Learn to Thrive
Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
“If you want your ideas to be stickier, you’ve got to break someone’s guessing machine and then fix it.” – Chip Heath, Made to Stick
It’s hard to be successful if you can’t communicate your ideas effectively.
1-Page PDF Summary of Made to Stick
Perennial Seller by Ryan Holiday
“Let’s start by internalizing the best practices of those who’ve achieved intermediate and lasting success so we can give ourselves the best chance of joining the lofty perch of those who have made something truly perennial and timeless. Let’s be truly ambitious.” ― Ryan Holiday, Perennial Seller
How do we make products that stand the test of time? Watch my new book summary to find out:
1-Page PDF Summary of Perennial Seller
To be productive and creative you need to show your work to others. Unfortunately, that means some of your work will be rejected (i.e. “I don’t like this” or “this isn’t very good”). If you can’t get over those rejections, you’ll stop showing your work, and you’ll stop improving.
Moving past rejection and failure is key to our long-term success.
Here is a challenge to help you get over rejection quickly, so you can get back to producing work, fearlessly.
To Sell is Human by Daniel Pink
“We’re all in sales” – Daniel Pink
Do you have trouble persuading someone to your point of view? Do you find it hard to move people? If so, this book summary might help:
1-Page PDF Summary of To Sell is Human
Focus is the key to our success. But getting focused and staying focused is increasingly difficult in today’s distracted world. That is why I have created the following challenge. The challenge is inspired by the book ‘The 4 Disciplines of Execution.’
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:
The following 5-Day Challenge will help you incorporate the main lesson from ‘Rethinking Positive Thinking‘ into your daily routine:
Daily WOOP Worksheet: http://bit.ly/2sX8iN7 (PDF file)
Rethinking Positive Thinking by Gabriele Oettingen
“Dreaming about a positive future seemed to protect against sadness in the short term but promote it over the long term.” ― Gabriele Oettingen Ph.D.
The latest behavioral science reveals that positive thinking can reduce your willingness to take action if done incorrectly. The following book summary will explain why and provide you with a scientifically proven method to sustain motivation and increase your odds of achieving an optimistic goal.