Practical Genius (31 page)

Gordon, John,
140

Graham, Martha,
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Great Gatsby, The
(Fitzgerald),
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green matcha tea,
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Greer, Evelyn,
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Gregson, Charles,
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group experiences, curating of,
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–30,
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Grove Consultants International, The
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G-spot,
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–54,
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Hadid, Zaba,
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Haiti,
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hand gestures,
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,
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handshakes,
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hard professional assets,
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expertise component in,
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integrating of soft assets with,
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–61,
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–71,
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locating “sweet” spot intersection of soft assets and,
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–28,
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–54,
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skills component in,
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–34

strengths component in,
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–36

Harvard Business Review,
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HCL Technologies,
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Heymann, Adeline,
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Hsieh, Tony,
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Huffington, Arianna,
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identifying genius,
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attaining self-awareness for,
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–61

experimenting with new experiences in,
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–50,
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exploring your possibilities in,
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hard professional assets in,
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–38,
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legacy image exercise in,
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–25

locating “other G-spot” in,
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–28,
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–54,
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,
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play in,
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–40,
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practice in,
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soft personal assets in,
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,
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–47,
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illustrations,
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–78,
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Indonesia,
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In Search of Excellence
(Peters),
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institutional Yodas,
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–7,
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“intellectual honesty,”
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intention, genius,
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–101,
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,
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Interpublic Group,
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,
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intimacy, establishing of,
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,
133

intrinsic values (Type I),
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–46

“invisible” tribe,
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–20

Jackson, Chris,
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,
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Jobs, Steve,
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Jones, Caroline,
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journals,
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,
147

“curiosities” list in,
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,
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visual,
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Jovita (author’s grandmother),
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Jung, Andrea,
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Karen (author’s editor),
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Katina (author’s friend),
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,
116

Lack, Dan,
123

Lady Gaga,
47

Lady YaYa,
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–99

Last Man, The
(Shelley),
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leadership skills,
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–31

Leff, Cathy,
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legacy image exercise,
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–25

leg crossing,
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–87

Lewis, Byron,
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listening skills,
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–81

Longoria, Eva,
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Love, Angela,
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–10

Love’s Ripening
(Rumi),
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
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Maria (author’s aunt),
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–4,
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Mariano (Argentine musician),
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–54

marketing,
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–68,
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,
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,
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cause-related,
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–82

“Four Ps” of,
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–67,
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,
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Martin, Dr. John H.,
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“meet-and-greets,”
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–2

Meeting of the Big Minds (retreat),
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Mehrabian, Albert,
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Mejia-Melgar, Ursula,
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mentors,
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–14,
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,
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in age-reversed dynamic,
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–23

see also
Yodas

“micromessaging,”
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–84

morning rituals,
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–43

Mosaic Center,
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Motown Records,
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Mountain Dew,
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–86

multicultural marketing,
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,
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Murrow, Edward R.,
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Museum of Modern Art (New York),
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My Stroke of Insight
(Taylor),
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narratives,
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–72,
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National Academy of Sports Medicine,
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National Institute for Play,
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National Urban Fellow,
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Nayar, Vineet,
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Nestlé,
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Neverending Story, The
(film),
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New York Times,
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New York University,
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Stern Business School at,
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New York Women’s Foundation,
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NGO Fourth World Conference on Women (1995),
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Nobel, Alfred,
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Nobel Peace Prize,
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nontransactional encounters,
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–2,
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–25,
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,
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nonverbal communication,
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Northrup, Dr. Christiane,
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–62,
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nuts,
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–51

omega-3 essential fatty acids,
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one-night stands,
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,
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“On Genius” (Addison),
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online engagement,
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–85

Oprah Winfrey Network,
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Orman, Suze,
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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra,
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–32

“pacifiers,”
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paid mentors,
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–10

paradox,
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identifying of,
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promoting of,
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–73,
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,
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passions,
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“people collectors,”
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–29

people skills,
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PepsiCo,
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–86

personal branding,
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,
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personal space,
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Peters, Tom,
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,
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Pink, Daniel,
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Pixar,
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play,
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–40,
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,
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,
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–57,
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Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind
(Ries and Trout),
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posture,
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practical genius:

expressing of,
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–91,
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,
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genius lifestyle,
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–63,
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genius relationships,
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–133,
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,
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genius stories,
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as global movement,
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“G-spot” of,
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identifying of,
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integrating of hard assets with soft assets in,
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–45,
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–61,
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–71,
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,
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