Iron Wil’s Book Reviews: Recent Episodes

Iron Wil Becker

book reviews of leadership, business, biographies, related novels, and various other books

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by Patrick Bet-David, a great book about building a strong business and business culture

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by Chris Brady; a great book about the examples that some Rascals have set by pursuing their calling in life

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by David Goggins, his transformation into one the the elite ultra runners

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by Joe De Sena; a book about resilience and character

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Awoken by Michel Noris; an epic cultivation fantasy novel

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by Jeff Keller; a book about how our attitude shapes our lives!

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The Fifth Discipline by Peter M. Senge, a book about system thinking

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Elementary Catechism on the Constitution of the United States by Arthur J. Stansbury; a small book that taught early American's the importance of the Constitution and our Republican Government

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An Appeal to Heaven by Dutch Sheets; an explanation of the flag American was born under

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Never Finished by David Goggins; the journey of 1 man into his best self

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by Eric Metaxas; a book about standing in faith

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by John C. Maxwell; a great book about not letting setbacks defeat us!

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by Ronald C White; it's a wonderful story about the life of Ulysses S. Grant General and President of the United States.

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by Gabe Arnold; a great book about the importance of intentional conversation.

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by Eddie & Andrea Gallagher; the true story about 1 SEAL and the trial that almost ruined his life.

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by Lou Holtz; a great book on success and principled centered living!

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by Oliver DeMille; an introduction to key turning points away from freedom and how to restore freedom in America!

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by Oliver DeMile; the importance of freedom in America and the leadership and culture needed to change the current course of our country!

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by Orrin Woodward & Oliver DeMille; a book about building a leadership engine in America

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a Life Leadership Essential Series; a great review of the challenging characters and how to work with them and encourage them to change.

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by Chris Brady; a great book about the examples that some Rascals have set by pursuing their calling in life.

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by Bruce Wilkinson; a great book about who plants the biggest dreams in our hearts and the journey to achieve them!

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by Thomas Paine, the pamphlet that inspired the American Revolution and the ideas that helped to form the Constitution of the United States of America.

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by Peter Zeihan, he postulates that our geography helped to make the United States a superpower

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by Napoleon Hill, reading changes your brain and challenges your presumptions, pick up a book and install new software!

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by Booker T. Washington, an autobiography about a prominent American Educator that was known world wide

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by Charles Dickens, a great story of hope and faith in human kind and our ability to grow

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by J.K. Rowling; a great story of faith, hope, and power of belief

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by Charles Dickens, a classic novel set in the late 1700's where 2 men via for the love of 1 woman

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by Scott M O'Neil, a wonderful book with life experience and sound principle to help the reader be present

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by Arnie Warren, this is a great book about communicating with others

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by Chris Brady, a great book about bitcoin and why it's important

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by Alex Epstein, this book helped me to clarify my own beliefs and speak then clearly to others

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by Mike Glover, a book about being mentally and skillfully ready for disaster

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by Robert Malone, a book about his view of the corona craziness

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by Alex Epstein, a book about a more abundant world

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by Dr. Denis Waitley, a great book to work on your mindset

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by C. S. Lewis, a great book of stories about leadership, Jesus Christ, courage, redemption, and miracles.

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by Chris Brady, a great book on how to read like a top business leader

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by Ken McElroy, how to build a real estate portfolio one property at a time

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by James Rickards, some reasons to consider having gold in your wealth management and some other ideas

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by Robert Kiyosaki; a great expansion to Rich Dad Poor Dad

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by Chip Gaines; a book about Chip & Joanne Gaines building the Magnolia Brand

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by Daymond John; the power of keeping a strong mindset and working hard for your goals & dreams

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by Chris Brady Chris; shares his secrets to being a great speaker!

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by Alexandre Dumas; a great book about love, revenge, composure, learning, and a whole lot more!

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by Robin Sharma; a great story about pursuing a great life!

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by Gary Thomas; a great book about create a strong, spiritual marriage

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by Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K); a great book about leading and caring for others

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by Zig Ziglar; a great book about connecting with others

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by Ayn Rand; a story about why we have freedom and ownership of the things we create and build

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by Andy Weir; a book about human survival and courage in the face of incredible odds

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by C.S. Lewis; a philosophical and practical view of miracles

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by Thomas Sowell; a book about geography, poverty, and time honored values

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by Frank Bettger, a classic in relationship building

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by Jeff Olson, a great book about creating a new life for yourself!

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by W. Cleon Skousen, Principles 17 through 28

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by W. Cleon Skousen, Principles 10 through 16

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by W. Cleon Skousen, Principles 5 through 9

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by W. Cleon Skousen, this is the introduction and first part and the first 4 principles

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by Thomas Sowell; this discusses the motives of intellectuals and the actions they take to "help" different racial groups

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by Thomas Sowell; a few historical points are covered by Thomas in this tracing of rural Scottish, Irish, and Welsh immigrants to America

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by Mike Fallat, what he learned from interviewing millionaires

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by Fred Roth, a novel about faith and preparedness

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by Daniel Suarez; novel(s) about tech and culture

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by Orrin Woodward; a review of the who, what, how, and why of the Financial Matrix and the Force Rule Philosophy vs. the Golden Rule Philosophy

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by Chip & Joanna Gaines; a great story about faith, adventure, real estate, and home decor

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by Stephen R. Covey, the last 4 principles

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by Stephen R. Covey, A review of the first 3 habits

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by Geoff Colvin, a great leadership book about putting in the work

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by Daniel Suarez, a great book about facial recognition and drones

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by Brandon Sanderson, the last of the Wax & Wayne series

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by Brandon Sanderson, a new tale for the Cosmere

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by Andrew Torba & Andrew Isker; a view on America and her christian roots

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by Mark Levin, a book about the press and it's changes over time

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by various authors, a book about creating the life one wants

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by Brandon Sanderson; a great set of books about Mistborn and the world of Scadrial

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by James Clear; a great read and powerful tool to self-improvement

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by George Guzzardo; this book walks the reader through the history of the people, ideas, and principles that came together to define the clearest picture of freedom

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by Chris Brady; a great tour through Italy with the Brady’s. Learn why it’s important to take long vacations and sharpen your saw.

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by Richard Bach; this is a great book about the pursuit of excellence!

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by Catherine Clinton; Harriet is an American Patriot and Heroine!

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by Vince Poscente; a great book that covers the importance of having a vision!

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by William Strauss and Neil Howe; a very interesting book about generations, history, and the coming changes.

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by Johanna Spyri; a wonderful book on friendship, leadership, and health

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by Marty Hines; a moving and heart wrenching story about bad choices and the consequences.

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by R. Buckminster Fuller; I agree with 2 points he makes and I disagree with a 3rd.

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by Ben & Al Carraway; this is a wonderful book about overcoming challenges in marriage.

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by George Orwell; a book about power and how it works for and against people.

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by Dan Sullivan and Catherine Nomura; this is a great read covering 10 laws of growth. I highlight 3 of them.

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by David Goggins; a great read about the indomitable human spirit and the drive to achieve!

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by Charlie Shrem & Mike Kimelman, a book about crypto and how to get started with it

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by Leonard Shlain, a book about the logical and creative brain

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by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, a great read that to me is a distilling of 3 other great books; presented in a way to help patents learn the principles so they can communicate better.

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the Autobiography of Ben Franklin, this book really covers the life of an amazing man and it is an inspiring read!

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by John Wooden and Steve Jamison, a wonderful book on living a life of principles and on becoming the best version of yourself.

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by Patrick Lencioni, a great story about how to define and create the right culture for your company and business.

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by Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward, a great book teaching principles that can help to change your family, business, and nation!

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by Jim Fugate, a great book on leadership and wisdom

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by Kurt Vonnegut, a book about surviving WWII

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by Margaret Atwood, a dystopian novel about religious zealots

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by Susan Elizabeth, a great book about the power within you

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by Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward. It covers the Trilateral Leadership Ledger; Character, Task, and Relationship

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by The Arbinger Institute, a great book on how we should see other people

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by Chris Brady, a great book about being an original character of character

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by Jocko Willink, a great book for kids and adults about overcoming fears

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by Chip & Dan Heath, a look at how to move the subconscious mind towards the things you want and to change bad habits

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by Chris Brady, 3 take aways from a great book by INC Top 50 Leader Chris Brady.

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by Dan Hawkins, a quick review of a great book! This is one of my favorites!!

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by Orrin Woodward, a few high points and a brief about 3 key Founding Fathers.

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by Sebastian Gorka, Why American Fights Terrorism

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by Jordan Peterson, a great follow up book to 12 Rules for Life

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by Andrew Klavan, a book about how western culture was framed by faith in Christ

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by Dennis Prager, a few highlights from a great book!

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by Simon Sinek, a quick take on a great book!

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by Justin Rezvani, the importance of freedom and Bitcoin

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by Arnie Warren, 3 takeaways and 1 quote from this great book!!

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by Robert Kiyosaki, There are 3 was the Rich are growing their wealth 1) Corporate ... 2) Do things the ... 3) Wealthy buy ...

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by Stephen M.R. Covey, a deep dive into the power of trust

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by Olivia Campbell, the story of the first women doctors in America and the UK

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by Harald Seiz; he provides a brief history of money and fiat money. It also covers some of the banking crisis' that we have seen across the world

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by Amy Cuddy; found her way into positive body science

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by Vanessa Van Edwards; she covers how to interact with people and develop relationships.

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by Will Aylward; 3 take aways from the book and the benefits of having a great coach or mentor.

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by Mike Fallat; he tells a great story and gives pointers on writing your own book. Check him out at https://www.dreamstartersuniversity.com/about-mike-fallat

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by David J. Schwartz; covers the importance of thinking and perusing large goals and working on those goals daily

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by Dave Ramsey; 7 Financial Baby Steps. the importance of using a budget and getting out of debt

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by J. K. Rowling; courage is best seen in flawed and imperfect characters and people.

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by George Gilder; Importance of Gold and Crypto Currency

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by Jimmy Bluff; it is a powerful story about the power of belief and hard work!

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by James Gurick, this book is a great reminder of how powerful our own mind and self belief can be!

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by Rory Vaden, the importance of putting in the work was reemphasized in this book.

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by Ayn Rand, about the man Howard Roark and his journey to becoming a successful architect.

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by Clayton M. Christensen, a great book about the challenges of innovators and why most of them are underdogs.

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by Napoleon Hill, a manual to guide one into a greater sense of self and a richer life!

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a break down of Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt. A great book on the complexity of economies and why the current view of how things work doesn't actually work!

reading changes your brain and challenges your presumptions, pick up a book and install new software!

check out my recommended reading list at https://turningleafs.com/book-list/

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a quick review of Blue Ocean Strategy, which covers several different businesses including Southwest and Cirque du Soleill. This book comes highly recommended by Patrick Bet-David!

reading changes your brain and challenges your presumptions, pick up a book and install new software!

check out my recommended reading list at https://turningleafs.com/book-list/

book a free consulting appointment https://calendly.com/turningleafs

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the seminal work by Walter Issacson on the life of Steve Jobs. has helped me to look within myself, this is one reason to read biographies and auto-biographies.

reading changes your brain and challenges your presumptions, pick up a book and install new software!

check out my recommended reading list at https://turningleafs.com/book-list/

book a free consulting appointment https://calendly.com/turningleafs

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a quick review of Gary Vanderchuk's "the Thank You Economy", how real interaction is the real deal. Including personal interactions on Social Media like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

reading changes your brain and challenges your presumptions, pick up a book and install new software!

check out my recommended reading list at https://turningleafs.com/book-list/

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This powerful effect can be implemented in your life! Read and Learn!

reading changes your brain and challenges your presumptions, pick up a book and install new software!

check out my recommended reading list at https://turningleafs.com/book-list/

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by Tim Ballard

a great book about the faith of the first American's and why they came here

reading changes your brain and challenges your presumptions, pick up a book and install new software!

check out my recommended reading list at https://turningleafs.com/book-list/

book a free consulting appointment https://calendly.com/turningleafs

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a review about Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand and how in her fictional character, Dagny Taggert followed the course laid out by John Galt.

reading changes your brain and challenges your presumptions, pick up a book and install new software!

check out my recommended reading list at https://turningleafs.com/book-list/

book a free consulting appointment https://calendly.com/turningleafs

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great new book from my friend Mike Fallat

reading changes your brain and challenges your presumptions, pick up a book and install new software!

check out my recommended reading list at https://turningleafs.com/book-list/

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In the first 15 minutes this book blew my mind!

reading changes your brain and challenges your presumptions, pick up a book and install new software!

check out my recommended reading list at https://turningleafs.com/book-list/

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How The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone changed my way of thinking about goals!

reading changes your brain and challenges your presumptions, pick up a book and install new software!

check out my recommended reading list at https://turningleafs.com/book-list/

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I share a few take always from Mike Fallat's book DreamStarter, Startup Business Guide.

reading changes your brain and challenges your presumptions, pick up a book and install new software!

check out my recommended reading list at https://turningleafs.com/book-list/

book a free consulting appointment https://calendly.com/turningleafs

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Real Leadership by John Addison a great book for leaders at any level!

reading changes your brain and challenges your presumptions, pick up a book and install new software!

check out my recommended reading list at https://turningleafs.com/book-list/

book a free consulting appointment https://calendly.com/turningleafs

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one of the seminal books on building your income and wealth. Robert Kiyosaki talks about growing up with a Rich Dad and learning how to build his empire.

reading changes your brain and challenges your presumptions, pick up a book and install new software!

check out my recommended reading list at https://turningleafs.com/book-list/

book a free consulting appointment https://calendly.com/turningleafs

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a review of Grant Cardone's the Millionaire Booklet a great resource for the principles he used to become "super rich".

reading changes your brain and challenges your presumptions, pick up a book and install new software!

check out my recommended reading list at https://turningleafs.com/book-list/

book a free consulting appointment https://calendly.com/turningleafs

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Left of Bang written by Patrick Van Horne and Jason Riley - teaches you about awareness.

reading changes your brain and challenges your presumptions, pick up a book and install new software!

check out my recommended reading list at https://turningleafs.com/book-list/

book a free consulting appointment https://calendly.com/turningleafs

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An intro to this podcast and some information about its origins and why I believe reading is important!