Cory Miller What I’m reading: Life’s Greatest Contribution by Tom Rath Takeaways: Move from “you are what you do” to “you are how you help” — for the last year (and still) I haven’t been able to answer the “what do you do?” question. I relish being able to answer how I …
According to Susan Fowler, they already are motivated. They just have suboptimal or optimal motivation, generally speaking. (There are 6 motivational outlooks she talks about.) In her book Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work . . . and What Does: The New Science of Leading, Energizing, and Engaging, she says that …
This weekend I stumbled on a fantastic (and short) Ted Talk by psychologist Philip Zimbardo, who was the lead of the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment. He says “happiness and success are rooted in a trait most of us disregard: the way we orient toward the past, present and future” …
Here are three books I’ve been absolutely devouring and that have made some really great mindset changes in me that I want to share with you: Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain I read this because exercise has become an increasingly important part of my life. …
Had about 9 hours in the car alone for a roadtrip to New Mexico and listened to most of the audiobook of The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life by performance coach Todd Herman. Gotta say … it’s excellent. The Alter Ego Effect, to …
I read a lot of books … but rarely does one consume and focus me like Willpower Doesn’t Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success by Benjamin Hardy. I’ve been a fan of his work and subscriber to his email newsletter for a while now, but this book is hitting all …
I’ve been wading through a great book by two Stanford design professors called “Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life.” The five mindsets they encourage are: Be curious Try stuff Reframe problems Know it’s a process Ask for help In the video above I talked through using …
Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business is on sale today on Kindle for $3. I’ve yet to read it but it’s been on my WishList for a while. After having built a 25+ person company over a decade and loved building a team …
The two best leadership books I’ve ever read … and specifically applied and practiced over the last 10+ years … and the ones I have every person I’m coaching on leadership do are: The Leadership Challenge 12: Elements of Great Managing They are foundations of my small groups on leadership …
But I really HATE making my bed! Just bought the book with a title on that specific advice — Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life…And Maybe the World. It’s written by Admiral William H. McRaven, a retired Navy SEAL and commander of special operations, who based …