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Personal Development is my favourite section on The Blue Tree. I hope you will like it too.
I firmly believe in personal growth and development. Learning about the world, people and ideas can make us better versions of ourselves, can it not? This, in turn, can lead to satisfaction, fulfillment and happiness. I don’t know about you, but I’d like to have more of these things in my life 😉
List of areas
Personal Development section of The Blue Tree offers a breadth of knowledge in five areas.
There is a section about communication, writing, strategies for learning, TED talks and personal productivity.
Lessons in these five areas will help you become a better public speaker, write more persuasive emails, teach you how to learn, expand your knowledge of the world and help you be more productive.
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Fighting Workaholism: You are not a Success Machine
This lesson explores workaholism, success, and identity, helping you reflect on ambition, balance, and what defines a meaningful professional life.
How to set and achieve goals
Learn why it is critical to set clear goals and how harmful are vague goals. It’s the first of a series of lessons on setting and achieving goals.
Tips for handling disagreements
Learn simple, practical strategies to handle disagreements and turn arguments into constructive conversations.
SECTION CATALOGUE
Fighting Workaholism: You are not a Success Machine
This lesson explores workaholism, success, and identity, helping you reflect on ambition, balance, and what defines a meaningful professional life.
How to set and achieve goals
Learn why it is critical to set clear goals and how harmful are vague goals. It’s the first of a series of lessons on setting and achieving goals.
Tips for handling disagreements
Learn simple, practical strategies to handle disagreements and turn arguments into constructive conversations.
You need to be bored
Boredom can spark creativity and deeper thinking. In this lesson, discover why giving your mind a break from constant phone use is a hidden gift.
Be respectful to your coworkers
Energy Enhancing Method – Morning Curiosity
Black Box Thinking
Mistakes can be our greatest teachers – if we learn from them. Black Box Thinking shows how embracing failure leads to real progress. Are you making the most of your mistakes?
Leverage Points – How to get unstuck in work and life – Dan Heath
Learn six ways you can fix what is not working well according to Dan Heath, the author or Reset: How to Change What’s Not Working.
Why we can’t focus
Five Ways to Supercharge Your Career
Try something new for 30 days by Matt Cutts
Have you heard about 30-dat challenges? Here’s a TED talk about this fun idea presented by Matt Cutts.
Personal Brand: Four Principles of Distinction by William Arruda
Learn four principles of managing your personal brand from the pioneer of the topic: William Arruda.
Be water my friend by Shannon Lee
The Long Game by Darie Clark
Grit by Angela Duckworth
Own the Day, Own your Life by Audrey Martin
Mental Models
To Be a Great Negotiator, Ask Better Questions
Top 5 Communication Skills You Need
What are the top 5 skills you should master to elevate your career to the next level? Learn the answer from this lesson based on a video by Alex Lyon.
How to Craft a Memorable Message, According to Science
Stop using your voice
Barack Obama’s top 4 speaking techniques
Leadership strategies and tactics by Jocko Willink
What motivates you at work
Presenting to experts
Listen with heart
Silence your inner critic during an interview
Do you know who is your worst enemy during a job interview? Susan Peppercorn believes that it is your inner critic. Learn how to silence it in this lesson based on HBR Management Tip
5 tips for the new year
A simple formula for making a great pitch
If there was a simple formula to a great speech, would you like to know what it is? Find out how to build an awesome presentation using the tops from an HBR article.
Magic Words by Jonah Berger
Learn about the power of little words from Jonah Berger’s book “Magic Words”. You might be surprised how these simple communication tactics can increase your persuasive power.