

What You Will Learn
Adam Ashton & Adam Jones
We’re Adam and Adam, two Aussie blokes that love reading great books. Each week we share the best bits from the best books, and interview the world’s top authors. The books we cover can help you improve every area of your life, from your health to your wealth, from your relationships to your mindset. You’ll learn to pick up healthier habits, and drop the ones that are holding you back. We put the world’s best ideas within your reach, for a fraction of the time it would take to read the full book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Aug 5, 2017 • 32min
Mate
'Become The Man Women Want'Mate - by Tucker Max and Geoffrey Miller Sorry ladies, this one is probably more for the blokes. Unlike the book we did 'The Game' which involved manipulation and mind games, this is more about becoming a good bloke that women are naturally attracted to. It's about improving yourself in all areas of your life, like your physical health, mental health, willpower and intelligence, and then indirectly signalling to women that you're an effective man that will be a good partner. The book goes through the 5-step plan to help you achieve your mating goals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 29, 2017 • 36min
Think and Grow Rich
Think and Grow Rich - by Napoleon Hill One of the best selling books of all time, this 1937 classic has stood the test of time. Whilst some of the specifics have changed, and some of the world views of the aren't so politically correct any more, the underlying principles are still applicable today.This book covers '13 Principles', including thoughts, belief, desire, decision, persistence, specialised knowledge, organised planning, and fear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 22, 2017 • 30min
Purple Cow
Purple Cow - by Seth Godin'Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable' We love Seth Godin so it's time to do another Seth book. The premise of the book is that the old way to build a business (making safe, average products and then marketing them by buying as much TV advertising you can afford) is no longer effective. Instead, we need to make remarkable products that customers will tell other people about. The idea is that a brown cow isn't worth telling someone about, but a purple cow... that's remarkable, that's worth talking about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 18, 2017 • 41min
Seth Godin
We got the opportunity to speak with our absolute idol, Seth Godin. The author of so many amazing books that we've reviewed in the past, like The Dip, Tribes and Purple Cow, and plenty that we will review in the future, like Linchpin, The Icarus Deception, Poke The Box and What To Do When It's Your Turn.Seth was an internet marketer and essentially invented commercial email. He built Yoyodyne and sold it to Yahoo for ~$30m and then built Squidoo. Now, he's a teacher and teaches by writing books, blogging every day and creating online courses.In this conversation, we talk about freedom, dreams, fear, marketing, business and books. If you get in early enough, you can sign up to his newest online course at www.themarketingseminar.com. Otherwise, type 'seth' into google and you'll be able to find his daily blog and all of his books. You won't be disappointed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 11, 2017 • 38min
JP Sears
Our interview with the viral social media megastar JP Sears.After years working as a private emotional healing coach, JP started making videos to promote himself and his services. But after 18 months of 'serious' videos, he started making some satirical and comedic videos. They blew up the internet. You might have seen his videos about taking good yoga instagram photos, competitive spirituality, essential oils, or 'if meat eaters acted like vegans'. He's had 100s of millions of views on his videos.Check him out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/awakenwithjp or his YouTube channel www.youtube.com/awakenwithjp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 8, 2017 • 27min
Power of Now
The Power of Now - by Eckhart Tolle 'A guide to spiritual enlightenment' We've tackled another spiritual book. It's all about the present moment. We are too often caught reliving the past or obsessing over the future that we neglect the Now. There are a lot of lessons to take from The Power of Now! This book was recommended by one of our listeners. You can recommend your favourite books by filling our the form at www.whatyouwilllearn.com/survey If you'd like to grab a copy of the book, you can do so here: https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Power-of-Now-Eckhart-Tolle/9780340733509/?a_aid-adamsboks Enjoying the show? It would make us really happy if you left a review :) http://apple.co/2v2xcLI Want our notes that we've taken for every book and used for our episodes? Grab them at http://www.whatyouwilllearn.com/notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 2, 2017 • 36min
Season Finale - The Best of Season 1
This episode might be a little self indulgent due to a little bit of alcohol. But - it's our official 1 year anniversary!! Thanks for listening and reviewing and spreading the word. We love reading books and hope you're enjoying the show so far. We're taking a short 1-month break, but we'll be back with a MASSIVE month of books. We're relaunching on July 1st with 'The 7 Habits off Highly Effective People', probably the greatest book of all time. In our month of July we'll be doing some of the best books of all time, including 'Think and Grow Rich', 'The Lean Startup', 'The Power of Now' and 'Start With Why'. We'd love to hear more about you, fill out our survey: www.whatyouwilllearn.com/survey Grab a book over the break: http://www.bookdepository.com/?a_aid=adamsbooks We're looking for someone to join the team and help us out - email us at podcast@whatyouwilllearn.com if you're interested. See you soon!! Enjoying the show? It would make us really happy if you left a review :) http://apple.co/2v2xcLI Want our notes that we've taken for every book and used for our episodes? Grab them at http://www.whatyouwilllearn.com/notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 27, 2017 • 24min
Unstoppable
Unstoppable - by Bill Nye 'Harnessing Science to Change the World' Bill Nye, The Science Guy, is back! After his hit TV show in the 1990s, Big Bad Bill has a new book. He also has a new series on Netflix - 'Bill Nye Saves The World'. In this book, Bill opens our eyes to the fact that climate change WILL affect everyone's life. The human race has always used science to fix the messes we've created, so now we need to use science to fix climate change. Bill presents a heap of different ideas. The ultimate aim is to inspire the New Generation and gives people ideas to experiment with. Grab a copy of the book here: https://www.bookdepository.com/Unstoppable-Bill-Nye/9781250109446/?a_aid=adamsbooks Enjoying the show? It would make us really happy if you left a review :) http://apple.co/2v2xcLI Want our notes that we've taken for every book and used for our episodes? Grab them at http://www.whatyouwilllearn.com/notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 23, 2017 • 29min
Patti Sanchez
Our interview with Patti Sanchez, co-author of the book we reviewed this week, 'Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies and Symbols'. Patti was good fun and it seems like everything she says is structure in a powerful story arc that is intriguing and captivating. Patti shows us how everyone can benefit from the tools and techniques highlighted in her book 'Illuminate' and how we can put them in to action in every day life. Enjoying the show? It would make us really happy if you left a review :) http://apple.co/2v2xcLI Want our notes that we've taken for every book and used for our episodes? Grab them at http://www.whatyouwilllearn.com/notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 20, 2017 • 20min
Illuminate
Illuminate - by Nancy Duarte & Patti Sanchez 'Ignite Change through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies and Symbols' A cool, well-structured, well designed book about creating change. The book is centred around the 'Innovation Life-Cycle' and the 'Venture Scape'. It takes us through the story of change through the stages: Dream, Leap, Fight, Climb, Arrive and Re-Dream. At each stage, you as the 'Torch Bearer' and the leader need to light the way for your travellers, using speeches, stories, ceremonies and symbols. Grab a copy of the book here: https://www.bookdepository.com/Illuminate-Nancy-Duarte-Patti-Sanchez/9780241245408/?a_aid=adamsbooks Enjoying the show? It would make us really happy if you left a review :) http://apple.co/2v2xcLI Want our notes that we've taken for every book and used for our episodes? Grab them at http://www.whatyouwilllearn.com/notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


