Pragmatic Advice from Successful People to Unlock the 8 Sources of Motivation

Motivation escaped me throughout my childhood. It wasn't until I realized that I was falling behind in my early twenties that I radically changed my life by getting motivated. It was a complicated process to master as access to the knowledge of motivation wasn't that easy.

7 proven stages of First Principles Thinking for Better Decisions

I have been the victim of wishful thinking too many times. However, I must admit that I have excitedly jumped into building products and partnerships, only to realize halfway down the track that I had missed some critical thinking. Then I found the idea of First Principles Thinking. First principles

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5 Ways Reed Hasting Built Netflix Into a Gigantic Success and his Rare Legacy

Reed Hastings: freedom and responsibility, Prioritizing continuous innovation, Building a solid company culture, Valuing transparent communication, Aligning company values and strategy

5 Surprising Truths on how to Improve Teamwork and Collaboration

Good teamwork feels great, and every day comes with excitement and opportunity. The team gets the results, which becomes an unforgettable moment for all. Look at the NBA's Golden State Warriors; all players, coaches and executives are humming along and getting results for many years. Equally, lousy teamwork

How Atomic Habits Work and the Four Remarkable Things you Absolutely Need to Know

Atomic Habits by James Clear is a book that I read every year! Because positive building habits is a constant work in progress, I need to read the book annually to remind, refresh and inspire me to keep my habits as a lifestyle. Atomic Habits is a comprehensive argument for

5 Examples of the Mindset That Will Help you get Better Results With Less Stress

Focussing my energy and effort towards things that I can change, my "circle of influence", has helped me get better results and chill out about things that may otherwise stress me out. The idea pioneered by Stephen Covey is so powerful we dedicated an entire Master Series to

8 communication skills that are the most effective and the easiest way to do them

Throughout my career, I have seen many mistakes made due to poor communication, from small details to people having fundamental misunderstandings. When communicating on a team, the most significant danger is the illusion that you "think" you spoke with someone. But they heard something different from what you

Which David Goggins Book do I Read First?

David Goggins has two best-selling, mind-bending books available: Can't Hurt Me and Never Finished. Both of these books are powerful tools for unlocking your mental toughness. Goggins shares his incredible stories in both books, which serve as opportunities for him to teach us how to break through self-doubt

2 Huge Surprises and a Frank Review of Never Finished by David Goggins

It's one big wake-up call and it just launched; the brand-new book Never Finished by David Goggins. Just sit back and enjoy his mission; if this doesn't fire you up - I don't know what will. I am David Fucking Goggins. I exist; therefore,

5 Uncomfortable, yet Practical Ways David Goggins is so Mentally Tough

David Goggins has achieved so much with his famous mental toughness. He has qualified for the US Navy Seal and two other special forces. He's run over 60 ultra marathons and has written two best-selling books. Busy guy, huh? But you probably know that the real question is,

6 Books to Read After Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins That Will Absolutely Test You

I put Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins in my all-time top ten books. Reading his story and learning how he realized his potential is both inspiring and helpful all at the same time. Can't Hurt Me is a book that helped me confront the voice

Five Things David Goggins is Famous for and why you Should Care

Reading Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins is the punch in the face we all need. David's story is so powerful that it wakes us from our cosy slumber and gets us to confront our demons. All this discomfort is in service to helping ourselves push

3 Expert Entrepreneurial Skills that You Need to Prove You Can Succeed

Creating a business from scratch is literally one of the hardest things you can do. It's an adventure that requires 100% of your energy, is full of uncertainty and has a high chance of failure. I've learnt that it takes three skills to improve your chances

Here is the Guaranteed way to Make Smarter Entrepreneurial Decisions in 6 Easy Steps

Second-order thinking is the process of thinking about the consequences of one's actions, as well as the consequences of those consequences. I am sometimes a victim of wishful thinking. I get carried away with an idea, and I don't stop to go deeper and ask more

Increase Employee Engagement with Five Proven Approaches that People Love

Nothing beats the feeling of working as part of a high-performing team. In these moments, we know what we need to do, our contribution matters, and the team gets the results. The problem is this level of engagement is a rare experience. Most of the time, people are disconnecting and

The Three Proven Types of Rapid Prototyping that you Can Do Instantly

In 2012 I met Tom Chi from Google and Yahoo, who introduced me to Rapid Prototyping. And wow! It changed everything for me around the topics of innovation and product development. 🏃‍♂️Prototyping is the best way to discover if your product is worth building. Recently, I produced a Master Series,

A Complete Guide to Meaningful Work and Enjoying More of it Every Day

Feeling satisfied and fulfilled at work has been an awkward goal during my career. Sometimes work satisfaction is like a waterfall, and other times it's like a mirage shimmering far on the horizon that never gets any closer. After working on this for 30 years, I wanted to

Five precise steps you can take to thinking like Warren Buffet and Steve Jobs

Warren Buffet, the successful American businessman and investor and Steve Jobs, entrepreneur and founder of Apple Inc, worked in entirely different industries but shared a mental model that led to much of their success - Opportunity Cost thinking. Opportunity cost is the cost of a particular choice or action in

Five huge reasons your business needs a clear vision and how you can create it now

Having a vision for your business is way more than a catchy TED Talk. A clear vision of a better future is essential for any group working on a mission or a project. Vision is the secret sauce because it provides a starting point for decisions, a benchmark to measure

How to conduct a powerful personal review of the year that feels insanely honest

Conducting a personal review of the year can be a helpful way to reflect on your accomplishments and challenges, set goals for the future, and make any necessary changes to your life. 🤔Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.

How to drastically increase happiness as a beautiful daily habit.

Like your fitness levels, you must work out your happiness factors to remain in good shape. We have studied over 200 experts on the Moonshots Podcast and found a happy pattern. 😁Happy people work on being happy every day, like athletes train every day. We decided to make a Master

Adopt the lean startup methodology in four easy but breakthrough steps.

The Lean Startup methodology has transformed how we build new software products and create transformative new businesses. In our Master Series on Lean Startup, we examined the work of Eric Ries and many others to understand better what Lean Startup is and how you can use it for your product

How to make simple OKRs that dramatically improve team performance

Goals and objectives are crucial for any entrepreneur looking to create a high-performing team. The power of setting objectives is a practice we have seen from Bill Gates to Mark Twain. In the Moonshots Master Series, we went deep into goal setting and creating Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). In

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9 challenging creative thinking techniques to make you stand out

We are fresh from our study of creativity for our Master Series. In this master series, we started with John Cleese and Elizabeth Gilbert, who reminded us that creativity is a lifestyle we can adopt. We then into some specific breakdowns to better understand creativity and flow with Steven Kotler

Six stoic ideas you can start today to be wiser and courageous.

Stoicism may be an ancient philosophy, but it is relevant for anybody today trying to be their best self. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by the philosopher Zeno of Citium in the 4th century BCE. The Stoics believed in living by reason and virtue and that the