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The Soul of a Start-Up

By Ranjay Gulati — 2019

There’s an essential, intangible something in start-ups—an energy, a soul. It inspires enthusiasm and fosters a sense of deep connection and mutual purpose. While this spirit persists, engagement is high and businesses keep their edge. But all too often, companies lose their souls as they mature.

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What is Your Workplace Love Language? Life of an Entrepreneur | Ep 9

What is Your Workplace Love Language? Can You Guess Mine? In this episode, we go behind the scenes with Darcy Woods and tour the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition. If you have never taken a tour, make sure you schedule some time to see the amazing work they do in our community!

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7 Mindsets for Success, Happiness and Fulfilment

Thoughts and feelings that persist over time harden into an attitude. If you live with an attitude long enough, it becomes second nature—a mindset. The wrong mindset could lead you off the path of contentment, joy, enlightenment.

Swami Mukundananda

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Creating the World We Want to Live In: How Positive Psychology Can Build a Brighter Future

This book is about hope and a call to action to make the world the kind of place we want to live in.

Bridget Grenville-Cleave, Dóra Guðmundsdóttir, Felicia Huppert, Vanessa King, David Roffey, Sue Roffey, Marten de Vries

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Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World

A radical, how-to guide for using exponential technologies, moonshot thinking, and crowd-powered tools, Bold unfolds in three parts.

Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler

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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It’s a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time.

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Designing for Growth: A Design Thinking Tool Kit for Managers (Columbia Business School Publishing)

Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie educate readers in one of the hottest trends in business: "design thinking," or the ability to turn abstract ideas into practical applications for maximal business growth.

Jeanne Liedtka, Tim Ogilvie

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How to Win Friends & Influence People

You can go after the job you want—and get it! You can take the job you have—and improve it! You can take any situation—and make it work for you! Dale Carnegie’s rock-solid, time-tested advice has carried countless people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives.

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When things go wrong, you’ll find they usually go on getting worse for some time; but when things once start going right they often go on getting better and better.

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Angela Duckworth - A Growth Mindset Is the Right Mindset - Insights for Entrepreneurs - Amazon

Do you believe that people are capable of change, or that people are ultimately unchangeable? The way you feel about this question influences your own ability to grow, gain new skills, and develop positive change in your own life.

Angela Duckworth

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The Monkey Is the Messenger: Meditation and What Your Busy Mind Is Trying to Tell You

“My mind is so busy, I really need to meditate.” “My mind is so busy, there’s no way I can meditate.

Ralph De La Rosa

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