Spark by John J. Ratey

 [Self-Growth] {#158} #BriefAudioBook - 1 September 2020

Spark

The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

John J. Ratey, MD

17 min read

overview

John J. Ratey MD is of the opinion that if exercise came in a pill form, the whole world would finally accept it for what it truly is. In his own words, “What I aim to do here is to deliver, in plain English, the inspiring science connecting exercise and the brain, and to demonstrate how it plays out in the lives of real people. I want to cement the idea that exercise has a profound impact on cognitive abilities and mental health. It is simply one of the best treatments we have for most psychiatric problems.” Once you can understand your body, your brain, and your mind and how they affect each other, then you can take charge of your life and improve in any aspect you so choose.

[Self-Growth] {#158} #BriefAudioBook - 1 September 2020

Sprint by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky and Braden Kowitz

  [Productivity] {#157} #BriefAudioBook - 31 August 2020

Sprint

How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days

Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky and Braden Kowitz

13 min read

overview

“The New York Times” bestseller and “Wall Street Journal” bestseller, “Sprint” by author Jake Knapp is a mind-blowing book offering you a brand new formula for testing ideas and running projects, taking your team from idea to prototype in just five days, saving so many hours and so much money. Sounds impossible? Well, Knapp proves it isn’t in this descriptive, easy to read bestseller that is a crucial addition to your business shelf.

[Productivity] {#157} #BriefAudioBook - 31 August 2020

Start with No by Jim Camp

 [Negotiation] {#156} #BriefAudioBook - 30 August 2020

Start with No

The Negotiating Tools That the Pros Don't Want You to Know

Jim Camp

19 min read

overview

Think a win-win solution is the best way to make the deal? Think again. For years now, win-win has been the paradigm for business negotiation. But today, win-win is just the seductive mantra used by the toughest negotiators to get the other side to compromise unnecessarily, early, and often. Win-win negotiations play to your emotions and take advantage of your instinct and desire to make the deal. “Start with No” introduces a system of decision-based negotiation that teaches you how to understand and control these emotions. It teaches you how to ignore the siren call of the final result, which you can't really control, and how to focus instead on the activities and behavior that you can and must control in order to successfully negotiate with the pros.

[Negotiation] {#156} #BriefAudioBook - 30 August 2020

Start With Why by Simon Sinek

  [Leadership] {#155} #BriefAudioBook - 29 August 2020

Start With Why

How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

Simon Sinek

16 min read

overview

Without a doubt, you must have wondered why a select group of corporations seem to succeed in their business goals with ease, year after year, while their peers lag. Why would one corporation be “fortunate” in its business endeavors, while another, with a similar size and a similar resource level struggle? Simon Sinek, in this insightful read of a book, provides answers to these questions and several more. As would be inferred from his book, the success of one corporation and the failure of another all boils down to leadership; not the kind you have read about in several books on the subject, but purposeful leadership. The nature of purposeful leadership is the subject of the book and these tidbits you are about to read.

[Leadership] {#155} #BriefAudioBook - 29 August 2020

Starting a successful blog when you have NO CLUE by Gundi Gabrielle

  [Business & Career] {#154} #BriefAudioBook - 28 August 2020

Starting a successful blog when you have NO CLUE

Gundi Gabrielle

12 min read

overview

Do you have a great information to share and need a platform to reach as many people as possible? Or are you running a business and are looking to increase traffic to your website? Or, what if you are trying to start blogging as a source of income? If any of this is true, then this book is for you! This book will give you the tools to get started in easy-to-understand language. The author is a 10-time No. 1 Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, and former Carnegie Hall conductor. Also known as Sassy Girl, she loves to explain complex matters in a distinctively smart and stylish manner. This instructional book waters down the complexities of the “blog-o-sphere,” which provides an enthralling opportunity to understand and possess the skill(s), much needed, to traverse the “blog-o-sphere.”

[Business & Career] {#154} #BriefAudioBook - 28 August 2020

Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered by Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark

  [Personalities] {#153} #BriefAudioBook - 27 August 2020

15 min read

overview

In the year 2015, at a  Halloween party, Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff met. They  discovered they both shared a passion for true crime stories and tales  of real-world evil, thus a friendship was formed; they decided to start a  podcast to explore the topics that they obsessed over. Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff overcame obstacles like mental  health issues and eating disorders that led them to develop their unique  perspective of life. In this bite-sized book, you will read they never heard before stories,  and hopefully, you will learn lessons that you can apply to your own  life.

[Personalities] {#153} #BriefAudioBook - 27 August 2020

Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon

  [Productivity] {#152} #BriefAudioBook - 26 August 2020

17 min read

overview

This legendary book  will enable you to access the secret to making extraordinary art: theft.  You don't have to be a guru, simply act naturally. That is the message  from Austin Kleon. No artist makes their work in a vacuum: all art is  affected by the art that preceded it. This review will show you how to  “steal” from works made by your legends, and use it to make something  new and interesting. It also gives important guidance on utilizing the  internet to launch your profession, so others can enjoy your  imagination!

[Productivity] {#152} #BriefAudioBook - 26 August 2020

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

  [Personalities] {#151} #BriefAudioBook - 25 August 2020

19 min read

overview

From the author of the  bestselling biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein, this  is the exclusive, New York Times bestselling biography of Apple  co-founder Steve Jobs. Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs  conducted over two years — as well as interviews with more than a  hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and  colleagues — Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the  roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative  entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive  revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies,  music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. Driven by  demons, Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. Jobs  personality and products were interrelated, just as Apple’s hardware and  software tended to be as if part of an integrated system. His tale is  instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation,  character, leadership, and values.

[Personalities] {#151} #BriefAudioBook - 25 August 2020

Purple Cow by Seth Godin

  [Business & Career] {#181} #BriefAudioBook - 24 September 2020

Purple Cow

Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

Seth Godin

12 min read

overview

An innovative take on the self-help marketing genre by author and former Dot Com Executive, Seth Godin. Have you been wondering how you’ll take your business from regular to remarkable? Do you want to be a success story, just like the leading brands? Do you want to the brand everyone emulates or do you just want to be a standout employee? Then this is the book for you. Read through the following chapters of this tidbit to discover just what a purple cow is how to be one.

[Business & Career] {#181} #BriefAudioBook - 24 September 2020

Stock Investing for Dummies

 19 min read

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“Stock Investing for  Dummies“ covers all the proven tactics and strategies for picking the  right stocks. Packed with savvy tips on today's best investment  opportunities, this book provides a down-to-earth, straightforward  approach to making money on the market without the fancy lingo. With a  different strategy for every investor, from recent college grad to  married with children to recently retired — this valuable reference is a  must-have. It also features tips and tricks on how to tell when a stock  is on the verge of declining or increasing, the fundamentals of stock  investing, some investments and strategies that go great with stocks,  and common challenges that every investor must go through.

 [Money & Investments] {#149} #BriefAudioBook - 23 August 2020