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Lean Startup

Lean Startup by Eric Ries
“We must learn what customers really want, not what they say they want or what we think they should want.” – Eric Ries
Developing a new business product can result in an enormous amount of wasted time and effort. Eric Ries, author of ‘The Lean Startup’ and former Chief Technology Officer of a Silicon Valley Startup, discovered this the hard way.
Watch my latest animated book summary of ‘The Lean Startup’ to discover what author Eric Ries learned from his initial mistake, and how you can use The Lean Startup method to develop your next business idea.

1-Page PDF Summary of Lean Startup

The Personal MBA

The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman

“If you’re an entrepreneur, designer, student, programmer, or professional who wants to master the fundamentals of sound business practice, this book is for you.” – Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA

Josh Kaufman decided to skip MBA School and give himself a ‘Personal MBA’ by studying the best business books. Here’s what he found:

1-Page PDF Summary of The Personal MBA

The Kaizen Way

One Small Step Can Change Your Life by Robert Maurer 

Are you struggling to make big changes in your personal or professional life?

Watch the following video to see how psychologist Robert Maurer uses a Japanese manufacturing philosophy called kaizen to help his patients achieve big changes in their lives.

“Japanese corporations have long used the gentle technique of kaizen to achieve their business goals and maintain excellence. Now this elegant strategy can help you realize your personal dreams.” – Robert Maurer, Ph.D.

1-Page PDF Summary of One Small Step Can Change Your Life

The ONE Word That Drives You

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.” – Winston Churchill

If you can summarize what you stand for in one word, great things can happen.

To understand why and how, watch my animated core message of ‘Your One Word’ by Evan Carmichael, and read my 1-page PDF summary below.

 

Your One Word 1-Page PDF Summary

Perform With Confidence

Think back to your last performance (speech, presentation, job interview, etc.)…

On a scale of 1-10: How mentally prepared were you? How confident did you feel before the performance?

Author and Sports Psychologist Jason Selk has spent the last decade preparing elite athletes and executives for big performances. He’s now developed a mental routine that anyone can use to remain poised and confident before a performance.

The following video and 1-Page PDF detail to Jason Selk’s mental toughness routine:

1-Page PDF Summary of 10-Minute Toughness

Building a Better Brain

Exercise provides an unparalleled stimulus, creating an environment in which the brain is ready, willing, and able to learn.” – John Ratey MD

Looking for motivation to exercise in the new year? Stop seeing exercise as means to get a better body, and start seeing it as a tool to build a better brain.

See why in my video summary of ‘Spark’:

1-Page PDF Summary of Spark

The Sign of a Professional

The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande

(Checklists) not only offer the possibility of verification but also instill a kind of discipline of higher performance.” – Atul Gawande, MD
More than 75,000 Americans experience major complications during surgery due to avoidable human error (like a surgeon forgetting to wash their hands before surgery). Author and surgeon Atul Gawande set out to reduce these errors.

 

The following video details Atul Gawande’s discovery of a simple but powerful tool to combat costly oversights.

 

1-Page PDF Summary of The Checklist Manifesto

Rapid Skill Acquisition

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The First 20 Hours by Josh Kaufman

The purpose of this book is to help you acquire new skills in record time” – Josh Kaufman

In the book ‘The First 20 Hours,’ author Josh Kaufman explores the art and science of rapid skill acquisition, and test his findings learning 6 new skills: yoga, programming, touch typing, Go, ukulele, and windsurfing.

I’ve condensed his findings to provide you with road map to rapid skill acquisition to help you learn a skill you’ve always wanted to (playing the guitar? speaking a second language?), or a skill that will add value to your career (graphic design? public speaking?).

1-Page PDF Summary of ‘The First 20 Hours’