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On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen...
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MANY LIVES, MANY MASTERS - 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - With a New Afterword by the Author
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Speak Your Truth
A Guide to Expressing Your Emotions Without Conflict
It was discussed as a book that helped people learn to set healthy boundaries and speak up for themselves. It was described as being a personal journey rather than advice from an expert.
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Her most recent book, Speak Your Truth, was published in January 2021.
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It was discussed as a book that helped people learn to set healthy boundaries and speak up for themselves. It was described as being a personal journey rather than advice from an expert.
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Her most recent book, Speak Your Truth, was published in January 2021.
Make sure that you click the link and order it as soon as you finish listening.
And even the happy place. I think all the graphics and everything is just so beautiful. When did color become important to you?
This is like, I am on this journey with you. How do we do this?
So hopefully the book comes across in a way that's encouraging, but also like I am struggling. I am with you on this one because it's really hard.
The Blue Sweater
Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
The story of a young man in Pakistan who volunteered to build homes for the poor was discussed, referencing this book by Jacqueline Novogratz, focusing on how he left a life of ease to learn valuable life lessons.
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In her book, The Blue Sweater, international philanthropist Jacqueline Novogratz tells the story of meeting a young man in Pakistan who is volunteering to help build 5,000 low cost ho...
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The story of a young man in Pakistan who volunteered to build homes for the poor was discussed, referencing this book by Jacqueline Novogratz, focusing on how he left a life of ease to learn valuable life lessons.
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In her book, The Blue Sweater, international philanthropist Jacqueline Novogratz tells the story of meeting a young man in Pakistan who is volunteering to help build 5,000 low cost homes for people in poverty.
She asked the young man why he had chosen to work 16 hours a day in the cold for no money and no social life.
He looked at her and replied, actually, I feel like a man finally.
Leadership Strategy and Tactics
Field Manual Expanded Edition
Jocko Willink mentioned this book while discussing the importance of handling criticism from others, even if you don't respect or like the individual providing it.
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And you know, I wrote about this in the last leadership book I wrote, Leadership Strategy and Tactics.
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Jocko Willink mentioned this book while discussing the importance of handling criticism from others, even if you don't respect or like the individual providing it.
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And you know, I wrote about this in the last leadership book I wrote, Leadership Strategy and Tactics.
About Face
Odyssey of an American Warrior
Jocko Willink shared that he never met Colonel David Hackworth, but considered him a mentor through his writings. It was mentioned that Jocko Willink wrote the foreword for this book.
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It would be Colonel David Hackworth, who was an American soldier in the Korean and Vietnam War. He wrote a book called About Face, which I ended up writing a foreword to and I would n...
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Jocko Willink shared that he never met Colonel David Hackworth, but considered him a mentor through his writings. It was mentioned that Jocko Willink wrote the foreword for this book.
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It would be Colonel David Hackworth, who was an American soldier in the Korean and Vietnam War. He wrote a book called About Face, which I ended up writing a foreword to and I would never got to meet him.
How to Fight (Mindfulness Essentials Book 6)
It was referenced in the context of communication and suffering, suggesting that despite technological advancements, there's a lack of real communication, and this leads to suffering and negativity.
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Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh in his book How to Fight writes, Never in human history have we had so many means of communication. Television, radio, telephone, fax, email, the interne...
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It was referenced in the context of communication and suffering, suggesting that despite technological advancements, there's a lack of real communication, and this leads to suffering and negativity.
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Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh in his book How to Fight writes, Never in human history have we had so many means of communication. Television, radio, telephone, fax, email, the internet. Yet we remain islands with little real communication between us.
A Radical Awakening
Turn Pain into Power, Embrace Your Truth, Live Free
It was written to awaken women to their own sovereignty, which would subsequently help heal the planet. It was inspired by the author's own personal journey of reclaiming her true self.
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Her name is Dr. Shefali and her new book is called A Radical Awakening, Turn Pain Into Power, Embrace Your Truth, and Live Free.
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It was written to awaken women to their own sovereignty, which would subsequently help heal the planet. It was inspired by the author's own personal journey of reclaiming her true self.
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Her name is Dr. Shefali and her new book is called A Radical Awakening, Turn Pain Into Power, Embrace Your Truth, and Live Free.
And today we're talking about your new book.
And with my research, we've been talking about how this is dedicated to women to find their power.
I highly recommend A Radical Awakening to absolutely everyone.
Again, the name of the book is A Radical Awakening. It's in the comments, turn pain into power, embrace your truth and live free.
The Worry Cure
Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You
It was referenced in the discussion of the illusion of control that worry provides and how it can negatively impact our ability to respond to threats.
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As Robert Lee he writes in his book The Worry Cure, the big payoff of worry is that it gives us the illusion of control.
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It was referenced in the discussion of the illusion of control that worry provides and how it can negatively impact our ability to respond to threats.
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As Robert Lee he writes in his book The Worry Cure, the big payoff of worry is that it gives us the illusion of control.
Old and New London Volume I
It was briefly mentioned as a source about the English resistance to umbrellas when they were first introduced, due to national identity concerns.
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Yet as Walter Thornby writes in his book Old and New London, when the umbrella was first introduced in England, folks wanted nothing to do with it because umbrellas were already the rage in France.
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It was briefly mentioned as a source about the English resistance to umbrellas when they were first introduced, due to national identity concerns.
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Yet as Walter Thornby writes in his book Old and New London, when the umbrella was first introduced in England, folks wanted nothing to do with it because umbrellas were already the rage in France.
Believe IT
How to Go from Underestimated to Unstoppable
The book, a very personal account, detailed the author's journey from self-doubt and rejection to building a successful company and learning to believe in herself.
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This is the first time ever that I've ever just like pulled back the curtain and said, here's what really happened.
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The book, a very personal account, detailed the author's journey from self-doubt and rejection to building a successful company and learning to believe in herself.
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This is the first time ever that I've ever just like pulled back the curtain and said, here's what really happened.
I just don't think women will buy makeup from someone who looks like you with your body and your weight.
Rejection is God's protection.
You can't be anything you want but you can be everything you are.
God can dream a bigger dream for you than you can for yourself.
Steering by Starlight
Find Your Right Life, No Matter What!
A quote from this book was shared, emphasizing the importance of appreciating the infinite and precious variety of an ordinary life, contrasting it with societal pressures to achieve extraordinary status.
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The variety of an ordinary life is infinite and precious.
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A quote from this book was shared, emphasizing the importance of appreciating the infinite and precious variety of an ordinary life, contrasting it with societal pressures to achieve extraordinary status.
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The variety of an ordinary life is infinite and precious.
Can't Even
How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation
It was discussed in the context of millennial burnout and the impossible expectations placed on the generation due to the internet age, and how the book addresses this challenge.
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In her book, Can't Even, how millennials became the burnout generation Anne Helen Peterson says that one of the biggest challenges in the internet age is the illusion that doing it al...
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It was discussed in the context of millennial burnout and the impossible expectations placed on the generation due to the internet age, and how the book addresses this challenge.
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In her book, Can't Even, how millennials became the burnout generation Anne Helen Peterson says that one of the biggest challenges in the internet age is the illusion that doing it all isn't just possible, but it's mandatory.
Hustle and Float
Reclaim Your Creativity and Thrive in a World Obsessed with Work
It was mentioned in relation to the industrial revolution and its impact on work standards, and how the book suggests that the machine-based standards can lead to poorer work quality and burnout.
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But as Rahaf Harfouche points out in her book, Hustle and Float, those standards that applied to machines are in many cases causing us to turn in poorer quality work over time and the...
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It was mentioned in relation to the industrial revolution and its impact on work standards, and how the book suggests that the machine-based standards can lead to poorer work quality and burnout.
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But as Rahaf Harfouche points out in her book, Hustle and Float, those standards that applied to machines are in many cases causing us to turn in poorer quality work over time and they're making us burn out.
Hustle and Float
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
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It was mentioned as a book Walter Isaacson's father wanted him to read before he died, indicating a personal connection to the work.
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third book James Baldwin I've gotten into and tell me how long the trains been gone. My dad wanted me to read it before he died
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It was mentioned as a book Walter Isaacson's father wanted him to read before he died, indicating a personal connection to the work.
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third book James Baldwin I've gotten into and tell me how long the trains been gone. My dad wanted me to read it before he died
Sense of Place
Design Inspired by Where We Live
It was referenced as a book related to Bill Bradley, a favourite basketball player of Walter Isaacson, and the idea of connecting to a specific location.
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including a wonderful book about him that John McPhee wrote, which is about a Sense of Place.
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It was referenced as a book related to Bill Bradley, a favourite basketball player of Walter Isaacson, and the idea of connecting to a specific location.
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including a wonderful book about him that John McPhee wrote, which is about a Sense of Place.
Your Time to Thrive
End Burnout, Increase Well-being, and Unlock Your Full Potential with the New Science of Microsteps
It was described as a book with micro steps that are actionable and easy to implement, with eight chapters on micro steps, the first chapter focusing on sleep.
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If you're someone right now who's been struggling, working from home, remote work, trying to figure out how to manage the stress of everything we've experienced in the last 12 months, this is the book...
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It was described as a book with micro steps that are actionable and easy to implement, with eight chapters on micro steps, the first chapter focusing on sleep.
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If you're someone right now who's been struggling, working from home, remote work, trying to figure out how to manage the stress of everything we've experienced in the last 12 months, this is the book for you.
And there are eight chapters that break down all the micro steps.
And the first one, because Jay, I believe it is foundational to our well-being, is sleep.
We call our micro steps too small to fail.
Your Time to Thrive will be available everywhere books are sold.
Why Are We Yelling?
The Art of Productive Disagreement
It was mentioned in the context of the importance of eating together to disarm people during disagreements, drawing parallels to historical traditions of shared meals.
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As Buster Benson, the author of Why Are We Yelling? The Art of Productive Disagreement says there is something about eating together that disarms us.
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It was mentioned in the context of the importance of eating together to disarm people during disagreements, drawing parallels to historical traditions of shared meals.
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As Buster Benson, the author of Why Are We Yelling? The Art of Productive Disagreement says there is something about eating together that disarms us.
Leadership on the Line, With a New Preface
Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Change
The book was used as a metaphor for how our perspective can affect how we view our environment and situations, comparing it to the experience of being in a crowded ballroom.
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There's a pair of management and leadership experts named Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky. And they say your environment is like a ballroom crowded with people. And you're one of the dancers.
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The book was used as a metaphor for how our perspective can affect how we view our environment and situations, comparing it to the experience of being in a crowded ballroom.
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There's a pair of management and leadership experts named Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky. And they say your environment is like a ballroom crowded with people. And you're one of the dancers.
They describe the scene in their book, Leadership on the Line like this.
Ask and It Is Given
Learning to Manifest Your Desires
While reading 'Asking and It's Given' by Esther and Jerry Hicks, Big Sean experienced a shift in his vibration, marking the moment he realised the power of his spiritual world.
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And I remember reading, asking, and it's given by a string Jerry Hicks and like, feeling my whole vibration change.
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While reading 'Asking and It's Given' by Esther and Jerry Hicks, Big Sean experienced a shift in his vibration, marking the moment he realised the power of his spiritual world.
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And I remember reading, asking, and it's given by a string Jerry Hicks and like, feeling my whole vibration change.
A Season Of Autumn
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Jay Shetty recommended this book as a useful model for understanding the different stages and seasons that relationships go through, suggesting that relationships aren't always constant.
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And I think there's a great book. There's actually a really good book on this by Gary Chapman. And I think it's called The Four Seasons of Love or The Four Seasons of Marriage or Relationships.
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Jay Shetty recommended this book as a useful model for understanding the different stages and seasons that relationships go through, suggesting that relationships aren't always constant.
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And I think there's a great book. There's actually a really good book on this by Gary Chapman. And I think it's called The Four Seasons of Love or The Four Seasons of Marriage or Relationships.
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