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🔨 Self-Made Lives

Stories of people who built their identities and fortunes from scratch, navigating class, circumstance, and sheer will to become something the world never expected of them.
Start Where You Are
by Chris Gardner • 2008
From shelter to stockbroker: how to turn your current liabilities into lasting advantage.
3.99
832
🪜 Economic Mobility🧬 Generational Patterns🥾 Bootstrapping
Start Where You Are Summary
Start Where You Are 92%
From shelter to stockbroker: how to turn your current liabilities into lasting advantage.
by Chris Gardner 2008
3.99
832 ratings
🪜 Economic Mobility🧬 Generational Patterns🥾 Bootstrapping
The Unknown Billionaires
by Michael Caldwell • 2014
Behind fifty self-made fortunes: the patterns that separate billion-dollar builders from the rest.
3.88
146
📖 Entrepreneur Biographies💰 Self-Made Wealth🔍 Pattern Spotting
The Unknown Billionaires Summary
The Unknown Billionaires 91%
Behind fifty self-made fortunes: the patterns that separate billion-dollar builders from the rest.
by Michael Caldwell 2014
3.88
146 ratings
📖 Entrepreneur Biographies💰 Self-Made Wealth🔍 Pattern Spotting
Building a Millionaire Mindset
by Wimbrey • 2020
Three inner pillars hold up every first generation fortune. The playbook for building yours.
4.11
72
🏗️ Wealth Building💰 First Generation Wealth🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset
Building a Millionaire Mindset Summary
Building a Millionaire Mindset 91%
Three inner pillars hold up every first generation fortune. The playbook for building yours.
by Wimbrey 2020
4.11
72 ratings
🏗️ Wealth Building💰 First Generation Wealth🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset
The Third Door
by Alex Banayan • 2018
How to reach the unreachable: a college freshman's playbook for getting past any gatekeeper.
4.14
8k+
🚪 Unconventional Paths💡 Creative Problem Solving🤝 Finding Mentors
The Third Door Summary
The Third Door 91%
How to reach the unreachable: a college freshman's playbook for getting past any gatekeeper.
by Alex Banayan 2018
4.14
8k+ ratings
🚪 Unconventional Paths💡 Creative Problem Solving🤝 Finding Mentors
Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain
by Ryan Blair • 2011
A former gang member says desperation is your sharpest tool. Here is how to aim it.
3.57
824
🧱 Underdog Entrepreneurs🤝 Integrity In Business🧠 Mentorship And Learning
Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain Summary
Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain 91%
A former gang member says desperation is your sharpest tool. Here is how to aim it.
by Ryan Blair 2011
3.57
824 ratings
🧱 Underdog Entrepreneurs🤝 Integrity In Business🧠 Mentorship And Learning
#Girlboss
by Sophia Amoruso • 2014
From shoplifter to CEO: the scrappy business playbook for women who refuse to fit in.
3.64
77k+
🧱 Bootstrapping💼 Career Advice💰 Financial Literacy
#Girlboss Summary
#Girlboss 91%
From shoplifter to CEO: the scrappy business playbook for women who refuse to fit in.
by Sophia Amoruso 2014
3.64
77k+ ratings
🧱 Bootstrapping💼 Career Advice💰 Financial Literacy
Total Recall
by Arnold Schwarzenegger • 2012
How a farm boy who went AWOL for a bodybuilding trophy took Hollywood, then Sacramento.
4.17
24k+
🗽 Immigrant Stories🎬 Hollywood Careers🏛️ Political Memoirs
Total Recall Summary
Total Recall 91%
How a farm boy who went AWOL for a bodybuilding trophy took Hollywood, then Sacramento.
by Arnold Schwarzenegger 2012
4.17
24k+ ratings
🗽 Immigrant Stories🎬 Hollywood Careers🏛️ Political Memoirs
Getting There
by Gillian Zoe Segal • 2015
A photographer asked thirty icons the same question. Their answers converge on a handful of rules.
4.09
2k+
💼 Career Advice🧑‍🏫 Mentorship🚪 Rejection Resilience
Getting There Summary
Getting There 91%
A photographer asked thirty icons the same question. Their answers converge on a handful of rules.
by Gillian Zoe Segal 2015
4.09
2k+ ratings
💼 Career Advice🧑‍🏫 Mentorship🚪 Rejection Resilience
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter
by 50 Cent • 2020
Shot nine times and built a fortune. The street-tested principles that made it possible.
4.33
10k+
🏙️ Street Entrepreneurship🎤 Personal Branding🦁 Fear Management
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter Summary
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter 91%
Shot nine times and built a fortune. The street-tested principles that made it possible.
by 50 Cent 2020
4.33
10k+ ratings
🏙️ Street Entrepreneurship🎤 Personal Branding🦁 Fear Management
Rock Bottom to Rock Star
by Ryan Blair • 2016
Jail at 17, CEO at 30: the business lessons only hitting bottom can teach.
3.91
132
🚀 Startup Memoirs💼 Entrepreneurial Self-Help📉 Learning From Failure
Rock Bottom to Rock Star Summary
Rock Bottom to Rock Star 91%
Jail at 17, CEO at 30: the business lessons only hitting bottom can teach.
by Ryan Blair 2016
3.91
132 ratings
🚀 Startup Memoirs💼 Entrepreneurial Self-Help📉 Learning From Failure
Think Big
by Ben Carson • 1992
From bottom of the class to top of pediatric neurosurgery: the habits his mother taught first.
4.20
5k+
✝️ Christian Self-Help🏥 Medical Memoir📚 Self-Education
Think Big Summary
Think Big 91%
From bottom of the class to top of pediatric neurosurgery: the habits his mother taught first.
by Ben Carson 1992
4.20
5k+ ratings
✝️ Christian Self-Help🏥 Medical Memoir📚 Self-Education
Believe It
by Jamie Kern Lima • 2021
Every retailer rejected her. Her skin condition became a billion-dollar idea. The rules she broke.
4.16
4k+
📖 Founder Memoirs💼 Women In Business🚫 Overcoming Rejection
Believe It Summary
Believe It 90%
Every retailer rejected her. Her skin condition became a billion-dollar idea. The rules she broke.
by Jamie Kern Lima 2021
4.16
4k+ ratings
📖 Founder Memoirs💼 Women In Business🚫 Overcoming Rejection
When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead
by Jerry Weintraub • 2010
He walked into Colonel Parker's office uninvited and walked out managing Elvis. That was act one.
4.13
4k+
🎬 Entertainment Industry🎥 Hollywood Memoir🤝 Deal-Making
When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead Summary
When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead 90%
He walked into Colonel Parker's office uninvited and walked out managing Elvis. That was act one.
by Jerry Weintraub 2010
4.13
4k+ ratings
🎬 Entertainment Industry🎥 Hollywood Memoir🤝 Deal-Making
Reconnaissance Man
by Aaron Clarey • 2016
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
4.18
143
🗺️ Life Design🎓🚫 Anti-College🧭 Geographic Exploration
Reconnaissance Man Summary
Reconnaissance Man 90%
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
by Aaron Clarey 2016
4.18
143 ratings
🗺️ Life Design🎓🚫 Anti-College🧭 Geographic Exploration
So You Want to Start a Side Hustle
by Carrie Bohlig • 2021
The missing step in every side hustle guide: designing your life first, then your business.
3.58
60
🏃 Side Hustles🎯 Life Design💰 Financial Independence
So You Want to Start a Side Hustle Summary
So You Want to Start a Side Hustle 90%
The missing step in every side hustle guide: designing your life first, then your business.
by Carrie Bohlig 2021
3.58
60 ratings
🏃 Side Hustles🎯 Life Design💰 Financial Independence
Be Useful
by Arnold Schwarzenegger • 2023
From a farm boy to governor: seven blunt rules for a life that actually matters.
4.04
36k+
🎬 Celebrity Self-Help🔄 Personal Reinvention💪 No-Excuses Mindset
Be Useful Summary
Be Useful 90%
From a farm boy to governor: seven blunt rules for a life that actually matters.
by Arnold Schwarzenegger 2023
4.04
36k+ ratings
🎬 Celebrity Self-Help🔄 Personal Reinvention💪 No-Excuses Mindset
The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
by J.D. Rockefeller • 2020
Greed rebranded as aspiration, luck as engineering: an oil titan's uncensored rules for his heir.
4.45
2k+
💎 Wealth Philosophy📈 Business Strategy🪓 Self-Reliance
The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son Summary
The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son 90%
Greed rebranded as aspiration, luck as engineering: an oil titan's uncensored rules for his heir.
by J.D. Rockefeller 2020
4.45
2k+ ratings
💎 Wealth Philosophy📈 Business Strategy🪓 Self-Reliance
Built to Serve
by Evan Carmichael • 2020
Your deepest pain is a business asset: how to turn it into a leadership platform.
4.23
174
🛎️ Servant Leadership🎯 Purpose-Driven Business👢 Bootstrapping
Built to Serve Summary
Built to Serve 90%
Your deepest pain is a business asset: how to turn it into a leadership platform.
by Evan Carmichael 2020
4.23
174 ratings
🛎️ Servant Leadership🎯 Purpose-Driven Business👢 Bootstrapping
Bluefishing
by Steve Sims • 2017
A concierge to the ultra-rich reveals the unpolished truth about getting impossible things done.
3.97
2k+
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Relationship Networking🏷️ Personal Branding🚀 Bold Action
Bluefishing Summary
Bluefishing 90%
A concierge to the ultra-rich reveals the unpolished truth about getting impossible things done.
by Steve Sims 2017
3.97
2k+ ratings
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Relationship Networking🏷️ Personal Branding🚀 Bold Action
Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life
by Donald J. Trump • 2007
A billionaire's rules: think huge, hit back when wronged, and never negotiate without leverage.
3.85
4k+
🏷️ Personal Branding🤝 Aggressive Negotiation🧠 Trusting Intuition
Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life Summary
Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life 90%
A billionaire's rules: think huge, hit back when wronged, and never negotiate without leverage.
by Donald J. Trump 2007
3.85
4k+ ratings
🏷️ Personal Branding🤝 Aggressive Negotiation🧠 Trusting Intuition
Handcrafted
by Clint Harp • 2018
A gas station meeting, a derelict crack house, and a dumpster of wood launched a TV carpenter.
3.98
808
🪚 Woodworking Memoir🔨 Artisan Business🔄 Career Pivots
Handcrafted Summary
Handcrafted 90%
A gas station meeting, a derelict crack house, and a dumpster of wood launched a TV carpenter.
by Clint Harp 2018
3.98
808 ratings
🪚 Woodworking Memoir🔨 Artisan Business🔄 Career Pivots
Greenlights
by Matthew McConaughey • 2020
He turned down $14.5 million and wrestled in Mali to prove worst breaks are delayed breakthroughs.
4.2
481k+
🎬 Hollywood Memoir📖 Self-Help Memoir🧠 Personal Philosophy
Greenlights Summary
Greenlights 90%
He turned down $14.5 million and wrestled in Mali to prove worst breaks are delayed breakthroughs.
by Matthew McConaughey 2020
4.2
481k+ ratings
🎬 Hollywood Memoir📖 Self-Help Memoir🧠 Personal Philosophy
Trump Never Give Up
by Donald J. Trump • 2008
Bankrupt, mocked, and billions in debt: the playbook for turning catastrophe into the next empire.
3.83
1k+
🏗️ Real Estate Development🔄 Business Comebacks👤 Personal Branding
Trump Never Give Up Summary
Trump Never Give Up 90%
Bankrupt, mocked, and billions in debt: the playbook for turning catastrophe into the next empire.
by Donald J. Trump 2008
3.83
1k+ ratings
🏗️ Real Estate Development🔄 Business Comebacks👤 Personal Branding
Bloomberg by Bloomberg
by Michael R. Bloomberg • 1997
Fired with $10 million, he built a terminal that reshaped finance, then ran New York City.
3.71
1k+
💼 Wall Street Stories📊 Financial Technology📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir
Bloomberg by Bloomberg Summary
Bloomberg by Bloomberg 90%
Fired with $10 million, he built a terminal that reshaped finance, then ran New York City.
by Michael R. Bloomberg 1997
3.71
1k+ ratings
💼 Wall Street Stories📊 Financial Technology📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir
Anti-Time Management
by Richie Norton • 2022
Stop managing minutes. Start designing a life where your income, attention, and values align.
3.55
266
🏝️ Lifestyle Design⚙️ Productivity Systems🎯 Purpose-Driven Work
Anti-Time Management Summary
Anti-Time Management 90%
Stop managing minutes. Start designing a life where your income, attention, and values align.
by Richie Norton 2022
3.55
266 ratings
🏝️ Lifestyle Design⚙️ Productivity Systems🎯 Purpose-Driven Work
A Better Way to Live
by Og Mandino • 1990
Twelve daily commitments that build a life of purpose and peace, no perfection required.
4.31
2k+
🏛️ Classic Self-Help🔨 Work Ethic🙏 Gratitude Practice
A Better Way to Live Summary
A Better Way to Live 90%
Twelve daily commitments that build a life of purpose and peace, no perfection required.
by Og Mandino 1990
4.31
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Classic Self-Help🔨 Work Ethic🙏 Gratitude Practice
Steve Jobs' Life By Design
by George Beahm • 2014
Death focuses the mind. Jobs' last lecture, decoded into a system for work that matters.
3.82
217
💀 Mortality And Motivation🧭 Finding Your Calling🔲 Simplicity Principle
Steve Jobs' Life By Design Summary
Steve Jobs' Life By Design 90%
Death focuses the mind. Jobs' last lecture, decoded into a system for work that matters.
by George Beahm 2014
3.82
217 ratings
💀 Mortality And Motivation🧭 Finding Your Calling🔲 Simplicity Principle
Acres of Diamonds
by Russell H. Conwell • 1915
The richest opportunities surround you. The most delivered American lecture shows how to see them.
4.17
10k+
🧐 Opportunity Recognition💰 Wealth Principles🏋️ Perseverance
Acres of Diamonds Summary
Acres of Diamonds 90%
The richest opportunities surround you. The most delivered American lecture shows how to see them.
by Russell H. Conwell 1915
4.17
10k+ ratings
🧐 Opportunity Recognition💰 Wealth Principles🏋️ Perseverance
The Narrow Road
by Felix Dennis • 2010
Getting rich is a brutal, improbable pursuit. The blunt playbook from someone who pulled it off.
4.23
655
💰 Self-Made Wealth💪 Founder Resilience💸 Cash Flow Management
The Narrow Road Summary
The Narrow Road 90%
Getting rich is a brutal, improbable pursuit. The blunt playbook from someone who pulled it off.
by Felix Dennis 2010
4.23
655 ratings
💰 Self-Made Wealth💪 Founder Resilience💸 Cash Flow Management
Pushing to the Front or Success Under Difficulties
by Orison Swett Marden • 1894
Talent is common. Character is not. The 1894 classic on building the one thing that outlasts luck.
4.31
198
📜 Victorian Self-Help⚖️ Moral Character🌱 Growth Through Adversity
Pushing to the Front or Success Under Difficulties Summary
Pushing to the Front or Success Under Difficulties 90%
Talent is common. Character is not. The 1894 classic on building the one thing that outlasts luck.
by Orison Swett Marden 1894
4.31
198 ratings
📜 Victorian Self-Help⚖️ Moral Character🌱 Growth Through Adversity
Callings
by Dave Isay • 2016
A sanitation worker, neurosurgeon, and beekeeper reveal how they found purpose in unexpected work.
3.92
2k+
🛠️ Meaningful Work🎙️ Oral Histories🏠 Everyday Lives
Callings Summary
Callings 90%
A sanitation worker, neurosurgeon, and beekeeper reveal how they found purpose in unexpected work.
by Dave Isay 2016
3.92
2k+ ratings
🛠️ Meaningful Work🎙️ Oral Histories🏠 Everyday Lives
Follow Every Rainbow
by Rashmi Bansal • 2012
Everest at 48, a baking empire from home: the pattern behind 25 Indian women who built empires.
3.82
589
👩‍💼 Women Entrepreneurs🇮🇳 Indian Women💪 Overcoming Adversity
Follow Every Rainbow Summary
Follow Every Rainbow 90%
Everest at 48, a baking empire from home: the pattern behind 25 Indian women who built empires.
by Rashmi Bansal 2012
3.82
589 ratings
👩‍💼 Women Entrepreneurs🇮🇳 Indian Women💪 Overcoming Adversity
The Art of Non-Conformity
by Chris Guillebeau • 2014
The default path is optional: design a career, travel freely, and build a legacy without permission.
3.81
11k+
🛠️ Lifestyle Design💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset🌍 Location Independence
The Art of Non-Conformity Summary
The Art of Non-Conformity 90%
The default path is optional: design a career, travel freely, and build a legacy without permission.
by Chris Guillebeau 2014
3.81
11k+ ratings
🛠️ Lifestyle Design💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset🌍 Location Independence
Do What You Love, Love What You Do
by Holly Tucker • 2021
Build a business around your deepest passions and create a life you love waking up to.
3.84
158
🚀 Lifestyle Entrepreneurship💖 Purpose-Driven Business💎 Passion Economy
Do What You Love, Love What You Do Summary
Do What You Love, Love What You Do 90%
Build a business around your deepest passions and create a life you love waking up to.
by Holly Tucker 2021
3.84
158 ratings
🚀 Lifestyle Entrepreneurship💖 Purpose-Driven Business💎 Passion Economy
Shoe Dog
by Phil Knight • 2016
A fake name, bickering misfits, and 18 years of near-collapse: the Nike story.
4.46
375k+
🏢 Founder Memoir💰 Bootstrapping👟 Sports Business
Shoe Dog Summary
Shoe Dog 90%
A fake name, bickering misfits, and 18 years of near-collapse: the Nike story.
by Phil Knight 2016
4.46
375k+ ratings
🏢 Founder Memoir💰 Bootstrapping👟 Sports Business
Dream with Your Eyes Open
by Ronnie Screwvala • 2015
A media titan's playbook: calculated gambles, surviving the crash, and why outsiders win at scale.
3.88
2k+
🧗 Bootstrapping🏢 Organizational Culture📈 Scale Mindset
Dream with Your Eyes Open Summary
Dream with Your Eyes Open 90%
A media titan's playbook: calculated gambles, surviving the crash, and why outsiders win at scale.
by Ronnie Screwvala 2015
3.88
2k+ ratings
🧗 Bootstrapping🏢 Organizational Culture📈 Scale Mindset
The 50th Law
by 50 Cent • 2008
Fear makes you small and predictable. The antidote, from a man shot nine times.
4.16
14k+
⚡ Power Dynamics💸 Hustle Culture🦁 Fear Management
The 50th Law Summary
The 50th Law 90%
Fear makes you small and predictable. The antidote, from a man shot nine times.
by 50 Cent 2008
4.16
14k+ ratings
⚡ Power Dynamics💸 Hustle Culture🦁 Fear Management
Build, Don't Talk
by Raj Shamani • 2022
Turn your single best skill into multiple paychecks. No new degrees, no permission required.
3.65
566
🚀 Solopreneurship📱 Content Creation👤 Personal Branding
Build, Don't Talk Summary
Build, Don't Talk 90%
Turn your single best skill into multiple paychecks. No new degrees, no permission required.
by Raj Shamani 2022
3.65
566 ratings
🚀 Solopreneurship📱 Content Creation👤 Personal Branding
Choose Yourself!
by James Altucher • 2013
Your resume won't save you. Daily routines, ruthless honesty, and idea practice that build a life.
3.82
13k+
🔄 Personal Reinvention💻 Digital Entrepreneurship💡 Idea Generation
Choose Yourself! Summary
Choose Yourself! 90%
Your resume won't save you. Daily routines, ruthless honesty, and idea practice that build a life.
by James Altucher 2013
3.82
13k+ ratings
🔄 Personal Reinvention💻 Digital Entrepreneurship💡 Idea Generation
Brand You50
by Tom Peters • 1999
The career ladder is obsolete. Rules for building a personal brand companies compete to hire.
3.74
708
🧑‍💼 Personal Branding📈 Career Management📋 Project-Based Work
Brand You50 Summary
Brand You50 90%
The career ladder is obsolete. Rules for building a personal brand companies compete to hire.
by Tom Peters 1999
3.74
708 ratings
🧑‍💼 Personal Branding📈 Career Management📋 Project-Based Work
Entrepreneur Mindsets and Habits
by James Moore • 2018
The daily habits and mind shifts that separate financially free entrepreneurs from everyone else.
4.05
353
🤑 Financial Independence💰 Wealth Building🎯 Goal Setting
Entrepreneur Mindsets and Habits Summary
Entrepreneur Mindsets and Habits 90%
The daily habits and mind shifts that separate financially free entrepreneurs from everyone else.
by James Moore 2018
4.05
353 ratings
🤑 Financial Independence💰 Wealth Building🎯 Goal Setting
Who Owns the Ice House?
by Clifton L. Taulbert • 2010
An ice seller in the segregated South mastered timeless principles most business books ignore.
3.89
712
🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset🔍 Opportunity Recognition💰 Financial Discipline
Who Owns the Ice House? Summary
Who Owns the Ice House? 90%
An ice seller in the segregated South mastered timeless principles most business books ignore.
by Clifton L. Taulbert 2010
3.89
712 ratings
🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset🔍 Opportunity Recognition💰 Financial Discipline
The Sell
by Fredrik Eklund • 2015
A top broker's playbook: sell anything by being unforgettable, not by being slick.
3.77
3k+
🏷️ Personal Branding🧠 Sales Psychology👔 Self-Presentation
The Sell Summary
The Sell 90%
A top broker's playbook: sell anything by being unforgettable, not by being slick.
by Fredrik Eklund 2015
3.77
3k+ ratings
🏷️ Personal Branding🧠 Sales Psychology👔 Self-Presentation
You Owe You
by Eric Thomas • 2022
Your unique gift is the blueprint for your success; the strategy to own it starts here.
4.07
2k+
🧱 Skill Stacking⚙️ Entrepreneurial Mindset🔗 Overcoming Victimhood
You Owe You Summary
You Owe You 90%
Your unique gift is the blueprint for your success; the strategy to own it starts here.
by Eric Thomas 2022
4.07
2k+ ratings
🧱 Skill Stacking⚙️ Entrepreneurial Mindset🔗 Overcoming Victimhood
Capital Gaines
by Chip Gaines • 2017
The playbook of a serial entrepreneur who treats failure as a down payment on the next win.
3.99
18k+
🏗️ Entrepreneurial Memoir🏠 Family Business💪 Embracing Failure
Capital Gaines Summary
Capital Gaines 90%
The playbook of a serial entrepreneur who treats failure as a down payment on the next win.
by Chip Gaines 2017
3.99
18k+ ratings
🏗️ Entrepreneurial Memoir🏠 Family Business💪 Embracing Failure
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
by Robert Rodríguez • 1995
$7,000, no crew: a 23-year-old's diary of shooting a feature in Mexico and breaking into Hollywood.
4.19
6k+
🎬 Independent Filmmaking📹 Guerilla Filmmaking🔗 Creative Constraints
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player Summary
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player 90%
$7,000, no crew: a 23-year-old's diary of shooting a feature in Mexico and breaking into Hollywood.
by Robert Rodríguez 1995
4.19
6k+ ratings
🎬 Independent Filmmaking📹 Guerilla Filmmaking🔗 Creative Constraints
Be the One
by Justin Prince • 2023
Your past does not define your future. The system for designing an extraordinary life.
4.52
69
🦋 Personal Transformation🏗️ Life Design🔄 Identity Reinvention
Be the One Summary
Be the One 90%
Your past does not define your future. The system for designing an extraordinary life.
by Justin Prince 2023
4.52
69 ratings
🦋 Personal Transformation🏗️ Life Design🔄 Identity Reinvention
The Book of Mistakes
by Skip Prichard • 2018
What if you stopped chasing someone else's definition of success and started designing your own?
4.16
734
🎨 Life Design🧠 Mindset Shift🌊 Abundance Thinking
The Book of Mistakes Summary
The Book of Mistakes 90%
What if you stopped chasing someone else's definition of success and started designing your own?
by Skip Prichard 2018
4.16
734 ratings
🎨 Life Design🧠 Mindset Shift🌊 Abundance Thinking
The Cheat Code
by Brian Wong • 2016
Fear is optional, dues-paying is overrated, and looking different beats being qualified.
3.36
241
🚀 Startup Culture🎨 Personal Branding🤝 Network Building
The Cheat Code Summary
The Cheat Code 90%
Fear is optional, dues-paying is overrated, and looking different beats being qualified.
by Brian Wong 2016
3.36
241 ratings
🚀 Startup Culture🎨 Personal Branding🤝 Network Building
Firestarters
by Raoul Davis Jr. • 2018
Your drive has a type. Learn yours and protect it from what kills momentum.
4.29
5k+
🎯 Personal Mission💡 Intrinsic Motivation⚡ Action Taking
Firestarters Summary
Firestarters 90%
Your drive has a type. Learn yours and protect it from what kills momentum.
by Raoul Davis Jr. 2018
4.29
5k+ ratings
🎯 Personal Mission💡 Intrinsic Motivation⚡ Action Taking
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