Month: August 2016

  • If you want to expand your mind, read this!

    If you want to expand your mind, read this!

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    If you’ve enjoyed my series on learning, then you’re going to love today’s post because I’m going to point you to a wealth of other resources on learning. Going through these is going to help you be a better learner. When you learn more and can execute on what you’ve learned, you’re going to run…

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  • How to leverage a mastermind for learning

    How to leverage a mastermind for learning

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    I’ve said a few times that you should be involved in a mastermind. On top of the advice you’re going to get from the mastermind, you can leverage it for your learning.

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  • How does marketing fit in with deep work?

    How does marketing fit in with deep work?

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    Internet companies have taken the original idea behind blogs and amplified it into a set of tools that anyone can use to tighten a tribe. With Twitter, tiny driplike updates reach the thousands of people who are waiting to hear from you and follow your lead. Facebook goes in the opposite direction of Twitter. Instead…

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  • How to embrace new ideas

    How to embrace new ideas

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    The whole point of learning is to embrace new ideas and use them in our lives/business. The problem is that most times we may get excited about a new idea, and then we become more afraid of the risks than excited about the benefits. We fear what we may lose by implementing a new idea…

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  • Why you’re not done once you’ve read the book

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    Yes reading a book is good. You’re going to gain some entertainment from good books and if you read effectively, you’ll also improve yourself and possibly your business. Just reading a book isn’t enough though.

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  • What is Essential in your life?

    What is Essential in your life?

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    Quick question: Do you want to be scattered, running around like a chicken with your head cut off or do you want to be able to focus on the most fun, Essential parts of your work? Yeah that’s a softball — pretty much everyone is going to choose to focus on work that’s Essential. With…

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  • How to get the most out of the books you read

    How to get the most out of the books you read

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    The cheapest and best resource at your disposal to learn new things is the age-old book. For very little money or effort, you get access to the thoughts of people you look up to. Even if you were able to buy a bit of their time for a one-on-one consult, it would cost you ten…

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  • Which medium is most effective for learning?

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    With a myriad of resources out there, how do you choose what is worth your time? What medium is the most effective?

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  • What is commander’s intent, and why does your team need it?

    What is commander’s intent, and why does your team need it?

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    In July 2015 I was in Mexico, working with a team building a house for a local church leader. This is not the ‘nice’ part of Mexico where there are big hotels with slides and pools. This is the part of Mexico where they pick the fruit you eat out of a can. This is…

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  • Why I keep a paper notebook and you should to

    Why I keep a paper notebook and you should to

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    In a world with so many awesome digital tools, and in a life where I love Evernote despite its issues, I still carry a paper pocket notebook every day and fill all 48 pages in about a week and a half. I also carry a large notebook in my bag that I use to take…

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