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The E-Myth Revisited [Book]

    The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber

    By: Michael Gerber

    From this Book:  16 Quotes

    Book Overview:  E-Myth \ ‘e-,’mith\ n 1: the entrepreneurial myth: the myth that most people who start small businesses are entrepreneurs 2: the fatal assumption that an individual who understands the technical work of a business can successfully run a business that does that technical work. Small business consultant and author Michael E. Gerber walks you through the steps in the life of a business—from entrepreneurial infancy through adolescent growing pains to the mature entrepreneurial perspective: the guiding light of all businesses that succeed—and shows how to apply the lessons of franchising to any business, whether or not it is a franchise. Most importantly, Gerber draws the vital, often overlooked distinction between working on your business and working in your business.

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    The Hate U Give [Book]

      The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

      By: Angie Thomas

      From this Book:  13 Quotes

      Book Overview:  Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

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      Milk and Honey [Book]

        Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

        By: Rupi Kaur

        From this Book:  19 Quotes

        Book Overview:  #1 New York Times bestseller Milk and Honey is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity. The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. Milk and Honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look.

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        Stillness Is The Key [Book]

          Stillness Is The Key by Ryan Holiday

          By: Ryan Holiday

          From this Book:  66 Quotes

          Book Overview:  All great leaders, thinkers, artists, athletes, and visionaries share one indelible quality. It enables them to conquer their tempers. To avoid distraction and discover great insights. To achieve happiness and do the right thing. Ryan Holiday calls it stillness–to be steady while the world spins around you.  In this book, he outlines a path for achieving this ancient, but urgently necessary way of living. Drawing on a wide range of history’s greatest thinkers, from Confucius to Seneca, Marcus Aurelius to Thich Nhat Hanh, John Stuart Mill to Nietzsche, he argues that stillness is not mere inactivity, but the doorway to self-mastery, discipline, and focus.  More than ever, people are overwhelmed. They face obstacles and egos and competition. Stillness Is the Key offers a simple but inspiring antidote to the stress of 24/7 news and social media. The stillness that we all seek is the path to meaning, contentment, and excellence in a world that needs more of it than ever.

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          Things No One Else Can Teach Us [Book]

            Things No One Else Can Teach Us by Humble the Poet

            By: Humble the Poet

            From this Book: 49 Quotes

            Book Overview:  The rapper, spoken word artist, poet, blogger, social media influencer, and international bestselling author of Unlearn delivers unorthodox lessons for shifting our perceptions and learning to create silver linings from our most difficult moments.  Every one of us endures setbacks, disappointments, and failures that can incapacitate us. But we don’t have to let them. Instead, we can use these events as opportunities for growth. In Things No One Else Can Teach Us, Humble the Poet flips the conventional script for happiness and success, showing us how our most painful experiences can be our greatest teachers.

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            1. 17 Humble the Poet Quotes about Comparing Yourself to Others (and How To Stop)
            2. Humble the Poet Quote on Emotional Intelligence and How To Deal With “Less Desirable” Emotions (Beyond the Quote 237/365)
            3. Humble the Poet Quote on Reducing Social Media Usage (Beyond the Quote 86/365)
            4. Humble the Poet Quote on Managing Expectations and Going From “High” to “Low” to “None” (Beyond the Quote 79/365)
            5. Humble the Poet Quote on Comparing Ourselves To Others (and Why That Can Be Dangerous) (Beyond the Quote 77/365)
            6. Albert Camus Quote on The Invincible Summer Inside (Beyond the Quote 65/365)
            7. How To Separate Actions from Identity—An Important Excerpt from Things No One Else Can Teach Us.

            Essential Zen Habits: Mastering the Art of Change, Briefly [Book]

              Essential Zen Habits: Mastering the Art of Change, Briefly by Leo Babauta [Book]

              By: Leo Babauta

              From this Book: 19 Quotes

              Book Overview: Essential Zen Habits shares a method and a six-week program for changing a habit, and outlines steps needed to quit bad habits, deal with life struggles, and find mindfulness. All in a very brief format of “just do this” instructions, no fluff whatsoever.

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              1. 16 Leo Babauta Quotes from Essential Zen Habits and How To Master the Art of Change
              2. Leo Babauta Quote on Expectations and Our Attachment To Ideals (Beyond the Quote 175/365)
              3. Pema Chodron Quote on Suffering and What We Should Do To Alleviate It (Beyond the Quote 59/365)
              4. Leo Babauta Quote on Using Mistakes As Feedback (Beyond the Quote 39/365)
              5. Leo Babauta Quote on How Self-Reflection Changed His Life (Beyond the Quote 37/365)

              Every Word You Cannot Say [Book]

                Every Word You Cannot Say by Iain Thomas

                By: Iain Thomas

                From this Book:  12 Quotes

                Book Overview:  *May this book find the person it needs to. May they find every word they were looking for.*

                **I know you don’t want to talk sometimes. Sometimes because it hurts and sometimes because you’re just not supposed to talk about what you want to talk about. Sometimes it can be hard to say, “this is beautiful,” when no one else can see what you see. Or, “Here, this is where the pain is.” But some part of you knows, the truth about the words you cannot say is that they only hurt until you say them. They only hurt until the person who needs to hear them, hears them. Because we are human, and the closest we’ve ever come to showing each other who we really are, and how we love, is with words. So I’m going to try to say to you here, what I wish you’d say to me too.  Please.  Listen.  We can change things.  Here.

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                Turning The Mind Into An Ally [Book]

                  Turning the Mind Into an Ally by Sakyong Mipham

                  By: Sakyong Mipham

                  From this Book: 25 Quotes

                  Book Overview:  Strengthening, calming, and stabilizing the mind is the essential first step in accomplishing nearly any goal. Growing up American with a Tibetan twist, Sakyong Mipham talks to Westerners as no one can: in idiomatic English with stories and wisdom from American culture and the great Buddhist teachers. Turning the Mind Into an Ally makes it possible for anyone to achieve peace and clarity in their lives.  “Our own mind is our worst enemy.  We try to focus, and our mind wanders off.  We try to keep stress at bay, but anxiety keeps us awake at night… We can create an alliance that allows us to actually use our mind, rather than be used by it.  This is a practice anyone can do.” ~ Sakyong Mipham

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                  1. 20 Sakyong Mipham Quotes on How To Turn the Mind Into An Ally
                  2. Penor Rinpoche Quote on Dealing With Life Now Rather Than Waiting (and Worrying) About It Later (Beyond the Quote 134/365)
                  3. Sakyong Mipham Quote on Living Our Days At The Mercy Of Our Moods (Beyond the Quotes 29/365)

                  The Power of Now [Book]

                    The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle

                    By: Eckhart Tolle

                    From this Book: 50 Quotes

                    Book Overview: To make the journey into The Power of Now you need to leave your analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. Access to the Now is everywhere – in the body, the silence, and the space all around you. These are the keys to enter a state of inner peace. They can be used to bring you into the Now, the present moment, where problems do not exist. It is here you find your joy and are able to embrace your true self. It is here you discover that you are already complete and perfect.  Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart Tolle offers simple language in a question and answer format. The words themselves are the signposts to guide you on your journey. There are new discoveries to be made along the way: you are not your mind, you can find your way out of psychological pain, authentic human power is found by surrendering to the Now. When you become fully present and accepting of what is, you open yourself to the transforming experience of The Power of Now.

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                    Extreme Ownership [Book]

                      Extreme Ownership Book
                      By: Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

                      From this Book: 22 Quotes

                      Book Overview: In Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin share hard-hitting, Navy SEAL combat stories that translate into lessons for business and life. With riveting first-hand accounts of making high-pressure decisions as Navy SEAL battlefield leaders, this book is equally gripping for leaders who seek to dominate other arenas. Jocko and Leif served together in SEAL Task Unit Bruiser, the most highly decorated Special Operations unit from the war in Iraq. Their efforts contributed to the historic triumph for U.S. forces in Ramadi. Through those difficult months of sustained combat, Jocko, Leif and their SEAL brothers learned that leadership–at every level–is the most important thing on the battlefield. A compelling narrative with powerful instruction and direct application, Extreme Ownership revolutionizes business management and challenges leaders everywhere to fulfill their ultimate purpose: lead and win.

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                      1.  18 Quotes from Extreme Ownership That Will Help You Lead and Win
                      2. A Navy SEAL’s Checklist for Planning—from Jocko Willink and Leif Babin [Excerpt]
                      3. Jocko Willink Quote on How Your Greatest Strength Can Also Be Your Greatest Weakness (Beyond the Quote 165/365)

                      Happiness Is a Choice You Make [Book]

                        Happiness Is a Choice You Make by John Leland

                        By: John Leland

                        From this Book: 43 Quotes

                        Book Overview:  In 2015, when the award-winning journalist John Leland set out on behalf of The New York Times to meet members of America’s fastest-growing age group, he anticipated learning of challenges, of loneliness, and of the deterioration of body, mind, and quality of life. But the elders he met took him in an entirely different direction. Despite disparate backgrounds and circumstances, they each lived with a surprising lightness and contentment. The reality Leland encountered upended contemporary notions of aging, revealing the late stages of life as unexpectedly rich and the elderly as incomparably wise.  Happiness Is a Choice You Make is an enduring collection of lessons that emphasizes, above all, the extraordinary influence we wield over the quality of our lives. With humility, heart, and wit, Leland has crafted a sophisticated and necessary reflection on how to “live better”―informed by those who have mastered the art.

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                        12 Rules for Life [Book]

                          12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson

                          By: Jordan B. Peterson

                          From this Book: 72 Quotes

                          Book Overview:  What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson’s answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.  Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street. Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure and responsibility, distilling the world’s wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life. 12 Rules for Life shatters the modern commonplaces of science, faith and human nature, while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its readers.

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                          Can’t Hurt Me [Book]

                            Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins

                            By:  David Goggins

                            From this Book: 37 Quotes

                            Book Overview:  For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare – poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a US Armed Forces icon and one of the world’s top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events, inspiring Outside magazine to name him The Fittest (Real) Man in America.  In Can’t Hurt Me, he shares his astonishing life story and illuminates a path that anyone can follow to push past pain, demolish fear, and reach their full potential.

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                            1. 34 Intense and Powerful David Goggins Quotes from Can’t Hurt Me
                            2. The 40 Percent Rule — An Excerpt from Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins
                            3. David Goggins on Overcoming Self Doubt and Unapologetically Chasing Your Dreams [Excerpt]
                            4. David Goggins Quote on Callousing Your Mind and How I Ran A Marathon Without Running Training (Beyond the Quote 235/365)

                            I Don’t Want To Talk About It [Book]

                              I Don't Want To Talk About It by Terrence Real

                              By:  Terrence Real

                              From this Book: 12 Quotes

                              Book Overview:  Twenty years of experience treating men and their families has convinced psychotherapist Terrence Real that depression is a silent epidemic in men—that men hide their condition from family, friends, and themselves to avoid the stigma of depression’s “un-manliness.” Problems that we think of as typically male—difficulty with intimacy, workaholism, alcoholism, abusive behavior, and rage—are really attempts to escape depression. And these escape attempts only hurt the people men love and pass their condition on to their children.  This groundbreaking book is the “pathway out of darkness” that these men and their families seek. Real reveals how men can unearth their pain, heal themselves, restore relationships, and break the legacy of abuse.

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                              1. 25 Quotes on Masculinity, What Can Make It “Toxic,” and How To Break the Cycle of Harm to Our Boys and Men.

                                Atomic Habits [Book]

                                Atomic Habits by James Clear
                                By: James Clear

                                Book Overview: No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving–every day. James Clear, one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.  If you’re having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn’t you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don’t want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you’ll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

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                                The Way of the SEAL [Book]

                                  By: Mark Divine

                                  From this Book: 32 Quotes

                                  Book Overview: In The Way of the SEAL, ex-Navy Commander Mark Divine reveals exercises, meditations and focusing techniques to train your mind for mental toughness, emotional resilience and uncanny intuition. Along the way you’ll reaffirm your ultimate purpose, define your most important goals, and take concrete steps to make them happen. A practical guide for businesspeople or anyone who wants to be an elite operator in life.

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                                  Great on Kindle. Great Experience. Great Value. The Kindle edition of this book comes highly recommended on Amazon.

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                                  1. 21 Powerful Mark Divine Quotes from The Way of the SEAL
                                  2. Inside the Mind of a Former SEAL: Mark Divine’s 11 Statements For Optimal Living
                                  3. Mark Divine Quote on The Art Of Positive Thinking (Beyond the Quote 28/365)

                                  No Death, No Fear [Book]

                                    No Death, No Fear by Thich Nhat Hanh

                                    By: Thich Nhat Hanh

                                    From this Book: 29 Quotes

                                    Book Overview:  Nominated by Martin Luther King, Jr. for a Nobel Peace Prize, Thich Nhat Hanh is one of today’s leading sources of wisdom, peace, compassion and comfort.  With hard-won wisdom and refreshing insight, Thich Nhat Hanh confronts a subject that has been contemplated by Buddhist monks and nuns for twenty-five-hundred years— and a question that has been pondered by almost anyone who has ever lived: What is death?  In No Death, No Fear, the acclaimed teacher and poet examines our concepts of death, fear, and the very nature of existence. Through Zen parables, guided meditations, and personal stories, he explodes traditional myths of how we live and die. Thich Nhat Hanh shows us a way to live a life unfettered by fear.

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                                    1. 15 Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes on Embracing Death and How it Helps Unlock Happiness
                                    2.  7 Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes on Life and Death from Nature

                                    Money: Master the Game [Book]

                                      By: Tony Robbins

                                      From this Book:  36 Quotes

                                      Book Overview: In his first book in two decades, Tony Robbins turns to the topic that vexes us all: How to secure financial freedom for ourselves and for our families. “If there were a Pulitzer Prize for investment books, this one would win, hands down” (Forbes.com). Based on extensive research and interviews with some of the most legendary investors at work today (John Bogle, Warren Buffett, Paul Tudor Jones, Ray Dalio, Carl Icahn, and many others), Tony Robbins has created a 7-step blueprint for securing financial freedom. With advice about taking control of your financial decisions, to setting up a savings and investing plan, to destroying myths about what it takes to save and invest, to setting up a “lifetime income plan,” the book brims with advice and practices for making the financial game not only winnable—but providing financial freedom for the rest of your life.

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                                      1.  25 Tony Robbins Quotes on Money and Achieving Financial Freedom
                                      2. How To Find Your Path — 4 Questions You Should Obsess Over
                                      3.  How Tony Robbins Got His Start—From Broke Janitor to International Sensation.

                                      Fame, Fortune, and Ambition [Book]

                                        Fame, Fortune, and Ambition by Osho

                                        By: Osho

                                        From this Book: 26 Quotes

                                        Book Overview: Fame, Fortune, and Ambition examines the symptoms and psychology of preoccupations with money and celebrity. Where does greed come from? Do values like competitiveness and ambition have a place in bringing innovation and positive change? Why do celebrities and the wealthy seem to have so much influence in the world? Is it true that money can’t buy happiness? These questions are tackled with a perspective that is thought-provoking, surprising–and particularly relevant to our troubled economic times.

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                                        1.  8 Osho Quotes on Living in the Moment. THIS Moment. Right Now.
                                        2.  10 Osho Quotes On Money and How It Affects Happiness

                                        Mastery [Book]

                                          Mastery by Robert Greene

                                          By:  Robert Greene

                                          From this Book: 35 Quotes

                                          Book Overview: Each one of us has within us the potential to be a Master. Learn the secrets of the field you have chosen, submit to a rigorous apprenticeship, absorb the hidden knowledge possessed by those with years of experience, surge past competitors to surpass them in brilliance, and explode established patterns from within.  Study the behaviors of Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Leonardo da Vinci and the nine contemporary Masters interviewed for this book.  The bestseller author of The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, and The 33 Strategies of War, Robert Greene has spent a lifetime studying the laws of power. Now, he shares the secret path to greatness. With this seminal text as a guide, readers will learn how to unlock the passion within and become masters.

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