personal growth - Otterpine

Hell Yeah or No

Post published:November 17, 2023
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Reading time:5 mins read

Hell Yeah or No What's Worth Doing By Derek Sivers Derek Sivers shares useful wisdom through a simple, profound mental model to help people make decisions. Overwhelmed? If you feel anything less than “hell yeah!” about something, say no. We say yes too often. By saying no to almost everything, you leave space and time in your life to throw yourself completely into the few things that matter most. About the book Useful wisdom. Simple profound mental models to guide your decisions.After Derek Sivers’ “hell yeah or no” rule was adopted by podcasters, bloggers, and investors, he compiled related ideas…

Anything You Want

Post published:November 17, 2023
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Reading time:6 mins read

Anything You Want 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepeneur By Derek Sivers Derek Sivers shares 40 powerful lessons, in a book that can be read in about an hour. He discusses how an entrepreneur can make their dreams come true by shifting their focus away from money and onto gaining customer loyalty and word-of-mouth marketing. The book’s most memorable stories are from his horrible mistakes, like why saving ten minutes cost him $3.3 million dollars. About the book My tales of starting, building, and selling CD Baby, compressed into an entertaining and useful one-hour read.You started a business.…

How to Live

Post published:November 17, 2023
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Reading time:7 mins read

how to live 27 one-sided arguments and one weird conclusion By derek sivers Derek Sivers shares his philosophy of conflicting philosophies in this not quite non-fiction, not quite self-help book. Each chapter believes it knows how you should live. And each chapter disagrees with the next. A very unique and thought-provoking book. Meant for reflection as much as instruction. About the book From the author of Anything You Want, Hell Yeah or No, and Your Music and People, comes a book offering 27 different answers to the question of how to live your life. A pioneer in the music business…

Your Music and People

Post published:November 17, 2023
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Reading time:9 mins read

Your Music and People Creative and Considerate Fame By Derek Sivers Derek Sivers shares a successful philosophy of getting your work to the world by being creative, considerate, resourceful, and connected. It’s not just for musicians. Though it uses music as the example, it is meant for any creator trying to reach people. Early readers called it one of the best books ever written on business marketing. About the book A philosophy of getting your work to the world by being creative, considerate, resourceful, and connected.Every creator has the same problems with marketing. How do you call attention to your…

Designing the Mind

Post published:November 16, 2023
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Reading time:7 mins read

Designing the Mind The Principles of Psychitecture By Ryan Bush This handbook is a psycho-philosophical self-development book that makes the bold claim that the human condition as you know it is optional. The psychitectural framework can enable readers to understand and rewire the hidden patterns behind their biases, habits, and emotional reactions, which can allow them to push past mental obstacles. Designing the Mind helps people master their behavior, cognition, and emotions to terraform their minds into delightful places to reside. About the book A bold and fascinating dive into the nuts and bolts of psychological evolution, Designing the Mind:…

Military Money Manual

Post published:November 16, 2023
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Reading time:5 mins read

Military Money Manual A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom By Spencer Reese In this no-nonsense, accessible guide, Air Force Major Spencer C. Reese, founder of the popular personal finance site, militarymoneymanual.com, offers invaluable tips and tricks to help service members of all ranks, branches, and bank account levels gain financial independence. Along with laying out the fundamentals of building wealth while serving, the book explains how to take maximum advantage of the unique financial perks exclusive to service members. About the book You work hard serving your country. Let your military money work hard for you.A must-read for any service…

You Have A Choice

Post published:November 13, 2023
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Reading time:7 mins read

you have a choice beyond hard work to meaningful impact By eric nehrlich You Have A Choice is an enriching and supportive guide offers tools for readers to transition from a cycle of stagnant growth in their careers and lives to an era of personal transformation and intention. About the book You’re a high achiever on a successful career path—but something’s missing. You have what many would consider to be a dream job, but you’re feeling burned out and miserable—working from the crack of dawn to midnight every day, drowning in emails and meetings.You’re working hard, but it lacks meaning. You…

End Small Talk

Post published:November 10, 2023
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Reading time:5 mins read

End Small Talk Deep Questions for Better Conversations By Cory Stout Start with the softball questions or go straight to hardball—it’s up to you how deep you want to go. The only requirements are curiosity, honesty, and a desire to have conversations that MATTER. About the book Are you sick of small talk? This isn’t your average book of conversation starters. END SMALL TALK will help you start talking about BIG things.These 250+ unique and tantalizing questions are designed to keep you on your toes, broaden your perspective, avoid small talk, and inspire you to be your authentic self as…

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