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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

Mentioned 3 months ago

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

Mentioned 4 months ago

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

Geoffrey A. Moore

Mentioned 4 months ago

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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donald-miller

Blue Like Jazz (Special Edition with dvd & study guide)

The host noted that Donald Miller had authored the spiritualityfocused book Blue Like Jazz early in his career.

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you wrote some spirituality, personal development books like Blue Like Jazz.

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The host noted that Donald Miller had authored the spiritualityfocused book Blue Like Jazz early in his career.

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you wrote some spirituality, personal development books like Blue Like Jazz.

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Nick Bare

Go One More

Find the Clarity to Make Intentional, Life-Changing Choices

Nick explained how his "Go One More" concept evolved into a book that details turning an action mindset into measurable outcomes, and he announced its upcoming release in June 2025.

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I know you have a new book. By the time this interview comes out, it will be out and available. It's called Go One More.

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Nick explained how his "Go One More" concept evolved into a book that details turning an action mindset into measurable outcomes, and he announced its upcoming release in June 2025.

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I know you have a new book. By the time this interview comes out, it will be out and available. It's called Go One More.

Go One More, for me, has evolved over the years. The reason I wrote the book is because it's evolved from just being an action to actually an outcome.

I was running an 18mile run, got tired, turned around, walked back, then decided to finish the run and ran one more mile - 19 miles - and posted a photo of the hat with "one more" on the bill.

I share in the book that it's better to prove yourself rather than trying to prove others wrong; I talk about doubting yourself and how the book addresses that.

So everybody go grab that book, Go One More.

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Jim Collins

BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0)

Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company

Nick said the book transformed his business this year, especially chapter four on vision, which helped him set longterm 10year targets.

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One of my favorite books that I read in the past few years is BE 2.0, Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0 by Jim Collins. That book transformed my business this past year because chapter four is all about vis...

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Nick said the book transformed his business this year, especially chapter four on vision, which helped him set longterm 10year targets.

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One of my favorite books that I read in the past few years is BE 2.0, Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0 by Jim Collins. That book transformed my business this past year because chapter four is all about vision.

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Gerald Jackson

Executive Esp

Access Your Intuition for Business Success

Vishen referenced the book as the source of research showing that CEOs with high intuition scores tend to generate higher profitability, while lowintuition CEOs see poorer results.

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the book that this is from is called Executive Esp. What John Mihalowski found is that if you give the CEOs four cards and they have to guess what's on the card... high intuition corr...

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Vishen referenced the book as the source of research showing that CEOs with high intuition scores tend to generate higher profitability, while lowintuition CEOs see poorer results.

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the book that this is from is called Executive Esp. What John Mihalowski found is that if you give the CEOs four cards and they have to guess what's on the card... high intuition correlated with higher profitability in the company.

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Keith R. McFarland

The Breakthrough Company

How Everyday Companies Become Extraordinary Performers

Vishen noted a study about starting a company while holding a steady job, citing the research as being presented in the book Breakthrough Company.

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the study was in the book Breakthrough Company, that people who start a company while having a steady paying job are 30% more likely to succeed.

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Vishen noted a study about starting a company while holding a steady job, citing the research as being presented in the book Breakthrough Company.

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the study was in the book Breakthrough Company, that people who start a company while having a steady paying job are 30% more likely to succeed.

Activate Your Future Self: The Secret to Effortlessly Becoming the Happiest, Healthiest and Wealthiest You Cover

Mimi Bouchard

Activate Your Future Self

The Secret to Effortlessly Becoming the Happiest, Healthiest and Wealthiest You

Mimi Bouchard was introduced as the author of the new practical guide aimed at helping readers become the happiest, healthiest, and wealthiest version of themselves.

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She's also the author of the new book, Activate Your Future Self.

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Mimi Bouchard was introduced as the author of the new practical guide aimed at helping readers become the happiest, healthiest, and wealthiest version of themselves.

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She's also the author of the new book, Activate Your Future Self.

the belief ... I talk about in my book, Activate Your Future Self.

There are three parts in my book: we have clarity as part one, becoming as part two, and maintaining as part three.

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Bruce H Lipton

Biology of Belief Unleashing the Power O

The book was cited as a source explaining how thoughts create and mold reality, emphasizing the power of belief in shaping one's life.

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Read the book The Biology of Belief by Dawson Church.

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The book was cited as a source explaining how thoughts create and mold reality, emphasizing the power of belief in shaping one's life.

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Read the book The Biology of Belief by Dawson Church.

Taking Life Head On (The Hal Elrod Story): How To Love the Life You Have While You Create the Life of Your Dreams Cover

Hal Elrod

Taking Life Head On (The Hal Elrod Story)

How To Love the Life You Have While You Create the Life of Your Dreams

Hal explained that his first book, Taking Life Head On, was released six years after his accident and launched his speaking career.

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My first book, which was called Taking Life Head On, that came out six years later and thought about launching my speaking career.

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Hal explained that his first book, Taking Life Head On, was released six years after his accident and launched his speaking career.

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My first book, which was called Taking Life Head On, that came out six years later and thought about launching my speaking career.

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Cover

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad

What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

Hal mentioned that Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, had read The Miracle Morning three times and experienced miracles in his life.

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One of my favorite examples... Robert Kiyosaki, Rich Dad Poor Dad.

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Hal mentioned that Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, had read The Miracle Morning three times and experienced miracles in his life.

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One of my favorite examples... Robert Kiyosaki, Rich Dad Poor Dad.

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National Geographic Kids

Turn It Up!

A pitch-perfect history of music that rocked the world

The book was mentioned as Jeff's own publication and linked to its paperback edition on Amazon.

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Jeff's Book: Turn It Up!

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The book was mentioned as Jeff's own publication and linked to its paperback edition on Amazon.

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Jeff's Book: Turn It Up!

Almost 30: A Definitive Guide to a Life You Love for the Next Decade and Beyond Cover

Lindsey Simcik

Almost 30

A Definitive Guide to a Life You Love for the Next Decade and Beyond

They described their debut book as a guidebook that compiled a decade of lessons from their podcast, offering practical tools for navigating change with confidence.

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We've got a book coming out. So, the book feels like such a beautiful rounding of the ten years we've been doing this. It's like all of our life's work.

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They described their debut book as a guidebook that compiled a decade of lessons from their podcast, offering practical tools for navigating change with confidence.

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We've got a book coming out. So, the book feels like such a beautiful rounding of the ten years we've been doing this. It's like all of our life's work.

I think we wanted to first culminate and put together everything that we've learned in the process of the rock bottom that we started at, where we met, and to building two sovereign, amazing lives that we love. ... It's just the guidebook for anyone going through their process.

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David Cameron Gikandi

A Happy Pocket Full of Money, Expanded Study Edition

Infinite Wealth and Abundance in the Here and Now

Hala recommended the book as a transformative guide to improving one's relationship with money and its energetics, saying it helped her become more profitable.

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I think to become more profitable, a book that I love that I recommend is called A Happy Pocket Full of Money. Have you read that? It's really, really good about the relationship you can have to money...

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Hala recommended the book as a transformative guide to improving one's relationship with money and its energetics, saying it helped her become more profitable.

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I think to become more profitable, a book that I love that I recommend is called A Happy Pocket Full of Money. Have you read that? It's really, really good about the relationship you can have to money and the energetics of money. It's been incredibly profound and transformative for me.

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Tim Storey

The Miracle Mentality

Tap into the Source of Magical Transformation in Your Life

Tim explained that he spent three years writing the book, which presents his miraclemindset concept and encourages readers to align with their true selves rather than chasing unattainable dreams.

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I've just spent three years writing a book, as you know, called The Miracle Mentality.

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Tim explained that he spent three years writing the book, which presents his miraclemindset concept and encourages readers to align with their true selves rather than chasing unattainable dreams.

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I've just spent three years writing a book, as you know, called The Miracle Mentality.

You did mention it earlier, The Miracle Mentality. Do you want to describe to us what a miracle mindset is?

In this book, The Miracle Mentality, I'm not trying to get people to get something that they don't have. I'm trying to get people to align with who they really are.

When you're little, you have a miracle mentality. Even if kids are in tough situations, they feel something miraculous can happen, and that idea is woven throughout the book.

The Miracle Mentality. I love talking to you. I feel like I can, like, you know, run a marathon right now.

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Mel Robbins

The Let Them Theory

A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About

Gabby described her tenth published book, Self-Help, as a guide that demystifies internal family systems therapy and makes the practice accessible for entrepreneurs seeking personal transformation.

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Her latest book is entitled Self-Help, This Is Your Chance to Change Your Life.

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Gabby described her tenth published book, Self-Help, as a guide that demystifies internal family systems therapy and makes the practice accessible for entrepreneurs seeking personal transformation.

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Her latest book is entitled Self-Help, This Is Your Chance to Change Your Life.

And in my latest book, my 10th book, Self-Help, it is all about how it's democratizing and demystifying and translating this therapy into a self-help practice so that folks that may not ever get to this...

And let me define what self, and that's why the book is called Self-Help.

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Evan Currie

Superhuman

He said the book explained antiaging strategies and was the subject of his discussion on spending $2million on longevity technologies.

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And that was the subject of Superhuman, which is my big antiaging book that tells you all of the stuff that you can do now, including the free stuff.

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He said the book explained antiaging strategies and was the subject of his discussion on spending $2million on longevity technologies.

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And that was the subject of Superhuman, which is my big antiaging book that tells you all of the stuff that you can do now, including the free stuff.

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Evan Currie

Superhuman

He described it as a major book on longevity that outlines his biohacking principles.

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I wrote a major book on longevity called Superhuman that outlines all of this.

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He described it as a major book on longevity that outlines his biohacking principles.

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I wrote a major book on longevity called Superhuman that outlines all of this.

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The Buried Life

What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?

Moving, Unexpected, and Inspiring Answers to Life's Most Important Question

The host listed Ben's book as a resource and provided its Amazon link.

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Ben's Book: What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?: https://www.amazon.com/What-You-Want-Before-Die/dp/1579654762

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The host listed Ben's book as a resource and provided its Amazon link.

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Ben's Book: What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?: https://www.amazon.com/What-You-Want-Before-Die/dp/1579654762

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Inc. Peter Pauper Press

My Bucket List Journal - Living the Dream

Ben mentioned his new book, The Bucket List Journal, noting it had just been released and explained where listeners could purchase it on Amazon.

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And so I talked about the 10 categories of life. That's basically what my new book is based on, The Bucket List Journal. It just came out last week.

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Ben mentioned his new book, The Bucket List Journal, noting it had just been released and explained where listeners could purchase it on Amazon.

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And so I talked about the 10 categories of life. That's basically what my new book is based on, The Bucket List Journal. It just came out last week.

You can get it on Amazon. If you search the bucket list journal, should be the first thing that pops up.

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Rachel Hollis

What If YOU Are the Answer?

And 26 Other Questions That Just Might Change Your Life

The episode introduced it as Rachel Hollis's latest release that frames entrepreneurship through 26 transformational questions.

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She's also the author of the bestselling book, Girl, Wash Your Face, and her latest book is called What If YOU Are the Answer?

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The episode introduced it as Rachel Hollis's latest release that frames entrepreneurship through 26 transformational questions.

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She's also the author of the bestselling book, Girl, Wash Your Face, and her latest book is called What If YOU Are the Answer?

Let's go back to the book. It's called What If You Are The Answer. How did you come up with these 26 questions?

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Peter H. Diamandis

Bold

How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World (Exponential Technology Series)

Hala explained that she had written Bold, a book about entrepreneurship and how to use exponential technology and flow science to level up organizations.

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And I spent so much years talking to CEOs... I wrote Bold, which is a book about like entrepreneurship and people like Larry Page and Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk and how to really use ex...

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Hala explained that she had written Bold, a book about entrepreneurship and how to use exponential technology and flow science to level up organizations.

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And I spent so much years talking to CEOs... I wrote Bold, which is a book about like entrepreneurship and people like Larry Page and Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk and how to really use exponential technology and some human capability flow science stuff to really level up organizations.

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