| Table of Contents |
| Who This Book Is For | 9 |
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| Introduction | 10 |
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| the gap | 10 |
| future-proofed defined | 12 |
| the college application | 14 |
| how to use this book | 16 |
| You | 17 |
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| take the pressure off | 18 |
| get real | 20 |
| personality tools | 22 |
| thinking styles | 24 |
| applying thinking styles | 27 |
| learning styles | 30 |
| you and the college application: aim for likability | 32 |
| Vision | 35 |
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| the concrete benefits of a vision story | 36 |
| how to create a vision story | 39 |
| delayed gratification | 42 |
| the game designs the player | 47 |
| be in it for the long-haul | 48 |
| applying vision stories to the college application process | 50 |
| Perspectives | 53 |
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| perspectives matter | 54 |
| mechanics of perspectives | 56 |
| stop using junk | 58 |
| to stay healthy, wash your hands | 60 |
| have a few go-to perspectives in your pocket | 62 |
| laughing is good | 63 |
| fire the ferocious internal critic | 64 |
| drink a glass of water | 65 |
| jet-lag | 66 |
| perspectives and the college application | 68 |
| patience | 70 |
| Passion | 71 |
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| the age of passion | 72 |
| values are at the heart of your passion | 74 |
| now that you have your values, use them | 77 |
| the I-just-want-to-be-happy syndrome | 78 |
| passion and the college application | 83 |
| Action | 86 |
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| there is no neutral | 87 |
| turn action into habit | 88 |
| goals are overrated | 90 |
| Outcomes | 92 |
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| recipe for good grades | 97 |
| doing your best doesn’t mean much | 98 |
| I’ve-just-got-to-try-harder syndrome | 99 |
| the too-many-goals syndrome | 100 |
| the magic of achievement | 101 |
| action and the college application | 102 |
| Systems | 104 |
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| organization vs. systems | 105 |
| get done what needs to get done | 106 |
| use grades as feedback, not judgement | 107 |
| tame the homework monster | 108 |
| guidelines on creating systems that you’ll actually use | 110 |
| failure = learning (when thinking in terms of systems) | 112 |
| use your planner | 113 |
| Systems and scholarships | 114 |
| Motivation | 115 |
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| skill #7: To maintain motivation | 115 |
| motivation matters | 116 |
| external versus internal motivation | 118 |
| carrots and sticks | 121 |
| each has its use | 124 |
| how to break the procrastination problem | 125 |
| Bust through the Brutal Beginning | 126 |
| tasks and time | 127 |
| pay attention to stamina | 128 |
| Motivation and the College Application | 129 |
| Help! | 130 |
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| myth: asking for help means you’re weak | 131 |
| give and gather information | 132 |
| forget the lone-ranger mindset | 133 |
| money and finances | 134 |
| Asking for help on the College Application | 136 |
| Relationships | 137 |
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| people are more important than things | 138 |
| all on the same team | 140 |
| levels of listening | 142 |
| speaking for their sake | 144 |
| status: why people bully, why people inspire | 145 |
| relationships and the college application | 147 |
| Community | 148 |
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| build your community | 149 |
| don’t keep count | 151 |
| one thank you a day | 152 |
| start the conversation, you’ll find your angels | 153 |
| Leadership | 154 |
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| Putting all the pieces together | 154 |
