💼 Ambition And Sacrifice

What must be surrendered on the altar of achievement — stories weighing the cost of greatness in relationships, health, identity, or moral clarity.

Put Your Dream to the Test

by John C. Maxwell • 2009

A ten-question test that reveals whether your dream is built to last or just someone else's.

4.26

2k+

🧭 Life Purpose 🎯 Personal Vision 📋 Goal Systems 🔄 Daily Habits 🪨 Grit And Perseverance

Put Your Dream to the Test 87%

A ten-question test that reveals whether your dream is built to last or just someone else's.

by John C. Maxwell 2009

4.26

2k+ ratings

🧭 Life Purpose 🎯 Personal Vision 📋 Goal Systems 🔄 Daily Habits 🪨 Grit And Perseverance

Ego Is the Enemy

by Ryan Holiday • 2016

Ego fuels the climb, poisons the summit, and blocks the comeback. Restraint is the only fix.

4.13

90k+

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔄 Anti-Self-Help 🧘 Self-Restraint 🪨 Stoic Resilience 🤲 Leadership Humility

Ego Is the Enemy 86%

Ego fuels the climb, poisons the summit, and blocks the comeback. Restraint is the only fix.

by Ryan Holiday 2016

4.13

90k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔄 Anti-Self-Help 🧘 Self-Restraint 🪨 Stoic Resilience 🤲 Leadership Humility

The Passion Paradox

by Brad Stulberg • 2019

When passion becomes poison: how to chase what you love without it consuming you.

4.01

2k+

🧯 Burnout Prevention 🏔️ High Performance 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation ⚖️ Healthy Ambition 🔄 Work-Life Integration

The Passion Paradox 86%

When passion becomes poison: how to chase what you love without it consuming you.

by Brad Stulberg 2019

4.01

2k+ ratings

🧯 Burnout Prevention 🏔️ High Performance 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation ⚖️ Healthy Ambition 🔄 Work-Life Integration

The 10X Rule

by Grant Cardone • 2011

Ten times the goal, ten times the action: the rule that turns obscurity into market domination.

3.93

30k+

🎯 Audacious Goals 📈 Customer Acquisition 🌟 Abundance Mindset 🧠 Radical Responsibility 🔥 Fear Reframing

The 10X Rule 86%

Ten times the goal, ten times the action: the rule that turns obscurity into market domination.

by Grant Cardone 2011

3.93

30k+ ratings

🎯 Audacious Goals 📈 Customer Acquisition 🌟 Abundance Mindset 🧠 Radical Responsibility 🔥 Fear Reframing

Doing The Impossible

by Patrick Bet-David • 2011

An identity that earns 30,000 dollars can't hold 200,000. The laws for raising your floor.

4.24

745

🪪 Identity-Based Success 🤝 Credibility Building 🧭 Mentorship 🏋️ Work Ethic 🔭 Visionary Leadership

Doing The Impossible 86%

An identity that earns 30,000 dollars can't hold 200,000. The laws for raising your floor.

by Patrick Bet-David 2011

4.24

745 ratings

🪪 Identity-Based Success 🤝 Credibility Building 🧭 Mentorship 🏋️ Work Ethic 🔭 Visionary Leadership

The Dip

by Seth Godin • 2007

The secret to winning isn't persistence. It's knowing exactly when to walk away.

3.78

38k+

🚪 Strategic Quitting 💼 Career Strategy 🧭 Decision Frameworks 🏔️ Perseverance 🥇 Mastery And Expertise

The Dip 86%

The secret to winning isn't persistence. It's knowing exactly when to walk away.

by Seth Godin 2007

3.78

38k+ ratings

🚪 Strategic Quitting 💼 Career Strategy 🧭 Decision Frameworks 🏔️ Perseverance 🥇 Mastery And Expertise

Steve Jobs' Life By Design

by George Beahm • 2014

Death focuses the mind. Jobs' last lecture, decoded into a system for work that matters.

3.82

217

💀 Mortality And Motivation 🧭 Finding Your Calling 🔲 Simplicity Principle 🛡️ Failure Resilience ✨ Product Craftsmanship

Steve Jobs' Life By Design 86%

Death focuses the mind. Jobs' last lecture, decoded into a system for work that matters.

by George Beahm 2014

3.82

217 ratings

💀 Mortality And Motivation 🧭 Finding Your Calling 🔲 Simplicity Principle 🛡️ Failure Resilience ✨ Product Craftsmanship

Be Fearless

by Jean Case • 2019

Start with what you have, treat risk like research, and fail forward: the method for breakthroughs.

3.54

981

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 👻 Overcoming Fear 🧱 Failure Resilience 🚀 Audacious Goals 🎲 Risk Taking

Be Fearless 85%

Start with what you have, treat risk like research, and fail forward: the method for breakthroughs.

by Jean Case 2019

3.54

981 ratings

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 👻 Overcoming Fear 🧱 Failure Resilience 🚀 Audacious Goals 🎲 Risk Taking

All It Takes Is a Goal

by Jon Acuff • 2023

Three goal zones that keep you out of burnout and make your biggest ambitions inevitable.

4.56

2k+

🎯 Goal Setting 🌱 Human Potential 🧠 Positive Psychology ⚙️ Motivation Systems 📊 Progress Tracking

All It Takes Is a Goal 85%

Three goal zones that keep you out of burnout and make your biggest ambitions inevitable.

by Jon Acuff 2023

4.56

2k+ ratings

🎯 Goal Setting 🌱 Human Potential 🧠 Positive Psychology ⚙️ Motivation Systems 📊 Progress Tracking

Edgy Conversations

by Dan Waldschmidt • 2013

Loving your work and giving without expectation are the most cutthroat strategies you haven't tried.

3.81

1k+

🏆 Extreme Performance 📈 Career Advancement ⏰ Extreme Discipline 🎁 Giving Mindset 😱 Overcoming Fear

Edgy Conversations 85%

Loving your work and giving without expectation are the most cutthroat strategies you haven't tried.

by Dan Waldschmidt 2013

3.81

1k+ ratings

🏆 Extreme Performance 📈 Career Advancement ⏰ Extreme Discipline 🎁 Giving Mindset 😱 Overcoming Fear

The Compassionate Samurai

by Brian Klemmer • 2007

Power and compassion aren't opposites. The most effective people refuse to choose between them.

4.09

725

⚔️ Personal Leadership 🤝 Servant Leadership 🔒 Personal Integrity 🧩 Radical Responsibility 🍀 Abundance Mindset

The Compassionate Samurai 85%

Power and compassion aren't opposites. The most effective people refuse to choose between them.

by Brian Klemmer 2007

4.09

725 ratings

⚔️ Personal Leadership 🤝 Servant Leadership 🔒 Personal Integrity 🧩 Radical Responsibility 🍀 Abundance Mindset

Chop Wood Carry Water

by Joshua Medcalf • 2015

Greatness is built in the daily grind, not the spotlight. Learn to train there.

4.09

9k+

🔄 Process Over Outcome 🧱 Small Daily Actions 💎 Intrinsic Worth ⚖️ Living By Principles 💪 Embracing Failure

Chop Wood Carry Water 85%

Greatness is built in the daily grind, not the spotlight. Learn to train there.

by Joshua Medcalf 2015

4.09

9k+ ratings

🔄 Process Over Outcome 🧱 Small Daily Actions 💎 Intrinsic Worth ⚖️ Living By Principles 💪 Embracing Failure

Dark Horse

by Todd Rose • 2018

Success isn't a ladder. It's engineered from the specific, peculiar things that actually drive you.

3.83

1k+

🔧 Career Design 🔀 Non-Linear Careers 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🏗️ Engineering Passion 🌟 Fulfillment First

Dark Horse 85%

Success isn't a ladder. It's engineered from the specific, peculiar things that actually drive you.

by Todd Rose 2018

3.83

1k+ ratings

🔧 Career Design 🔀 Non-Linear Careers 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🏗️ Engineering Passion 🌟 Fulfillment First

Thick Face, Black Heart

by Chin-Ning Chu • 1992

A $33,000 lesson in saying no: ancient warrior wisdom for a world that punishes niceness.

4.04

2k+

🧠 Strategic Thinking ☯️ Eastern Philosophy 🎭 Approval Seeking ⚔️ Warrior Ethos 💪 Resilience

Thick Face, Black Heart 85%

A $33,000 lesson in saying no: ancient warrior wisdom for a world that punishes niceness.

by Chin-Ning Chu 1992

4.04

2k+ ratings

🧠 Strategic Thinking ☯️ Eastern Philosophy 🎭 Approval Seeking ⚔️ Warrior Ethos 💪 Resilience

Unreasonable Success and How to Achieve It

by Richard Koch • 2020

Extraordinary success has a blueprint. Nine patterns from the people who actually changed the world.

3.81

303

🏆 Outlier Success 📋 Success Principles ⚡ High Performance 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📚 Success Studies

Unreasonable Success and How to Achieve It Summary

Unreasonable Success and How to Achieve It 85%

Extraordinary success has a blueprint. Nine patterns from the people who actually changed the world.

by Richard Koch 2020

3.81

303 ratings

🏆 Outlier Success 📋 Success Principles ⚡ High Performance 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📚 Success Studies

The Art of Productivity

by Jim Stovall • 2017

Busyness is not the same as progress. Build a productivity system around your own success.

3.59

113

🎯 Personal Productivity 🏆 Defining Success 🧭 Purpose-Driven Work 🐹 Anti-Busyness 💬 Effective Communication

The Art of Productivity 85%

Busyness is not the same as progress. Build a productivity system around your own success.

by Jim Stovall 2017

3.59

113 ratings

🎯 Personal Productivity 🏆 Defining Success 🧭 Purpose-Driven Work 🐹 Anti-Busyness 💬 Effective Communication

Springboard

by G. Richard Shell • 2013

Your family and culture handed you a script for success. Here is how to rewrite it.

3.95

626

🎯 Defining Success 💼 Meaningful Work 🧨 Intrinsic Motivation 🛡️ Self-Confidence 🧭 Goal Setting

Springboard 85%

Your family and culture handed you a script for success. Here is how to rewrite it.

by G. Richard Shell 2013

3.95

626 ratings

🎯 Defining Success 💼 Meaningful Work 🧨 Intrinsic Motivation 🛡️ Self-Confidence 🧭 Goal Setting

Beginner's Pluck

by Liz Forkin Bohannon • 2019

Passion isn't waiting to be found: it is assembled through small, imperfect acts.

4.37

1k+

🧱 Passion Myths 🌱 Growth Mindset 🎲 Small Bets 🔗 Commitment Devices 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship

Beginner's Pluck 85%

Passion isn't waiting to be found: it is assembled through small, imperfect acts.

by Liz Forkin Bohannon 2019

4.37

1k+ ratings

🧱 Passion Myths 🌱 Growth Mindset 🎲 Small Bets 🔗 Commitment Devices 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship

Beyond Entrepreneurship

by Jim Collins • 1992

Twelve principles for building a lasting company, starting with who you let on the team.

4.11

403

💼 Venture Building 👥 Team Building 🎯 Vision And Purpose 🔀 Paradoxical Thinking 🔍 Strategic Focus

Beyond Entrepreneurship 85%

Twelve principles for building a lasting company, starting with who you let on the team.

by Jim Collins 1992

4.11

403 ratings

💼 Venture Building 👥 Team Building 🎯 Vision And Purpose 🔀 Paradoxical Thinking 🔍 Strategic Focus

Life Is Tremendous

by Charlie Jones • 1981

Enthusiasm is a decision, not a mood. The leadership laws that start with that one choice.

4.19

857

🔥 Business Motivation 📚 Continuous Learning 🏃 Action Over Perfection 🤲 Servant Leadership 🎁 Selfless Giving

Life Is Tremendous 85%

Enthusiasm is a decision, not a mood. The leadership laws that start with that one choice.

by Charlie Jones 1981

4.19

857 ratings

🔥 Business Motivation 📚 Continuous Learning 🏃 Action Over Perfection 🤲 Servant Leadership 🎁 Selfless Giving

The Angel Inside

by Chris Widener • 2007

Michelangelo defied his father to sculpt David; this guide uses his story to find fulfilling work.

4.02

413

🔄 Career Reinvention 📖 Modern Parable ✨ Finding Your Calling 🎨 Renaissance Wisdom 🔨 Personal Mastery

The Angel Inside 85%

Michelangelo defied his father to sculpt David; this guide uses his story to find fulfilling work.

by Chris Widener 2007

4.02

413 ratings

🔄 Career Reinvention 📖 Modern Parable ✨ Finding Your Calling 🎨 Renaissance Wisdom 🔨 Personal Mastery

How to Think Bigger

by Martin Meadows • 2015

Your brain sees big goals as threats. The mindset shifts that override its alarm system.

4.03

2k+

🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🧠 Self-Sabotage 🎯 Strategic Focus 👥 Social Modeling 💪 Self-Efficacy

How to Think Bigger 85%

Your brain sees big goals as threats. The mindset shifts that override its alarm system.

by Martin Meadows 2015

4.03

2k+ ratings

🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🧠 Self-Sabotage 🎯 Strategic Focus 👥 Social Modeling 💪 Self-Efficacy

Fame, Fortune, and Ambition

by Osho • 2010

You can want more and still be at peace. The tension between ambition and awareness, resolved.

4.25

473

🧘 Eastern Spirituality 🎯 Conscious Ambition 🫧 Ego Transcendence 🧘‍♀️ Meditation Practice 💰 Money And Meaning

Fame, Fortune, and Ambition 85%

You can want more and still be at peace. The tension between ambition and awareness, resolved.

by Osho 2010

4.25

473 ratings

🧘 Eastern Spirituality 🎯 Conscious Ambition 🫧 Ego Transcendence 🧘‍♀️ Meditation Practice 💰 Money And Meaning

The Success Myth

by Emma Gannon • 2023

Productivity, the dream job, the finish line: what if the whole success script was wrong?

3.99

686

🎯 Redefining Success ⏳ Hustle Culture Critique 🌊 Emotional Diversity 🗺️ Milestone Pressure 🧩 Identity Beyond Work

The Success Myth 85%

Productivity, the dream job, the finish line: what if the whole success script was wrong?

by Emma Gannon 2023

3.99

686 ratings

🎯 Redefining Success ⏳ Hustle Culture Critique 🌊 Emotional Diversity 🗺️ Milestone Pressure 🧩 Identity Beyond Work

To Pixar and Beyond

by Lawrence Levy • 2016

Goldman Sachs rejected Pixar. Its CFO took a different road to a billion-dollar IPO.

4.24

8k+

🎬 Animation Industry 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🎨 Art Vs Commerce 🎯 Creative Leadership 🍎 Steve Jobs

To Pixar and Beyond 85%

Goldman Sachs rejected Pixar. Its CFO took a different road to a billion-dollar IPO.

by Lawrence Levy 2016

4.24

8k+ ratings

🎬 Animation Industry 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🎨 Art Vs Commerce 🎯 Creative Leadership 🍎 Steve Jobs

Compete Every Day

by Jake A. Thompson • 2020

Winning is a group project you lead alone: the standards, accountability, and process that compound.

4.24

123

🧭 Leadership Development 🏁 Competitive Mindset 💪 Effort Over Talent ⚙️ Process Focus 📋 Accountability

Compete Every Day 85%

Winning is a group project you lead alone: the standards, accountability, and process that compound.

by Jake A. Thompson 2020

4.24

123 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🏁 Competitive Mindset 💪 Effort Over Talent ⚙️ Process Focus 📋 Accountability

The Heart To Start

by David Kadavy • 2017

Procrastination isn't laziness. It's ego. The fix is embracing terrible first drafts.

4.16

1k+

🧱 Creative Blocks 💯 Perfectionism ⏳ Procrastination 🗣️ Inner Critic 🏔️ Self Actualization

The Heart To Start 85%

Procrastination isn't laziness. It's ego. The fix is embracing terrible first drafts.

by David Kadavy 2017

4.16

1k+ ratings

🧱 Creative Blocks 💯 Perfectionism ⏳ Procrastination 🗣️ Inner Critic 🏔️ Self Actualization

Be Obsessed or Be Average

by Grant Cardone • 2016

How to turn the obsession others call unhealthy into total domination of your field.

4.05

6k+

🛒 Sales Mastery 🚀 Hustle Culture 💪 Anti-Mediocrity 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work 🔁 Relentless Persistence

Be Obsessed or Be Average 85%

How to turn the obsession others call unhealthy into total domination of your field.

by Grant Cardone 2016

4.05

6k+ ratings

🛒 Sales Mastery 🚀 Hustle Culture 💪 Anti-Mediocrity 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work 🔁 Relentless Persistence

How to Live

by Derek Sivers • 2021

The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.

4.16

3k+

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🔄 Anti-Self-Help 🪓 Self-Reliance 🎯 Mastery 🏹 Modern Stoicism

How to Live 85%

The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.

by Derek Sivers 2021

4.16

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🔄 Anti-Self-Help 🪓 Self-Reliance 🎯 Mastery 🏹 Modern Stoicism

How Will You Measure Your Life?

by Clayton M. Christensen • 2012

Apply the rigor of corporate strategy to your life, before you tally a deficit of meaning.

4.05

38k+

🧭 Life Strategy 🏢 Applied Management Theory 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation ⏳ Resource Allocation 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Culture

How Will You Measure Your Life? 85%

Apply the rigor of corporate strategy to your life, before you tally a deficit of meaning.

by Clayton M. Christensen 2012

4.05

38k+ ratings

🧭 Life Strategy 🏢 Applied Management Theory 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation ⏳ Resource Allocation 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Culture

The Cheat Code

by Brian Wong • 2016

Fear is optional, dues-paying is overrated, and looking different beats being qualified.

3.36

241

🚀 Startup Culture 🎨 Personal Branding 🤝 Network Building ⚡ Hustle Culture 🌱 Early Career

The Cheat Code 85%

Fear is optional, dues-paying is overrated, and looking different beats being qualified.

by Brian Wong 2016

3.36

241 ratings

🚀 Startup Culture 🎨 Personal Branding 🤝 Network Building ⚡ Hustle Culture 🌱 Early Career

Take the Stairs

by Rory Vaden • 2012

Choosing the hard thing today is the shortcut. Seven principles for a life without regret.

4.13

3k+

⏳ Delayed Gratification 🚫 Anti-Procrastination 🔒 Commitment Psychology 🎯 Attention Management 🧱 Personal Integrity

Take the Stairs 85%

Choosing the hard thing today is the shortcut. Seven principles for a life without regret.

by Rory Vaden 2012

4.13

3k+ ratings

⏳ Delayed Gratification 🚫 Anti-Procrastination 🔒 Commitment Psychology 🎯 Attention Management 🧱 Personal Integrity

Built to Serve

by Evan Carmichael • 2020

Your deepest pain is a business asset: how to turn it into a leadership platform.

4.23

174

🛎️ Servant Leadership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 👢 Bootstrapping 💔 Vulnerable Leadership 🔥 Adversity As Fuel

Built to Serve 85%

Your deepest pain is a business asset: how to turn it into a leadership platform.

by Evan Carmichael 2020

4.23

174 ratings

🛎️ Servant Leadership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 👢 Bootstrapping 💔 Vulnerable Leadership 🔥 Adversity As Fuel

1 Ano Em 12 Semanas

by Michael Lennington • 2021

Annual planning kills urgency. Compress your goals to 12 weeks and let the deadline drive you.

3.63

🏃 Sprint Cycles 🎯 Execution Focus ⏱️ Time Blocking 🪞 Personal Accountability 🔄 Behavioral Consistency

1 Ano Em 12 Semanas 85%

Annual planning kills urgency. Compress your goals to 12 weeks and let the deadline drive you.

by Michael Lennington 2021

3.63

51 ratings

🏃 Sprint Cycles 🎯 Execution Focus ⏱️ Time Blocking 🪞 Personal Accountability 🔄 Behavioral Consistency

Maps of Meaning

by Jordan B. Peterson • 1999

Meaning demands sacrifice and truth. The easy path leads nowhere. Here is what works instead.

4.03

7k+

🧱 Personal Responsibility 🧭 Meaning-Making 🧠 Jungian Psychology 📖 Myth And Psychology 💬 Radical Honesty

Maps of Meaning 85%

Meaning demands sacrifice and truth. The easy path leads nowhere. Here is what works instead.

by Jordan B. Peterson 1999

4.03

7k+ ratings

🧱 Personal Responsibility 🧭 Meaning-Making 🧠 Jungian Psychology 📖 Myth And Psychology 💬 Radical Honesty

Everything That Remains

by Joshua Fields Millburn • 2013

He left his corner office, got rid of everything, and discovered what actually makes life rich.

3.81

10k+

🏠 Minimalist Living 📖 Transformation Memoir 🧭 Intentional Living 🗑️ Decluttering 🎯 Redefining Success

Everything That Remains 85%

He left his corner office, got rid of everything, and discovered what actually makes life rich.

by Joshua Fields Millburn 2013

3.81

10k+ ratings

🏠 Minimalist Living 📖 Transformation Memoir 🧭 Intentional Living 🗑️ Decluttering 🎯 Redefining Success

Firestarters

by Raoul Davis Jr. • 2018

Your drive has a type. Learn yours and protect it from what kills momentum.

4.29

5k+

🎯 Personal Mission 💡 Intrinsic Motivation ⚡ Action Taking 🧩 Creative Problem-Solving 💪 Strengths-Based Development

Firestarters 85%

Your drive has a type. Learn yours and protect it from what kills momentum.

by Raoul Davis Jr. 2018

4.29

5k+ ratings

🎯 Personal Mission 💡 Intrinsic Motivation ⚡ Action Taking 🧩 Creative Problem-Solving 💪 Strengths-Based Development

What Should I Do with My Life?

by Po Bronson • 2002

Fifty people found their calling. Their secret had nothing to do with five-year plans.

3.69

9k+

🔄 Career Change 🎯 Life Purpose 🧱 Internal Barriers 📞 Finding Calling 💼 Meaningful Work

What Should I Do with My Life? 85%

Fifty people found their calling. Their secret had nothing to do with five-year plans.

by Po Bronson 2002

3.69

9k+ ratings

🔄 Career Change 🎯 Life Purpose 🧱 Internal Barriers 📞 Finding Calling 💼 Meaningful Work

Invaluable

by Maya Grossman • 2020

Ten skills that move you from task-completer to indispensable; no networking or luck required.

4.05

177

🚀 Career Advancement 🎯 Personal Accountability 🧠 Strategic Thinking ✅ Prioritization 📚 Lifelong Learning

Invaluable 85%

Ten skills that move you from task-completer to indispensable; no networking or luck required.

by Maya Grossman 2020

4.05

177 ratings

🚀 Career Advancement 🎯 Personal Accountability 🧠 Strategic Thinking ✅ Prioritization 📚 Lifelong Learning

Start.

by Jon Acuff • 2013

A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.

3.96

8k+

🛡️ Fear Management 💼 Career Fulfillment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🎯 Priority Setting 🗺️ Life Design

Start. 85%

A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.

by Jon Acuff 2013

3.96

8k+ ratings

🛡️ Fear Management 💼 Career Fulfillment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🎯 Priority Setting 🗺️ Life Design

No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs

by Dan S. Kennedy • 1996

Calculate what your hour is truly worth, then delegate anything that falls below that number.

4.03

1k+

⏱️ Entrepreneur Productivity 🗡️ Ruthless Prioritization ⏳ Time Valuation 🤝 Delegation Strategies 📱 Digital Distraction

No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs Summary

No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs 85%

Calculate what your hour is truly worth, then delegate anything that falls below that number.

by Dan S. Kennedy 1996

4.03

1k+ ratings

⏱️ Entrepreneur Productivity 🗡️ Ruthless Prioritization ⏳ Time Valuation 🤝 Delegation Strategies 📱 Digital Distraction

Just Shut Up and Do It

by Brian Tracy • 2016

Why writing down ten goals and circling one beats every elaborate planning system.

4.07

2k+

🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Procrastination 🦁 Fear And Confidence ▶️ Taking Action 📖 Lifelong Learning

Just Shut Up and Do It 85%

Why writing down ten goals and circling one beats every elaborate planning system.

by Brian Tracy 2016

4.07

2k+ ratings

🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Procrastination 🦁 Fear And Confidence ▶️ Taking Action 📖 Lifelong Learning

Procrastinate on Purpose

by Rory Vaden • 2015

You can't outwork the clock. But you can invest today's minutes to earn back more tomorrow.

3.93

1k+

🕐 Time Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems 🤝 Delegation 🎯 Priority Setting 🤖 Automation

Procrastinate on Purpose 85%

You can't outwork the clock. But you can invest today's minutes to earn back more tomorrow.

by Rory Vaden 2015

3.93

1k+ ratings

🕐 Time Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems 🤝 Delegation 🎯 Priority Setting 🤖 Automation

Drawing Out the Dragons

by James A. Owen • 2011

An illustrator's hard-won proof: the life you want is built one difficult choice at a time.

4.50

440

🎨 Creative Careers 🖌️ Artistic Perseverance 🧭 Personal Agency 🔄 Reframing Failure 🎯 Long-Term Thinking

Drawing Out the Dragons 85%

An illustrator's hard-won proof: the life you want is built one difficult choice at a time.

by James A. Owen 2011

4.50

440 ratings

🎨 Creative Careers 🖌️ Artistic Perseverance 🧭 Personal Agency 🔄 Reframing Failure 🎯 Long-Term Thinking

Aspiration

by Agnes Callard • 2018

Most decisions assume fixed desires. The case for changing what you want, not just getting it.

3.76

204

🧠 Moral Psychology ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧭 Practical Reason 🔄 Self-Transformation 🎭 Intrinsic Conflict

Aspiration 85%

Most decisions assume fixed desires. The case for changing what you want, not just getting it.

by Agnes Callard 2018

3.76

204 ratings

🧠 Moral Psychology ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧭 Practical Reason 🔄 Self-Transformation 🎭 Intrinsic Conflict

6 Months to 6 Figures

by Peter Voogd • 2014

Clarity, confidence, and your five closest contacts: the 180-day lever for six figures.

4.01

1k+

💰 Income Acceleration 🎯 Goal Clarity ⏰ Productivity Rituals 💪 Confidence Building 👥 Social Environment

6 Months to 6 Figures 85%

Clarity, confidence, and your five closest contacts: the 180-day lever for six figures.

by Peter Voogd 2014

4.01

1k+ ratings

💰 Income Acceleration 🎯 Goal Clarity ⏰ Productivity Rituals 💪 Confidence Building 👥 Social Environment

Bold

by Peter H. Diamandis • 2015

Tech that doubles in power yearly is creating billion-dollar openings. Here is the playbook.

3.97

10k+

📈 Exponential Growth 🔮 Future Forecasting 🎯 Audacious Goals 💰 Crowdfunding 🏆 Challenge Prizes

Bold 85%

Tech that doubles in power yearly is creating billion-dollar openings. Here is the playbook.

by Peter H. Diamandis 2015

3.97

10k+ ratings

📈 Exponential Growth 🔮 Future Forecasting 🎯 Audacious Goals 💰 Crowdfunding 🏆 Challenge Prizes

Power

by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2010

Modesty, authenticity, trust: the leadership industry sells them. Power buys something else.

3.88

6k+

🏢 Organizational Politics 📈 Career Strategy ⚡ Power Dynamics 📣 Self-Promotion 🪞 Narcissism At Work

Power 85%

Modesty, authenticity, trust: the leadership industry sells them. Power buys something else.

by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2010

3.88

6k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Politics 📈 Career Strategy ⚡ Power Dynamics 📣 Self-Promotion 🪞 Narcissism At Work

Great at Work

by Morten T. Hansen • 2018

Working harder explains little. A 5,000-person study reveals what actually moves the needle.

3.79

3k+

🧠 Knowledge Work 🎯 Prioritization 🔄 Deliberate Practice 🧭 Purpose-Driven Work 📢 Workplace Advocacy

Great at Work 85%

Working harder explains little. A 5,000-person study reveals what actually moves the needle.

by Morten T. Hansen 2018

3.79

3k+ ratings

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Sun and Steel

by Yukio Mishima • 1968

Words trapped him. The body gave him a second grammar: its final word was death.

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🎋 Japanese Aesthetics 🧠 Mind Body Dualism ⚔️ Bushido 📖 Literary Philosophy ✍️ Philosophical Memoir

Sun and Steel 85%

Words trapped him. The body gave him a second grammar: its final word was death.

by Yukio Mishima 1968

3.83

9k+ ratings

🎋 Japanese Aesthetics 🧠 Mind Body Dualism ⚔️ Bushido 📖 Literary Philosophy ✍️ Philosophical Memoir

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