What You Will Learn

Adam Ashton and Adam Jones recap the best books, the best interviews and the best songs of the first half of Season 2 for 2017. Some of these are serious punches in the face and some and serious gold. You can find our respective Top 10 books below. Join us on social media: Instagram = @whatyouwilllearn and Twitter = www.twitter.com/wywlpodcast Adam Ashton:10: Start With Why - by Simon Sinek9: Purple Cow - by Seth Godin8: The Lean Startup - by Eric Ries7: Good to Great - by Jim Collins6: Switch - by Chip & Dan Heath5: The Millionaire Fastlane - by MJ de Marco4: The Click Moment - by Frans Johansson3: Predictably Irrational - by Dan Ariely2: Influence - by Robert Cialdini1: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - by Stephen Covey Adam Jones:10: Geting Things Done - by David Allen9: Purple Cow - by Seth Godin8: The Click Moment - by Frans Johansson7: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - by Stephen Covey6: Pale Blue Dot - by Carl Sagan5: Daring Greatly - by Brene Brown4: Lean Startup - by Eric Ries3: The Start-up of You - by Reid Hoffman2: Influence - by Robert Cialdini1: The Millionaire Fastlane - by MJ de Marco Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A More Beautiful Question - by Warren Berger“The power of inquiry to spark breakthrough ideas”.  It it is becoming easier and easier to find answers. We’re only one search away to finding almost anything we want to know, and with technology always improving and the introduction of AI and machine learning, the trend will continue. If we can get any answer we want, the only important thing becomes asking the right question.Get in touch with us any time by emailing us at podcast@whatyouwilllearn.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daring Greatly - by Brene Brown'How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead' This book is about having courage and being vulnerable. It is inspired by the below quote from a Theodore Rooseveldt speech, known as 'The Man in The Arena'. Our interpretation: don't be a little bitch, get out there and have a crack.It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Ariely. Absolute legend. Author of 'Predictably Irrational', 'The Upside of Irrationality', 'The Honest Truth About Dishonesty' (which was made into a Netflix documentary called (Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies), 'Payoff' and his latest book, 'Dollars & Sense'. We shared a few red wines, a kebab and a night at the ballet with Dan and talked about things like procrastination, hedonic adaptation, using relativity as a short cut for comparisons, how he got into behavioural economics, and so much more. Check it out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Predictably Irrational - by Dan Ariely'The hidden forces that shape our decisions' Economists start with the assumption that all humans are fully informed, rational decision makers. They use this to form all of their economic theories and models. But, as Dan Ariely points out, we're NOT rational. In many cases, we're very IRRATIONAL: we make decisions that aren't in our own best interest. More than that, Dan recognised that we are irrational in very PREDICTABLE ways - we all make the same kinds of mistakes. He shows how we are influenced by things like comparisons, arousal, price, ownership and our own expectations. This is an absolutely phenomenal book with wide-ranging applications. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Naomi Simson is the founder of RedBalloon, a 'shark' on Shark Tank Australia, Australia #1 LinkedIn profile with over 2.4m followers, and the author of the books 'Ready To Soar' and 'Live What You Love'.   In this episode, we talk about:  - The skills you'll learn as a corporate employee  - How employees, no matter their seniority, can contribute something meaningful to customers and to the organisation  - The best approach to transitioning from employee to entrepreneur  - Who SHOULDN'T try to become an entrepreneur  - The importance of listening to your customers (but also knowing when to ignore them)  - The difference between 'persistence' and 'pigheadedness'  - The difference between 'this is not working' and 'this is not working YET'  - The fine line between optimism and reality  - 'Red Flags' and instant turn-offs for investors  - The importance of constantly learning and reading, as well as some of Naomi's favourite books and authors   Links: http://join.naomisimson.com/ - 'The Huddle' - you can get an invite to join Naomi's private Facebook community here. https://naomisimson.com/ - website https://education.naomisimson.com/ - Naomi's online course titled 'Building Your Business Brand'.   Naomi's social channels: Facebook: @naomi.simson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomisimson/ Instagram: @naomisimson Twitter: @NaomiSimson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ready To Soar - by Naomi Simson'Turn your brilliants idea into a business you love' Naomi Simson is the founder of Red Balloon, a 'shark' on Shark Tank Australia, and Australia's #1 LinkedIn profile with over 2.4 million followers. This book is all about getting started in business, with chapters such as 'the dream' 'the first steps', 'funding' and 'what you need to survive'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel Bakan is the author of the books 'The Corporation' and 'Childhood Under Siege'.The Corporation (the last book we read and reviewed) talks about how the structure of large companies essentially forces them to focus purely on profit and disregard any other obligations or responsibilities they may have to those around them. It was also a documentation (of the same title) and Joel is currently working on 'The Corporation 2' to be released in late-2018.Childhood Under Siege talks about how big businesses target children and control their actions through marketing and advertising, as children haven't fully developed more rational, long-term thinking and planning yet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Corporation - by Joel Bakan'The Pathological Pursuit of Power and Profit' This is another eye-opening book, where the author contends that the structure of companies forces them to be 'psychopaths' by definition: they have no regard for others, they externalise as many costs as they can, the take no responsibility, the feel no guilt or remorse, they lack empathy, the have asocial tendencies, they only relate to others superficially, and they manipulate everyone around them. Check out our new social media accounts: www.twitter.com/wywlpodcast and https://www.linkedin.com/company/what-you-will-learn-podcast/ and 'whatyouwilllearn' on Instagram  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We had the privilege of speaking to the King of Productivity, David Allen, author of the cult classic 'Getting Things Done'. He advocates for being stoned - not by smoking weed, but by getting everything out of your head and maximising productivity so you can be present with whatever you are doing. We delve deeper into his system and talk about the futility of 'busyness'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.