From the Book - First trade edition.
Part one : Pause : hover above your world. Slowing the spin : reducing your forward momentum
The girl who stopped alligator man : the incredible power of a brief pause
The day Andy left work early : stopping in order to speed up
Frostbite in the spring : seeing the world as it is, not as you expect it to be
Multiple personalities are not a disorder : expanding your view of yourself
Why we're fascinated with Susan Boyle : recognizing your own potential
You don't have to like him : where do you want to land?
Part two : What is this year about? : Find your focus. What to do when you don't know what to do : choosing your next move at the intersection of the four elements
Reinvent the game : element one : leverage your strengths
I'll just take the shrimp : element two : embrace your weaknesses
Heated seats : element three : assert your differences
The pilot who saved 155 passengers : element four : pursue your passion (desire)
Anyone can learn to do a handstand : element four pursue your passion (persistence)
A recipe for finding the right work : element four : pursue your passion (ease)
What matters to you? : Element four : pursue your passion (meaning)
I'm the parent I have to be : avoiding tunnel vision
I've missed more than nine thousand shots : avoiding surrender after failure
When the future is uncertain : avoiding paralysis
Maybe : avoiding the rush to judgment
What is this year about? : Creating your annual focus
Part three : What is this day about? : Get the right things done. Dude, what happened? : Planning ahead
Bird by bird : deciding what to do
Wrong floor : deciding what not to do
When tomorrow? : Using your calendar
The three-day rule : getting things off your to-do list
Who are you? : The power of a beep
It's amazing what you find when you look : evening minutes : reviewing and learning
An 18-minute plan for managing your day : creating a daily ritual
Part four : What is this moment about? : Mastering distraction. Mastering your initiative
Move the table : avoiding the need for motivation
Never quit a diet while reading the dessert menu : we need less motivation than we think
The Nintendo Wii solution : having fun
The one-two punch : getting started and keeping it going
Am I the kind of person who : telling the right story about yourself
The hornets stung my mind : getting out of your own way
Mastering your boundaries
The time suck of collaboration : saying yes appropriately
But Daddy : saying no convincingly
The third time : knowing when to say something
We're not late yet : increasing transition time
I don't want to go to ski class : decreasing transition time
We'll regress, we'll forget you, we'll replace you : managing the tension of relaxation
Does Obama wear a pearl necklace? : Creating productive distractions
Would you smoke pot while you're working? : Avoiding switch-tasking
It's not the skills we actually have that matter : getting over perfectionism
Why won't this work for you? : The value of getting things half right
Don't use a basketball on a football field : staying flexible
Conclusion : Now what? You don't have ten gold behaviors : choosing your one thing