Synopses & Reviews
"Embrace the importance of now and refuse to allow the lull of comfort, fear, familiarity, and ego to prevent you from taking action on your ambitions...The cost of inaction is vast. Don't go to your grave with your best work inside of you. Choose to die empty." Most of us live with the stubborn idea that well always have tomorrow to do our most important and valuable work. We fill our days with frantic activity, bouncing from task to task, scrambling to make deadlines and chase the next promotion. But by the end of each day were often left asking ourselves, Does the work I did today really matter? We feel the ticking of the clock, but were stuck in first gear, unsure of the path forward and without a road map to guide us.
Heres the hard truth: sooner or later all of our tomorrows will run out, so how we choose to spend today is significant. Each day that we postpone difficult tasks and succumb to the clutter that chokes creativity, discipline, and innovation results in a net deficit to the world, our organizations, and ourselves.
Die Empty is a tool for people who arent willing to put off their most important work for another day. Todd Henry explains the forces that keep us in stagnation and introduces a process for instilling consistent practices into your life that will keep you on a true and steady course.
Its not about slaving over a project or living on a whimits about embracing the idea that time is finite and making the unique contribution to the world that only you can make. Henry shows how to cultivate the mind-set and the methods you need to sustain your enthusiasm, push through mental barriers, and unleash your best work each day. His guiding principles and checkpoints include:
DEFINE YOUR BATTLES: Counter aimlessness by defining your goals wisely and build your life around achieving them.
BE FIERCELY CURIOUS: Prevent boredom from dulling your senses by approaching your work with curiosity.
STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE: Make a valuable contribution to the world by getting uncomfortable and embracing lifelong growth and skill development.
Sure to bring clarity and a sense of urgency to how you approach your work every day, Die Empty will help you reach for and achieve your goals.
Review
“In a field crowded with rivals, Todd Henry stands out as a unique and original voice. I love Todds outstanding thoughts on how each of us possesses a career-in-potential, and its our challenge to bring it forth so that we can ‘die empty. If you can read this book and not be inspired, you need a 100 percent full-body-and-soul transplant.”
—STEVEN PRESSFIELD, AUTHOR OF THE WAR OF ART AND TURNING PRO
“Todd Henry says to create a life of meaning and impact you need to map, make, and mesh. Youre probably doing one or two of those right now, but just imagine how interesting your work will get when you incorporate all three into your daily life. Todd gives you the tools and points the way.”
—MICHAEL BUNGAY STANIER, SENIOR PARTNER AT BOX OF CRAYONS, AUTHOR OF DO MORE GREAT WORK
“Die Empty looks past simple slogans to highlight detailed strategies for building a meaningful life; a must-read for anyone interested in moving from inspiration to action.” —CAL NEWPORT, AUTHOR OF SO GOOD THEY CANT IGNORE YOU
“In this powerful book, Todd reminds us that the world will not be changed by what we want to create, it will be changed by what we created. Life is short. Learn how to die empty.” —PAMELA SLIM, AUTHOR OF ESCAPE FROM CUBICLE NATION
“No matter your role in your family, community, or business, Todd Henry will open your eyes to new ways to unlock your purpose and set you on the right path to pursue your personal mission. Die Empty will keep you on a true and steady course and help you reach your full potential every day.”
—TIM SCHIGEL, FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN, SHARETHIS, INC.
“You have a limited number of days on Earth. This book sends an urgent message: make them count!”
—CHRIS GUILLEBEAU, AUTHOR OF THE $100 STARTUP AND THE ART OF NON-CONFORMITY
“I can think of no better phrase to live your life by nor any better person to explain the message. Bravo.” —JULIEN SMITH, FOUNDER OF BREATHER.COM AND AUTHOR OF THE FLINCH
Review
“You have a limited number of days on Earth. This book sends an urgent message: make them count!”
—Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup and The Art of Non-Conformity
Review
“A big and brave kickstart for anyone set to make their entrepreneurial dreams come true.”
—Robin Sharma, #1 bestselling author of The Leader Who Had No Title
“This book is f*cking great! Teaches not only a mindset, but gives people hope, and inspiration, and challenges them at the same time. I love every part of it.”
—Larry Winget, author of Grow a Pair and five other international bestsellers
“This life-changing book is loaded with practical, proven ideas and questions that will help you kick open the door to all the success you want.”
—Brian Tracy, author, The Power of Self-Confidence
Synopsis
Create your next breakthrough
Mad Geniusis a unique book for entrepreneurs--and for employees who want to think like entrepreneurs. It will help you unleash the innate creative genius inside you.
Every industry has its sacred cows and accepted practices. These are often based upon foundational premises that are no longer valid--if they ever were.
There's a reason Facebook was birthed in a dorm room, Amazon.com came from people not in the bookstore business, and UBER was created by people who weren't from the taxi industry. Innovation, discovery, and creating disruption require blowing up conventional thinking and unleashing your entrepreneurial brilliance.
Mad Geniusis a fire hose of creative stimulation that will spark breakthrough ideas and show you how to nurture them.
Get ready to think different.
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Synopsis
In Seth Godinandrsquo;s most inspiring book, he challenges readers to find the courage to treat their work as a form of artand#160;Everyone knows that Icarusandrsquo;s father made him wings and told him not to fly too close to the sun; he ignored the warning and plunged to his doom. The lesson: Play it safe. Listen to the experts. It was the perfect propaganda for the industrial economy. What boss wouldnandrsquo;t want employees to believe that obedience and conformity are the keys to success?and#160;But we tend to forget that Icarus was also warned not to fly too low, because seawater would ruin the lift in his wings. Flying too low is even more dangerous than flying too high, because it feels deceptively safe.and#160;The safety zone has moved. Conformity no longer leads to comfort. But the good news is that creativity is scarce and more valuable than ever. So is choosing to do something unpredictable and brave: Make art. Being an artist isnandrsquo;t a genetic disposition or a specific talent. Itandrsquo;s an attitude we can all adopt. Itandrsquo;s a hunger to seize new ground, make connections, and work without a map. If you do those things youandrsquo;re an artist, no matter what it says on your business card.and#160;Godin shows us how itandrsquo;s possible and convinces us why itandrsquo;s essential.
Synopsis
A must-read for anyone interested in moving from inspiration to action.” Cal Newport, author of So Good They Cant Ignore You Most of us fill our days with frantic activity, bouncing from task to task, scrambling to make deadlines and chase the next promotion. But by the end of each day were often left wondering if any of it really mattered. We feel the ticking of the clock, but were unsure of the path forward.
Die Empty is a tool for people who arent willing to put off their most important work for another day. Todd Henry explains the forces that lead to stagnation and introduces practices that will keep you on a true and steady course.
The key is embracing the idea that time is finite, so you should focus on the unique contribution to the world that only you can make. Henry shows how to sustain your enthusiasm, push through mental barriers, and unleash your best work each day.
Synopsis
This is a manifesto about ideas. Big ideas, small ideas, and outlandish ideas. Ideas that innovate, ideas that disrupt markets, and especially ideas that irritate. More than ideas, though,
Mad Genius is about how ideas are born and the role they play in entrepreneurial thinking.
This is a manifesto for managers who want to become leaders and leaders, who want to blow up mediocrity. Because whether you work in a traditional business, a nonprofit service organization, or in the public sector, the best way to create fresh and innovative solutions is to think like an entrepreneur.
About the Author
Seth Godin is the author of more than a dozen bestsellers that have changed the way people think about marketing, leadership, and change, including
Permission Marketing,
Purple Cow,
All Marketers Are Liars,
Small is the New Big,
The Dip,
Tribes,
Linchpin, and
Poke the Box. He is also the founder and CEO of Squidoo.com and a very popular lecturer. He writes one of the most influential business blogs in the world at SethGodin.com.