Beyond Luck

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Talking to yourself often has a stigma attached to it. Some people will laugh at you, some will think you are crazy. However, what I’ve come to learn through Beyond Luck is that effective people have learned to use their minds to control their emotions and actions. In Beyond Luck, Langhorne introduces readers to twelve mental strategies to improve one’s self talk and thus manage their behavior. My favorite suggestions from the book are the very last two: pretend today is your last and practice forgiving. When I read “Pretend today is your last” in the book, it jumped out to me. When we are asked the hypothetical question “What would you do if today was your last day?”, we often think of doing the things that make us happiest; spending time

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