Ego Is The Enemy is about the problems our ego posses to us in three distinct stages in our life— when we’re climbing toward success, when we’re on top, and when we’re falling down. The book helps us deal with ego problems in all three stages. Book Title: Ego Is The EnemyAuthor: Ryan HolidayDate of Reading: […]
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The book answers the question, “What really produces success?” by presenting the dichotomous view we have of success— is it who we know or what we know, do nice guys finish first or last, do quitters never win and winners never quit. Book Title: Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything
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Adam Braun prepared for a life at Wall Street Hedge Funds and a young boy’s response to the question “what do you want most in life?” completely changed his course in life. “A pencil” was the answer that made Adam Braun start Pencils of Promise and build more than 350 schools in impoverished countries all
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Will It Fly by Pat Flynn shows us how to figure out (fast) if your business idea has merit, will it succeed, and is it the right business for you—in other words, testing out will your idea fly. Book Title: Will It Fly?: How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don’t Waste Your
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Keep Going by Austin Kleon teaches us how to stay productive, creative, and prolific as an artist during the good and the bad times. Book Title: Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and BadAuthor: Austin KleonDate of Reading: April 2019Rating: 9/10 What Is Being Said In Detail: The book covers 10
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The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande teaches us how to ensure that you consistently, correctly, and safely execute the knowledge and training you received throughout the years? Simple— with a checklist. And that’s what The Checklist Manifesto is all about. Book Title: The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things RightAuthor: Atul GawandeDate of Reading: April
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Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days by Chris Guillebeau shows us how to create an additional stream of income (side hustle) that generates anything between $400 to $3000 a month. Book Title: Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 DaysAuthor: Chris GuillebeauDate of Reading: October-November 2017Rating: 7/10 What Is Being Said
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Book Title: Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming ProductsAuthor: Nir EyalDate of Reading: July 2018Rating: 6/10 What Is The Book About As A Whole: How to use the Hook model (Trigger, Action, Variable Reward, Investment) to achieve widespread attention and engagement for your product. What Is Being Said In Detail: Hooked covers a model on how
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Book Title: Real Artists Don’t Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative AgeAuthor: Jeff GoinsDate of Reading: August 2017Rating: 8/10 What Is The Book About As A Whole: Real Artists Don’t Starve teaches us how to go from a striving to a thriving artist by adapting three unique things in our art: the
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“The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield is a guide for overcoming the internal barriers, such as Resistance, that prevent creatives, especially writers, from realizing their full potential. Book Title: The War Of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative BattlesAuthor: Steven PressfieldDate of Reading: August 2017Rating: 9/10 What Is The Book About
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