Everyone knows Napoleon Hill from his classic personal development book, ‘Think and Grow Rich’. He’s one of the father’s of the modern personal development world. He’s sold millions of books worldwide and he’s basically a legend. What made him special was his access to some of the most successful and powerful people of all time. […]
Are you playing the game or staring at the scoreboard?
Warren Buffet once said “Games are won by players who focus on the playing field –- not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard.” I love this quote. A few thoughts on this below. Worrying about how much money you have or don’t have doesn’t change the number – I’ve been north of […]
5 Parallels between business and running
So I love running. I run between 20-40k per week. It’s amazing for clearing your head and getting away from distractions. Obviously it’s also great for cardiovascular health, and I’ve found it helps me have stamina to work long hours where required (though this is rarely needed). My brother recommended I read the book ‘What […]
The law of micro-commitments
Often when I speak with business owners about their website, they say it isn’t doing much for them. It isn’t generating enquiries. People are aren’t taking action on your website. You get frustrated because you’re putting in all this effort to get traffic to your site but they’re not doing what you want them to […]
7 Fast Lessons from ‘Good Leaders Ask Great Questions’
Hey everyone, Following on from my last book by John C. Maxwell, I bought another one of his books. This one was ‘Good Leaders Ask Great Questions’. This was 8+ hours so a little long and not as good as 21 Immutable Laws of Leadership, which I loved. Still a bunch of great lessons which […]
4 Leadership gems from John C. Maxwell
G’day everyone, This week’s book is John C. Maxwell’s ’21 Immutable Laws of Leadership. I read mainly books on online marketing, personal finance and mindset – so a leadership book was a nice change. I really liked this book. There are 21 Laws in the book, I’ll go through a handful of my favourite. The […]