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Best Non-Fiction Books to Read: The Pumpkin Plan (Mike Michalowicz)
The Pumpkin Plan is a business book written by Mike Michalowicz about how to grow and build successful businesses. Like many business books, I think that the book is repetitive and could definitely do without so many anecdotes. However, this does not mean the book is not worth reading (feel free to skip parts if…
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Best Books to Read: Let My People Go Surfing (Yvon Chouinard)
Let My People Go Surfing is a must read book for every person on the planet, in my opinion. The book is written by Yvon Chouinard, who is the founder of Patagonia. Patagonia is known as one of the most forward-thinking and environmentally friendly companies in the world, and it all starts from the leadership…
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Best Non-Fiction Books to Read: The Monk of Mokha (Dave Eggers)
Since I have been pretty busy recently, I have not had as much time to write new blog posts. While I am still constantly finding new things I love to recommend, I wanted to share some of my previous favorite recommendations. Over the course of this blog, I have now written over a year’s worth…
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The Mexican Fisherman Story (Better than Yesterday)
The Mexican Fisherman story is a great parable I heard recently. I came across it recently on the YouTube Channel Better than Yesterday, which I consider one of the best channels to watch in my spare time. I previously recommended a previous video of Better than Yesterday called “Use Laziness to Your Advantage – The…
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Best Books to Read: The Ride of a Lifetime (Bob Iger)
Bob Iger is the CEO of Disney, and he is considered one of the best CEO’s in the world today. He has worked his way up from the bottom of a news station (that was eventually acquired by Disney) to Disney CEO over the course of his 30+ year career. The Ride of a Lifetime…
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Website: WordPress
WordPress is the website that runs most sites; I saw an article recently that said WordPress now powers 38% of the Internet. It is used by so many people from people who are just trying to build a simple website (such as myself) to more complex websites built by businesses. I think that WordPress is…
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Business Insider Prime
Business Insider is a website for people interested in the latest stories within business, and it is similar to the Wall Street Journal. The difference is that it is only online, as there is no print version of Business Insider. However, Business Insider also has a subscription service called Business Insider Prime. The price varies…
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How Tim Cook Made Apple His Own (Wall Street Journal)
Apple is THE biggest company in the world, and it is currently valued at $1.9 trillion. However, while I am sure that everyone knows who Steve Jobs is, his successor Tim Cook may be less known to non-business people. This recent article on the Wall Street Journal talks about Tim Cook, and how he has…