Archives for August 2016

Nathan Lozeron August 26, 2016

Achieve Perfection with Imperfection

By expecting to get things right at the start, we block ourselves psychologically and choke off a host of opportunities to learn.” – Peter Sims, Little Bets

I’ve always felt pressure to minimize mistakes and get things right the first time.

My ‘perfectionist’ mindset makes it hard to come up with new ideas.

People like Chris Rock, Frank Gehry and the Pixar filmmakers are perfectionists who systematically make mistakes to discover new ideas and develop great products. How is this possible?

I read ‘Little Bets’ to find the answer, and this is what I discovered:

1-Page PDF Summary of Little Bets

Nathan Lozeron August 19, 2016

The Power of Daily Consistency

The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

What is easy to do is also easy not to do.” – Jim Rohn

Making a small, consistent and seemingly insignificant action each day can generate incredible results in our lives.

How?

The Compound Effect.

Author Darren Hardy has written the ‘The Compound Effect’ to explain how we can achieve massive results in our lives through daily consistency.

I’ve made the following video to illustrate his core message:

1-Page PDF Summary of The Compound Effect

Nathan Lozeron August 15, 2016

Generating the Happiness Advantage

The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

The fastest way to disengage an employee is to tell him his work is meaningful only because of the paycheck.” – Shawn Achor, The Happiness Advantage

Most of us experience a lack of ‘happiness’ in our jobs. Most of us think that this is normal and happiness at work is a cute luxury…

Well most of us are seriously limiting ourselves if we think this way.

Author Shawn Achor has spent his adult life studying the science of happiness and performance, and his findings are startling.

Watch the following video to learn how you can gain the happiness advantage:

1-Page PDF Summary of The Happiness Advantage

Nathan Lozeron August 6, 2016

The Accidental Creative

The Accidental Creative by Todd Henry

If you are one of the millions among us who make a living with your mind, you could be tagged a creative.” – Todd Henry, The Accidental Creative

The challenge of being a ‘creative’ in today’s workforce is that we’re expected to create on-demand. We can’t afford going weeks or months between great ideas.

So how can we learn to be creative on-demand? How can we be sustainability brilliant?

Watch the following video to find out:

1-Page PDF Summary of Accidental Creative