Category: Effectiveness

A better world, Communication, Effectiveness, Leadership Development, Personal Development, psychology

Do hard things by Steve Magness

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When thinking of the word “tough,” many people think of a John-Wayne-type: someone who suffers silently, stoically ignores pain, and wouldn’t be caught dead talking about their feelings. But according to author Steve Magness this popular image of toughness is deeply flawed and needs to be revised.

In his thought-provoking book ‘Do Hard Things’ he proposes that toughness isn’t projecting confidence; it’s uncovering authenticity. See, true toughness begins long before we reach the playing field or the conference stage. It starts with how we assess the situation and our capabilities. Our expectations set the stage for our biological reaction.

True resilience comes from being honest with ourselves, from aligning our expectations and reality! Being honest with ourselves allows us to relentlessly pursue our goals, which inevitably improves our endurance and performance. 

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Behavioural Economics, Change Management, Communication, Effectiveness, Entrepreneurship, Leadership Development, Marketing, psychology

Crushing it By Gary Vaynerchuk

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As a dedicated Youtuber and Non-fiction book fan, it was almost a given that I, at some point, had to come across Gary Vaynerchuk!! See Gary is a dedicated serial entrepreneur, 5 times New York Times bestselling author, and generally considered one of the leading global minds on what’s next in culture, relevance, and the internet.

This week I read and summarised his inspiring book ‘Crushing It!’.  The book has the subtitle ‘How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence’ and is, in its essence, a roadmap for building a powerful brand.

Through honest anecdotes and insightful observations, Vaynerchuk emphasizes that Anyone, including you, can build a personal brand on social media and exert enough influence to earn a good – and possibly fantastic – living doing what you love (No matter which industry you have chosen to play and compete in!)

According to Vaynerchuk, there are 8 qualities you need to build a thriving brand. They are as follows:

#1 Intent

# 2 Authenticity

#3 Passion

#4 Patience

#5 Speed

#6 Work

#7 Attention

#8 Content

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Effectiveness, Leadership Development, Personal Development

The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

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This week I revisited one of my favorite books – the 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss!!

The book argues that there are two types of people in the world – Deferrers and the New Rich.

Deferrers work tirelessly, planning for a postponed future. They put off their dreams until retirement. On the other hand, the New Rich are those who abandon the deferred-life plan and create fulfilling and luxurious lifestyles in the present.

They accomplish this by using lifestyle design and by following some simple techniques to reduce their workload and generate money in order to live a life most people can only dream of.

The following rules are crucial to keep in mind as you start your journey towards becoming one of the ‘New-Rich’.

  1. Stop considering Retirement as the ultimate end-goal after a long and potentially unfulfilling working life. Instead, consider it as worst-case-scenario Insurance in case your lifestyle design fails you.
  2. Plan for mini-retirements throughout life in order to sustain your energy.
  3. Remember that sometimes less is truly more.
  4. Embrace the fact that you will never get the timing completely right. ‘Someday’ is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you. Just do it and correct course along the way
  5. Ask for forgiveness instead of permission
  6. Emphasize Strengths, don’t fix weakness.
  7. Things in excess Become Their opposite. The New Rich are not interested in creating excess amounts of idle time but simply obtaining freedom to do things they want to do instead of things they feel obligated to do.
  8. Money alone isn’t the solution. Stop using money as the scapegoat for not making changes to your life.
  9. Relative income is more important than absolute income. In the eyes of the New Rich making 50,000 Dollars per Year by working 4 hours a week makes you a richer person overall than Making 100,000 dollars per Year by working 80 hours a week!
  10. Push your limits and take healthy risks!

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A better world, Communication, Effectiveness, Entrepreneurship, Leadership Development, Personal Development, psychology

‘Step up’ – Lead in Six Moments that Matter By Henry Evans and Colm Foster

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: ”Leadership is not a job title but an Action”! So goes the main premise in a wonderful book I recently read. It’s written by Henry Evans and Colm Foster, and it’s called ‘Step up’. In a nutshell, the book suggests that no matter your title or place on the organization chart, you can be a leader – or, more precisely, you have the potential to exercise leadership!

Put in other words – Every day, all-day employees worldwide find themselves in situations where they have a choice! – To shine or let opportunity pass them by.

The book is divided into six chapters, each providing a unique piece to the overall puzzle of self-asserted leadership.

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Behavioural Economics, Communication, Effectiveness, Entrepreneurship, Leadership Development

Money, Master the Game by Tony Robbins

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This week I dived into the field of money, financial independence and early retirement. As part of my research, I stumbled upon the bestselling book ‘Money – Master the Game’ by motivational speaker and life coach Tony Robbins.

In its essence, the book is a roadmap to becoming ‘financially independence’; defined as ‘having enough income or wealth sufficient to pay one’s living expenses for the rest of one’s life without having to be employed or dependent on others’.

A crucial point in the book is that you don’t have to be an expert investor or a financial adviser to master your fiscal plans for the future. Anyone can master money matters, achieve economic well-being, and create their dream lifestyle. All you need is some fundamental knowledge and a strong desire!

The book has the subtitle ‘7 Simple Steps to Financial freedom’ We hope you will enjoy this animated summary, where we will walk you through the essential pieces of wisdom from each step.

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