The James Altucher Show

James Altucher is the king of vulnerability and the weirdest looking guy in the entrepreneurial space that I know. That’s only a couple of reasons why I love this guy. I was first introduced to James through his blog and from there, our relationship blossomed. Man crush, yes indeed. He is one guy I’d just love to sit down with and talk to about anything and everything.

Now, that might make it all sound like a bit of a waste of time. However, James is an intelligent dude with incredible stories, experiences and very well connected. (more…)

Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright

I loved this book. What an exciting and profoundly insightful read and one that is right up my alley. As I proceed on my journey in attempts to figuring life out and importantly trying to discover ways to dissolve suffering and regret to live with enduring deep happiness this book helps satisfy that itch.

Robert Wright has written a collaborative piece that combines the teachings and ideas of Buddhism with the science of psychology and science – particularly as it relates to evolutionary science, to highlight why Buddhism is true. (more…)

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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth

“Grit is that ‘extra something’ that separates the most successful people from the rest. It’s the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel to stick with our dreams until they become a reality.” Travis Bradberry

In this book Grit, the author, Angela Duckworth, argues that the key to success is not an innate talent or genius but rather a matter of grit. Duckworth describes that growing up her father would label her as having a lack of ‘genius.’ He often indicated that she might never amount to anything significant. In her lifetime she has proved him wrong. (more…)

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Freakonomics Radio by Stephen J. Dubner and WNYC Studios

Freakonomics Radio is the podcast the explores the hidden side of everything. Each week the host Stephen Dubner produces entertaining, fun and often fascinating conversations about the economics that influence, define and shape daily life. Presented by WNYC Studios and his partner and co-author of several New York Times best-selling books, Steve Levitt.

Here is the link to the short and sweet version of how Freakonomics came to be – Freakonomics.com.

In a nutshell, it began with Stephen, a journalist for the New York Times Magazine who found himself heading to Chicago to meet Levitt – an award-winning economist. (more…)

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Purpose and Desire: What Makes Something “Alive” and Why Modern Darwinism Has Failed to Explain It by J. Scott Turner

“If something burns your soul with purpose and desire, it’s your duty to be reduced to ashes by it. Any other form of existence will be yet another dull book in the library of life.” Charles Bukowski

Scott Turner is a biologist and physiologist and with efforts to scratch his own itch he has written this book to answer the question that he believes that modern Darwinism has put to bed – What is life? (more…)

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The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have by Mark Nepo

“Whatever truth we feel compelled to withhold, no matter how unthinkable it is to imagine ourselves telling it, not to is a way of spiritually holding our breath. You can only do it for so long.” Mark Nepo

After experiencing cancer Mark awoke to the magic of life. He shares his awakening in this book – a spiritual story that found Mark living into all that already existed rather than being carried away the chaos of modern life. In sharing, Mark will not only inspire you but teach you how to live the life you want by merely being present and waking up to the beauty of life surrounds us all. (more…)

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Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming by Oreskes, Naomi, Conway, Erik M. (2010) Hardcover by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway

Doubt: a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction.

The opposite to doubt is certainty, conviction, confidence, and trust.

In this book – Merchants of Doubt, the authors go bravely into territory that many have not dared. They attack vital leaders, scientist and people of influence that have in their time very successfully created doubt among the public. Even in spite of hard scientific evidence and basic common sense. This book places those “Merchants of Doubt” in the spotlight. (more…)

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The Tim Ferriss Show with Tim Ferriss

“To enjoy life, you don’t need fancy nonsense, but you do need to control your time and realize that most things just aren’t as serious as you make them out to be.” Timothy Ferriss

Tim Ferriss, best-selling author, angel investor, entrepreneur, experimenter, and lifestyle guy. In his show, you can expect to be kept fascinating by powerful and inspiring conversations with some of the world’s top performers and walk away with tools, techniques and tactics for a vast array of skills and disciplines. (more…)

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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

“Essentialism is not about how to get more things done; it’s about how to get the right things done. It doesn’t mean just doing less for the sake of less either. It is about making the wisest possible investment of your time and energy in order to operate at our highest point of contribution by doing only what is essential.” Greg McKeown

Essentialism is the journey of life with purpose. I believe that life which is without purpose grows busy, cluttered, chaotic, stressful, overwhelming and results in less fulfillment and meaning. (more…)

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Funded!: How I Leveraged My Passion to Live A Fulfilling Life and How You Can Too by Lucy Gent Foma

“For anything you dream about doing, there is a high likelihood that there will be a grant of fundraising money available to do it.” Lucy Gent Foma

I picked up this book with the purpose of learning more about how to reach my funding goal for my up and coming book launch campaign. It wasn’t quite what I was expecting, however, I did pick up a few bits of advice. For those of you who are looking to get funding for scholarships, fellowships or grants this book is a practical step by step guide through that process. (more…)

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