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Get the Summary of Hector García and Francesc Miralles's Ikiga in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai-a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world's longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Having a strong sense of ikigai-the place where passion, mission, vocation,...
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#1 The salary gap between men and women is still present today, and it can be seen in examples like Mr. Eager and Ms. Polite. Men are usually more interested in the money than women, which can lead to them losing out on promotions and raises.
#2 The principle of quality is important when negotiating your salary and raise. It is about the joy and satisfaction you will...
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#1 Fatima, a Muslim girl, had posted something online that her brother, a Christian, took seriously. She was locked in her room for hours, and feared for her life. She had to repent, but she didn't know how.
#2 Rania was a Saudi Arabian woman who was born into a devout family and took her Islam very seriously. She began to outstrip her family in religious zeal,...
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Get the Summary of Benjamin Hardy & Dan Sullivan's The Gap and The Gain in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book.
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That is where the GAP and the GAIN concept comes in. It was developed by legendary entrepreneur coach Dan Sullivan and is based on his work with tens of thousands of successful entrepreneurs. When Dan's coaching clients periodically take stock of all that they've accomplished-...
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#1 We expect writers to know the rules before they can write, and this expectation creates insecurity and inadequacy.
#2 The world is filled with writing that is no fun and not optional, and we can't eliminate the five-paragraph theme or the what-I-did-on-my-summer-vacation essay, but we can invest them with meaning beyond the assignment affliction.
#3 The personal...
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Book Preview: #1 The four dimensions of our nature are our body, our relationships with others, our mind, and our spirit. The mission statement should deal with all four. It should be based on principles, and it should deal with the totality of life.
#2 When you are developing a personal mission statement, you must go into your deep inner life, which is your secret life. It is where...
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Book Preview: #1 The illegal slave trade was banned by every major power in the mid-1800s. But some countries, including the United States, had strong interests in permitting the trade to continue, despite its illegality.
#2 The United States and the traffickers who would come to operate from its ports were intimately connected to a much broader Atlantic story that would shape America's...
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Get the Summary of Mike Weinberg's New Sales Simplified in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book. Original book introduction: Packed with examples and anecdotes, New Sales. Simplified. offers a proven formula for prospecting, developing, and closing deals. No matter how much repeat business you get from loyal customers, the lifeblood of your business is a constant flow of new accounts. With refreshing honesty and some...
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#1 Dating can be stressful for women, and it is easy for them to fall into the trap of thinking that online dating never works out. Mindful dating helps you address the negative thoughts, self-destructive behaviors, and lack of awareness that you experience from time to time, and it provides you with tools to manage these problems.
#2 The idea that love should be simple...
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Get the Summary of Rachel Hollis's Girl, Stop Apologizing in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: In Girl, Stop Apologizing, #1 New York Times bestselling author and founder of a multimillion-dollar media company, Rachel Hollis sounds a wake-up call. She knows that many women have been taught to define themselves in light of other people-whether as wife, mother, daughter, or employee-instead...
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#1 This book is about change. It's about learning to change your own behavior and your children's behavior so that you can grow closer, resolve conflict, and enjoy life.
#2 The original Mother Goose rhyme states that it is hard to discipline children, but it is easy to love them. This book will help you become the person you want your child to emulate: a person who...
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#1 In 1964, the fishing trawler Ferrucio Ferri was trawling the waters off Italy's east coast when it caught a patch of gold-colored metal. The crew decided to sell it and split the profits.
#2 The crew brought the statue ashore on a handcart and took it to the house of Pirani's cousin, who owned the boat. The statue began to smell of rotting fish, and the cousin moved...
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#1 Perspective is everything when it comes to autism. When people who don't have autism frame its challenges only through the lens of their own experiences, they unwittingly close the door to alternative thinking that could help those with autism or Asperger's syndrome overcome their obstacles.
#2 Your child's autism does not mean that they will not be able to live full, joyous, and...
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Get the Summary of Giovanni Dienstmann's Mindful Self-Discipline in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book. Original book introduction: f you want to live a life of purpose, build good habits and achieve your goals, there is one skill that is more important than anything else: Self-Discipline.
Self-discipline is not about punishment, it's about self-respect. It is not about being inflexible, but about living your best...
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Get the Summary of Piers Paul Read's Alive in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Alive" by Piers Paul Read recounts the harrowing tale of a Uruguayan rugby team whose plane crashes in the Andes. The survivors, initially hopeful for a quick rescue, face the brutal reality of their situation as days turn into weeks with no sign of help. They endure freezing temperatures, injuries, and the psychological toll of their...
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#1 The execution of Damiens the regicide was recorded by Bouton, an officer of the watch. He was quartered, which meant his flesh was torn apart by red-hot pincers, his right hand holding the knife with which he had committed the parricide.
#2 The executioner, Samson, told the court that there was no hope of succeeding. He asked their lordships if they wanted him to...
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#1 I was the first to see my brother Leon coming through the tall grass in the dry riverbed. He had come a long way. I ran to meet him, and when I saw him, I was shocked. He looked exactly like his picture on the family wall.
#2 I met my brother, who had gone to fight a strange war in Europe, when I was five years old. He had returned to our barrio, in the farming town...
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#1 Rudy Giuliani, who would become the mayor of New York, was obsessed with John F. Kennedy during high school, and as an adult, he romanticized his upbringing as something close to perfect.
#2 Giuliani's father was a milkman who was arrested for robbing people, and his psychiatrist report characterized his aggression as pathological.
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#1 On July 24, 1997, in Lander, Wyoming, a woman named Amy Wroe Bechtel fell off the face of the earth. She had a busy schedule that morning, teaching an hour-and-a-half kids' class in weight training at the Wind River Fitness Center, and she was upbeat.
#2 Amy Wroe Bechtel, a teacher and runner, was 11 days short of her 25th birthday when she died. She was 13 months...