Summaries of books about Success & Motivation:
The 12 Week Year
Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months
Brian P. Moran|Michael Lennington
The book introduces a productivity and goal-setting system that breaks down the year into 12-week cycles instead of the traditional 12-month calendar, encouraging readers to focus on shorter-term goals with greater intensity and discipline. It provides strategies for planning, tracking progress, and creating accountability to achieve more in less time by treating each 12-week period as if it were a year unto itself.
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IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD
Russ
The book offers a motivational guide through the personal experiences and reflections of the hip-hop artist, emphasizing the power of self-belief and perseverance in overcoming obstacles to achieve success. It provides insights into the author's journey and mindset, aiming to inspire readers to trust in their own potential and work towards their dreams.
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Choose Yourself!
James Altucher
The book advocates for the empowerment of the individual in the face of economic and social systems that no longer guarantee stable career paths or life success. It encourages readers to invest in themselves, embrace their creativity, and generate opportunities for success and happiness on their own terms.
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Tiny Habits
The Small Changes That Change Everything
BJ Fogg
The book provides a guide on how to create impactful life changes through the development and implementation of small, manageable habits. It outlines a step-by-step framework for identifying desired outcomes, breaking them down into tiny behaviors, and using triggers and positive reinforcement to establish lasting habits.
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What Got You Here Won't Get You There
How Successful People Become Even More Successful
Marshall Goldsmith|Mark Reiter
The book explores the subtle behavioral flaws that can stall the career progress of successful individuals and provides practical advice for overcoming these habits. It offers strategies for personal improvement, emphasizing the importance of feedback, listening, and gratitude in professional growth.
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Do the Work
Steven Pressfield
The book serves as a motivational guide, urging readers to overcome resistance and self-sabotage to achieve their creative and professional goals. It provides practical advice and strategies for navigating the challenges of the creative process and seeing projects through to completion.
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How to Think Bigger
Aim Higher, Get More Motivated, and Accomplish Big Things
Martin Meadows
The book provides strategies for expanding one's mindset and setting ambitious goals, coupled with practical advice on staying motivated and overcoming mental barriers to achieve significant accomplishments. It emphasizes the importance of self-discipline, persistence, and a growth mindset in personal and professional success.
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The Art of Thinking Clearly
Rolf Dobelli
The book presents a compilation of 99 cognitive biases, fallacies, and irrational thought patterns that can distort our understanding and decision-making abilities. It offers insights and examples on how these mental traps influence our everyday thinking and provides guidance on how to recognize and mitigate their effects.
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High Performance Habits
How Extraordinary People Become That Way
Brendon Burchard
The book outlines six essential habits for achieving long-term success and personal fulfillment, based on extensive research and interviews with high achievers. These habits focus on clarity, energy, necessity, productivity, influence, and courage, providing readers with actionable strategies to enhance their performance in both their personal and professional lives.
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Black Privilege
Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It
Charlamagne Tha God
The book offers eight principles that the author believes can help readers achieve success in their personal and professional lives, drawing from his own experiences rising from a troubled youth in South Carolina to a successful media personality. It emphasizes the importance of authenticity, hard work, and the power of one's unique perspective as tools for creating opportunities and building a fulfilling life.
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