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Success isn't about being the best. It's about always getting better.
Can you step outside your comfort zone? Bounce back from failure? Build new skills? Tapping into your true potential is no idle endeavor. It demands creativity, dedication, and a whole lot of hustle.
With wisdom from 21 leading creative minds, 99U's Maximize Your Potential will show you how to generate new ...more
Can you step outside your comfort zone? Bounce back from failure? Build new skills? Tapping into your true potential is no idle endeavor. It demands creativity, dedication, and a whole lot of hustle.
With wisdom from 21 leading creative minds, 99U's Maximize Your Potential will show you how to generate new ...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
September 24th 2013
by Amazon Publishing
(first published January 1st 2013)
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Maximize Your Potential is a shallow collection of short essays written by some experts and mostly psuedo-experts citing case studies and unsourced "studies show" to make a case for its many obvious claims. The book is dedicated to "those who strive". I'd argue those people, with whom I identify, are disappointed by the content in this book. With advice like be the better you and cultivate your luck quotient, how could we not be?
So as not to be completely derisive, I will point out a couple hig ...more
So as not to be completely derisive, I will point out a couple hig ...more
Overall, this 99U book is a good read. It is what I like to call a "cocktail" of modern career advice. If you aren't following a lot of the Tim Ferriss' of the personal development era, then these collections of essays will be very rewarding.
While each essay holds up well, if you are familiar with a lot of these writers, then you might not get as much excitement from the material. But that isn't to say it isn't worth the read. Given its length, it's still worth reading and having that informati ...more
While each essay holds up well, if you are familiar with a lot of these writers, then you might not get as much excitement from the material. But that isn't to say it isn't worth the read. Given its length, it's still worth reading and having that informati ...more
مجموعة مقالات قصيرة مفيدة ومشوقة ، وتقدم زبدة الكلام دون اسهاب ممل
تتنوع المواضيع المطروحة ويتنوع كتاب المقالات ولكن هناك اطار جامع
وهو ما يتعلق بكيفية تحسين ادائك الوظيفي وكيفية تحقيق نجاحات في عالم الاعمال والابداع
الكلام المطروح ذو مصداقية جيدة ويساعدنا في فهم مايجري فعلا
الكتاب ايجابي واذا كنت محبطا من دوامة العمل من الجيد قراءة هذا الكتاب
وجدير بالذكر ان تصميم الكتاب جذاب
من المواضيع التي طرحت في المقالات ونالت اعجابي:
المهارة تأتي قبل الشغف*
*مهما حدث سوف تتكيف
* اعمل مجازفات صغيرة
* الاخطاء بمث ...more
تتنوع المواضيع المطروحة ويتنوع كتاب المقالات ولكن هناك اطار جامع
وهو ما يتعلق بكيفية تحسين ادائك الوظيفي وكيفية تحقيق نجاحات في عالم الاعمال والابداع
الكلام المطروح ذو مصداقية جيدة ويساعدنا في فهم مايجري فعلا
الكتاب ايجابي واذا كنت محبطا من دوامة العمل من الجيد قراءة هذا الكتاب
وجدير بالذكر ان تصميم الكتاب جذاب
من المواضيع التي طرحت في المقالات ونالت اعجابي:
المهارة تأتي قبل الشغف*
*مهما حدث سوف تتكيف
* اعمل مجازفات صغيرة
* الاخطاء بمث ...more
Oct 14, 2018
Anastasiya Mozgovaya
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useful when both your mind & life are a mess :)
WoW! So much to learn from this book. The second in series and an incredible sequel of Manage your day-to-day (link http://amzn.to/2lkpOXe )
Seriously, there're no words enough to explain the greatness of this book, a fabulous compilation of stories, lessons and teachings of some rare and successful persons.
Why just four stars?
Simply, bcoz earlier one was beyond my expectations and this one is some what repetition and extension of earlier book.
I honestly recommend you to read. If not, then at ...more
Seriously, there're no words enough to explain the greatness of this book, a fabulous compilation of stories, lessons and teachings of some rare and successful persons.
Why just four stars?
Simply, bcoz earlier one was beyond my expectations and this one is some what repetition and extension of earlier book.
I honestly recommend you to read. If not, then at ...more
Kurikulum yang hilang. Buku yang mesti dibaca berkali-kali.
While the tips in this book are new enough to the business world to avoid being cliche, there are still very few concrete and actionable tips for an ordinary individual to use. For instance, what does "accept uncertainty" mean in a person's career? How do you put that into practice. This book, like many other self-help books, fails in that regard. A few of the contributors did offer helpful and practical advice though, so the book wasn't a total bust.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this bo ...more
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this bo ...more
Change will lead to insight far more often than insight will lead to change.
“With focus and consistency you can change your habits. By changing your habits, you reprogram the behaviors that control most of your life and ultimately determine your success.”
I actually enjoyed this book way more than the first one!
It was full of great advices, examples and questions that you need to constantly keep in mind. I think that's why I am into self-help books, because you need to keep hearing the same advice over and over. Habits aren't created in one day, you constantly need to s ...more
I actually enjoyed this book way more than the first one!
It was full of great advices, examples and questions that you need to constantly keep in mind. I think that's why I am into self-help books, because you need to keep hearing the same advice over and over. Habits aren't created in one day, you constantly need to s ...more
The first book of Maximize Your potential was more impressive for reading, however a lot of inspiration and bright ideas could be found in this book as well. I would imagine that in various stages of my live the book gives me different information and different insights of my life attitude.
Book highlights/extracts:
The possibilities are infinite. But so, too, are the responsibilities. Having that abilitiy brings the lead of your own development on to you, do not wait for the manager,that would gu ...more
Book highlights/extracts:
The possibilities are infinite. But so, too, are the responsibilities. Having that abilitiy brings the lead of your own development on to you, do not wait for the manager,that would gu ...more
Reading 99U books (there are 3 of them so far) is like going to a creative conference inside a book. There are carefully selected speakers with different background and expertise, talks are short and right to the point. There are talks that are relevant to you, and also there are ones that are not so. But overall, there are always things you can take away, you want to jot down to your notebook (or underline in the book).
And, just like 99U conference, talks are not superficial motivational BS. T ...more
And, just like 99U conference, talks are not superficial motivational BS. T ...more
Jan 28, 2014
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Decent book. This is a collection of essays on four major themes to maximize your potential. If you are at all following any online gurus on productivity, creativity, and the like, you will hear several familiar voices here. Lots of great insights but not necessarily a cohesive tome. There is not a through line or a thesis here that is easily apparent. This book is best read an essay at at time, leaving space for reflection and adjustment before moving on to the next. Not a bad book but easily n
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Extremely useful. This book, along with the first in the series - "Manage Your Day-to-Day" - is a well-selected set of short articles from a wide range of productive, creative people.
It's a short, engaging, interesting read that delivers very valuable, practical wisdom.
It's a short, engaging, interesting read that delivers very valuable, practical wisdom.
If you can get past the terrible foreword (which makes it sound as if the book was written for entitled pricks), this is actually a great list of thoughts and action items on various important topics for someone's career.
A good read in short chunks. More for the guy, who is debating whether to take the next big step...or not.
This.
This was a quick and fairly useful book. There are several useful practical steps and insightful ideas presented.
The structure of the book was problematic because the chapters were so short and always ended with a short description about the author and their work. It seemed like having commercials in between each of the lessons. The overall effect was that the 'story' of the book was disrupted and it seemed like small sound bites of information from different people rather than a coherent and c ...more
The structure of the book was problematic because the chapters were so short and always ended with a short description about the author and their work. It seemed like having commercials in between each of the lessons. The overall effect was that the 'story' of the book was disrupted and it seemed like small sound bites of information from different people rather than a coherent and c ...more
This is an incredible book, and by far one of my favorite and most useful books on my bookshelf. To first give context, this book is a series of short essays by 21 different thought leaders. The essays are organized by the topic of professional advice: 1. creating opportunities, 2. building expertise, 3. cultivating relationships, and 4. taking risks. This makes it especially useful and unique because you get such a diverse range of advice, research, case studies, and storytelling that very effe
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The book is a collection of essays grouped into four categories: opportunities, expertise, relationships, and risks. Since the essays are short, most lack examples and depth that would provide insights to the reader. For example, one essay states that in this age of flux, the most important skill is the ability to get new skills. Obviously, being a quick learner is a valuable trait to have. However, suggesting that you try more things, particularly outside of your usual experiences, is not very
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“Follow your passion” may be the most common advice job seekers received, but many would have heed it to their own detriment. Unfortunately, chasing our passion might turns out not to be relevant to most jobs,though other strong motivations may prevail.
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There're several valuable points to learn from the book, but they don't go into detail so basically, don't expect much! This book is suitable for someone who's at the beginning of a career and want to have a good glimpse of planing his/her career journey. I am absolutely in love with the author's writing but the book is rather too shallow in general.
Tóm tắt sách tiếng Việt: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cMKr...
Tóm tắt sách tiếng Việt: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cMKr...
Solid advice on career building, self improvement (with the help of peer groups), risk taking and cultivating creativity. The used blog/interview format I found very easy to follow and the advice comes from true life experts (who accomplished what they teach you).
I will reread this one, just as I did with the first book in the series Manage your Day-to-day.
I will reread this one, just as I did with the first book in the series Manage your Day-to-day.
Neither was it a groundbreaking, nor thought-provoking book to me. If you read business related articles and/or books, you would have already encountered some of, if not all, the ideas this book tries to convey to its readers. Henceforward, I would suggest a potential reader to invest their time into a book that may provide more contemporary and unique ideas than this book does.
This is a great book for anyone out there that wants to build a strong career for themselves. It is full of great tips, advice, and research from all kinds of successful people in a wide range of fields. I would highly recommend, especially if you are someone who maybe fells lost or is doubting their ability to create something successful for themselves.
An easy read with some practical business tips. However, nothing earth shattering and unfortunately ends with a Bill Cosby quote, which made me seriously question why they couldn't have done a reprint with a new end page.
a good collection of mostly practical advice, although the “just work really hard and it’ll all turn out great!” attitude falls short of acknowledging the realities of failure and hardships on the road to success
Cuốn này rất gần gũi với công việc trong ngành quảng cáo. Cực kỳ hữu ích với nhiều lời khuyên hợp lý, dễ thực hiện, từ những thay đổi nhỏ và thực tế. Nếu bạn đang loay hoay với những bế tắc trong công việc thì hãy đọc nó.
I loved it
Great advices for antes creative mind trying ti improve life and work.
I liked very much the direction and simple language.
Great advices for antes creative mind trying ti improve life and work.
I liked very much the direction and simple language.
Each chapter features a different author/expert with a unique but complimentary point of view. A quick, but thought provoking read.
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Jocelyn K. Glei is a writer who's obsessed with how we can find more creativity and meaning in our daily work. Her latest book, Unsubscribe, is a modern guide to killing email anxiety, avoiding distraction, and getting real work done. Her previous works include Manage Your Day-to-Day, Maximize Your Potential, and Make Your Mark, which offer pragmatic, actionable advice for creatives on managing th
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“Studies consistently show that when we look back on our lives the most common regrets are not the risks we took, but the ones we didn’t. Of the many regrets people describe, regrets of inaction outnumber those of action by nearly two to one. Some of the most common include not pursuing more education, not being more assertive, and failing to seize the moment. When people reflect later in life, it is the things they did not do that generate the greatest despair.”
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“Nothing truly innovative, nothing that has advanced art, business, design, or humanity, was ever created in the face of genuine certainty or perfect information. Because the only way to be certain before you begin is if the thing you seek to do has already been done. In which case, you’re no longer creating, you’re replicating. And that’s not why we’re here.”
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