High Performance Lifestyle
By Norman Doidge | Link to book
“One of these scientists even showed that thinking, learning, and acting can turn our genes on or off, thus shaping our brain anatomy and our behavior- surely one of the most extraordinary discoveries of the twentieth century.”
Learning adjusts genes which creates changes in behavior. [Read more…]
My goal was to read 300 books.
I didn’t come close but I learned a lot about what it takes to read 1-2 books a week. It’s not easy and it takes total dedication. Even more when you expect to extract lessons from those books and when you want to translate knowledge into action.
Ryan Holiday talks about reading all the time. The key: embrace the process.
If you aim to read a book a week, then you must love reading. You must love the feeling that learning something new gives you. It’s very subtle, but every avid reader knows the feeling very much.
Check out The Outwork Book Club for everything in 2017.
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pele
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Note: My first post here discusses how the Outwork Book Club works. The home page for the book club is here, with archives, previous books discussed, and additional book recommendations.
by Simon Sinek | Link to book
What’s more revealing is that Sinek routinely talks about his experiences with the Marines, yet he thanks the Air Force on page one of his latest book, Leaders Eat Last.
It is apparent that his message is spreading through all branches of the Military and that what he has to say about leadership matters. It is not just the Military that is taking note, organizations everywhere are starting to paying attention to what he is saying: Start With Why. [Read more…]
Note: My first post here discusses how the Outwork Book Club works. The home page for the book club is here, with archives, previous books discussed, and additional book recommendations.
by David J. Schwartz | Link to book
Thus far, it is everything that I could have expected (plus more). The underlying premise is simple success. Acquire the secrets of success… Achieve everything you’ve always wanted.
How? By making successful action a habit.
The act of doing to get into the habit of achievement. The power of believing that you can accomplish more. The magic is actually in how we go about doing everyday things. It is about our perspective of daily interactions and how we use our thoughts to provoke successful action. [Read more…]
Note: The book I’m currently reading will be listed as a drop-down on the menu. I encourage knowledge seekers to follow along, to agree to disagree and to add insight into the themes and concepts of the book. My first post further elaborates on this process.
Things did not come easy for me. I struggled academically in school and somethings physically were extremely difficult for me to do.
Nothing was given. Everything was earned.
My life experience proves that there is more to success than superior genes or a natural knack for things like numbers and words. Perhaps that is why The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle is so compelling to me. At one point, it was me.
