If you read nothing else on managing yourself, read these articles:

• "Managing Oneself"" by Peter F. Drucker
• "Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey?" by William Oncken, Jr., and Donald L. Wass (with commentary by Stephen R. Covey)
• "Moments of Greatness: Entering the Fundamental State of Leadership" by Robert E. Quinn
• "What to Ask the Person in the Mirror" by Robert S. Kaplan
• "Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time" by Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy
• "Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life" by Stewart D. Friedman
• "Overloaded Circuits: Why Smart People Underperform" by Edward M. Hallowell

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