Author: chris
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Creating a Life That Matters: How to Live and Love with Meaning and Purpose by Rabbi Manis Friedman and Rivka Goldstein – Book Summary
Choose life…You can come alive, and instead of worrying about your own existence, concern yourself with others. You’ll make a difference in the world” ~ Rabbi Manis Friedman
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workmanship
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” ~ Steve Jobs
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The Power of Self-Discipline: Mastering Yourself to Master Your Life
Self-discipline is the foundation of all achievement. It is the ability to stay focused, resist temptations, and work toward long-term goals even when motivation wanes. With self-discipline, we unlock our potential, overcome procrastination, and build the habits that lead to success. It isn’t easy, but it’s essential for a life of purpose and fulfillment. Here…
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On this day in history: 26 January
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops” ~ Henry Adams
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The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids by Ryan Holiday – Book Summary
Your actions form the groundwork for your childrens’ personal code of behavior” ~ Ryan Holiday
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Life tips / journal
Whenever you make a mistake or are successful in something, write it down in one document. Every now and then read through your document and try to remember why these things are important.
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Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman – Book Summary
If we have the courage to believe in human kindness, we may find it reflected back at us in the world we create” ~ Rutger Bregman
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Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans – Book Summary
There are multiple great lives within you, and you get to choose which one to build” ~ Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
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The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu – Book Summary
The three factors that seem to have the greatest influence on increasing our happiness are our ability to reframe our situation more positively, our ability to experience gratitude, and our choice to be kind and generous” ~ Dalai Lama XIV
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The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win by Maria Konnikova – Book Summary
In life, as in poker, the hand you’re dealt is often out of your control—but how you play it makes all the difference” ~ Maria Konnikova
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18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done by Peter Bregman – Book Summary
The key to achieving success is to focus on the most important things, and to eliminate distractions” ~ Peter Bregman
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Ruthless Consistency: How Committed Leaders Execute Strategy, Implement Change, and Build Organizations That Win by Michael Canic – Book Summary
Leaders who develop the right focus, create the right environment, and build the right team—consistently—are leaders whose organizations win.” ~ Michael Canic
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What’s Your Dream? Find Your Passion. Love Your Work. Build a Richer Life. by Simon Squibb – Book Summary
What’s your dream? It’s a simple question, but one which very few of us ever really think about” ~ Simon Squibb
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As a Man Thinketh by James Allen – 2000-word Book Summary
You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration” ~ James Allen
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On Purpose: What Are You Really Here to Do? by Ben Renshaw – Book Summary
When you align with your purpose, everything in life becomes more meaningful” ~ Ben Renshaw
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More Time to Think: A Way of Being in the World by Nancy Kline – Book Summary
When you change the way you think, you change everything” ~ Nancy Kline
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You Already Know How to Be Great: A Simple Way to Remove Interference and Unlock Your Greatest Potential by Alan Fine – Book Summary
The biggest obstacle to improved performance isn’t not knowing what to do; it’s not doing what you already know” ~ Alan Fine
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Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment by Peter Buffett – Book Summary
The key to achieving success is to focus on the most important things, and to eliminate distractions” ~ Peter Buffett
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Perseverance
Perseverance can overcome even the greatest of unknowns ~ Henry Morton Stanley
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reels
Core Themes from the captain class by Sam walker 1. Unconventional Leadership Traits Walker identifies seven key traits shared by the captains of elite teams, including extreme doggedness, emotional control, and tactical aggression. These leaders often shun the spotlight, prioritizing team success over personal glory. “The captains in Tier One were not poseurs. They didn’t…
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Book List
Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius Walden by Henry David Thoreau The complete works of plato Lying by Sam Harris The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success” by Darren Hardy “The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness” by Jeff Olson Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and…
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On this day in history: 29 January
Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game” ~ Babe Ruth
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On this day in history: 28 January
Courage is the most important of all the virtues because, without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently” ~ Maya Angelou
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On this day in history: 27 January
It is far better to dare mighty things, even though we fail, than to live in a gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
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On this day in history: 25 January
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” ~ Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1748
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On this day in history: 24 January
The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very ~
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On this day in history: 23 January
Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny” ~ C.S. Lewis
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present moment and slowing down
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team work and unity
Fear creates enemies. Understanding creates allies. Seek to understand, and you’ll find we’re not so different. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” — Helen Keller It is not in numbers but in unity that our great strength lies.” — Thomas Paine
