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Book Summary: “So Good They Can’t Ignore You”

In this book, Newport methodically answers the question, “Why do some people end up loving what they do, while so many others fail at this goal?”

In Rise Up, Russ Stoddard shares how his experience with social entrepreneurship has led him to find deeper meaning than mere profitability.

Nonviolent Communication book review: Rosenberg advises readers how to listen for people’s true needs and exhibit love and respect.

Great by Choice book review: Like Jim Collins’s other books, this one is based upon years of research behind what makes companies successful.

I found The 5 Coaching Habits of Excellent Leaders to be a useful guidebook for improving my own reliability and my team’s output.

In Principles, Ray Dalio encourages readers to doubt everything, suggesting that radical open-mindedness is the best way to learn.

In The Everything Store, journalist Brad Stone explores the beginnings of Amazon and the customer obsession of its mercurial founder.

In Start with Why, Simon Sinek cuts to the core of why certain companies and leaders are successful and others are not.

I desperately hoped this book would offer enough “meat” and offer real content rather than “pie in the sky” aphorisms. Gordon delivered.

Peak has practical implications across education, sports, and business. Learn about the science of deliberate practice and the 10,000-hour rule.