Cory Miller 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 …
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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 …
One of my all-time favorite books is basically a practical guide on How to Really Think Better. Last week I finally opened and dove into Never Stop Learning: Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive by Bradley R. Staats, which I bought a year ago this month. Here are a couple …
I’ve always thought I was a very self-aware person. I’ve always been intensely very introspective. But over the last year, I’ve had a ice-cold bucket of water over my head to realize in so many ways … I’m not. And a new book I’ve been diving into and consumed by …
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You have the ability to be creative. And you can learn to be even more creative. I got to interview Allen Gannett, author of The Creative Curve, last week. You can listen in here. I did a recap on The Four Laws of Creativity here as well.
As I’ve been contemplating my new business venture I’ve been going back to the foundations and doing some new reading and rereading of classics. I’ve been devouring a new one by Sean D’Souza — The Brain Audit: Why Customers Buy (And Why They Don’t). Just read this and worth exponentially …
Been devouring an extremely practical book called The Brain Audit: Why Customers Buy and Why They Don’t by Sean D’Souza. As I’ve recently announcing I’m embarking on my new adventure, and now am “starting again,” I’ve gotten back to basics, which has been refreshing, and this book is supremely helpful. …
What I’m Reading The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea, at the Right Time — I mentioned this in my last post but I started digging in and love it. It has 300+ reviews on Amazon with mostly 5-stars. However, just digging in, it’s incredible. I’ve been reading and …