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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Notes on Timothy Ferriss's Tools of Titans by Instaread and NOT the original book. Preview: Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers is a compilation of selected interviews conducted by author Tim Ferriss on his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show. The book contains some of the most noteworthy excerpts of these interviews, interspersed with musings by Ferriss...
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Summary of Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday | Includes Analysis Preview: Ego Is the Enemy is Ryan Holiday's attack on the role that ego can play in the lives of most people. Holiday does not use the term "ego" in the traditional Freudian sense but rather as a synonym for excessive self-regard, or egotism. Thanks to the Internet and social media, having an inflated ego is now more encouraged in Western society than ever before. Nevertheless, learning...
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What does it mean to be a woman?
These excerpts are a testament to women everywhere, today and in the past, who embody a spirit of everything from courage to understanding, from nurturing to hope.
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Amelia Earhart: "Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others."
Madeleine Albright: "I especially...
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On a sunny morning in 1997, Linda Samis stood on the driveway of her soon-to-be foreclosed home and realized she needed to grow a pair... of BRASS OVARIES! Shes unapologetic, and coming at you like a bullet train. The straight talking spit-in-your-hand-and-shake approach as an entrepreneur has opened doors for Linda where most people havent found the hallway, or even the building. And what red tape? When her bottled water company was first getting...
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Hoy en día, las fiestas infantiles son cada vez más RENTABLES, la mayoría de los padres no tienen tiempo suficiente para organizar una fiesta para sus hijos y ahí es donde ENTRAS TÚ. Si dispones de un pequeño capital para INVERTIR y quieres vivir del negocio de las FIESTAS INFANTILES, puedes estar SEGURO de que montar una pequeña empresa de DECORACIÓN DE FIESTAS INFANTILES es una GRAN idea de inversión. Antes, las fiestas infantiles consistían...
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YOU MATTER!
How do people find purpose in life at any age and stage of life. How can life, ultimately, Matter? When looking back and forward on one's life, did I mean something? What was my purpose?
This book is a collection of short essays that reflect on these questions and cover the different stages of life, from childhood to retirement. They are written by numerous authors from all walks of life, and mirror the diversity of the American...
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This book is the compilation of the best submissions to the essay contest, Last 72, organized by Everest Productions and The Fountain in 2010. As you read along, you will witness an inmate regretting his past life and taking shelter into hopes for God's mercy, a mother ready to move the entire planet to mobilize for her autistic child, when she would not be around for him anymore, an immigrant's thankfulness for a naval officer, who saved his mother...
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A Woman's Book of Inspiration collects hundreds of quotations from women the world over. Gathered from writers and politicians, adventurers and musicians, activists and scientists, their words are a testament to women everywhere, the struggles they have had to overcome, and the tools they used to do so.
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• Amelia Earhart: "Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as...
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On August 21, 2004, Marilyn Jansma stopped to pay toll on a Chicago highway. Kevin Jansma played blocks with their son, Trey, on the living room floor. A car mechanic, spent from an all-night birthday celebration, left work and fell asleep at the wheel.
FRAMES presents a real-life tragedy and its hopeful end by allowing the central characters to speak for themselves. Firsthand accounts stand side by side, forming an elegant and complex narrative...
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Transform Your Life! is a co-creative book-a diverse mosaic of contributions from authors around the world-offering 60 unique perspectives on love and hope, strength and perseverance, living and thriving. Each chapter tells the true-life tale of overcoming real-world challenges, from addiction to abuse, illness to loss, and much more. Your heart will open as authors share their personal stories of rebirth and how they allowed their pain to inspire...
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This book represents all the writing of Us over the past several years and Our Love for You. We Went a a wild journey in Love and wanted You to have this. Keep Our Love With You. JE MDNA with CHARON Track the writings over the Tour it is like Acts of God Thank You God for being with Us
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Through chapters penned by thirteen individual instructors in the U.S. Air Force's Leader Development Course, Badges of Honor weaves together a tapestry of moving narratives that capture the most challenging lessons of each unique career. These distinct and diverse voices offer insights into what successful military leadership requires, lessons learned as often from bad mistakes as from big wins, each culminating in moments of deep personal growth.
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Help your people reach their potential.
As a manager, it's your responsibility to ensure your team is motivated and performing at a high level. But recent data reveals abysmal engagement levels among workers around the globe. How do you fix the problem--before your most talented people walk out the door?
By understanding what drains your employees, you can increase their job satisfaction and push them toward achieving their goals. The HBR Guide...
14) Power and Impact
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With formal authority comes power. But few people realize that informal power--the kind that doesn't come with a title--can have just as much impact. How do you use your power for greater influence?
This book explains how power affects our emotions, our behavior, and how we work with others. You'll learn how to use self-awareness to keep your power in check, connect with the right people to create more value, respond to abuses of power, and leave...
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In keeping with his previous book, Vintage Wisdom, editor Jim Secord sent letters out to over 200 friends and family members, ranging in ages from 9-90, asking them to write down what they had learned and experienced during the pandemic lockdowns, uncertainties, and fears of 2020. The responses he received were as diverse as the people asked to respond, and taken together represent a small slice of the lives of everyday folks during a year that will...
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The one common thread that binds over forty-five aspiring writers is the Delayed But Not Denied Book Series. The contributors of all three books share a diverse tapestry of insight, which is woven together by the drive to define their own successes. They share their stories of tragedies and triumphs with the prayer that, a sentence, a paragraph or a chapter will empower others to push a bit harder and to be their authentic self. In Delayed But Not...
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From award-winning creator Mauro Gatti, The Happy Broadcast takes you on a phenomenal trip around the world to meet everyday people using their talents, skills and goodwill to create positive change.
The Happy Broadcast: How to Stay Positive, Take Action & Make the World a Better Place is filled with stories of people doing good, as well as prompts, tips, and how-tos for taking action to make good things happen in your own community. From drone delivered...
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L'adolescence est une des périodes les plus difficiles de ta vie, mais elle est également une des plus excitantes. Les changements surviennent en si grand nombre que tu te sens parfois complètement déboussolé. Voici un livre pour toi! C'est un guide de survie qui t'aidera à traverser avec succès ces années trépidantes sans perdre ton sens de l'humour ni ton équilibre.
Bouillon de poulet pour l'âme des ados sera pour toi comme un ami qui...
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Anyone can dream, but a dream without action will always remain just that — a dream.
10K Boss: The Power of Everyday Entrepreneurialism tells the story of 3 everyday entrepreneurs who have worked tirelessly making their dream a reality with limited access to financial resources - 10K local currency or less.
A stay-at-home-mother-turned digital marketing expert, a social activist fighting for the rights of born-deaf communities and a school reject...
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Build the Career of Your Dreams
Are you on the edge of a career burnout? Do you feel bored or uninspired by your business? Have you been thinking about that next step but are too afraid to take it? You are not alone.
In this book, more than 30 successful entrepreneurs and career experts lift the veil on what it takes to rise the ranks in your company, build a successful side gig, and set up your business for success. Divided into four parts and...
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