Category: Books

Secrets of Success from the Founder of Netflix – No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings Book Summary

I admire Netflix. It’s managed to innovate and stay relevant in a world that’s constantly changing. Regardless of how people complain about the quality of shows, I’ve seen how it’s pivoted when others didn’t. I was around when Blockbuster ruled; most people (richer people actually) rented moved. Netflix shipped DVDs for you to rent through… Continue reading Secrets of Success from the Founder of Netflix – No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings Book Summary

Why You Should Make More Friends If You Want To Change Your Life

If I could be the master of one thing, it’d be the master of providing value. After studying successful people intensely this year through coaching programs, courses, videos, books, and more, I realize that they all have one common thread: they’re really good at providing value. Value is a vague, broad concept. Value is subjective.… Continue reading Why You Should Make More Friends If You Want To Change Your Life

This is the Best Book I’ve Read In A While: Lessons From Will Smith’s Biography (Podcast)

I read a lot of books. So it’s saying something when I say this is the best book I’ve read in the last two years. In this podcast episode, you’ll discover why. You’ll learn all sorts about Will Smith’s life, struggles, mistakes, advice, and trauma. What a story! Like this show? Please leave a rating… Continue reading This is the Best Book I’ve Read In A While: Lessons From Will Smith’s Biography (Podcast)

Relatable Asian American Experiences & Lessons with Jimmy O. Yang

I was getting into the holiday spirit a few weeks ago when I started hearing buzz about a Netflix Original Rom-Com Christmas film called Love Hard, featuring Asian American Jimmy O. Yang as the romantic lead. And it was the #1 film in the USA for a few days! After loosely following Jimmy’s career over the years,… Continue reading Relatable Asian American Experiences & Lessons with Jimmy O. Yang

How To Negotiate A Job Salary Or Ask For A Raise

I wanted to share with you some insights I picked up from top career books like What Color Is Your Parachute? and best-selling career experts and authors like Ramit Sethi: So there are two possible situations: you just got a new job you’ve been working here for a while and have been overdelivering but not… Continue reading How To Negotiate A Job Salary Or Ask For A Raise

How To Get A Meeting with Any Celebrity – The Third Door Book Summary Notes

Alex Banayan is an interesting kid. Through his naivete and ambition, he pursued an idea that he came up with with his friends: what if there was a university that had the best professors? Elon Musk for science, Bill Gates for business, Jane Gooddall for science? Fast forward a couple years through a lot of… Continue reading How To Get A Meeting with Any Celebrity – The Third Door Book Summary Notes

Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger Book Summary Notes – An Unbelievable Life

Arnold Schwarzenegger has one of the greatest immigrant to America success stories of all time. He grew up in extreme poverty in Austria, became a European bodybuilding champion, because a multi-year international bodybuilding champion, became a real estate millionaire in California, became the world’s top actor, and then became the governor of California. I’ve been… Continue reading Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger Book Summary Notes – An Unbelievable Life

I Created My Own Gratitude Journal Since The Current Ones Could Be Better

As some of you know, I’m a personal development blogger, influencer, and podcaster since 2014. And I have great news. I finally created a journal you can buy! Why? Because I felt that there was room for improvement in the journal market. There are a couple popular journals that I have tried for a couple… Continue reading I Created My Own Gratitude Journal Since The Current Ones Could Be Better

How to Negotiate like a Multi-Millionaire Salesman by Brian Tracy

This article comes straight from the great mind of Brian Tracy, mainly through his book on negotiation. Also, it includes little things I have picked up from many career experts like best-selling author Ramit Sethi. This information can be applied to all sorts of negotiation: sales, real estate, business deals, negotiating your salary for a… Continue reading How to Negotiate like a Multi-Millionaire Salesman by Brian Tracy