The Gift of Fear
Gavin De Becker
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This Multimillionaire Might Save Your Child - Paul Hutchinson
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Welcome to the Proven Podcast, where it does not matter what you think, only what you can prove.
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Becoming Your Own Banker
R. Nelson Nash
Mentioned 4 months ago
This Multimillionaire Might Save Your Child - Paul Hutchinson
The AI Ultimatum
Steve Brown
Mentioned 5 months ago
Google DeepMind Insider: You wont Survive the AI-First Economy, unless... - Steve Brown
Outlive
Peter Attia MD
Mentioned 5 months ago
From Burnout to Elite Performance the Founders Formula - Dan Lawrence
Buy Back Your Time
Dan Martell
Mentioned 5 months ago
From Burnout to Elite Performance the Founders Formula - Dan Lawrence
Raise Your Game
Alan Stein Jr.
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From Burnout to Elite Performance the Founders Formula - Dan Lawrence
Who Not How
Dan Sullivan
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From Burnout to Elite Performance the Founders Formula - Dan Lawrence
What No One Tells You About Money
Jade Warshaw
Mentioned 5 months ago
Financial Freedom is Emotional not Financial - Jade Warshaw
The Compass Within
Robert Glazer
Mentioned 6 months ago
Your Values are Either Destroying Profits or Building an Empire - Robert Glazer
Elevate Your Team
Robert Glazer
Mentioned 6 months ago
Your Values are Either Destroying Profits or Building an Empire - Robert Glazer
The Road to Character
David Brooks
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The $50M Exit Playbook Most Founders Don't Know - Chris Van Dusen
Surrender to Lead
Jessica Kriegel
Mentioned 7 months ago
The Culture Delusion Everyone Regrets - Jessica Kriegel
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Building Strong Brands
Howard praised the book as a source of inspiration, noting that it stood out because other branding titles lacked practical exercises. He highlighted its usefulness for applying branding concepts in real-world contexts. The discussion conveyed strong endorsement of the book for listeners interested in actionable branding guidance.
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Episode: Authentic Branding: This Changes Everything
Howard mentioned a book he admired called Strong Brands (referred to as "strong bands") that had inspired him, noting that existing branding books lacked practical exercises.
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And there's one book I really admire called strong bands, by the way, that really inspired me.
But the point being is that none of these books really had any exercises.
Get Over Yourself
How to Lead and Delegate Effectively for More Time, More Freedom, and More Success
In the episode, Dave Kerpen highlighted his latest book, noting that it focused on delegating and building a team so entrepreneurs could scale themselves. He emphasized that the concepts help free up time and achieve more freedom and success. The discussion was positive, positioning the book as a useful resource for listeners.
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Episode: Talent Acquisition On a Budget
Dave referenced his latest book, Get Over Yourself, which covered delegating and building a team to help entrepreneurs scale themselves.
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my latest book Get Over Yourself talks about delegating and building a team and and build scaling yourself so that you are you have others on your team that are working with you and for you
we have written seven books, written five books or are a homeless person. We all have something to learn and something to teach
all of my books are available and bookstores everywhere and amazon etc
Topgrading, 3rd Edition
The Proven Hiring and Promoting Method That Turbocharges Company Performance
The hosts discussed the book as a key resource for their hiring process, noting they had used it to structure their approach. They encouraged listeners to look it up online and adapt the methods to their own needs. Their recommendation suggested they found it valuable for improving talent acquisition.
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Episode: Attract and Hire Top Talent
The hosts mentioned using Topgrading as a resource for their hiring process and suggested listeners could look it up online to adapt it.
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Our resource for this was top graded. So if you Google top grading or look into it, you can make it your own.
Cash Receipt Book
Petty Cash Flow Log Book, Daily Cash Flow Book, Cash Ledger, Cash Recording, Payment Tracking, 120 Pages, 6'' x 9'' Inc
Steve said he loved the book and explained that it argued people purchase items because of the eight lifeforce motivations, such as increased social approval.
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And so there's this book that I love. It's called cash retizing by Drew Whitman.
— Episode: How I Retired My Wife
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Episode: How I Retired My Wife
Steve said he loved the book and explained that it argued people purchase items because of the eight lifeforce motivations, such as increased social approval.
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And so there's this book that I love. It's called cash retizing by Drew Whitman.
And he states that the reason why people buy anything is due to the life force eight. And one of the life force eight is increased sexual companionship or social approval, or just feeling better about yourself.
Marketing Superpowers
Build a brand so good that getting customers feels like magic
The hosts described the book as a tactical guide that outlines a formula for building communities and influencing niches, noting its extensive content and various formats.
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So in the book, I'm very tactical.
— Episode: Building Profitable Brands
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Episode: Building Profitable Brands
The hosts described the book as a tactical guide that outlines a formula for building communities and influencing niches, noting its extensive content and various formats.
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So in the book, I'm very tactical.
In Marketing Superpowers, really like the whole book is based on this formula and putting it into action.
The first thing to understand, I talk about in the book, this is actually chapter two of Marketing Superpowers.
I tried to pack a ton of value, 267 pages. The audiobook is just over five hours.
Go to Marketing Superpowers Book Dotcom. Grab the free sample of the book, get the paperback, get the Kindle, get the audiobook.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Large Print)
The book was referenced as a foundational principle for beginning with the end in mind when planning acquisitions and scaling.
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If you have read the Seven Habits of Successful People, Stephen Covey, the very first thing that he talks about is begin with the end in mind.
— Episode: Untold Truths of Business Acquisition
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Episode: Untold Truths of Business Acquisition
The book was referenced as a foundational principle for beginning with the end in mind when planning acquisitions and scaling.
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If you have read the Seven Habits of Successful People, Stephen Covey, the very first thing that he talks about is begin with the end in mind.
Surrender to Lead
The Counterintuitive Approach to Driving Extraordinary Results
Jessica Kriegel announced that she was the author of an upcoming book titled Surrender to Lead, describing it as a guide to letting go of control and embracing collective leadership.
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I'm also an author of an upcoming book called Surrender to Lead.
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Episode: The Culture Delusion Everyone Regrets - Jessica Kr...
Jessica Kriegel announced that she was the author of an upcoming book titled Surrender to Lead, describing it as a guide to letting go of control and embracing collective leadership.
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I'm also an author of an upcoming book called Surrender to Lead.
the new book I have coming out, Surrender to Lead, is all about that.
the entire process of driving clarity, alignment, and accountability is written in the book, which is coming out in January. It's available for pre-order now.
Raise Your Game
High-Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best
Dan Lawrence said they listened to the book in a training camp and discussed its concepts. He highlighted it as part of the monthly reading list for his athletes.
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we actually listened to the Raise Your Game by Alan Stein Jr.
— Episode: From Burnout to Elite Performance the Fo...
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Episode: From Burnout to Elite Performance the Founders For...
Dan Lawrence said they listened to the book in a training camp and discussed its concepts. He highlighted it as part of the monthly reading list for his athletes.
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we actually listened to the Raise Your Game by Alan Stein Jr.
Who Not How
The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork
Dan Lawrence cited the book as another monthly recommendation for highperformers, noting its focus on delegation and mindset.
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whether it's Who Not How by Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan.
— Episode: From Burnout to Elite Performance the Fo...
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Dan Lawrence cited the book as another monthly recommendation for highperformers, noting its focus on delegation and mindset.
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whether it's Who Not How by Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan.
The AI Ultimatum
Preparing for a World of Intelligent Machines and Radical Transformation
Steve described his book as a guide for leaders on AI fundamentals, deployment challenges, and how to avoid common pitfalls, and later highlighted where listeners could purchase it on Amazon.
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And I wrote a book, The AI Ultimatum, again, designed for leaders to prep them on what are the different moving parts of AI? What are the different flavors in there? What is agentic A...
— Episode: Google DeepMind Insider: You wont Surviv...
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Episode: Google DeepMind Insider: You wont Survive the AI-F...
Steve described his book as a guide for leaders on AI fundamentals, deployment challenges, and how to avoid common pitfalls, and later highlighted where listeners could purchase it on Amazon.
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And I wrote a book, The AI Ultimatum, again, designed for leaders to prep them on what are the different moving parts of AI? What are the different flavors in there? What is agentic AI? How do I deploy it? What are the things I need to worry about? How do I deploy it successfully? What are the gotchas that you can have? Why have 90% of AI deployments today been judged a failure? Well, it's because XYZ.
You can find my book on Amazon. It's called The AI Ultimatum.
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