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Nonetheless, we walk around constantly trying to control and determine what will happen in our lives. No wonder there’s so much tension, anxiety, and fear. Each of us actually believes that things should be the way we want them, instead of being the natural result of all the forces of creation.
The Surrender Experiment
Michael A. Singer
Carnegie was twelve years old when he immigrated to the United States from Scotland with his struggling family seeking a better life in America. Self-educated, highly ambitious, and socially adroit, he developed a network of friends and connections in the railroad business. These became the major customers for the steel industry he was pioneering. Two key success factors were his implementation of the most advanced steel-making technology available, and his integration of such key inputs to steel production as coal, coke, and iron ore.
The Stoic Capitalist
Robert Rosenkranz
AGREEABLENESS. Those who score high on agreeableness are good at getting along with people. They are compassionate, considerate, helpful, and accommodating toward others. Such people tend to be trusting, cooperative, and kind—good-natured rather than foul-tempered, softhearted rather than hard-edged, polite more than rude, forgiving more than vengeful.
How to Know a Person
David Brooks
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