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Nathan Lozeron August 15, 2016

Generating the Happiness Advantage

The fastest way to disengage an employee is to tell him his work is meaningful only because of the paycheck.” – Shawn Achor, The Happiness Advantage

Most of us experience a lack of ‘happiness’ in our jobs. Most of us think that this is normal and happiness at work is a cute luxury…

Well most of us are seriously limiting ourselves if we think this way.

Author Shawn Achor has spent his adult life studying the science of happiness and performance, and his findings are startling.

Watch the following video to learn how you can gain the happiness advantage:

1-Page PDF Summary of The Happiness Advantage

Nathan Lozeron August 6, 2016

The Accidental Creative

The Accidental Creative by Todd Henry

If you are one of the millions among us who make a living with your mind, you could be tagged a creative.” – Todd Henry, The Accidental Creative

The challenge of being a ‘creative’ in today’s workforce is that we’re expected to create on-demand. We can’t afford going weeks or months between great ideas.

So how can we learn to be creative on-demand? How can we be sustainability brilliant?

Watch the following video to find out:

1-Page PDF Summary of Accidental Creative

Nathan Lozeron July 22, 2016

Deep Work is Significant Work

Deep Work by Cal Newport

Deep work is not some nostalgic affectation of writers and early-twentieth-century philosophers. It’s instead a skill that has great value today.” – Cal Newport, Deep Work

Deep work generates results that other people find hard to replicate. In our hyperconnected world, deep work creates products that scale and impact millions of people. But we live in an age of constant distraction where deep work is a dying skill.

I’ve made the following video to help you understand why deep work is essential and how you can incorporate deep work into your daily schedule:

1-Page PDF Summary of Deep Work

Nathan Lozeron July 17, 2016

The Toxic Effect of Ego

Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday

“Not me,” you think. “No one would ever call me an egomaniac.” Perhaps you’ve always thought of yourself as a pretty balanced person. But for people with ambitions, talents, drives, and potential to fulfill, ego comes with the territory. – Ryan Holiday, Ego Is the Enemy

I thought that ego (a powerful belief in our own importance), could lead to success. After reading Ryan’s book I’ve realized that I am dead wrong…

Ego is a destructive force in our lives. It’s a major distraction to doing meaningful work and achieving long-term goals.

Watch the following video to understand why ego is so dangerous and how you can combat it:

1-Page PDF Summary of Ego is the Enemy

Nathan Lozeron July 7, 2016

How to Master Anything

Peak by Anders Ericsson

Are you trying to master a skill but not seeing progress?

Do you believe that enough experience (like 10,000 hours) will lead to mastery?

Author Anders Ericsson has studied expert performance for 30+ years and found that simply doing does not lead to mastery.

The right sort of practice carried out over a sufficient period of time leads to improvement. Nothing else.” – Anders Ericsson, Peak

In the following video I outline what the ‘right sort of practice’ is and how it leads to mastery:

1-Page PDF Summary of Peak (The Deliberate Practice Method)

Nathan Lozeron June 23, 2016

Attitude of Ownership

Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin

There are no negative repercussions to Extreme Ownership.” – Leif Babin, Extreme Ownership

Extreme Ownership is accepting responsibility for everything that could impact your team’s success and your success. It’s a heavy burden to bear, but it’s what all great leaders do.

In the follow video I’ll explain how accomplished Navy Seals, Leif Babin and Jocko Willink use Extreme Ownership to win on the battlefield and why you should adopt an Extreme Ownership mindset in your life:

1-Page PDF Summary of Navy Seal Leadership

Nathan Lozeron June 16, 2016

Grow Your Grit

Grit by Angela Duckworth

The most dazzling human achievements are, in fact, the aggregate of countless individual elements, each of which is, in a sense, ordinary.” -Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Our society causes us to believe that talent leads to great performances. We tend to marvel at the natural talent of others and overlook the importance of effort. Surveys show that people commend effort, but don’t actually believe it can compete with natural talent.

Angela Duckworth challenges this belief by researching top performers and documenting her findings in the book ‘Grit.’ I’ve taken the time to summarize ‘Grit’ into the following core message (video + 1-page PDF):

1-Page PDF Summary of Grit

Nathan Lozeron June 10, 2016

Anything You Want

Anything You Want by Derek Sivers

Don’t be on your deathbed someday, having squandered your one chance at life, full of regret because you pursued little distractions instead of big dreams.” – Derek Sivers, Anything You Want

‘Anything You Want’ is a book about author Derek Sivers journey of accidentally starting a company and growing it into a $20 million business.

The book contains 40 lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs. I’ve condensed those 40 lessons into a three part story (5-minutes in total) to illustrate how you can start a company, grow a company and know when to leave your company:

1-Page PDF Summary of Insights from Anything You Want