In Tools of Titans, 2016, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Tim Ferriss took the best tips from over 200 interviews he conducted with some of the healthiest, wisest, and wealthiest people around the world and shares them in this book. It is a massive 671 pages. Everyone will find something of value here.
Here are a few of the tips I am using from Tools of Titans:
(1) Have a clear vision of where you want to go. [from former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger]
(2) Block two to three hours out of your day every day as a one block chunk of time and work on your most important project that will advance you toward your most important goal. [Tim Ferriss]
(3) It’s not what you know, it’s what you do consistently. Also, once you have some success, if it is not a “hell yes,” it’s a “no.” Treat life as a series of experiments. [Derek Sivers.]
(4) Geranium oil can both relax and stimulate a person to work. [Nicholas McCarthy.]
(5) Stressed is the achiever word for “fear.” Losers react, leaders anticipate. Quality questions create a quality life. Focus only on me equals suffering. Suffering comes from three thought patterns: loss, less, never. [Tony Robbins.]
(6) The way you know you are dealing with “A” players is that they suggest modifications to the plan you hand them to improve it. [Reid Hoffman]
(7) Are you starting with a big share of a small market? Have you identified a unique opportunity that others don’t see? Do you have a way to not just create but to deliver your product? [Peter Thiel]
(8) We can’t “out obedience” the competition. Trust and attention - these are the scarce items in a post-scarcity world. To create something great, start extremely small. We need to teach kids two things - how to lead and how to solve interesting problems. [Seth Godin.]
(9) We all have two to three, or more, massive pain points in our lives that everyone can relate to. Write about those and how you attempted to solve them. [James Altucher]
(10) Losers have goals, winners have systems. By focusing on systems, you gain transferable skills or relationships that help you to succeed over time as you build assets that carry over to other projects. [Scott Adams.]
(11) The best way to become a billionaire is to help a billion people. [Peter Diamandis]
(12) Take extreme ownership of your world. [Jocko Willink]
(13) Sometimes the best “no” is no reply. If you don’t have the patience to read something, don’t have the hubris to comment on it. [Maria Popova]
(14) Sit. Sit. Walk. Walk. Don’t wobble. Totally focus on what you are doing this moment. [Kevin Kelly]
(15) If something offends you, look inward. ..That’s a sign that there is something there.” [Whitney Cummings]
I hope something here resonates with you. But even if it doesn’t, get the book and find the content that you find interesting and useful.
And a huge apology to Tim Ferriss as I initially misspelled his name. In his podcast today, he kindly reminded us all of the correct spelling. Maybe I was not the only one? This reminds me of my New Year Resolution for 2017 to spend more time editing.
Rating: $$$$$ out of five. There is an immense amount of information that can be used to increase your health, wealth, and wisdom in this book.
Copyright @ 2016 Christine Esser
This book was purchased, not a gift.
