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Lean In
by Sheryl Sandberg
Read a workplace-leadership perspective critically, review a fictional feedback note and explore five clearly labeled book discussions.
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Build a Business 4 books
Value, customers, experiments and useful work.
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Start with Why
by Simon Sinek
Connect a service purpose to concrete actions and a reviewable deliverable. Five labeled videos include author teaching and an independent book …
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The Lean Startup
by Eric Ries
Explore Eric Ries’s The Lean Startup with five Stanford videos and an original exercise for testing one uncertain business assumption.
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The Personal MBA
by Josh Kaufman
Map a small business idea using Josh Kaufman's five-part framework, then test one assumption. Includes five author talks, interviews and reviewer …
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Money & Judgment 2 books
Read critically about spending, saving and uncertainty.
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Money: Master the Game
by Tony Robbins
7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom.
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The Psychology of Money
by Morgan Housel
Compare the purpose behind a spending example, read an earlier author essay critically and explore five labeled book-related conversations.
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Lead with Purpose 6 books
Responsibility, communication and working with others.
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Awaken the Giant Within
by Tony Robbins
How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny.
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Daring Greatly
by Brené Brown
Practice sharing one unfinished idea with a clear feedback question. Five videos include related author talks and clearly labeled interview clips.
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Drownproof: Eight Life Lessons to Keep Your Head Above Water — Andy Stumpf | Self Growth Videos
by Andy Stumpf
Andy Stumpf's instant New York Times bestseller. Eight life lessons from a 17-year Navy SEAL career on how to stay calm, plan well, and execute when …
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Extreme Ownership
by Jocko Willink
How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win. The core leadership manifesto from Jocko and Leif Babin.
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Lean In
by Sheryl Sandberg
Read a workplace-leadership perspective critically, review a fictional feedback note and explore five clearly labeled book discussions.
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Start with Why
by Simon Sinek
Connect a service purpose to concrete actions and a reviewable deliverable. Five labeled videos include author teaching and an independent book …
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Habits & Focus 9 books
Practice, attention and the design of everyday work.
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Atomic Habits
by James Clear
Study James Clear’s Atomic Habits through five author talks and interviews, then test one small change to your routine.
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Can't Hurt Me
by David Goggins
Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds. The memoir and mental toughness manifesto.
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Daring Greatly
by Brené Brown
Practice sharing one unfinished idea with a clear feedback question. Five videos include related author talks and clearly labeled interview clips.
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Deep Work
by Cal Newport
Plan one focused task and a deliberate break, then review how you returned to the work. Five videos: three author discussions, an interview clip and a …
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Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual
by Jocko Willink
Mk1-MOD1. A field manual on the war between discipline and weakness.
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Never Finished
by David Goggins
Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within. Goggins's follow-up to Can't Hurt Me.
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The 5AM Club
by Robin Sharma
Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life. Robin Sharma's blueprint for the 20/20/20 morning formula.
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The Book on Mental Toughness
by Andy Frisella
Andy Frisella's framework for building unshakable mental toughness — the 75 HARD program and beyond.
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The Wim Hof Method
by Wim Hof
Activate Your Full Human Potential. Breath, cold, commitment.
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Mind & Decisions 4 books
Question assumptions and understand competing explanations.
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GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History
by Diane Coyle
Read an economic headline carefully: separate measured output from wider claims, try an original headline audit and explore five labeled videos.
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
by Carol S. Dweck
Study a learning question through Carol Dweck's Mindset, an original feedback-note exercise and five related videos from official hosts.
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Quiet
by Susan Cain
Explore Susan Cain and Quiet through an original conversation-preparation exercise and five videos: author talks, a book interview and an animation.
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The Psychology of Money
by Morgan Housel
Compare the purpose behind a spending example, read an earlier author essay critically and explore five labeled book-related conversations.
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Challenge Your Thinking 4 books
Arguments about knowledge, ethics and the good life.
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Ego Is the Enemy
by Ryan Holiday
The fight against the one thing that holds us all back.
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Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
The personal writings of the Stoic emperor — 2,000 years old and still essential.
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The Daily Stoic
by Ryan Holiday
366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living.
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The Obstacle Is the Way
by Ryan Holiday
The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph. Modern Stoicism for decision-makers.
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Spiritual Practice 5 books
Clearly labeled perspectives from different traditions.
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The Four Agreements
by don Miguel Ruiz with Janet Mills
Examine one everyday rule through a clearly labeled spiritual perspective, an original private practice and five related official videos.
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The Miracle of Mindfulness
by Thich Nhat Hanh
Explore attention during an ordinary task through a clearly labeled Buddhist perspective, an original practice and five related official-channel …
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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
by Robin Sharma
A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny.
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The Power of Now
by Eckhart Tolle
Explore The Power of Now with five related Eckhart Tolle teachings, reflection questions and a small practice in attention.
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The Untethered Soul
by Michael A. Singer
Study The Untethered Soul through five Michael A. Singer videos, a clearly labeled spiritual perspective and an original reflection practice.
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Understand the World 1 books
Institutions, incentives and the systems around us.
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GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History
by Diane Coyle
Read an economic headline carefully: separate measured output from wider claims, try an original headline audit and explore five labeled videos.
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Meaning & Direction 1 books
Reflect on what makes a direction worth pursuing.
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Greenlights
by Matthew McConaughey
The actor's #1 NYT bestselling memoir on the approach to life that keeps him moving forward.
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Start with a question from your own life. Choose one video, read further, try a small action and review what happened. Different authors offer different perspectives; explore them critically.
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