My Rating: 5 stars out of 5 stars
Format: Audible
My thoughts/review:
Very enjoyable audio book and difficult to put "down" or rather stop listening. I do admire his honesty and hindsight nuggets of wisdom.
Somehow I found myself always comparing his life and achievements to Richard Branson's... even though they both started in publishing, their paths couldn't have been more different. Well, except for their Caribbean properties maybe ;-)
Favorite (or least favorite) chapter:
I enjoyed all chapters but some concepts resonated more that others obviously.
Key takeaways:
Challenge after reading this:
Always the same one really... I have a Why, I don't waste time on mind-numbing entertainment but I can't seem to find/choose a path to freedom. I could start making up excuses but you will have heard them all before (young daughter, obligations, mortgage, blablaa).
Whenever I have an idea I am extremely good at coming up with reasons why it might not work... sigh! Probably more of the remit of therapists than an entrepreneur forum ;-)
I have spent decades doing marketing and PR (while having a science degree) in different countries (tri-lingual) and have developed quite a few skills in the process but I still can't seem to identify opportunities... I could kick myself for having these blinders on.
Any suggestions?
I like bringing value to others and do so regularly... my girlfriend starts yoga classes, well here are leaflets, a website, work sheets, etc. Same for my Muay Thai club... quickly created them a website.
From a young age I realised that "create once, sell many times" was a way out of the 9-5 life (and tried to achieve this in the music business... didn't really work out but was fun though). I have always felt that the way most of us live and work is completely ridiculous and doesn't make sense... however I can't seem to cut the umbilical corporate chord... argh!
Sorry, I do realise that this is supposed to be a book review but it led me back to the question I am struggling with the most hence the reason I just threw it in the group, hoping for some a$$-kicking feedback ;-)
Format: Audible
My thoughts/review:
Very enjoyable audio book and difficult to put "down" or rather stop listening. I do admire his honesty and hindsight nuggets of wisdom.
Somehow I found myself always comparing his life and achievements to Richard Branson's... even though they both started in publishing, their paths couldn't have been more different. Well, except for their Caribbean properties maybe ;-)
Favorite (or least favorite) chapter:
I enjoyed all chapters but some concepts resonated more that others obviously.
Key takeaways:
- Key takeaway #1 You can't copyright/trademark ideas only the execution! (an idea in itself is worthless)
- Key takeaway #2 There's money out there with your name on it, go find it!
Challenge after reading this:
Always the same one really... I have a Why, I don't waste time on mind-numbing entertainment but I can't seem to find/choose a path to freedom. I could start making up excuses but you will have heard them all before (young daughter, obligations, mortgage, blablaa).
Whenever I have an idea I am extremely good at coming up with reasons why it might not work... sigh! Probably more of the remit of therapists than an entrepreneur forum ;-)
I have spent decades doing marketing and PR (while having a science degree) in different countries (tri-lingual) and have developed quite a few skills in the process but I still can't seem to identify opportunities... I could kick myself for having these blinders on.
Any suggestions?
I like bringing value to others and do so regularly... my girlfriend starts yoga classes, well here are leaflets, a website, work sheets, etc. Same for my Muay Thai club... quickly created them a website.
From a young age I realised that "create once, sell many times" was a way out of the 9-5 life (and tried to achieve this in the music business... didn't really work out but was fun though). I have always felt that the way most of us live and work is completely ridiculous and doesn't make sense... however I can't seem to cut the umbilical corporate chord... argh!
Sorry, I do realise that this is supposed to be a book review but it led me back to the question I am struggling with the most hence the reason I just threw it in the group, hoping for some a$$-kicking feedback ;-)
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