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Grit by Angela Duckworth

The most dazzling human achievements are, in fact, the aggregate of countless individual elements, each of which is, in a sense, ordinary.” -Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Our society causes us to believe that talent leads to great performances. We tend to marvel at the natural talent of others and overlook the importance of effort. Surveys show that people commend effort, but don’t actually believe it can compete with natural talent.

Angela Duckworth challenges this belief by researching top performers and documenting her findings in the book ‘Grit.’ I’ve taken the time to summarize ‘Grit’ into the following core message (video + 1-page PDF):

1-Page PDF Summary of Grit

Start, Grow & Sell a Company

Anything You Want

Anything You Want by Derek Sivers

Don’t be on your deathbed someday, having squandered your one chance at life, full of regret because you pursued little distractions instead of big dreams.” – Derek Sivers, Anything You Want

‘Anything You Want’ is a book about author Derek Sivers journey of accidentally starting a company and growing it into a $20 million business.

The book contains 40 lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs. I’ve condensed those 40 lessons into a three part story (5-minutes in total) to illustrate how you can start a company, grow a company and know when to leave your company:

 

1-Page PDF Summary of Insights from Anything You Want

A Rhythm for Learning

A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley

A Mind For Numbers by Barbara Oakley

Your desire to figure things out right now is what prevents you from being able to figure things out…” – Barbara Oakley, Ph.D

Great artists, scientists, engineers, and chess masters tap into the natural rhythm of their brains to learn and master their craft. In ‘A Mind For Numbers‘, author Barbara Oakley describes how she leveraged her brains natural rhythm to learn Math and Science after years of frustration.

Watch the following video to understand how you can leverage your brain’s natural rhythm and learn any skill:


1-Page PDF Summary of Insights from ‘A Mind for Numbers’

Be Like Google: SPRINT your Problems

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Sprint by Jake Knapp

No problem is too large for a sprint.“ – Jake Knapp

Google Ventures invests $300 million dollars in start-ups each year. To protect their investment Google Ventures helps these start-ups solve big problem and test new product ideas.

In an effort to solve problems and test new products quickly, Google Ventures designers Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, Braden Kowitz have designed a rapid problem-solving method called ‘Sprint’.

Watch the following video to understand how you can solve big problems in just 5 days:

1-Page PDF of ‘Sprint’ Problem-Solving Techniques

Change The Default Mode

10% Happier by Dan Harris

10% Happier by Dan Harris

There’s a reason why businesspeople, lawyers, and marines have embraced meditation. There’s no magic or mysticism required—it’s just exercise.” – Dan Harris

Folks in silicon valley are calling it the ‘new caffeine’. Fortune 500 CEO’s and Hedge Fund managers claim meditation makes them more effective.

Despite all the good press regarding meditation you still might not be doing it because meditation just seems too mystical or ‘woo-woo’. In the book 10% Happier, author Dan Harris (co-anchor of the ABC News show: Nightline) demystifies mindfulness and meditation.

The following video will help you see meditation in a new (more productive) light:

1-Page PDF Summary of 10% Happier (how to mediate)

Mastering Meta-Learning

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The 4-Hour Chef by Tim Ferriss

It is possible to become world-class in just about anything in six months or less. Armed with the right framework, you can seemingly perform miracles, whether with Spanish, swimming, or anything in between. ” – Tim Ferriss, 4-Hour Chef

Want to learn a new skill…fast?

Tim Ferriss has written a cookbook to help you learn ANY skill, not just cooking. His accelerated learning method will help you master a skill (be in the top 5% of the world), in record time.

Watch the following video to discover how you can accelerate the skill development process (1-Page PDF summary is listed below):

1-Page PDF Summary of ‘The 4-Hour Chef’

Career Lottery Ticket

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Born for This by Chris Guillebeau

To find the work you were born to do, you need the right combination of joy, money, and flow.” – Chris Guillebeau

In the book Born for This, author Chris Guillebeau urges us to find our ‘career lottery ticket’. What exactly is the ‘career lottery ticket’? How do we find it? Watch the following video and find out (you can find the 1-page PDF Summary under the video link):

1-Page PDF Summary for ‘Born for This’

‘Choosing’ A Better Way

Smart Faster Better by Charles Duhigg

Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg

“Productive people and companies force themselves to make choices most other people are content to ignore. Productivity emerges when people push themselves to think differently.” – Charles Duhigg

Bestselling author Charles Duhigg has recently written the book ‘Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business’. In the book, he explains that the key to productivity is ‘choice’. Watch the following  video to understand why:

1-Page PDF Summary