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Build the Damn Thing By Kathryn Finney – Book Summary
How to Start a Successful Business If You’re Not a Rich White Guy Introduction: About the Authors and the Book Kathryn Finney is an influential entrepreneur, investor, and social innovator—best…
Competing in the Age of AI By Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani – Book Summary
Introduction: About the Authors and the Book Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani are both professors at Harvard Business School, renowned for their research on digital transformation, technology-driven innovation, and…
Start with Why By Simon Sinek – Book Summary
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Introduction: About the Author and the Book Simon Sinek is a British-American author, motivational speaker, and organizational consultant. He…
The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss – Book Summary
“Escape 9–5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich” Author & Book Overview Timothy Ferriss is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, angel investor, and podcaster. A Princeton graduate, Ferriss burst…
Guided Meditation: The Obstacle Is the Path – 20 Minutes
Introduction: Why This Meditation? Today’s meditation — The Obstacle Is the Path — is inspired by the Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius, whose private writings became the timeless work Meditations. One…
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman – Book Summary
Introduction: Authors, Impact & Conversation When The Daily Stoic was released in October 2016, few could have predicted the quiet cultural shift that would follow. Written by 29-year-old Ryan Holiday,…
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown – Book Summary
About the Author and Book Brené Brown is a renowned researcher at the University of Houston, best known for her work on vulnerability, shame, empathy, and wholehearted living. Her 2010…
Guided Meditation: From Self-Doubt to Productive Doubt
(with gentle confrontation of inner doubt) Let’s begin by arriving. Find a posture that feels steady and alert. Let your hands rest naturally. If you feel comfortable, close your eyes—or…
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant – Book Summary
Overview: Author, Reception & Critique Adam Grant, Wharton professor and acclaimed organizational psychologist, authored Originals (2016), which became a global bestseller—topping major lists like The New York Times and Amazon.…
Embracing Reality, Dealing with It – 20 Minutes Guided Meditation
A 20-minute guided meditation for grounded clarity and empowered presence Inspired by Ray Dalio’s first principle [1. Settling and Arriving – 2 minutes] Sit comfortably. Let your body settle —…
Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio – Book Summary
The life journey behind the principles: From Long Island to leading one of the most influential hedge funds in the world About the Author and the Book Ray Dalio is…
20min Guided Meditation – Letting Go of Control
A practice for making space for change, clarity, and calm ~15–20 minutes [1. Arriving – 2 minutes] Let’s begin by finding a comfortable sitting position. Feet on the ground…
The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen – Book Summary
How successful firms lose their market edge by doing everything they’re supposed to do right About the Author and the Book Clayton M. Christensen (1952–2020) was a professor at Harvard…
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari – Book Summary
From conquering famine, plague, and war to seeking immortality, happiness, and divinity. About the Author and the Book Yuval Noah Harari, an Israeli historian and professor at the Hebrew University…
20min Guided Meditation – Interbeing: Our Shared Existence
[Opening — 2 minutes] Let’s begin by finding a comfortable position. Sitting upright yet relaxed. Allow your hands to rest softly in your lap or on your knees. Gently close…
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind: (Patterns of Life) by Yuval Noah Harari – Book Summary
When Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens was first published in Hebrew in 2011 and later in English in 2014, it took the nonfiction world by storm. An ambitious, provocative synthesis of…
20min Guided Meditation – Beyond the Display: Returning to Inner Worth
A gentle journey inward, inviting us to notice the ways we seek to be seen—and to rest instead in the quiet confidence of our deeper, non-performative self. [Opening | 2…
Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior by Geoffrey Miller– Book Summary
Why we buy what we buy—and how evolutionary psychology explains modern consumerism In Spent (Penguin, 2010), evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller offers one of the most ambitious—and unsettling—interpretations of modern consumer…
20min Guided Meditation – Resilience Through Impermanence
Introduction: Settling the Body and Breath (5–6 min) Take a moment to arrive. Let your body settle into a comfortable seated position. Upright but relaxed. Alert yet soft. Gently close…
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth – Book Summary
How effort, not talent, shapes our long-term success – and why it matters. Introduction: Why Read Grit? Published in 2016, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance quickly became a…