The Little Things: Why You Really Should Sweat the Small Stuff by Andy Andrews

“Perspective is the only thing that can dramatically change the results without changing any of the facts.” Andy Andrews

What a surprisingly great little read. Packed with such purposeful insight and perspectives. What is life but an accumulation of the little things. We hear it often enough but do we really consider the little things we do and how they have impact on not only our lives but all those around us?

Andy Andrews is a New York Times reporter, speaker and author and is all about awakening and empowering the human spirit and mind to live more inspired lives. This book is a little dose of that.

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Robert Gerrish is the founder and a director of Flying Solo, Australia’s solo and micro business community and co-author of the business bestseller, Flying Solo: How to go it alone in business. 

He has been a business commentator on ABC Four Corners, A Current Affair, Sky Business, Fairfax Digital, 2UE and ABC Radio. He presents regularly at conferences around the country. He also hosts the Flying Solo Podcast and write for a variety of small business publications.

His focus is on the main pain points for small business, notably: marketing; handling overwhelm; improving efficiency & productivity and small business growth.

This episode is beneficial to any entrepreneur or small business owner, online or off, that would like to get some answer and ideas on business growth. Robert shares strategies and practise that might assist.

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“You may say you’re against status, but if you filled a room with people who said they were anti-status, a hierarchy would soon form based on how anti-status they are.” Loretta is Professor a psychologist the brain chemical master.  She has spent years studying the chemicals of the human brain and how they affect our behviours. … Continue reading 304: Loretta Breuning | Replay: Psychologist & Brain Chemical Expert, Behaviours & Happiness

Have you heard about the minimalist lifestyle? These guys live it, breathe it and share it. Having chased through the corporate life they found themselves less satisfied and began asking questions about what it’s all for. At least as far as I can tell. This book is not a coordinated journey of how to live a minimalist life but as the tittle suggestions a series of essays that they have written on living a minimalist life. Inspiration to take action towards a minimalist lifestyle of your own.

Please enjoy my book reflection and grab yourself a copy below.

What Is Your Earliest Childhood Memory? Our childhood leaves clues. What was in the past that made you happy, excited, lit you up that has been washed away or covered from the years of living the conditioned life? Think back to your earliest childhood memory. What is the first thing that comes to mind? What … Continue reading 302: Leigh Martinuzzi | What Is Your Earliest Childhood Memory?

Summary

"What would you do if you knew you could not fail?"

Frank Sesno’s book, Ask More: The Power of Questions to Open Doors, Uncover Solutions and Spark Change shows how we can be more effective at work, at home and in life by putting great questions to work for us. What questions should we be asking?

Ask More offers eleven categories of questions, each with its own approach, outcome and listening skills. We can use questions to learn, to connect with others, to trigger innovation and imagination, to convey authorship and to discover a shared mission.

Frank Sesno is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and former anchor, White House Correspondent, Washington Bureau Chief, and talk show host for CNN. He currently serves as director of George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs, and is the creator of Planet Forward, an innovative forum seeking solutions to daunting challenges such as global hunger. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Key Take Outs

Remove the period from the sentence and ad a questions mark. It will spark further discovery.

Find time for silence to ask questions.

Find time for conversation.

Make an appointment for questioning. It helps remove surprise.

Try a conversation where you don't use “I” am “me.”

Use Echo questions. Listen to key words, facts or emotions and repeat it. This will assist to expand the insight and discussion.

Empathetic questioning requires you to put yourself in the shoes of the respondent.

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