BOOK REVIEWS!

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I recently read Michael Strahan’s book, “Wake Up Happy” and Gallo’s “5 Communication Secrets to get from Good to Great” — I’d give both maybe a 7/10 but here are a few nuggets that I jotted down as I read! I hope they inspire you today!

“Wake Up Happy” Michael Strahan

  • Grit, desire & discipline are free and the only equipment you need to start just about any endeavour you’ll set out to do.

  • What did you do to get better today?

  • You can’t change other people but you can change how you are around them, and more than not, that’s enough.

  • There’s more power in your attitude than your bank account.

  • The “12” rep mentality. Always add the extra two, it helps train your brain to push past what you think is possible to achieve more.

  • One step at a time, a boat can’t leave a harbour in one swift move, it has to push out from the dock, it has to turn, and then go full steam ahead. Take things in order, one step at a time.

5 Communication Secrets to get from good to great. - GALLO

  • The only thing computers can’t do is create an emotional connection that is integral to persuade anyone to join, buy, sign up or follow. If you have the ability to do something technology can’t, your value in the work place just went way up.

  • Oxford researchers concluded that automation will eliminate 47% of jobs that humans do today in the next decade. People who know how to talk and talk well, will be rewarded and those with the ability to inspire will also be successful.

  • Warren Buffet claims mastering the art of public speaking is the single greatest skill a person can acquire. In his office isn’t his many accolades, just one public speaking certificate.

  • John F Kennedy’s election heralded a golden age of poetry and power. Kennedy translated his ideas into language that fuelled on of the greatest achievements in history.

  • Ideas cannot build upon one another without advocates to argue for them and evangelists to spread them. In a world build on ideas the persuaders will be the people with competitive edge in a world where automation is King.

  • Successful entrepreneurs create a narrative people want to be a part of.

XOXO

Ashley