This is a book excerpt from the book The Self-made Billionaire Effect by John Sviokla. The book caught my attention first when I saw an interview with Tai Lopez and GaryVee. Tai mentioned this book when Gary explained how he lives by seemingly contradictory principles like patience and an urgent drive to act. Being egotistical … Read more
YouTube is another big learning place for me besides books. Today I casually watched this video and wrote down a quote which is very much how I think. So much so that I thought it worthy of a post. “When you’re faced with a decision that says this-or-that and you don’t like either choice, refuse … Read more
I recently stumbled on Shawn Achor’s Ted Talk about Happiness. I immediately liked what he presented when he talked about the Cult of the average in psychology. What the cult of the average does is, in simple terms, ignore the outliers in our data. Actually in psychology for many years attention was paid to the … Read more
This book will show you how to stop thinking and start doing Why is change so hard for most people? That’s the question this book will answer. The battle most people go through every day can be compared to riding an elephant. Our habits and behavior is the elephant, a big powerful and stubborn creature always … Read more
Bounce looks at the science of attaining high performance, and how to get there Training can take you much farther than talent. Many people overrate the importance of talent. Mozart, one of the greatest composers, for example, would be assumed to possess incredible talent. But studies have discovered that practice time, not talent, is the deciding factor … Read more
People with a fixed mindset — those who believe that abilities are fixed — are far less likely to flourish than those with a growth mindset. Mindset There are some things over which we have little control like the body features we are born with. But there are many more over which we do have control, for example physical and … Read more
Mental strength isn’t about acting tough; it’s about feeling empowered to overcome life’s challenges. Here is a list of things Mentally strong people don’t do. Waste time feeling sorry for themselves Give away their power Shy away from change Focus on things they can’t control Worry about pleasing everyone Fear taking calculated risks Dwell on the past Make the same mistakes … Read more