Eleven Rings
Phil Jackson
Summary
The greatest coach in NBA history's biography
Rating: 4/5
Notes
Lead from the inside out
Turn the mundane into the sacred
Bench the ego
The key to success is compassion
When in doubt, do nothing
Obsessing about winning is a loser's game. The best we can do is create the best possible conditions for success then let go of the outcome
‘The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.’ - Joseph Campbell
Life can only be found in the present moment
What you do for yourself, you’re doing for others and what you do for others, you’re doing for yourself
Whatever you think can’t be done, somebody will come along and do it. A genius is the one most like himself
The greatest secrets are hidden in the most unlikely places
Hear the unheard
Invisible threads are the strongest ties
Winning take talent. To repeat takes character.
Everything changes. Accept life as it is not what you think it should be
Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes and grass grows by itself
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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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