As a Man Thinketh
James Allen
Summary
One of Tony Robbins’ favourite books, this exceptionally short read makes you believe that what you think truly does change how you live
Rating: 4/5
Notes
A man’s character is literally what he thinks and the sum of his thoughts
Good thoughts bear good fruit
Circumstance does not make the man, it reveals it to himself
The man (usually unconsciously) creates his own circumstances
Pure thoughts crytallize into good things. All of your circumstances are controlled by your thoughts
Clean thoughts make clean habits
To begin to think with purpose is to enter the ranks of the strong ones who only recognize failure as pathways to attainment, who make all conditions serve them and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly and accomplish masterfully
Achievement is the crown of effort and diadem of thought
To desire is to obtain, to aspire is to achieve
Your vision is the promise of what you will one day be
You will receive that which you earn
Calmness of one’s mind is the beautiful jewel of wisdom
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Make Something Wonderful
Steve Jobs
Summary
The life of Steve Jobs in his own words
Rating: 5/5
Notes
Make something wonderful and put it out there
‘You appear, have a chance to blaze in the sky, then you disappear’
When you’re a stranger in a place, you notice thing you don’t otherwise (Jobs after India trip)
Whenever you start with nothing, always shoot for the moon. You have nothing to lose.
You never achieve what you want without falling on your face a few times
Never be afraid to fail. You never achieve what you want without falling flat on your face a few times
We are never taught to listen to our intuitions, to develop and nurture them. But if you do pay attention to these subtle insights, you can make them come true
Creativity equals connecting previously unrelated experiences and insights others don’t see
Believe that some of what you follow with your heart will come back and make your life richer. And it will. And you will gain even firmer trust on your instincts and intuitions
Make your avocation your vocation. Make what you love your work.
The journey is the reward. The reward isn’t in the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, it’s in crossing the rainbow
To find A+ talent, if experienced, look at their track record and results
The world we know is a human creation and we can push it forward
The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do (read whole ad ‘here’s to the crazy ones)
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit - Aristotle
Hire people better than you are
You can’t plan to meet the people who will change your life
It’s impossible to connect the dots looking forward, but they make sense looking backwards so you have to trust the dots will somehow connect in your future
Everything around you that you call life was made up by people no smarter than you
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