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The Dichotomy of Leadership Summary

The Dichotomy of Leadership Summary

11 min read ⌚ Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win Jocko Willink and Leif Babin are two guys you don’t want to fool around with. Not only because they are former SEALs, but also because they pretty much look like they are some other species. So, when they say that leadership is […]

It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work Summary

8 min read ⌚ First and foremost, it doesn’t matter whether you describe yourself as an entrepreneur or not. What does matter is your strength to improve the quality of your life, and not to sacrifice everything for the sake of nothing. Working on weekends and staying longer hours don’t imply willpower, but lack of direction. […]

The Art of Gathering Summary

The Art of Gathering Summary

7 min read ⌚ How We Meet and Why It Matters Yeah, even the subtitle can be construed as some dating-call, but it’s a far cry from the actual truth. It outlines the unquenchable thirst for social interaction and correspondence among people in general. Truthfully, it’s entirely ignorant to neglect this inner pull for going along […]

The Messy Middle Summary

The Messy Middle Summary

9 min read ⌚ Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture They say that the beginning is always the hardest. Scott Belsky begs to differ: true, starting things may be difficult, finishing them full of twists and turns; but the real problems come once you get to the middle. […]

Dare to Lead Summary Dare to Lead

Dare to Lead Summary

9 min read ⌚ Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. We’ve summarized quite a few books on leadership on our site. Here’s an addition, and from someone who has never dabbled in the topic before. At least not specifically. Yet, Brené Brown is certainly one who could teach you how to dare greatly and rise strong […]

The End of Average Summary

The End of Average Summary

5 min read ⌚ Quick Summary: Todd delivers an interesting analogy that seems to unpack the concept of sameness that seems to prevail in this world. Is it hard to stand out? He points out what it takes to tackle this mediocrity and reach full potential. Are you frustrated because you do not fit the average? […]

The 7 Day Startup Summary

The 7 Day Startup Summary

4 min read ⌚ You Don’t Learn Until You Launch Quite a few things were achieved in 7 days, according to the Bible. You may not be God, but Dan Norris firmly believes you too can achieve something incredible in just one week: launching your own startup. In The 7 Day Startup he shows you exactly how […]

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