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Young and Profiting with Hala Taha

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha is the must-listen podcast for anyone who is hardcore into entrepreneurship. Hosted by Hala Taha, a self-made entrepreneur and marketing expert, this top-ranked show features mini-masterclasses with business icons and entrepreneurs like GaryVee, Alex Hormozi, Mel R...

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Atomic Habits

James Clear

Mentioned 3 months ago

Courtney Johnson: Career Cheat Codes to Stand Out, Get Promoted, and Win at Work | Career | E395

She praised Atomic Habits, noting its example of building a gym habit by first driving to the gym each day, illustrating the importance of consistency before optimization.

I love the book Atomic Habits, and it talks about a similar example of if you really want to get really fit, build a gym habit, have the best technique. The very first skill is just driving your car to the gym. Can you do that every day?

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Career Cheat Codes

Courtney Johnson

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Courtney Johnson: Career Cheat Codes to Stand Out, Get Promoted, and Win at Work | Career | E395

She released Career Cheat Codes, a guide that revealed unwritten workplace rules and offered shortcuts for career advancement.

you've got this new book called Career Cheat Codes coming out in April this year

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The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene

Mentioned 4 months ago

Hala Taha: The Mindset That Turned Rejection into a Multi-Million Dollar Business | Human Behavior | YAPClassic

This book was mentioned in passing as another work authored by Robert Greene, who was interviewed on the podcast.

And Robert Greene, who I also interviewed on my show, he's the author of the Laws of Human Nature and the 50th Laws of Power, huge author.

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The Laws of Human Nature

Robert Greene

Mentioned 4 months ago

Hala Taha: The Mindset That Turned Rejection into a Multi-Million Dollar Business | Human Behavior | YAPClassic

This book was mentioned by Hala Taha as one she interviewed the author about. The author taught her about the law of death denial, suggesting that embracing the idea of death can motivate one toward a life of purpose and fulfillment.

And Robert Greene, who I also interviewed on my show, he's the author of the Laws of Human Nature and the 50th Laws of Power, huge author.

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One Up On Wall Street

Peter Lynch

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Bill Gurley: Break Free From Career Regret and Design Work You Love | Career | YAPLive | E387

Bill Gurley mentioned reading this book, which inspired him to start trading stocks in his free time while working at Compaq. Reading this book was part of the process that led him to business school and eventually Wall Street.

When I was at home, I had read this book, One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch, and I had started trading stocks.

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Greenlights

Matthew McConaughey

Mentioned 4 months ago

Bill Gurley: Break Free From Career Regret and Design Work You Love | Career | YAPLive | E387

Hala Taha referenced this book when discussing a story about Matthew McConaughey telling his father about switching from pursuing law to film school. McConaughey's father's response to this news was cited as an example of giving permission and responsibility to pursue one's dream.

I know you had Matthew McConaughey on, and in his book Green Lights, he tells this story of he's going to, he's told his father his whole life he's going to be a lawyer.

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Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers cover

Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition

Geoffrey A. Moore

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Bill Gurley: Break Free From Career Regret and Design Work You Love | Career | YAPLive | E387

This book was listed by Bill Gurley as crucial reading for founders, alongside Michael Porter's work, emphasizing the importance of learning fundamental business concepts even without an MBA.

They should read crossing the chasm.

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Runnin' Down a Dream

Bill Gurley

Mentioned 4 months ago

Bill Gurley: Break Free From Career Regret and Design Work You Love | Career | YAPLive | E387

Bill Gurley distilled what actually leads to meaningful, energizing work into this book, offering a clear path to designing a career one doesn't want to escape from. He broke down the components of balancing joy with success and identified the key principles of career fulfillment within its pages. The book alternates between inspiring success stories (profiles) and practical tools (principles).

In his new book, Running Down a Dream, Bill breaks down the components of balancing joy with success and identifies the key principles of career fulfillment.

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The Innovator's Dilemma, with a New Foreword

Clayton M. Christensen

Mentioned 4 months ago

Bill Gurley: Break Free From Career Regret and Design Work You Love | Career | YAPLive | E387

Bill Gurley referenced this book when explaining his fascination with technology and understanding how disruption works in business. It was mentioned again later as essential reading for founders who need to understand competitive strategy.

The book, Innovator's Dilemma, walks through exactly how that works.

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Inside the Box

David Epstein

Mentioned 4 months ago

Bill Gurley: Break Free From Career Regret and Design Work You Love | Career | YAPLive | E387

This book, coming out soon, discusses how constraints drive creativity, which Bill Gurley used to argue against spending heavily on ads as the easiest, least creative way to acquire a customer.

There's a great new book coming out by David Epstein called Inside the Box, where he talks about how constraints drive creativity.

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Competitive Strategy

Michael E. Porter

Mentioned 4 months ago

Bill Gurley: Break Free From Career Regret and Design Work You Love | Career | YAPLive | E387

Bill Gurley mentioned this book as essential learning for founders, stating that while they don't necessarily need an MBA, they must learn fundamental business concepts.

And so I just worry that the vilification of it is, is not good for the founders themselves because there are resources they need to understand. It doesn't mean they have to go get an MBA, but they should read Michael Porter's competitive strategy.

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Get Different

Mike Michalowicz

Mentioned 5 months ago

Mike Michalowicz: The #1 Financial Principle for Building a Profitable Business | Finance | YAPClassic

They introduced Get Different as a 2021 marketing book for small businesses that teaches the DAD framework--differentiate, attract, direct--to win customers.

All right. So Mike, you have a new-ish book came out in 2021. It's called Get Different. It's a marketing book. What can we expect in that book? ... I'm extremely proud of this book.

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Patrick M. Lencioni

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

A Leadership Fable, 20th Anniversary Edition

The book was identified as Patrick Lencioni's bestselling work on team health and was highlighted as a key resource for understanding organizational dysfunction.

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Patrick is the author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, the founder of The Table Group, and one of the most respected voices in leadership and organizational health.

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The book was identified as Patrick Lencioni's bestselling work on team health and was highlighted as a key resource for understanding organizational dysfunction.

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Patrick is the author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, the founder of The Table Group, and one of the most respected voices in leadership and organizational health.

I wrote a book called The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, which is my big bestselling book.

I've read every single one of his books. He's one of the most legendary business authors in the world.

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is my big bestselling book and it helped shape the Working Genius framework.

We've taken the insights from The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and applied them to our own organization to improve teamwork.

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Cindy Skaggs

Unstoppable (Untouchables)

Shawn French referenced his book Unstoppable, explaining that it outlines a fivehabit process for peak performance; he noted the book was written some time ago but the principles remain central to his daily routine.

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You wrote a book a while ago called Unstoppable. And you had this Unstoppable process where you talk about five habits.

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Shawn French referenced his book Unstoppable, explaining that it outlines a fivehabit process for peak performance; he noted the book was written some time ago but the principles remain central to his daily routine.

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You wrote a book a while ago called Unstoppable. And you had this Unstoppable process where you talk about five habits.

Those habits are everything. I'm going to play a game with you called Fix the Foundation... That book is way old, right? But at the same time, I live that every day.

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Mike Michalowicz

The Money Habit

The Worry-Free Way to Financial Independence

Mike described his newest book as a personalfinance guide that translates his Profit First principles into everyday money habits, helping people stop worrying about money and build cash confidence.

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today is all about his newest book, The Money Habit, which is about personal finances. And it might be his most important book yet because he teaches everyday people how to finally st...

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Mike described his newest book as a personalfinance guide that translates his Profit First principles into everyday money habits, helping people stop worrying about money and build cash confidence.

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today is all about his newest book, The Money Habit, which is about personal finances. And it might be his most important book yet because he teaches everyday people how to finally stop worrying about money and build a system around their natural behaviors so they can break the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle and build real cash confidence.

We're talking about The Money Habit, the system I built for personal finance that carves money into purposebased accounts and eliminates the need for willpower.

Clockwork, Revised and Expanded: Design Your Business to Run Itself (Entrepreneurship Simplified) Cover

Mike Michalowicz

Clockwork, Revised and Expanded

Design Your Business to Run Itself (Entrepreneurship Simplified)

Clockwork was mentioned alongside Profit First as one of Mike's earlier books that helped shape entrepreneurial systems.

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You know him from Profit First, Clockwork, and all the frameworks that have truly transformed how entrepreneurs run their businesses.

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Clockwork was mentioned alongside Profit First as one of Mike's earlier books that helped shape entrepreneurial systems.

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You know him from Profit First, Clockwork, and all the frameworks that have truly transformed how entrepreneurs run their businesses.

Get Different: Marketing That Can't Be Ignored! (Entrepreneurship Simplified) Cover

Mike Michalowicz

Get Different

Marketing That Can't Be Ignored! (Entrepreneurship Simplified)

They introduced Get Different as a 2021 marketing book for small businesses that teaches the DAD framework--differentiate, attract, direct--to win customers.

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All right. So Mike, you have a new-ish book came out in 2021. It's called Get Different. It's a marketing book. What can we expect in that book? ... I'm extremely proud of this book.

— Episode: Mike Michalowicz: The #1 Financial Princ...

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They introduced Get Different as a 2021 marketing book for small businesses that teaches the DAD framework--differentiate, attract, direct--to win customers.

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All right. So Mike, you have a new-ish book came out in 2021. It's called Get Different. It's a marketing book. What can we expect in that book? ... I'm extremely proud of this book.

It makes an acronym DAD, DAD. The first D stands for differentiate, the second A for attractive, and the third D for direct. I break down how small businesses can use this model to stand out, capture attention, and guide prospects to act.

Career Cheat Codes: The Unspoken, Unconventional, and Unfiltered Rules of Career Success Cover

Courtney Johnson

Career Cheat Codes

The Unspoken, Unconventional, and Unfiltered Rules of Career Success

She released Career Cheat Codes, a guide that revealed unwritten workplace rules and offered shortcuts for career advancement.

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you've got this new book called Career Cheat Codes coming out in April this year

— Episode: Courtney Johnson: Career Cheat Codes to...

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She released Career Cheat Codes, a guide that revealed unwritten workplace rules and offered shortcuts for career advancement.

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you've got this new book called Career Cheat Codes coming out in April this year

the book is exposing all of the tips and tricks of the A players.

You gave me a lot of cute hacks in the book.

you can find my book, Career Cheat Codes on Amazon and all the places books are sold.

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