REAL AF with Andy Frisella

The Journal on Mental Toughness

Adrian Clarkson

This book was mentioned as containing the entire Live Hard Program along with additional chapters on mental toughness, its importance, and how to cultivate and use it in life.

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There's also a book. The book is available at andyfusella.com. It's called The Book on Mental Toughness.

The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene

The speaker referenced this book when discussing the importance of understanding reality as it is, rather than how one wishes it to be, particularly concerning physical appearance and success.

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Robert green talks about this in the 48 laws of power.

The Journal On Mental Toughness

Anthony Friston

It was described as including the entire Live Hard Program, in addition to chapters on mental toughness, its importance, how to use it and case studies of famous people who used it to achieve fame.

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There's also a book available on my website, AndyFrisella.com called The Book on Mental Toughness. It includes the entire Live Hard Program plus a whole bunch of chapters on mental toughness, why it's important how to use it and some case studies on some very famous people who have used mental toughness to become the very famous people that you recognize.

The Magic of Thinking Big

David Schwartz

The listener mentioned reading this book as part of their 75 Hard program and referenced three main points from the end of the first chapter regarding thinking success, self-belief, and believing big.

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One thinks success, don't think failure.

The 360 Degree Leader

John C. Maxwell

The podcast host mentioned this book as a resource for learning about peer-to-peer leadership. It was referenced as containing information on how to effectively lead in a non-hierarchical context.

Atlas Shrugged (Centennial Ed.)

Ayn Rand

This book explores the concept of producers feeling overwhelmed by the demands of society and eventually stopping production, leading to a society that becomes fully dependent on government.

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There's a whole book about this. It's called Atlas Shrugged. Okay, when the producers, when it gets too hard for the producers, which is me to fucking produce and all these other entrepreneurs, all you guys listening, you're the producers. When it gets too, those people end up saying, fuck it. And they stop producing and everybody stars. Everybody becomes dependent on the government. Communism ushers in and people die at mass scale.

Sam Walton

Sam Walton

This was cited as the first book the speaker ever read. It details Sam Walton's philosophy and is considered impactful due to Walton's success in creating Walmart.

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there's this book uh about Sam Walton it was the first book I ever read it's called Made in the USA or Made in America of Sam Walton first book I ever read my life which is kind of ironic because like here I'm not now I'm here I never intended to be here when I was there but and but you read this book and it's this man the one of the great sound to pernures ever takes his whole fucking philosophy and puts it into fucking 250 page book this guy made Walmart bro he revolutionized retail he made his children or the richest people in the fucking world right like if they didn't have it split up six seven different ways it's the what's that worth so you think you're not gonna learn something yeah from the guy who created the thing that you see everywhere yeah it's like anybody

Shoe Dog

Phil Knight

This book was briefly mentioned as another example of a biography of a successful entrepreneur that could offer valuable lessons.

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you go read shoe dog you could read like whatever it is you're trying to learn about man

The Surrender Experiment

Michael A. Singer

This book helped the speaker understand that while he controls many aspects of his life through 75 Hard, there are also things outside of his control; it promoted the idea of surrendering to the uncontrollable aspects of life.

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the surrender experiment by Michael Singer told me that there's a lot going on here that we are not in control of 75 hard shows you are in control of a lot of your life and you if you do the task every day you can control how you feel but then there's also a lot that's happening that is outside of my control I didn't know on August 8th 2024 I'd be here that's outside of my control I just show up every day and do what I'm supposed to do right I don't control when I meet certain friends or house or not for two needs come in you don't control it we all we do is show up on how we can show up so surrender to what you don't have control over is a really important thing that the surrender experiment by Michael Singer show me so those are two books

The Map of Consciousness Explained

David R. Hawkins

It was described as a life-changing book that helped the speaker understand that love rules all, connecting it to the 75 Hard program and self-love.

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two books have changed my life forever

How Champions Think

Dr. Bob Rotella

This book, focusing on habits and routines, was mentioned as currently being read by the speaker. The 75 Hard program had made the speaker more consistent with his reading habits.

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I'm currently reading how champions think by Dr. Barbara Tella which is more in line of the habits the routines but what I love about this program in general is that it's made me consistent with reading right I've always been somebody who would love reading but wouldn't be inconsistent with it

Red Famine

Anne Applebaum

The book details the devastating famine in the Soviet Union during the 1930s, and was mentioned as an example of the dangers of communism.

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If you don't believe that go read the book Red Famine.