Kisah di balik penulisan buku Smart & Elegant
– http://santapanrohani.org/2015/05/16/dimotivasi-oleh-kasih/ oleh: Bill Crowder
Bab 1: Siapa saya?
– http://www.footballtop.com/coaches/jose-mourinho
Bab 2: Di mana posisiku?
– http://www.bham.net/keller/story.html
Bab 4: Berdamai dengan masa lalu
– Kisah Walt Disney dari http://www.planetmotivation.com/walt-disney.html Oleh: Maggie L. Jones
Bab 6: Persepsi
– http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-r-covey/happy-holidays-dealing-wi_b_1144429.html (18 Mei 2014)
– The Third Alternative book – Steven R. Covey
Bab 11: Di mana letaknya berkat?
– Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia – Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Caspian
Bab 13: Selalu Ada Solusi
– Kisah Leony dan mahasiswa New Zealand dari artikel Rhenard Khasali: Kegagalan Jadi Alat Membentuk Karakter, Jawa pos minggu 11 Mei 2014.
– Kisah Merckle dari CNN Europe
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/06/germany.billionaire/
– Kisah George Washington Carver:
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2010/February/George-Washington-Carver-Master-Inventor-Artist/?Print=true
Bab 25: Tetap tenang dan lanjutkan:
– Keep Calm And Carry On – Jennifer Benson Schuldt, Our Daily Bread 11 Juni 2014.
– Imam Wijoyo – Chaiman IBMT International University, Surabaya.
Bab 27: Kesempatan Ke Dua
God makes miracles out of our mistakes – Joel Osteen youtube
