMENT ............................. 177
CHAPTER 39 I CONTRIBUTE VERSUS I DESERVE ................................. 181
CHAPTER 40 CORRECTIVE ACTIONS VERSUS PROTECTIVE ACTIONS ............. 185
CHAPTER 41 NOW VERSUS LATER ..................................................187
CHAPTER 42 CHILDLIKE VERSUS CHILDISH ......................................191
CHAPTER 43 PLAYING TO WIN VERSUS PLAYING NOT TO LOSE .............. 193
CHAPTER 44 INVESTMENT VERSUS COST ........................................ 197
CHAPTER 45 CORE ACTIONS VERSUS SURFACE ACTIONS ..................... 199
CHAPTER 46 FOCUS VERSUS SPRAY .............................................. 201
CHAPTER 47 HOW IT CAN BE DONE VERSUS WHY IT CAN’T BE DONE ............205
CHAPTER 48 STRESSING VERSUS CARING ........................................211
CHAPTER 49 MAKING A LIVING VERSUS CREATING PERFECTION ............ 217
CHAPTER 50 WAKING UP TO THE CONTRASTS ................................... 221
RECOMMENDED READING ........................................... 225
INDEX ................................................................... 227
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THE GEOMETRY OF SUCCESS
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THE GEOMETRY OF SUCCESS
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THE ZIGZAG WORLD
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STRAIGHT-LINE PEOPLE
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STRAIGHT-LINE PEOPLE
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STOP STOPPING VERSUS STOPPING
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WHAT DISTINGUISHES A STRAIGHT-LINE LEADER?
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WHAT DISTINGUISHES A STRAIGHT-LINE LEADER?
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A PROBLEM VERSUS A DECISION TO MAKE
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WHAT I KNOW VERSUS WHAT I LIVE
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WANT TO VERSUS CHOOSE TO
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CAN’T VERSUS WON’T
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BEIN E V ERS
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PLEASING VERSUS SERVING
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PLEASING VERSUS SERVING
Deepak Chopra
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PLEASING VERSUS SERVING
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WO O RLD
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A CREATED WORLD VERSUS A REPORTED-ON WORLD
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A CREATED WORLD VERSUS A REPORTED-ON WORLD
Friedrich Nietzsche
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A PRO
CHA
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PTE
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Douglas Everett
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A DREAM VERSUS A PROJECT
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A DREAM VERSUS A PROJECT
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WORRY VERSUS CONCERN
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SHOULDS VERSUS MUSTS
Failure to commit
is the high cost of low living.
James R Baker
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SHOULDS VERSUS MUSTS
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There are many ways to victimize people.
One way is to convince them that they are victims.
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GROWTH CHOICES VERSUS SAFE CHOICES
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T E N T U L T S
C O N O N LY R E S
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What I love the most about the past is that it’s over.
Byron Katie
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PR O D
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Timothy Ferriss
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PRODUCTIVITY VERSUS BUSYNESS
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Y I N G
SUS T R
CHA
VER
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PTE
M ITM
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C O M
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COMMITMENT VERSUS TRYING
John Lennon
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COMMITMENT VERSUS TRYING
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OWNER VERSUS VICTIM
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OWNER VERSUS VICTIM
Friedrich Nietzsche
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OWNER VERSUS VICTIM
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OWNER VERSUS VICTIM
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OWNER VERSUS VICTIM
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EX
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AGREEMENTS VERSUS EXPECTATIONS
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Talleyrand
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R A D B E I N
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RADICAL SELF-HONESTY VERSUS BEING INSINCERE
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RADICAL SELF-HONESTY VERSUS BEING INSINCERE
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REALISTIC OPTIMISM VERSUS UNREALISTIC PESSIMISM
Colin Wilson
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AR ROG
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Ovid
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30 AND PA I N
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DISCOMFORT AND PAIN VERSUS CHAOS
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31 E N T
G E M
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M AGE
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P U US T I M E
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VERS
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PURPOSE MANAGEMENT VERSUS TIME MANAGEMENT
Carlos Castaneda
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David Whyte
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EXTREME SELF-CARE VERSUS SELFISHNESS
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HOW TO VERSUS CHOOSE TO
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HOW TO VERSUS CHOOSE TO
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Tom McGovern
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POSITIVE NO VERSUS REJECTION
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TOLERANCE VERSUS CONFRONTATION
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B E S
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LANGUAGE THAT DESCRIBES REALITY VERSUS LANGUAGE THAT CREATES REALITY
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Zig Ziglar
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COMMITMENT VERSUS INVOLVEMENT
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I CONTRIBUTE VERSUS I DESERVE
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40 C T I ONS
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41 A T E R
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NOW VERSUS LATER
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PLAYING TO WIN VERSUS PLAYING NOT TO LOSE
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44 C O S T
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FOCUS VERSUS SPRAY
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HOW IT CAN BE DONE VERSUS WHY IT CAN’T BE DONE
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HOW IT CAN BE DONE VERSUS WHY IT CAN’T BE DONE
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STRESSING VERSUS CARING
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STRESSING VERSUS CARING
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MAKING A LIVING VERSUS CREATING PERFECTION
Rumi
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WAKING UP TO THE CONTRASTS
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D IN G
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