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Join Jarrad & Lakshay as we discuss our thoughts on the book "Atomic Habits" by James Clear

Join Jarrad & Lakshay as we discuss our thoughts on the book "The Obstacle Is The Way" by Ryan Holiday.

Join Lakshay & Jarrad as we discuss our thoughts on the book "Million Dollar Weekend" by Noah Kagan.

Discussed in this episode:

• Overview (0:18)
• Now, Not How (1:20)  
• Business Is An Experiment (2:37)
• The Three Step Framework (4:06)
• Focus on Starting (5:15)
• Discomfort of Rejection (6:06)
• Make Sure You Ask (8:25)
• Who Are You Selling To? (9:04)
• Solve Your Own Problems (11:22)
• Marketplaces (12:10)
• Tools For Business (15:40)
• Validation (16:15)
• Pivot (16:53)
• 24 Hour Business (18:46)
• Growth (20:21)
• Picking the Right Platform (21:55)
• Law Of 100 (22:37)
• Mailing Lists (24:51)
• Landing Page (26:50)
• The Growth Machine (28:00)
• Customer Retention (29:10)
• Life Lessons (31:00)
• Team Work (32:10)
• Challenges (35:05)
• Summary (35:26)

Join Lakshay & Jarrad as we discuss our thoughts on the book "The Art Of Non-Conformity" by Chris Guillebeau. You can pick up your own copy of the book on Amazon using the following link: https://www.pagestoprogresspodcast.com/aoncbook

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Discussed in this episode:

• Overview (0:15)
• Unconventional Lifestyle & Work (1:40)
• Education (3:20)
• What do you want? (5:45)
• Creating your Ideal Day (7:48)
• Radical Goal Setting (8:14)
• Persistence (10:09)
• Concept of Fear (11:20)
• Being Self-Reliant (13:10)
• Your Community (14:30)
• Financial Independence (16:55)
• Experiences (19:20) 
• Investing in People (20:52) 
• The "Not To-Do" List (27:57) 
• What have we done? (24:00)
• Summary (25:55) 

Join Jarrad & Lakshay as we discuss our initial thoughts on the book "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying" by Marie Kondo. You can pick up your own copy of the book on Amazon using the following link: www.pagestoprogresspodcast.com/tidyingbook

Discussed in this episode:

• Overview (0:20)
• Start by discarding (1:35)
• Practical advice (4:15)
• Does it spark joy? (4:56)
• Objects with emotions (7:00) 
• Tidying is done in one go (9:15)
• The energy of objects (13:17)
• Case studies (15:30)
• Organisation (19:12)
• Our changes (22:28)
• Recommendations (27:15)

Join Lakshay & Jarrad as we discuss our initial thoughts on the book "Happy Money" by Ken Honda. You can pick up your own copy of the book on Amazon using the following link: www.pagestoprogresspodcast.com/happymoneybook

Discussed in this episode:

• Blurb (0:47)
• Key Ideas (1:48) 
• Money as Energy (2:08)
• Myth of Scarcity / Abundance Mindset (5:11)
• Emotions Behind Money (7:20)
• Money Personalities - Money EQ (9:30)
• Money EQ vs Money IQ (11:22)
• Money Blueprints (13:44)
• Gratitude (16:40)
• Thanking Money (20:34)
• Flow of Money (21:25)
• 5 Steps to Happy Money (24:15)
• Trust In People (24:52)
• Book Reflection (25:24)

Join Jarrad & Lakshay as we discuss our initial thoughts on the book "Ikigai" by Hector Garcia & Francesc Mirales. You can pick up your own copy of the book on Amazon using the following link: www.pagestoprogresspodcast.com/ikigaibook

An overview of the book is also available on our website: 
www.pagestoprogresspodcast.com/ikigai-the-japanese-secret-to-a-long-happy-life/

Discussed in this episode:

•  Overall thoughts on the book (01:45)
•  The concept of purpose (02:55)
•  Importance of diet (05:17)
•  Exercise (09:09)
•  Mindfulness for stress (11:24)
•  Purpose - What is Flow? (14:51)
•  Why we should not multi-task (16:56)
•  The requirements for achieving flow (21:10)
•  The importance of community (22:03)
•  The 10 rules of Ikigai (26:09)
•  Recommendations (27:41)