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Authors Daniel Goleman and Cary Cherniss on how to avoid burnout and perform consistently at an optimal level

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In Optimal: How To Sustain Excellence Every Day, author Daniel Goleman explains how to set a realistic and attainable goal of feeling satisfied.

In Optimal: How To Sustain Excellence Every Day, author Daniel Goleman explains how to set a realistic and attainable goal of feeling satisfied.

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SINGAPORE – You have just delivered a brilliant presentation or successfully navigated thorny negotiations for an important project with composure and confidence. You are feeling on top of the world.

However, such moments are often fleeting, and for every good day, you may have 100 ordinary and even unsatisfying ones.

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