Category: Book Reviews
It Takes 7 Practices To Be Great At Work
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In episode 6 we’re going to talk about Great at Work by Morten Hansen. Great at Work is all about standing out in your occupation. It’s about doing work that it significant. We all want to matter in what we do, and Great at Work is going to try and help you do work that…
Should You Read it 005 – The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath
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Today we’re looking at The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath. The Heath’s take a look at how we can leverage the moments in life to maximize their utility. The don’t stop there, they give us a number of tools we can use to design moments that matter for those we lead. Purchase…
Should I Read it 004: When by Daniel Pink
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In today’s episode we’re going to look at When by Daniel Pink. When is all about the timing of events in life. Everything from, when is the best time to start something, to how should be you organizing your day so you can get the maximum amount of work done. Purchase When on Amazon Original…
What is Extreme Programming and How Do You Do It?
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One of the discussions I’ve had many times with clients has circled the topic of the decisions we make today in our work and how it will affect the cost of future work. We are always endeavouring to not paint ourselves into a corner. Common wisdom would say this is impossible, at least the common…
Should I Read it Episode 2: Should You Read Do the Work by Steven Pressfield?
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Today we look at Do The Work by Steven Pressfield. See the show notes below. Read the full review of Do The Work Purchase Do The Work on Amazon Purchase Pressfields other book The War of Art on Amazon Other references Perennial Seller by Ryan Holiday Extreme Programming Joanna Penn on 20 books to $50k
If You Want to Stand Out You Need A Badass Brand
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We all want to stand out from the crowd. We’re not interested in being average. Average for business is scraping by, hitting up a bunch of networking events hoping that this time something interesting will happen that will help our business break out. There is also an audio version of this you can listen to…
Steven Pressfield Weighs in on How to Continually Ship Creative Work
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One key to being successful in your career is, doing the work. You must ship your book, your code, your art. It must see the light of day or it’s not a career. It’s a hobby. The whole point of Do The Work, by Steven Pressfield, is to coach you through the predictable resistance points…
How To Leverage The Timing of Events in Life
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Are you an early riser or a night owl? Do you know when you should be doing your programming to have the optimal flow in your work? When is your best time of the year to start something new? These questions matter. I started working my Mullet Method because it helped me get so much…
How Do You Leverage The Power in Life’s Small Moments?
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Our life is comprised of discrete moments. We get up, and that’s a moment. We come in the door and greet our spouse…moment. We tell our kids to get off us…moment. Our lives are measured in moments, and defining moments are the ones that endure in our memories. How are we executing those moments? Are…
If You’re Overworked and Overloaded, implement a pull based system
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Work-life balance. The elusive word/idea/thing that we strive for. What does it mean to be “balanced” in work and life? Does it mean that we spend 8 hours working and 8 hours with family every day? Does it mean that we spend all our time working and then create some epic trip or event to…
