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If you want to determine whether you are reward-oriented, threat-oriented, or both, try asking yourself whether the following groups of statements are true of you. If you are reward-oriented: When I get something I want, I feel excited and energized. When I want something, I usually go all out to get it. When I see an opportunity for something I like, I get excited right away. When good things happen to me, it affects me strongly. I have very few fears compared to my friends. If you are threat-oriented: Criticism or scolding hurts me quite a bit. I feel pretty worried or upset when I think or know somebody is angry at me. If I think something unpleasant is going to happen, I usually get pretty “worked up.” I feel worried when I think I have done poorly at something important. I worry about making mistakes.

Quiet

Susan Cain

Give credit to others who have helped you, your associates, employers, friends, or family.

The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking

Dale Carnegie

FIGURE 3: There are three layers of behavior change: a change in your outcomes, a change in your processes, or a change in your identity.

Atomic Habits

James Clear

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