High Performance Lifestyle
Helen Keller once noted that life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
Too many of us start out truly believing in this as we make plans for trips around the world (after graduation of course), and then we make plans for daring adventures (after we get a good job of course) and then we make plans to save up (for a nice house of course) and then we make plans for funeral. [Read more…]
Describing a year’s worth of reading with one sentence is a proven way to distill the key ideas, main concepts, and major takeaways.
Incorporating this practice without notes reinforces the idea that knowledge without action is meaningless.
If you cannot summarize what you read, you cannot take action on that information. Then what you read is useless.
The path to success is massive, determined action.” – Tony Robbins
We don’t maximize our short time on this planet.
We dabble, waste time, and we don’t chase anything big.
We settle and settle and then we wait for that glorious day of death.
Yet, some people rise to greatness. Some people work harder than everyone else. They break the rules and they break records.
We call them “hard” and relentless. They don’t give in to the softness, the civility of society or the mindset of the naysayer.
They create a darkside and never stop fighting. [Read more…]
The most important thing that comes from reading is learning how to navigate difficult things or times.
That is why a lot of people read before making a career transition — the path ahead is murky, mysterious, and scary as hell. So people read to help ease their transition.
How about when starting something new?
It is much more uncommon. People would more than likely walk into something fresh-faced and eager, but woefully unprepared. They might be willing to learn but would have done zero work prior to showing up. This small difference separates the best from the rest.
Starting new things is not easy and it may be more difficult to open up your mind to the idea of reading ahead or preparing before beginning. The difference is in the details, it is a slight edge. [Read more…]
I realized that I haven’t been reading enough biographies.
Which is uncharacteristic, because biographies are perhaps the best type of book you could read.
It gives you insight into the struggles, successes, and the process of the world’s greatest.
The best of war, business, and sport. Those that beat the naysayers and overcame the odds. Those that crafted a lifestyle of success.
Biographies are written about the best of the best. They are immortal.
I started to read more biographies. [Read more…]
