Chip Heath: The Power of Moments

Chip Heath is the co-author, along with his brother Dan Heath, of three bestselling books including Decisive: How to Make Better Decisions in Life*, Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard*, and Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die*. Their new book is The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact*.

Key Points

Very few people have a great first day at work.

Transitions matter to people.

Creating meaning is something we don’t do nearly enough.

Good change efforts are elegantly simple.

“Frankly, there isn't anyone you couldn't learn to love once you've heard their story.” -Fred Rogers

Resources Mentioned

The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact* by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Decisive: How to Make Better Decisions in Life* by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard* by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

7 Days of Memories

Video: How to Write a Mission Statement That Doesn't Suck

Book Notes

Download my highlights from The Power of Moments in PDF format (free membership required).

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