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[jindo]

Steven Covey---The 8th Habit

(suggest reading his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People first)

 

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[GuestUser8117]

Several.

The millionaire real estate investor,
How I turned 1000 into 5 million in real estate in my spare time
Thinking fast and slow

 

[ToonMike]

Steven Covey---The 8th Habit

(suggest reading his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People first)

I have the 7 Habits Book (borrowed it from my dad) but I just couldn't get into it. Can someone shed some light on it?

I love everything Seth Godin has written. Anything about social media and the internet revolution is an instant favorite of mine...

How about Pat Flynn's new book, Let Go? He's a cool social media blogger.

 

[GSF]

Digital disruption by James Mcquivey, all about disrupting industries by switching from thinking about products and business ideas to focussing on customers problems and needs first. Read it in a day. Good book, and its cheap(on kindle)!

 

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[JAJT]

Your Brain At Work.

Besides being absolutely fascinating on the science and biology side of things, the dead-easy techniques it teaches have been working wonders for me recently.

 

[barbarian]

do you recommend "the art of non conformity" ?

 

[nzerinto]

Now reading:

"The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur"
Pretty easy read, but got some great points. Similar in many respects to Millionaire Fastlane .

Next in line:
- 2nd read of Millionaire Fastlane
- Awaken The Giant Within

 

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[Skys]

I have the 7 Habits Book (borrowed it from my dad) but I just couldn't get into it. Can someone shed some light on it?

Keep trying. The 7 habits of highly effective people are one of the few self-improvement books I think are really good for your development as a man.



I just googled this for you.

Very important stuff, i wish i read this book when I was 18.

 

[Brentnal]

Why don't you just read one i think you will remember more if you just focus on one,

 

[theag]

Thick Face, Black Heart

Can't find a kindle version, is there one?

 

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[Tlcalis]

Can't find a kindle version, is there one?

Somebody here linked to a free pdf version.

https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/fa...00-month-sales-4-months-after-start-up-2.html

But you can find a used one very cheaply on amazon....

 

[jindo]

A nifty little thing called The Millionaire Fastlane
It just arrived!!

 

[jindo]

EDIT:
This is in response to ToonMike's question (the "reply with quote" didn't work for some reason...)

I have the 7 Habits Book (borrowed it from my dad) but I just couldn't get into it. Can someone shed some light on it?

I love everything Seth Godin has written. Anything about social media and the internet revolution is an instant favorite of mine...

How about Pat Flynn's new book, Let Go? He's a cool social media blogger.






The 7 Habits (from Steven Covey's book):

1. Be Proactive
(instead of Reactive--anticipate and correct things before problems occur)
2.Begin with the end in mind
(know where you want to go---have a roadmap in mind)
3. Put first things first
(Prioritize---or, in the words of Brian Tracy--Eat That Frog! (another great book!))
4. Think Win/ Win
(It's not about competing...how can EVERYBODY benefit--win/win...not- I win/you lose)
5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood
(make sure you understand the other person and their needs before you try to get them to understand yours
6. Synergize
(Don't think in terms of either/or. There is ALWAYS a third (or fourth, or fifth) option. Work together (Mastermind, Synergize) with others to come up with other options to solving a problem)
7. Sharpen the saw
(constant Learning, Understanding, self-education, self-improvement-----which is also a BIG aspect of Tony Robbin's book Awaken the Giant Within, that I noticed many are reading

from The 8th Habit:
8. Find Your Voice. Help Others to Find Theirs.


Seth Godin's books are awesome---I recently finished his most recent, The Icarus Deception...for the third time

Pat Flynn's Let Go! is good, but it primarily just chronicles his experience with his situation---he was fired from his job as an architect and was forced to just Let Go and pursue a different path which, for him, has made all the difference! The most interesting thing about the book is the interactive platform where he includes videos within the context of the book...
His website is fantastic.

 

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[jindo]

A nifty little thing called The Millionaire Fastlane
It just arrived!!

 

[jindo]

Keep trying. The 7 habits of highly effective people are one of the few self-improvement books I think are really good for your development as a man.

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I just googled this for you.

Very important stuff, i wish i read this book when I was 18.

Yep. Me, too!

 

[randallg99]

I am almost finished with SuperFreakonomics. Definitely entertaining, quick reading and thought provoking. I enjoy reading books that aren't so forwardly self-help such as this one. An analytic book like this sharpens the ability to evaluate certain situations using different metrics from those we're so accustomed to.

 

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[Runum]

Can't find a kindle version, is there one?

Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life: Chin-Ning Chu: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

 

[undecumani]

currently reading:

Dancing naked in the mind field by nobel prize Kary Mullis

just finished:

Email from an a**hole by Lindsay - one of the funniest book i've ever read (dont judge by the cover...and the title)

Nausea by Sartre

do you recommend "the art of non conformity" ?

Not really, it's very much common sense and a bit boring (things like: start a blog, do what you love etc).

However, the second book he wrote (100$ startup) it's quite good: entertaining, simple and very motivating (be aware though, the book isn't about starting up with 100$), check it out!

 

[randallg99]

(suggest reading his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People first)

I second this - Covey's book is probably one of the most influential behavioral books ever written along with Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People"

both of these books are MUSTS for anyone seeking to start or expand a business

And they're worthy of reading again. And again. As a matter of fact, I think I'll read Covey's book again next.

 

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[jindo]

I second this - Covey's book is probably one of the most influential behavioral books ever written along with Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People"

both of these books are MUSTS for anyone seeking to start or expand a business

And they're worthy of reading again. And again. As a matter of fact, I think I'll read Covey's book again next.

Amazing how the good ones are worth reading over and over, isn't it!!
I also suggest Jeff Olson's book The Slight Edge

 

[Rawr]

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles: Steven Pressfield, Shawn Coyne: 9781936891023: Amazon.com: Books


531 reviews. 4.5 stars


Have many read it here? How did you apply it?

 

[Rafal]

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles: Steven Pressfield, Shawn Coyne: 9781936891023: Amazon.com: Books
531 reviews. 4.5 stars
Have many read it here? How did you apply it?

This book - along with Do The Work (both by Pressfield)
changed my life. For better

I'd say those two (The War of Art and Do The Work) are the most
important books I've read - and I'm reading a lot.

If there's A MUST read - this is it. Check both of them.
And - also - check Turning Pro.

Those book are like legal steroids.

Pressfield is a genius.

PS - no, I am not a writer or an artist. And you don't have
to be in order to use infinite wisdom of those books.

 

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[Skys]

Walter Isaacson - Steve jobs

It's a very exciting book to read! The hero is an a**hole, but really good at what he does. I hope it has an happy ending!

 

[Skys]

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles: Steven Pressfield, Shawn Coyne: 9781936891023: Amazon.com: Books


531 reviews. 4.5 stars


Have many read it here? How did you apply it?

I read it. It's not like 'getting things done' where you get a 'system' to 'apply'. More short storys (like 'the narrow road') where he tells you to stop being a bitch and work.

 

[hellokitty]

Have any of you read "Third Circle Theory" book?

I finished it reading it in 3 days because it was so easy to read and had great content about how to become a better entrepreneur/a better version of yourself.

 

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[Rawr]

Have any of you read "Third Circle Theory" book?

I finished it reading it in 3 days because it was so easy to read and had great content about how to become a better entrepreneur/a better version of yourself.

I'm too much of a square to read it.

 

[randallg99]

Just finished Steve Jobs' biography. Found it very interesting for different reasons. It wasn't portrayed by the author but the impression I'm left with is that Steve was like the kid in grade school we all loved to hate. I would never want to be in the same room with him, but wow, Steve was the ultimate marketing genius.

Someone earlier mentioned Tipping Point - this happened to be an absolutely fantastic book! I recommend this book to anyone interested in the dynamics of our society. As a follow up to this book, I highly recommend Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics

Lastly, I recently wanted to ask someone whom I met (with a lot of notoriety - a well known wealthy guy) what book influenced him the most and this led to me wondering which book impacted me the most in my life and so I couldn't pick just one:

1. Rich Dad Poor Dad - influenced my life into setting up passive investments via businesses and real estate.

2. The Millionaire Next Door - definitely influenced my spending patterns and came to the realization I don't need to "play" the part of being successful but rather just live it the way I like it.

 

[Skys]

I also finished the autobiography of Steve Jobs. Very inspiring and I think I learned more about business then I read in business books.
Now I am looking for my next autobiography to read. Probably Franklin. Not sure.

 

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[Rafal]

Now I am looking for my next autobiography to read. Probably Franklin. Not sure.

Check out Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger - kick a$$ book and How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis.

 

[Skys]

Check out Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger - kick a$$ book and How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis.

Felix Dennis, I read it. Really cool book. I have his 'narrow road' on the toilet. Every time I take a shit, I read a chapter.

And damn, yes. Total recall is going to be the next book if I can find it!
I love arnold