The World's Best Book Summaries
Do you know how to stay persistent with your goals? What are ways to take action on things you really want to achieve? You’ll inevitably run into challenges on your way toward success. Optimizing your energy can help you persist through hardships and adapt to meet your struggles. Continue reading to see how you should take action and be persistent on your journey.
Why do some people consistently achieve their dreams while others fall short? What’s the secret to turning aspirations into concrete accomplishments? You can find practical strategies for transforming dreams into reality in The Power of One More by Ed Mylett. Goals propel you forward, and Mylett lays out an approach to goal achievement that combines peak performance techniques, habit formation, and discipline. Read on to discover how to set powerful goals and develop the discipline to achieve them.
Do you know how to direct your energy to the right place? How can you use obstacles to your advantage? Simon Alexander Ong says that you can chase your dreams by changing the obstacles in your way into stepping stones. In doing so, you can also energize people around you, helping others live better lives through the examples you set. Let’s explore how you can live a more satisfying life where your dreams come true.
Are you someone with ADHD who has trouble staying motivated? How can you rewire your brain to find more motivation? Not being able to envision the future creates real problems for people with ADHD, especially when it comes to motivation and problem-solving. Planning for the future requires activating the higher functions of the brain that ADHD normally suppresses. Let’s look at how to get motivated with ADHD.
What are the most common regrets people have on their deathbeds? How can we learn from their regrets and mistakes? In The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, a book by palliative care nurse Bronnie Ware, she shares the most common regrets her patients expressed in their final weeks. By learning from her patients’ reflections, you can gain clarity on what truly matters and make positive changes before it’s too late. Continue reading to learn why these regrets are so common and how to avoid them in our overview of Ware’s book.
What’s Arnold Schwarzenegger’s book Be Useful about? How can you make an impact on your own life and others? To live up to your potential, you need a direction to strive for while honing your abilities and pushing yourself to your limits. In Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Be Useful, he lays out his principles for achieving success and making an impact, first by defining your ambitions and then using your achievements to better the lives of others. Read below is an overview and takeaways from Be Useful.
Do you know what you want out of life? How can you lay out the steps to your future? It’s hard to get anywhere in life if you don’t know where you want to go. Arnold Schwarzenegger argues that clearly defining your major aspirations is key to aligning your decisions and your goals. Keep reading to learn how to define your goals and see your future clearly.
Do you want your dreams to become a reality? How did Arnold Schwarzenegger’s dreams evolve over time? In Be Useful, Arnold Schwarzenegger uses his life story to show how your dreams can guide you, though your aspirations will change over time. He suggests that just because your dreams change, doesn’t mean you’ll be set back in life. Continue reading to learn how to make your dreams come true.
How can you sell your dream to others? Why is a support system important to achieve your goals? As important as it is to motivate yourself and define the ambitions that drive you, the time will come when you have to rely on other people’s help to move forward. Therefore, a key step to achieving your dream is learning how to sell it to others so you can have supporters. Below, we’ll look at how to create a support system that will stick with you every step of the way.
How did Tarana Burke use her childhood shame to become an activist? Can anger be a good source of activism? Although Burke’s childhood was defined by shame, that feeling transmuted into anger when she was a teenager—and Burke channeled it into community activism. In Unbound, she discusses the events that led to this transformation and explores how activism made her feel empowered. Check out how to use anger as motivation by looking at Tarana Burke’s experiences.