059 - Believe You Can — with Jonathan Courtney of AJ&Smart

In 'The Power of Self-Confidence', Brian Tracy offers a step-by-step approach to developing inner strength and self-belief. He emphasizes the importance of mindset, goal-setting, and overcoming fear to cultivate self-confidence. The book provides practical strategies for managing internal dialogue, setting clear goals, and taking calculated risks to achieve greater accomplishments and fulfillment.

This book introduces the Design Sprint, a five-day process developed by Jake Knapp at Google and refined with John Zeratsky and Braden Kowitz at Google Ventures. The method helps teams answer critical business questions by moving from idea to prototype to decision within a short period. It is applicable to teams of any size, from small startups to Fortune 100 companies, and covers various sectors such as healthcare, finance, and e-commerce. The book provides a step-by-step framework for rapid innovation, including team structuring, customer-centric mapping, and rapid prototyping and testing.

The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy is based on the principle that everyday decisions shape your destiny. The book emphasizes the importance of small, seemingly insignificant actions that, when repeated consistently over time, lead to significant results. Hardy provides practical advice on creating good habits, eliminating bad ones, and leveraging the compound effect in various areas of life such as finance, health, relationships, and spirituality. The book stresses the need for a new plan of action rather than more information, and it offers tools and strategies for tracking progress, building momentum, and achieving long-term success.