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I’m providing links to the newer version “The E Myth Revisited.” I’m not sure if it’s this one or the original “The E Myth” that I read, although the cover for the newer book seems more familiar.
This is a great book, required reading for entrepreneurs.
Besides talking about the difference between working on a business rather than working in a business, he covers a lot of good ground about what it means to really WOW your clients/customers. Wowing your customers builds your brand, builds a steady reliable business, and creates the best advertising of all: word of mouth.
This book is on Paul’s reading list. It was recommended by Teresa Kenny of Flawless Beauty of Charlottesville:
From Amazons description:
What’s being widely regarded as “one of the most life changing books ever written” may be the simplest approach to achieving everything you’ve ever wanted, and faster than you ever thought possible’
Recommended by Brian Mininger of Bear Creek Outdoor Living: “We build cool stuff, but more importantly we build people.” Decks, Porches, Sunrooms & Backyard Structures built by craftsmen in the Shenandoah valley.
Brian says: “This book is the best thing i have ever read on ‘healthy’ high performance.”
From the Amazon description:
THESE HABITS WILL MAKE YOU EXTRAORDINARY.
Twenty years ago, author Brendon Burchard became obsessed with answering three questions:
1. Why do some individuals and teams succeed more quickly than others and sustain that success over the long term?
2. Of those who pull it off, why are some miserable and others consistently happy on their journey?
3. What motivates people to reach for higher levels of success in the first place, and what practices help them improve the most
After extensive original research and a decade as the world’s leading high performance coach, Burchard found the answers. It turns out that just six deliberate habits give you the edge. Anyone can practice these habits and, when they do, extraordinary things happen in their lives, relationships, and careers.
Which habits can help you achieve long-term success and vibrant well-being no matter your age, career, strengths, or personality? To become a high performer, you must seek clarity, generate energy, raise necessity, increase productivity, develop influence, and demonstrate courage. The art and science of how to do all this is what this book is about.
Whether you want to get more done, lead others better, develop skill faster, or dramatically increase your sense of joy and confidence, the habits in this book will help you achieve it faster. Each of the six habits is illustrated by powerful vignettes, cutting-edge science, thought-provoking exercises, and real-world daily practices you can implement right now.
If you’ve ever wanted a science-backed, heart-centered plan to living a better quality of life, it’s in your hands. Best of all, you can measure your progress. A link to a free professional assessment is included in the book.
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This is the book that got Bob Proctor going – that enabled him to increase his income 43x in his first year of study. He’s been reading it every day since 1961!
This book is on Ann’s reading list.
From Amazons description:
The MetaSecret by Dr. Mel Gill The movie THE SECRET revealed to us THE LAW OF ATTRACTION. This Law of Attraction is but ONE of seven ancient Hermetic Laws. The METASECRET reveals ALL SEVEN OF THE ANCIENT LAWS! Along with that are practical strategies and methods to systematically manifest your desires and to finally LIVE YOUR DREAMS! The METASECRET has been described by some as a rapid Step-by-Step ‘How-to’ Video Manual of the greater workings of The Laws of Attraction. It begins with my Near-Death experience falling from a mountain and losing my arm in the Operating room to my various encounters with Wisdom Teachers both from the East and the West. It ends with a reminder that we are Spiritual Beings having very temporary LIFE experiences and that it is not the things we collect or own that defines us……it is how we RESPOND to our circumstances. I wrote this book, and created the movie and paid for it by working 18 hours a day 7 days a week for the past 3 years because I believed that pain was inevitable but suffering was optional for all humanity. I wanted to others another way to be. In one sentence,The METASECRET is a reminder that the Journey through Life is our primary thing in life … and we must experience more feelings of GRATITUDE for what we already have, the places we live and the people that we surround ourselves with.
This book was recommended to me by a psychologist in the late 80’s, and was very helpful.
This is a book I consider to be “required reading” in the classroom of life.
The title comes from a poem by Robert Frost – see later in the post.
Also see “The Road Less Traveled And Beyond.”
Frankly, it’s been so long since I read it that I don’t remember much of the details. Here are some of the notes I wrote in my copy:
Four Tools of Discipline
- Dedication to the truth (out of denial)
- Accepting Responsibility for whole of life, for my anxiety, depression, what is happening in my life. I may be responsible to someone else, but not for someone, with the exception of a small child I may be caring for.
- Delaying gratification. Pain is a professor, you must be willing to learn from your pain.
- Balancing – Wisdom – Be straight with others. Tell them when they need to be told. If it hurts them instead of helping, don’t tell them.
Underlined:
- All self-discipline might be defined as teaching ourselves to do the unnatural
- I define love thus: the will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth.
- Love is an act of will – namely, both an intention and an action. Will also implies choice. We do not have to love. We choose to love.
- If an act is not one of work or courage, it is not an act of love. There are no exceptions.
And many other underlinings.
Get this book. Study it. But beware, it may lead you down the road less traveled, the one of profound spiritual growth similar to what I’ve been on.
The Road Less Traveled
— Robert Frost