6-Month Personal MBA (Book List):

Month 1
• Strategy: Zero to One
• Entrepreneurship: The Lean Startup

Month 2
• Accounting: Financial Intelligence
• Per. Finance: I Will Teach You to Be Rich

Month 3
• Marketing: 22 Laws of Marketing
• Operations: The Goal

Eliud Kipchoge is the first man to ever run a marathon in under 2 hrs.

That’s roughly 4 mins 34 sec per mile—for 26.2 miles straight!

Kipchoge (@EliudKipchoge) recommends two books for peak performance:

The Practice of Groundedness
by @BStulberg

Lessons:
• Learn the 6 principles of sustainable excellence
• How to perform at a high-level w/o burning out
• How to be consistent

In the words of Kipchoge, “It molds you as a human being.”

9 key themes Groundedness will teach you:

1. Outcomes matter but you've got to enjoy the process if you are to have longevity.

2. Consistency is way more valuable than intensity

3. How you perform on your average days is more important than how you perform on your great ones.

4. After big wins or devastating defeats, the medicine is the same—getting back to doing the work itself.

5. Become a master of showing up.

6. You don't have to like failure, but you've got to be okay with it.

7. Take the work extremely seriously, but yourself not so much.

8. Community is everything. Nobody reaches the top alone. The people around you shape you. Surround yourself wisely.

9. Stress + rest = growth. Figuring out the appropriate dose of each is key, and a moving target.

10 psychological thriller movies that will make you think:

1. Arrival

2. Inception

3. Ex Machina

4. Parasite

5. Snowpiercer

How to beat Imposter Syndrome.

5 steps to have the career you want:

Have you ever felt like a fraud?

Like you haven’t earned your accomplishments?

You’re not alone.

Up to 82% of people suffer from Imposter Syndrome.

It’s the single greatest threat to your career (and reaching your potential).

Today I’ve going to break down WHY Imposter Syndrome happens

And a proven plan to overcome it.

Let’s get started.

So, why does Imposter Syndrome happen?

Credit goes to a quirky cognitive bias:

“Dunning-Kruger Effect”

Dunning-Kruger Effect

Novices experience overconfidence due to quick progression on the learning curve.

While experts’ confidence drops because they realize what they don’t yet know.

Paradoxically, the more you become an expert, the more you may feel like an imposter.

How to be 5x more productive.

A best-selling author’s 3-3-3 Method:

Oliver Burkeman is the best-selling author of “Four Thousand Weeks.”

Recently, he shared his 3-3-3 Method for a productive day.

How do YOU define a productive day?

Until you define it, you’ll never feel like you’re doing enough.

Make 3-3-3 your yardstick:

The First 3

Spend 3 hours of deep work on your most important project.

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3-4 hrs of focused work is our cognitive limit.

For best results, complete during your highest state of energy (flow = 500% more effective).

Define a specific progress goal.

Block out distractions.

The Second 3

Execute 3 shorter tasks.

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These are urgent to-dos.

Often, they're “sticky note” items you may be avoiding (some take only a few mins).

Examples:
• Managing: delegating, providing feedback
• Calls, meetings
• Smaller work tasks

The Third 3

Complete 3 “maintenance activities.”

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These are items that make your life go smoothly.

Schedule time for maintenance (don't cram elsewhere).

Examples:
• Cleaning (laundry, dishes, etc.)
• Self-Improvement: exercising, journaling

You don't get what you deserve.

You get what you negotiate.

9 tips to master negotiation (in life and business):

Negotiation is one of the highest ROI skills.

You will:

• Earn more (job salary, client deals)
• Save more (home or car purchases)
• Win more (controlling the TV remote)

9 powerful tips, here we go...

1. Prepare (‘I FORESAW IT’ Framework)

“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail” —Ben Franklin

Use this checklist to plan for any big negotiation.

Preparation (like this) will give you confidence and influence.

Credit: Prof. Seth Freeman

2. Hone Your Body Language (7-38-55 Rule)

People will like/dislike your communication based on:

• 7% words
• 38% tonality and face
• 55% body language

Stand up straight, pull your shoulders back, make eye contact, smile, give a firm handshake...

You will be dangerous.

3. Use the Word “Fair”

“The most powerful word in negotiations is ‘Fair.’

Say: ‘I want you to feel like you are being treated fairly at all times. So please stop me at any time if I’m being unfair, and we’ll address it.’” —Chris Voss

Show them respect, set the tone.