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Motivate Yourself
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Simon Sinek
Ethnographer and Author, "Start With Why"
Starting with Why
Be Happy at Work
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Push Past Negative Self-Talk
Give Yourself the Proper Fuel to Attack the World
David Goggins
Retired Navy SEAL, Motivational Speaker and Endurance Athlete
Leverage Urgency
Tina Brown
Founder, Women in the World Summit, Former Editor, Vanity Fair & The New Yorker
Overcome Obstacles
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Edward Norton
Actor & Entrepreneur
Master Habits
Practice the 4 Pillars of Habit Formation
Gretchen Rubin
Author, Blogger, Speaker
Beat the Competition
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Shane Battier
ESPN Commentator and former NBA player
Recognize the Neurobiology of Distraction
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Robert Sapolsky
Neuroscientist and Author, "Behave"

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