The Power of Book Titles // SPARTAN WAY

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2019

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

A long time ago a friend of mine and mentor told me that he kept specific books on his work desk, just so he could see the title. He told me how the title of the book alone would fire him up to do work, to set bigger goals and to get after it.

I remember a book that did it for me was Jump In!: Even If You Don't Know How to Swim by Mark Burnett

Here and there I would flip open the book to a random page and read a page or two. The stories inspired me to think bigger and go bigger. THESE are the types of books you need on your desk!

LESSONS:

Leverage your time. Sometimes just seeing the Title of a powerful book will spur you into action!
Put 3 books on your desk that will inspire you to take action.
Every day, flip open these books and read a page or two. You’ll often find stories and information that drives you to greater heights.

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CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Host & Show Notes: Zach Even - Esh

Transcript

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0:00.0	Here's why you need to have books sitting on your desk all the time.
0:04.0	Spartan's welcome back to another episode of the Spartan Way. I'm your host,
0:13.6	Zach Everness coming to you from Pittsfield, Vermont.
0:16.4	And what I want to share with you is something
0:18.3	that one of my earliest mentors shared with me
0:21.8	on how to do something faster than speed reading. My mentor
0:25.6	Alan Cosgrove spoke to me about how sometimes he just keeps certain books on his
0:31.2	work desk just so he could see the cover just so he could read the
0:35.4	title he goes sometimes that's all I need I don't need to read the whole book
0:39.9	not to say he doesn't read books or I don't read books, but he spoke to me about the power of the title.
0:47.0	So I want to share with you some books that I shift on and off my working desk that will give you an idea of what I mean they give you a good
0:55.0	kick in the butt that we all need here's one by Teddy Roosevelt it's called the strenuous
1:01.1	life just by hearing the title that it reminds me that you
1:05.4	know all good things come on the opposite end of being uncomfortable so when
1:11.1	you're uncomfortable good things come when you're uncomfortable, good things come.
1:13.4	When you're comfortable, not so much.
1:16.1	Here's another one.
1:17.4	The magic of thinking big.
1:19.6	It just starts making me rethink.
1:22.1	Am I thinking normal normal are you thinking normal
1:24.9	having a book like that with that kind of title laying around on your desk gets you to
1:28.8	think 10 20 30 times bigger here's another. This is a great book by Craig Valentine,
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