Category: Book Summary
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How can I save and invest more money?
Author James Clear in his monumental best selling book, and the one book I highly recommend everyone read at least twice has a lot to say about the 1% rule. The 1 Percent Rule states that over time the majority of the rewards in a given field will accumulate to the people, teams, and organizations…
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Why do we think this is harder than it really is.
In his great book titled Change or Die, the author, Alan Deutschman makes the point, backed up by a lot of research that people really would rather die than change their habits or routines. Here is one example: Consider those patients with heart disease. Most with heart disease find themselves needing medical help because of…
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Stop it with the “bucket list” idea and do this instead.
As most of my followers know I recently read a book titled Die with Zero. It is one of those books that changes the way you think. At least it did for me. In the book the author suggests something called “Time Buckets” versus “bucket list”. And I like this concept so much better for…
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Book Summary: Atomic Habits, the greatest book ever written on “habits”.
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones is a book written by author James Clear. The book provides a comprehensive guide on how to build good habits and break bad ones. Clear argues that small changes can lead to big results, and that the key to success…
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Pennies into Fortunes
Years ago, I listened to one of the most prolific speakers of a generation. He was already dead by the time I learned of him, but I bought everything he had ever written and everything I could buy that he had recorded for listening. He changed my life and therefore changed the trajectory of life.…
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5 Great Business books that have stood the test of time and scrutiny.
It is difficult to determine the top five business books ever written as the selection can vary based on an individual’s perspective and what they are looking to gain from a business book. However, some of the most highly regarded and widely read business books of all time include: It’s worth noting that these books…
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5 Books that will make you unstoppable in 2023!
As a known very voracious reader, at least amongst my peer group. I have a lot of people who reach out to me and ask me for book recommendations quite often. This morning I was thinking about some of the recent requests I have had along with the fact that it is a new year…
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The Comfort Crisis, Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self,
I read a lot of books each year. On average around 40 or so for the last decade. To some people that isn’t a lot, but to 99% of the rest of the world, it is a massive amount. Out of those 40 books each year, I would guess about two-three will actually be compiling…
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8 books guaranteed to help you discover your motivation
For several years now, I have been on a personal mission to find out, or discover, what it is that motivates me. Through this journey, I have read countless books, articles, listened to hours and hours of podcasts, ted talks, lectures, etc., and spoken with other people. Through all of this I have learned that…
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My Top 21 books from the 300 I read in six years.
I have a confession to make. I can’t honestly remember reading very many books through my years of formal education. K-12, and even college. I am sure I did, or I would not have graduated, but the only reason I did was because I had to, not because I wanted to. Then something significant happened.…
Pennies into Fortunes 