Learn to Thrive
Measure What Matters by John Doerr
“The hairier the mission, the more important your OKRs.” – Jini Kim, Nuna CEO
What do Google, The Gates Foundation, and Bono (lead singer for U2) have in common?
They all use OKRs to change the world.
Watch (and read) my summary of Measure What Matters by John Doerr to learn what OKRs are and how you can use them to bring your biggest ideas to life.
The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
“Energy is the X factor that makes it possible to fully ignite talent and skill.” – The Power of Full Engagement, Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz
The 4 Disciplines of Execution by C. McChesney, S. Covey, and J. Huling
“Like a fish discovering the water it’s been swimming in the whole time, we finally realized that the fundamental problem with execution had always been right in front of us…” ― The 4 Disciplines of Execution
Are you struggling to execute your great ideas and wildly important goals? If so, you might enjoy this book summary:
Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy
“The most valuable tasks you can do each day are often the hardest and most complex. But the payoff and rewards for completing these tasks efficiently can be tremendous.” – Brian Tracy
What ‘frog’ are you avoiding in your professional life? What difficult task are you putting off?
In the book ‘Eat That Frog!’ author Brian Tracy provides effective strategies for eating your biggest frog (your most important task). The following video and PDF summary detail those strategies:
Getting Things Done by David Allen
Most people have lived in a semistressful experience so consistently, for so long, they don’t know that it could be quite different—that there is another and more positive place from which to engage with their world.” – David Allen, Getting Things Done
An inability to remember all ‘things’ we want to do or need to do but can’t complete in this moment, creates stress.
Without a trusted system to capture, clarify and remind us of our ‘things,’ we are forced to live in a semistressful state all day long…..
1-Page PDF Summary of ‘Getting Things Done’
The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
Being Busy is a form of laziness, lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.”– Tim Ferriss, The 4 Hour Workweek
1-Page PDF Summary of ‘The 4-Hour Workweek’
Deep Work by Cal Newport
Deep work is not some nostalgic affectation of writers and early-twentieth-century philosophers. It’s instead a skill that has great value today.” – Cal Newport, Deep Work
Deep work generates results that other people find hard to replicate. In our hyperconnected world, deep work creates products that scale and impact millions of people. But we live in an age of constant distraction where deep work is a dying skill.
I’ve made the following video to help you understand why deep work is essential and how you can incorporate deep work into your daily schedule: