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Here are some things from this week...

• Marcus Buckingham talking about LOVE! (Loved it)
• Remember Ramit's book-buying rule...
• An essay about becoming more ambitious
• The definition of success
• Will Guidara is talking about The Price of Becoming

#684: Marcus Buckingham - Design Love In

​Marcus Buckingham spent nearly 20 years at the Gallup Organization, where he co-created the StrengthsFinder assessment. He is a NYT bestselling author of First, Break All the Rules. Currently, he leads the People + Performance research at the ADP Research Institute. During our conversation, we discussed why we should design love in to what we do, The 5 Feelings Leaders Must Create, The ABCs of Authentic Leadership, How to Unleash The Most Powerful Force in Business, and much more. You can also WATCH our conversation on YouTube.

Ramit's Book Buying Rule

Ramit Sethi's Book-Buying Rule: If you're even considering buying a book, JUST BUY IT. I'm so grateful that my parents taught me that the price of a book should never stop me from buying it. Just 1 good idea makes it worth it, and I've discovered so many great books and authors by accident this way.

Ambitious People

Top performers are pathologically ambitious. There is a massive gap between the average person’s level of ambition and those of top performers. Until you’ve seen it up close or read a few biographies, it’s hard to realize the pathological urge some people feel to improve their skills, to set absurd goals, and to do what’s necessary to achieve them... CLICK HERE to read more.

The Definition of Success...

In one of our Learning Leader Circle groups, we've been talking about success. How each of us defines it. The costs of it. While preparing for that meeting, I came across this... “What is success? To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!” - Ralph Waldo Emerson. What do you think? How do you define success?

Will Guidara Talking About The Price of Becoming...

"Excellence isn’t a moment, it’s a pursuit. It’s thousands of small decisions, executed with care. In The Price of Becoming, Ryan Hawk shows that greatness is built in the details, in the daily practices that quietly compound over time." - Will Guidara, NYT Best-Selling author of Unreasonable Hospitality & former co-owner of Eleven Madison Park (#1 restaurant in the world)

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Ryan Hawk NEW Book - The Price of Becoming​