I’ll be honest with you, I am sitting here with no idea what to write right now. I could write about how you can eat late at night or how your stress is causing you to retain the body fat you are trying desperately to lose. But today I just dont have it. Instead, I want to talk about a few books I read over the past 3 years that have completely changed how I approach work, social settings, and honestly just overall life. I attribute a lot of my success to some of the learnings in this book. 

Below are some of the lessons i took from these books. I highly recommend you read them(I linked all these books to find for cheap or for free! ) but worst case my favorite lessons are below

The Alchemist:

• You will always learn more by doing than by reading about doing

• Don't be afraid to take a risk, at worst, you get to learn something new

• Pay attention to what others say, you can always learn something from them

Extreme Ownership

• Accept responsibility when something goes wrong if you were involved 

• There is nothing wrong with being wrong and admitting you were wrong

• Take some time and remove yourself from the problem, being too close to the problem wont let you find the solution

• Keep asking questions
  *******Before you judge me for this one, if you want to succeed in the corporate world, this book is a cheat code*******

Nutriton Webinar!!

Save the date: Jan 18th at 7:30pm EST

I am going to help you

• figure out pre and post-workout nutrition

• Map out your nutrition to maximize your workouts

• Maximize your recovery

• Teach you how to track your foods in a simple, easy, and honestly fun way

Crucial conversations

• Separate facts from emotion/story

  • Don't let someone's emotions or story cloud the facts of the situation

• Agree at a mutual place

  • Always try to make each conversation a win win

• Agree on a clear path forward

  • Make sure that each conversation has a plan to move forward

Crucial accountability

• before having an important conversation, define any issues at hand and the desired outcome

• Do not assume anything about anyone

• Do not be accusatory

• After the conversation be sure to check back in and see how things are going

I know you weren't expecting me to dust off the self-help books this morning but I wanted to share this with you. I have read plenty of self help or “personal development” books and these 4 stand out by far.

I would love to know if you have read any of these books and if so, which one and how did you like it?

Dont forget to call your mom

-Mike

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