Summary of Daniel M. Cable's Exceptional

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#1 The best path to self-improvement is to lean into the positive momentum of your strengths, and this is what a personal highlight reel does.

#2 Seligman’s gratitude visits are when people write a letter to someone who has made a significant impact on their lives, and then visit them and read their letter aloud to them. It is always very moving for both people involved.

#3 A personal highlight reel is a way to lean into the positive momentum of your strengths, and it helps you understand your unique impact on others. It’s a reflection of your best self, and it can be achieved by asking those who have experienced your best self to share their stories with you.

#4 The Reflected Best-Self Exercise is a way to lean into the positive momentum of your strengths, and it helps you understand your unique impact on others. Your highlight reel allows you to relive the moments when you were closest to your full potential, which improves your mental well-being and helps you reach your dreams and goals.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Sep 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350002171

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Contents

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Insights from Chapter 2

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

When we focus on our strengths, we are motivated to push ourselves harder and try new things. When we receive negative feedback, we will often lock up and feel overwhelmed.

#2

Humans are so strange with the timing of our gratitude and appreciation for one another. We often wait until the end of someone’s life to praise them for the impact they’ve had on us, when in reality, we have had a profound influence on them all along.

#3

The Reflected Best-Self Exercise is a method that allows you to see yourself through the eyes of others, and it is done by asking those you care about to reflect on your best qualities. It is a way to hear your own eulogy.

#4

The positive method is a new approach that integrates Seligman’s and Roberts’s research. It allows you to relive the moments when you were closest to your full potential, which improves your mental well-being and helps you reach your dreams and goals.

#5

The brain’s seeking system is activated when we reflect on our unique values, and it releases dopamine, a neurotransmitter linked to motivation and pleasure. Positive emotions allow us to cope with the task at hand instead of being bogged down by fear and threat.

#6

When we are able to highlight what is unique about us, we are more likely to contribute our own ideas and skills, leading to better teamwork.

#7

When we are authentic, it makes us feel good and helps us persist toward our goals. It also makes us more resilient, because it takes more energy to hide parts of ourselves than to live authentically.

#8

Your sense of purpose is more than just a feel-good emotion. It also affects your ability to inspire others. If you are a parent, you may wonder how you