Personal Development

Sagittarius: The Optimistic Explorer

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Tips and inspiration for your horoscope personality trait

By The Blinkist Curators

What's it about?

Personal Development Psychology

Sagittarians are extroverted explorers who are prone to letting their emotions guide their decisions. Unafraid of change, they're always looking to improvement themselves and should channel this obsession into vices such as non-violent communication, personal finance, and being open to learn from the knowledge of others. In this collection, you'll get tips on harnessing the focus you need to follow through on projects, learn to embrace the everyday joys—not just the big achievements, and dive into the intricacies of what makes us human.

Sagittarius: The Optimistic Explorer

Tips and inspiration for your horoscope personality trait

Hyperfocus

How to Work Less to Achieve More

How to Finish Projects: Charlie Gilkey

How to Finish Projects: Charlie Gilkey

Do you struggle to finish projects? Want to understand how this kind of follow-through has far more impact than a simple check on your to-do or goals list? In this episode, you'll learn how a realistic number of completed projects can get you from where you are now, to the life you want to have. Find out how you can think of your life as having 5 available project slots—and how your job may count as more than one of them. You'll also discover how to choose and complete these projects strategically so you get maximum impact for your goals.

Self-Help That Works

Self-Help That Works

John C. Norcross et al.

Resources to Improve Emotional Health and Strengthen Relationships

What We Say Matters

What We Say Matters

Judith Hanson Lasater and Ike K. Lasater

Practicing Nonviolent Communication

Decisive

Chip and Dan Heath

How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work

The Power of Mentoring: Claire Diaz-Ortiz

The Power of Mentoring: Claire Diaz-Ortiz

If you've ever wondered what the true secret ingredient to success is, it's mentoring. Whether it's for professional gains or personal growth, having—and being—a mentor can revolutionize your perspective and provide you with valuable advice and experience to help you plan your next steps forward. In this episode you’ll hear from investor and bestselling author Claire Diaz-Ortiz about the most common type of mentor relationships, and how you can find a mentor and go through the M.E.N.T.O.R process.

Know Yourself, Know Your Money

Know Yourself, Know Your Money

Discover WHY you handle money the way you do, and WHAT to do about it!

Martha Beck: Everyday Magic

Martha Beck: Everyday Magic

What if magic wasn't about waving wands and making charms—but something more tangible, like the feeling of calm you experience when you walk through a beautiful landscape. Sociologist, writer, and life-coach Martha Beck joins Emma to explore the everyday magic of the natural world. In this episode, you'll hear about the benefits of embracing a more holistic way of thinking, and reconnecting with parts of yourself that are often trampled by the daily drive for productivity and success.

Behave

Robert Sapolsky

The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

Greg Salmieri: Aristotle's Ethics on the Best Life

Greg Salmieri: Aristotle's Ethics on the Best Life

How should I live my life? The answer may seem obvious—find a good job, fall in love, have kids. But sometimes, we find that what we thought we wanted wasn’t actually what we wanted. In this episode, philosopher Greg Salmieri discusses Aristotle’s view on the best type of life and suggests another way that we can live our lives to make it more meaningful.

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