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[hellolin]

<div class="bbWrapper">Just finished &quot;Lessons for Living: What Only Adversity Can Teach You&quot; by Phil Stutz, the therapist every Hollywood type goes to for their mental problems. Probably one of the best book I ever read, the concepts in the book are nothing new, but Phil puts his own explanations to it, and he doesn&#039;t hold back. <br /> <br /> One of the biggest take away from this book is Phil&#039;s interoperation of the Jungian shadow. He said in the book that the part of ourselves that we tried to hide from other people, called the shadow, are actually our higher self in disguise. It is the part of ourselves that have to bare our original sin - humanity&#039;s fall from the Garden of Eden. Thus, this part is the only part within ourselves that is connected to heavenly power, in modern terms, our true potential. Over the years, many anime, movies and TV shows explore this concept in depth, but I really like Phil&#039;s way of explain it. What it really means is that we have to embrace our own weaknesses, because that&#039;s what makes us whole. By embracing it, our initial road to success seems to be harder, and longer. However, this by definition makes every small or big win a comeback victory, and it is a victory that actually lasts without depending on so many external factors.</div>

 

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[Coblong]

<div class="bbWrapper">How to be Confident by James Smith. Not really what I was expecting but enjoying it so far.</div>

 

[larrymclean]

<div class="bbWrapper">1.) As a Man Thinketh, James Allen 2.) Don&#039;t Stop the Carnival, Herman Wouk<br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 141" data-quote="Sparky" data-source="post: 2800" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=2800" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-2800">Sparky said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I&#039;ve got a stack of books by my bed that I&#039;m working through:<br /> <br /> <u>Awaken the Giant Within</u> - Tony Robbins (read it before, but recently started reading it again).<br /> <br /> <u>An Introduction to Psychology</u> (can&#039;t remember by whom, but its the university type handbooks, so it often succeeds in putting me asleep - the theory bits that is).<br /> <br /> <u>How life imitates chess </u>- Gary Kasparov (I&#039;m about halfway through this one - was wondering how to become great in chess/life, and this book seemed like a fit).<br /> <br /> <u>Successfull Interpersonal Communication</u> - Another handbook (still to start reading it).<br /> <br /> <u>How to have kick-a$$ ideas</u> - Chris Barez-Brown. (I&#039;m about 75% through this book, and so far I think it is a great book. It has great exercises, lots of pictures/drawing that makes it an easy read, and is immensely useful in coming up with creative ideas to make the most of your opportunities (a rephrase from &#039;problems&#039; <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" />).<br /> <br /> <u>Your idea can make you rich </u>- Its from the guys who run the Dragon&#039;s Den. So far I&#039;m not really impressed as it feels like the &#039;same-old&#039; entrepreneur advice in a million other books, but I&#039;m not done reading it completely yet, so I might still change my opinion.<br /> <br /> <u>The Complete Guide to Flipping Properties</u> - Steve Burgess (I&#039;m still to start reading this one though - I bought it thinking it would be specific to the UK market, but it isnt, so I&#039;ll read it further into the future).<br /> <br /> Thats it for my currently reading/unread stack next to my bed.<br /> <br /> What are you reading? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote></div>

 

[Makomere]

<div class="bbWrapper">Surrounded by Idiots (Thomas Erikson)</div>

 

[FNeu]

<div class="bbWrapper">Be The General Contractor by Carl Heldmann<br /> <br /> A book about building your own home or hiring everything out at 25%+ discounts. I&#039;ve found an interesting niche in home kit opportunities across the US, but mostly the growing south. Super helpful</div>

 

[grohiit]

<div class="bbWrapper">Currently reading &quot;Slow Productivity by Cal Newport&quot;</div>

 

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[Andy Bell]

<div class="bbWrapper"><b>Peter Zeihan - The End Of The World Is Just The Beginning Mapping The Collapse Of Globalization </b><br /> <br /> A heavy read, like sapiens for global industry. Gets a bit depressing and the author openly admits that things are not going to go the way we think they are. Really learned a lot from this one as it goes into so many niches you would never hear about from rare earth metals to ai, to agriculture to war and geography politics. If you do start to get too depressed though keep in mind there was a study of 200 global relations experts 20 years ago asking them to make predictions for 20 years from now and basically everyone was wrong.<br /> <br /> &quot;In the 1980s, Tetlock had 284 political experts make numerous predictions about the future. The results, published 20 years later, showed that the experts performed only slightly better than random guessing.&quot;</div>

 

[Dmorr]

<div class="bbWrapper">The Millionaire Real Estate Agent by Gary Keller<br /> Its got good general business and personal mindset thoughts and ideas. Worth the read.</div>

 

[Gabbe18]

<div class="bbWrapper">Currently reading Psychology of money by Morgan Housel</div>

 

[cieddss]

<div class="bbWrapper">Dance, Dance, Dance - Haruki Murakami. It&#039;s fiction. Helps to relax me before bed. I&#039;m also an artist and the narratives inspire my work.</div>

 

[FitRay]

<div class="bbWrapper">2 books in progress:<br /> - Getting the love you want - For couples by Harville Hendrix (goal: Become more emotional mature)<br /> - Radical Product Thinking by R. Dutt (goal: Deepen my product mgmt skills for a new client)</div>

 

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[JamesAce]

<div class="bbWrapper">Hustle harder, hustle smarter by Curtis &quot;50 cent&quot; Jackson</div>

 

[M11105]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 141" data-quote="Sparky" data-source="post: 2800" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=2800" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-2800">Sparky said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I&#039;ve got a stack of books by my bed that I&#039;m working through:<br /> <br /> <u>Awaken the Giant Within</u> - Tony Robbins (read it before, but recently started reading it again).<br /> <br /> <u>An Introduction to Psychology</u> (can&#039;t remember by whom, but its the university type handbooks, so it often succeeds in putting me asleep - the theory bits that is).<br /> <br /> <u>How life imitates chess </u>- Gary Kasparov (I&#039;m about halfway through this one - was wondering how to become great in chess/life, and this book seemed like a fit).<br /> <br /> <u>Successfull Interpersonal Communication</u> - Another handbook (still to start reading it).<br /> <br /> <u>How to have kick-a$$ ideas</u> - Chris Barez-Brown. (I&#039;m about 75% through this book, and so far I think it is a great book. It has great exercises, lots of pictures/drawing that makes it an easy read, and is immensely useful in coming up with creative ideas to make the most of your opportunities (a rephrase from &#039;problems&#039; <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" />).<br /> <br /> <u>Your idea can make you rich </u>- Its from the guys who run the Dragon&#039;s Den. So far I&#039;m not really impressed as it feels like the &#039;same-old&#039; entrepreneur advice in a million other books, but I&#039;m not done reading it completely yet, so I might still change my opinion.<br /> <br /> <u>The Complete Guide to Flipping Properties</u> - Steve Burgess (I&#039;m still to start reading this one though - I bought it thinking it would be specific to the UK market, but it isnt, so I&#039;ll read it further into the future).<br /> <br /> Thats it for my currently reading/unread stack next to my bed.<br /> <br /> What are you reading? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote></div>

 

[PeterKo]

<div class="bbWrapper"><h3 class="bbHeading"><a class="u-anchorTarget" name="-purple-cow-new-edition-transform-your-business-by-being-remarkable"></a>Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable&#8203;<a class="hoverLink" href="#-purple-cow-new-edition-transform-your-business-by-being-remarkable" title="Permanent link"></a></h3><br /> I&#039;ve found it in the local library</div>

 

[sofyan15]

<div class="bbWrapper">I&#039;m almost finished with the classic &quot;How to win friends and influence People&quot;. I&#039;ll probably read &quot;Think and Grow rich&quot; later.</div>

 

[Inventor001]

<div class="bbWrapper">See, Solve, Scale: How Anyone Can Turn an Unsolved Problem into a Breakthrough Success by Danny Warshay.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/71y6nclkzjl-_sy466_-webp.57159/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/53/53775-b27b16ae095cc33c68d59bb037191ee7.jpg?hash=EelBK6zfZO" class="bbImage " style="" alt="71y6NclkZjL._SY466_.jpg" title="71y6NclkZjL._SY466_.jpg" width="200" height="304" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <br /> It will be a good read if you are in the &quot;Idea stage&quot;</div>

 

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[realbillperry]

<div class="bbWrapper">So I finished up The Lean Startup, also Alabaster Girl. <br /> <br /> Currently:<br /> Unscripted <br /> Million Dollar Habits, Robert J. Ringer.</div>

 

[clanis]

<div class="bbWrapper">The 7 habits of highly effective people, Stephen R. Covey<br /> Psycho-Cybernetics, Maxwell Maltz<br /> The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky</div>

 

[MichelleWood]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 113990" data-quote="CEO of Money" data-source="post: 1129691" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1129691" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1129691">CEO of Money said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Currently reading The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson, and the lessons it teaches are helping me keep my perfectionism in check. Though most of the teachings are mostly things you&#039;ve heard before, the way the book is written made me understand the concepts on a much deeper, intuitive level. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Oh my goodness, this book was recommended to me just this morning! Love to hear more of your thoughts once your done reading it.</div>

 

[Nicko]

<div class="bbWrapper">Million Dollar Weekend - Really enjoying it</div>

 

[StrikingViper69]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 135951" data-quote="Bounce Back" data-source="post: 1127358" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1127358" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1127358">Bounce Back said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Currently in vol 3 of Beeke&#039;s Reformed Systematic Theology, 1/10th through the first Dune book, and ~1/2 through a very slow read of Dante&#039;s Divine Comedy. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I found the divine comedy much more enjoyable on a second read. It took the first read to grapple with the language and the cultural references and the second to enjoy it.</div>

 

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[Dmorr]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 118128" data-quote="Jbrow327" data-source="post: 1129807" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1129807" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1129807">Jbrow327 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Didn&#039;t they just change the rules this year that screw over real estate agents? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I know something changed but don’t much about it. I’m not a realtor.</div>

 

[Yeti]

<div class="bbWrapper">Clear Thinking - Shane Parrish.<br /> <br /> Although I have been slow finishing it. I gotta be more discipline about reading books.<br /> <br /> But in my defense, this doesnt directly solve the problem facing me right now as per MJ said.</div>

 

[ZF Lee]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 132776" data-quote="Yeti" data-source="post: 1130557" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1130557" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1130557">Yeti said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Clear Thinking - Shane Parrish.<br /> <br /> Although I have been slow finishing it. I gotta be more discipline about reading books.<br /> <br /> But in my defense, this doesnt directly solve the problem facing me right now as per MJ said. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Funny thing is that this book title just landed in front of my Amazon feed today.<br /> <br /> The universe must want me to read this haha.<br /> <br /> Onto my latest reads recommends...<br /> In one of my other chats, somebody gave out these reads discussing how the medical community got SO much wrong on food pyramid, cholesterol, carbs and more (and what&#039;s a better model to look at health):<br /> <h3 class="bbHeading"><a class="u-anchorTarget" name="-stay-off-my-operating-table-a-heart-surgeon%E2%80%99s-metabolic-health-guide-to-lose-weight-prevent-disease-and-feel-your-best-every-day-by-phillip-ovadia"></a>Stay off My Operating Table: A Heart Surgeon’s Metabolic Health Guide to Lose Weight, Prevent Disease, and Feel Your Best Every Day by Phillip Ovadia&#8203;<a class="hoverLink" href="#-stay-off-my-operating-table-a-heart-surgeon%E2%80%99s-metabolic-health-guide-to-lose-weight-prevent-disease-and-feel-your-best-every-day-by-phillip-ovadia" title="Permanent link"></a></h3><br /> <h3 class="bbHeading"><a class="u-anchorTarget" name="-good-energy-the-surprising-connection-between-metabolism-and-limitless-health-by-casey-means"></a>Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health by Casey Means&#8203;<a class="hoverLink" href="#-good-energy-the-surprising-connection-between-metabolism-and-limitless-health-by-casey-means" title="Permanent link"></a></h3></div>

 

[Fantasy]

<div class="bbWrapper">more like listening to podcast called negotiate everything in Spotify</div>

 

[Yeti]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 41415" data-quote="ZF Lee" data-source="post: 1130618" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1130618" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1130618">ZF Lee said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Funny thing is that this book title just landed in front of my Amazon feed today.<br /> <br /> The universe must want me to read this haha. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>It is a sign... from Amazon.</div>

 

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[Vamsi Interviews]

<div class="bbWrapper">I just finished reading the <i>Win Without Pitching Manifesto </i>by Blair Enns. Great read, I highly recommend it. It was designed to be read on a 2 hour flight, so it&#039;s well condensed. It shifted my paradigms on what it means to sell, what it means to be creative in business, and what it means to help someone solve a problem.<br /> <br /> Blair Enns is also a great speaker. I wanted to read his book after listening to him on multiple podcasts, mostly with Chris Do of <i>The Futur</i><br /> <br /> My favourite quote from the book:<br /> <blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> To sell is to:<br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Help the unaware</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Inspire the interested</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Reassure those who have formed intent</li> </ul> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Trying to sell something to someone who is unaware of a problem makes no sense. It&#039;s better to just write and create content that helps you build your reputation as a thought leader, and eventually people will consume what you create and go from unaware to interested. Then you can inspire them in conversation. The last point is also easily overlooked, where clients go from excitement at the beginning of the engagement process to anxiety near the end, because they begin to worry about the risk they are taking and all the things that could go wrong with this arrangement. So then your job moves from inspiring to reassuring, where sharing that you&#039;ve done this many times before, you&#039;re well aware of the risks and how to handle potential problems etc. are key to helping the client.</div>

 

[GoingToSleep]

<div class="bbWrapper">Reading macbeth for a school assignment and i&#039;m gonna just read what I find intresting next.</div>

 

[Entrepeneurista]

<div class="bbWrapper">Is it just me, but I&#039;m done ready books. After TMF I am just working on execution. I simple don&#039;t have the time to read a whole book. i mostly did audiobooks, but I just can&#039;t finish listening to a book. I read/listen/look up what I need to know and then move forward. I find a lot of books just waisting my time. Dwelling and dwelling on subjects where&#039;s I&#039;m just, get to the point. <br /> <br /> Am I alone in this or what? I became very picky with my time and I do not invest it in things that don&#039;t serve me.</div>

 

[Vamsi Interviews]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 137423" data-quote="Entrepeneurista" data-source="post: 1130755" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1130755" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1130755">Entrepeneurista said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Is it just me, but I&#039;m done ready books. After TMF I am just working on execution. I simple don&#039;t have the time to read a whole book. i mostly did audiobooks, but I just can&#039;t finish listening to a book. I read/listen/look up what I need to know and then move forward. I find a lot of books just waisting my time. Dwelling and dwelling on subjects where&#039;s I&#039;m just, get to the point.<br /> <br /> Am I alone in this or what? I became very picky with my time and I do not invest it in things that don&#039;t serve me. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I think this is great. Also past a certain point, you can look at a book&#039;s index and pick the chapters that seem most interesting to you, and jump around a lot and read it based on the value you&#039;re getting rather than reading it all the way through from start to finish. If this allows you to get through a book 10x faster, I think reading 10 books this way will often provide more value for you than reading 1 book the traditional way. Seth Godin also talks about how these days he reads a book until he &quot;gets the joke&quot; and then he puts it down and reads something else. I think that&#039;s perfectly fine too. <br /> <br /> Books provide a lot of value for me still because I&#039;m fairly early in my journey, still very ignorant, and open to a lot of changes in my beliefs and assumptions about the world. I&#039;m sure 10-15 years from now, they might not be nearly as good for me. <br /> <br /> On another note, another book I read recently that I quite liked was <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51771754-the-motive" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener"><i>The Motive</i></a> by Pat Lencioni. It helped me challenge the base assumption I had that the end goal of any ambitious employee is to become CEO or lead a company. It delves into the specifics of leadership and the motives that help make a good leader. The main thing is that a leader has to serve their company, which involves doing all sorts of things they might hate doing. It&#039;s not a position of privilege, and it&#039;s not a position from which one should pick and choose what they do to the detriment of the company. The character in the story viewed it like that, and he disliked meetings while he liked the technical aspects of the business, so he focused on those, but his business suffered because of it. Ultimately, a great leader has to do all the things that nobody else can do, while delegating the things that others can do better than they can.</div>