As Sebastian has said (I am paraphrasing) "don't just read books; apply its' principles to your life, and discuss them with other people."
One of the best books for strategy/mindset is The 50th Law, by Robert Greene and 50 Cent.
If you are familiar with the 33 Strategies of War or The 48 Laws of Power, you will find many concepts from these books, but explained in a different way using example's from 50's life and others remarkable people in history.
A few weeks ago, Kobe Bryant tore his achilles, ending his and the Lakers hopes for the season. He is out 6-9 months. He is 34 years old, and has played 17 seasons. 17 years in the NBA. Kobe entered the league at 17 years old, before most of us even finish high school or enter college.
He has been a pro for a long time and it has taken a toll on his body.
In the last few years, Chia seeds have come on very strong. I have been taking them for a while now. But as I understand, Flax has a higher Omega 3 / Omega 6 ratio than Chia.
I fear that I was taken in by the hype and mistakenly thought Chia seeds were better than Flax seeds without using any logical reasoning.
Can anyone shed some light on this issue?
The competence of those in your professional (and personal) network can oftentimes be validated by very simple tests. Consider the following.
I need to get a 2LB package sent from a small town in Peru to the capital, Lima.
I am not in Lima and need someone there that can receive the package and send it to me in a different country.
The first book club call (50th Law) went really well and we are going to continue.
The book for May is Hannibal and Me.
If you want to join, please let us know.
"The American man has been taught that while it is better to avoid a fight; that honor cannot always be defended with reason. He should never admit fear. He should always strive to put the blade in his adversary’s chest, not his back. An American man should know how to load and fire a gun.
He should know how to ride a horse, bet on a horse, bet on the stock market, and bet on the cards. A good man should know a woman’s body and know how to please her. His woman, in turn, should never speak anything but well of him in public. An American man should have been raised in the church, rejected the church and eventually found virtue in the church.
The American man should be educated. He should work. He should honor his debts and live within his means. He should be able to recite poetry and have bits of true philosophy at his fingertips. He should be able to play an instrument and know how to help a rose grow.
An American man should know how to dress and speak his language well. He should be handy and mechanically inclined and yet his nails must be clean. A man should have children, and at some point his children should reject him. And in the course of his life, a man’s children should return and find virtue in him.
This is what an American man should be. Of course, no such man has ever existed, and no man probably ever will."
The following concepts are taken from The 50th Law, by 50 Cent and Robert Greene.
Many benefits come from practicing the 4 flow states: Mental, Emotional, Social, and Cultural. At the top of the list are increased momentum and fluidity which allow for more control and power over your life path.
MENTAL FLOW
As Sebastian has said (I am paraphrasing) "don't just read books; apply its' principles to your life, and discuss them with other people."
One of the best books for strategy/mindset is The 50th Law, by Robert Greene and 50 Cent.
If you are familiar with the 33 Strategies of War or The 48 Laws of Power, you will find many concepts from these books, but explained in a different way using example's from 50's life and others remarkable people in history.
Around 2 years ago, I read an interview with Ryan Holiday. I cannot locate it, but the gist was:
"If I lost everything and had to start from scratch, I would be fine. Really."
When I was 19, I interned at a financial planning company. I met with the manager/boss of the branch in my first week.
As I understood from others, he had a pretty high-income. Somewhere in the $250,000 - $450,000 range. He also had a PHD in philosophy, which at the time sounded like the greatest thing in the world.
He told me: "If I was randomly parachuted out of a plane and landed anywhere in the world, I could create wealth. Anywhere, with my skills and philosophy background, I know I could make something happen."
I had the pleasure to meet Almog this past summer at an entrepreneur meetup in Medellin. At the time, he was doing really well with his own SEO-based business.
Early this year, I caught up with him on Skype and he told me that he was out of the game. No SEO projects running or in the works. In fact, he didn't have any immediate business/career plans...
