Motivation Minute

009 - The Happiness Hypothesis

Key Points

• Happiness depends on your joy baseline, voluntary activities, and life conditions
• Seek virtues instead of modern shortcuts to happiness
• Spirituality elevates happiness by providing life a 3rd dimension

#1 Takeaway - Happiness can't be found, acquired, or achieved - it comes from between.

The Happiness Hypothesis (Jonathan Haidt) - http://amzn.to/2yMppWC

The E-Myth Revisited (Michael Gerber) - http://amzn.to/2z0Z8UV

008 - Never Eat Alone

Key Points

• Build your network before you need it
• Strive to personally add value to each relationship
• Consistently follow up to reap the greatest network benefits

#1 Takeaway: Ideal networking prioritizes making others more successful - not yourself!

Never Eat Alone (Keith Ferrazzi) - http://amzn.to/2xhGVOF

The Happiness Hypothesis (Jonathan Haidt) - http://amzn.to/2yMppWC

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This episode evaluates the question "Should You Go to College?" from two viewpoints. Jeriah - an entrepreneur without college background. Spencer - an engineer with a bachelor's degree.

This was recorded as an episode and a video. The video version is available from the Motivation Minute YouTube channel - https://goo.gl/zhDgKk

Next episode the weekly book discussion will continue with Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi - http://amzn.to/2xhGVOF

Key Points

• Start by developing habits that enable personal victory
• Achieve public victory by focusing on teamwork strategies
• Intentionally pursue balanced self-renewal to improve effectiveness

#1 Takeaway: Focus on the highly important but non-urgent priorities to increase personal effectiveness.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey) - http://amzn.to/2wZKQ2i

Never Eat Alone (Keith Ferrazzi) - http://amzn.to/2xhGVOF

Key Points:

• Outliers are individuals with far above-average talents
• Becoming an outlier requires tremendous dedication - over 10,000 hours of hard work
• External factors (current events, ethnicity, family wealth levels, societal norms) also impact who outliers are

#1 Takeaway: Becoming an outlier requires balancing taking advantage of opportunities and investing personal effort.

Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell) - http://amzn.to/2fKnY18

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey) - http://amzn.to/2wZKQ2i

Key Points:

• Israel nationally has the highest concentration of engineering and R&D in the world
• Mandatory military participation promotes startup culture
• Bottom-up ideation mindset sparks creativity

#1 Takeaway: Successful entrepreneurs embrace constructive failure and balance drivenness and adaptability.

Startup Nation (Dan Senor) - http://amzn.to/2fs4azn

Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell) - http://amzn.to/2fKnY18

Key Points: - Maximize assets and minimize liabilities - Utilize self-employment to increase earning potential - Seize strategic opportunities to buy investments

#1 Takeaway: Pursue positive cash flow by differentiating assets from liabilities to achieve wealth.

Key Points:

• "Your mind is for having ideas - not holding them" - David Allen
• Omnifocus ($40) - https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus
• Trello (free) - https://trello.com/

#1 Takeaway: Use the two-minute rule to boost productivity on simple tasks. Start with simpler tasks and work up to larger projects.

Getting Things Done (David Allen) - http://amzn.to/2x8fEkM

Rich Dad Poor Dad (Robert Kiyosaki) - http://amzn.to/2fbo7xB

Key Points:

• Wealth vs. cash flow
• Wealth accumulation rates
• Frugal and future-focused mindset

#1 Takeaway: Anyone can achieve wealth - or even become a millionaire - through frugal living, smart choices, and wise investments.

The Millionaire Next Door (Thomas Stanely) - http://amzn.to/2f0LDcD

Getting Things Done (David Allen) - http://amzn.to/2x8fEkM

Spencer Harro and Jeriah Miller introduce Motivation Minute, a podcast where aspiring entrepreneurs discuss business ideas and practical personal development tips. This podcast highlights industry leading business books and presents a summary of key points.

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Read the "How to Read a Book a Week" article by Peter Bregman at Harvard Business Review here - https://hbr.org/2016/02/how-to-read-a-book-a-week

Next episode will feature a discussion on The Millionaire Next Door - http://amzn.to/2f0LDcD