If you’re into marketing at all, I would hope you’ve heard of Donald Miller. His StoryBrand framework is amazing, and much of it can be had for free. While he has some high-paid (and high-value) training you can do with him, he also gives away a ton of great information from his books, podcasts, emails, […]
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Highlights from “The Checklist Manifesto” by Atul Gawande
The Checklist Manifesto is a book that I’ve been meaning to read for quite a long time. Many have suggested it, and I’ve finally read it. It wasn’t really what I expected, but it was excellent. The focus of the book was on surgery and airplanes, and how checklists are critical to both. In building […]
Highlights from “Friend of a Friend” by David Burkus
Something that I’ve found popping up in a lot of my reading lately is the concept of “weak ties” — those people that you somewhat consider to be a friend, but that you don’t know very well. The book “Friend of a Friend” by David Burkus is all about those people. As I did with […]
Highlights from “How to Take Smart Notes” by Sonke Ahrens
I just finished reading How to Take Smart Notes by Sonke Ahrens. It interested me because over the past month or so I’ve really begun to focus better on my note-taking. This applies to books I’ve read, sermons at church, meetings with clients, videos I watch — any situation where I want to gain knowledge, […]