Still looking? That one idea can be the catalyst to a life imagined.
Just one glimmer of inspiration can transform your life. It just needs that spark. And that can start with one book.
What you read, focus on and who you hang out with can make or break you. One piece of advice that I often share with my children is this.
“If you want to fly like an eagle don’t hang out with the turkeys”
Books are revealing.
They display your unfolding story. Ever gone to someone’s home and stood in front of their library or bookshelf? It is an insight into decades of education and time spent.
And my current crop of books read fit into that tale.
Working on my entrepreneurship, uncovering technology trends, chasing digital marketing insights and the art of book writing and the growing the skills of communicating are all on the agenda.
In essence it is all about “winning at business and life in a digital world”.
But a word of warning.
Ideas can be provoking and inspiration is exciting but if you don’t act on them nothing happens. Here are 5 books that will change your life. But….only if you start implementing on the ideas revealed.
#1. Deep Work
Full title: “Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World”
This book by Cal Newport was an inspiring look at productivity. But if you get past the top level message it is not just about productivity but designing your life.
In it he discusses two types of work. Shallow work (or busyness) and deep work….where the magic happens. The habit of making the time for doing work that matters is something I discovered over seven years ago. I discovered on reading the book that it was something I had been doing but by a different name. The reality is that it was a habit I formed. I wrote about this in this post, “This One Habit Transformed My Life”
This book discusses and distils the practice of building a legacy and making a difference.
Worth a read if you are into creating something of consequence or succeeding in a world that is sometimes seen through the lens and distractions of a shallow and social web.
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#2. Beyond The E-Myth
Full title: “Beyond The E-Myth: The Evolution of an Enterprise: From a Company of One to a Company of 1,000“
Michael Gerber is a household name to many baby boomer business owners. His original book “The E-Myth: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What To Do About It” that was published in 1986 was a best seller that tapped into the vital and often overlooked distinction between working on your business and working in your business.
This book is maybe his last (and shortest) as he is now in his eighties. But this one goes beyond his initial message of building a business that can scale and be sold.
That…
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