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Have you read these posts?

June 14, 2012 by Alan R Leave a Comment

Time marches on.  Information comes and information goes.  While the newest information is often the most relevant, there is no denying the wisdom of the past.  Timeless, evergreen content is everywhere, you just have to find it.  There may be a few posts that are several years old that resonates with you so much, it changes your life.

If you are looking for life changing content, check out the blogs and content from these amazing people:

Seth Godin

Tim Ferriss

Dan Miller

Below are some posts you may have missed from this site.  Some are popular, but most are just personal favorites and in no particular order.  Thanks for reading

How to read a book

What’s Your Story?

Hiking and armadillo classification

Strive to be the best???

What are you complaining about?

Prejudice, being different, and what we tell our kids

The power of never and always

Creativity, Classical Music, and TED

Filed Under: General Tagged With: armadillo, Dan Miller, reading, Seth Godin, Story, Tim Ferriss

Listen to these podcasts

January 23, 2012 by Alan R Leave a Comment

Do you listen to podcasts?  Over the past six or so years, I have listened to well over 500 audiobooks.  The subjects include business, religion, history, self-help, finance, and a whole lot more.  No matter how many I listened to, there were always more.  Audio books tend to be very polished and often slow to be released to the public.

Podcasts, on the other hand, vary in quality.  The barrier for entry into the world of podcasting can be low as using the built-in microphone on your laptop but often is a $30 headset and free software.  Since it is so easy to start podcasting, the value of a podcast is in the content.  If you have great content, audio quality can be overlooked. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: 48 Days, coachradio.tv, Dan Miller, Free Agent Academy, Justin Lukasavige, Kevin Miller, podcast

“Great” Expectations

May 17, 2011 by Alan R 1 Comment

There are some authors that just resonate with you.  One such author for me is Dan Miller.  I have recently read some past blog entries of his and came across this one, Do you “expect” greatness?.  I feel very connected to that quote as I am raising my children.  We should always expect the best or more from our children and others.  Often times, we fall short.  How would the lives of others or your children be different if you not only expected greatness from them, but helped with their journey to greatness, while not judging.

Along those same lines is a concept from a book I recently read, The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life by Rosamund and Benjamin Zander; Give everyone an “A”.  The idea behind giving everyone an “A” is that you should treat everyone as if they are doing their best, all the time, and that they have already succeeded.  You are not judging them.  You “expect” greatness from them.  It frees people from the pressures they may feel to make you happy and lets them be great in any way, not just how you think.  If there is a problem, you don’t assume that person is the problem (remember, they are doing their best), rather there could be some issue beyond their control or even that you are causing.

Everyone deserves to have greatness expected of them, whether it is the server at your local restaurant, you significant other, angry customer, or anyone.  Are you giving everyone an “A”?  I challenge you, next time you are waiting for you food that is taking a little longer than you think it should or in a slow check-out line, to not be angry or upset in any way at the situation. You should “Give everyone an A” by expecting that they are doing the best they can and offering a kind word and a smile.  Now that is “expecting” greatness from yourself.

Filed Under: General, Small Business Tagged With: Benjamin Zander, blog, business, customer service, Dan Miller, expectations

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48 Days to the Work You Love
Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error
How Doctors Think
The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life
Dirty Rotten Strategies: How We Trick Ourselves and Others into Solving the Wrong Problems Precisely
Brainstorm: Harnessing the Power of Productive Obsessions
The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy
Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition
Startup Guide to Guerrilla Marketing: A Simple Battle Plan For Boosting Profits
Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin To Munger
Multiple Streams of Internet Income: How Ordinary People Make Extraordinary Money Online
Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
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