Blog Category: Book Recommendation

Ramit Sethi: What does it really mean to have a rich life?

Let’s play a game. Would you rather: a.) do the same thing and fail or b.) try something new and potentially fail? You like to think you’d choose b, but what do your actions…

Let’s play a game. Would you rather: a.) do the same thing and fail or b.) try something new and potentially fail? You like to think you’d choose b, but what do your actions say? Do you try new things or not? Are you a doer or a dreamer? Ramit Sethi, New York Times bestselling author of I […]

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Michael Singer: The Surrender Experiment

Surrendering to what the universe has put in front of you, being able to set aside fears, and living in the moment sounds like an awesome way to go through life. Today’s…

Surrendering to what the universe has put in front of you, being able to set aside fears, and living in the moment sounds like an awesome way to go through life. Today’s guest, Michael Singer, has written two books that say it is entirely possible to do that. His first book, New York Times No. […]

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Steven Kotler: Tomorrowland… No Matter How Hard You Try You Can’t Get Out Of Its Way

Episode 118: No Matter How Hard You Try You Can’t Get Out Of Its Way If you want to see into the future, if you want to live longer, healthier and happier then…

Episode 118: No Matter How Hard You Try You Can’t Get Out Of Its Way If you want to see into the future, if you want to live longer, healthier and happier then you must tune into today’s podcast. It may scare the hell out of you but there is no holding it back. The future […]

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Freeway Rick Ross: How to Manage Your Employees When They’re All Carrying Guns

“I’m the kind of person who is embarrassed to lie,” says ‘Freeway’ Rick Ross. Not the words you would expect to come from a convicted felon. Rick built an empire, a drug empire that…

“I’m the kind of person who is embarrassed to lie,” says ‘Freeway’ Rick Ross. Not the words you would expect to come from a convicted felon. Rick built an empire, a drug empire that is, the notorious LA crack cocaine empire. But the man who built this is not an evil man as you might suspect. He is charitable, […]

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Gretchen Rubin: Why being “not unhappy” is killing you

Is it morally appropriate to be happy? Yes, yes and yes! That’s a triple yes – not to be confused with a triple Claudia. Gretchen Rubin, the author of The Happiness Project, never…

Is it morally appropriate to be happy? Yes, yes and yes! That’s a triple yes – not to be confused with a triple Claudia. Gretchen Rubin, the author of The Happiness Project, never thought about happiness. Like most of us, she took happiness for granted. She wrote The Happiness Project because she wanted to appreciate what already made her […]

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Adam Grant: Are You a Giver, a Taker, or a Matcher?

“I have to make a confession to you,” I said. “At first, I was a little reluctant – and this is when I first started the podcast. Someone suggested I should have you…

“I have to make a confession to you,” I said. “At first, I was a little reluctant – and this is when I first started the podcast. Someone suggested I should have you on. I was a little reluctant because someone told me you say yes to everything.” “And at the time, I was writing a […]

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Sam Harris: The Conversation In Your Head

Episode 72: The Conversation In Your Head Before becoming an idea machine, I was boring. I was trapped in my head. I thought about the same problems over and over again: divorce,…

Episode 72: The Conversation In Your Head Before becoming an idea machine, I was boring. I was trapped in my head. I thought about the same problems over and over again: divorce, losing my job, going broke, losing my kids, being alone, drunken homelessness. I had no ideas. “We never get bored of our thoughts,” […]

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