Motivation Minute

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused life in a Noisy World (Cal Newport)

- Digital minimalists focus on activities that directly add their core values

- Setting boundaries (like time/location/purpose) is key to taking control of your digital life

- Try out the 30-day challenge to declutter your digital life and establish new priorities

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The Compound Effect (Darren Hardy)

- Your little decisions every day add up faster than you realize long-term

- Rather than making dramatic life changes, you can get ahead with strategic, small changes to your routine

- Consistency with the small things is key. Otherwise you might lose their growth potential.

Guest: Warren Yutzy, Owner of Seamless Roofs

- TheRooferHelp.com

- Facebook: warren.yutzy.7

- Instagram: @seamless_roofs

High Performance Habits (Brendon Burchard)

- You're achieving high performance when you're fully immersed, enjoying your work, and confident you can problem solve.

- The biggest indicator of confidence is how curious you are. Not just passionate, but obsessed with what you're learning

- Being enthusiastic is key to generating energy among the people around you

Guest: Bo Muchoki

- WhateverItTakesMotivation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTM7jCqsRx77CO8yKVQho6A

- Instagram: @bomuchoki

It Starts With You: Turn Your Goals Into Success (Fred Stuvek)

- Positive mindsets aren't achieved serendipitously - it requires a very intentional decision

- The best way to approach obstacles is with an "I'll figure this out" mindset

- You don't always have control over your positional authority, but you can always grow personal authority

Guest: Fred Stuvek, Consultant and Author

- ItStartsWithYou.net

- Twitter: @FStuvek

- Instagram: @fredstuvek

Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions

- Stay "on the bottom of things" (instead of on top), and get ahead again at strategic times

- Focus on the most urgent and time-intensive tasks first to keep high productivity

- It's impossible to optimize your life UNLESS you (1) make assumptions, (2) show bias toward simple solutions, (3) consider the cost of your time, and (4) take risks.

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The E-Myth Revisited (Michael Gerber) - The 4-Hour Workweek (Andy Ferris)

- Systems are the key to getting your business on autopilot

- It's easy to lose sight of the long-term with everyday, mundane distractions

- A selectively ignorant information diet can be the key to pulling ahead

Guest: Dave Powers, Creator of Objective Personality

- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DaveSuperPowers/

- ObjectivePersonality.com

- Founder of RCPowers: https://rcpowers.com/community/

- Life is not like chess, because there's not always a right move.

- Life is more like poker - where skill AND luck play tremendous roles

- Life isn't all about just skill or luck. It's a healthy, in-the-middle combination of those.

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- Memorable ideas follow the SUCCESs model. Simple. Unexpected. Concrete. Credible. Emotional. Stories.

- Simple messages are core truths in a compact package.

- "Unsticking" false ideas isn't impossible, but extremely difficult since incorrect ideas spread far faster than factual ones.

Guest: Jessica Sena, Natural Resources Advocate

- Twitter: @JessicaESena

- Instagram: @treasurestatetraveler

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaesena/

Special interview with Gov. Robert Ehrlich (former Maryland governor) on his book "Bet You Didn't See That One Coming: Obama, Trump, and the End of Washington's Regular Order".

Takeaways:

- Trump's America-first agenda ushers in new and unconventional tactics

- "Hit and hug" and "art of the deal" negotiating is the new norm in D.C.

- Entitlements like Social Security, Medicare, and ObamaCare are a challenge to replace. New strategies will be needed moving forward.

Guest: Gov. Bob Ehrlich

• Partner at King & Spalding in Washington, D.C.
• https://www.facebook.com/Bob-Ehrlich-12251529043/
• "Bet You Didn't See That One Coming" - https://amzn.to/2rxmwo8

- The perfect time to jump is always now

- Jumping opens up a new realm of opportunities

- If you don't jump, your parachute will never open

Guest: Devin Knight, Motivation Minute listener

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