03-10-15 Sponging It Up

On The Shortness of Life - Seneca (book) (15mins)

Meditation (20mins)

London Real - Brian Rose (podcast) (30mins) Tai Lopez

Episode: http://shoutengine.com/LondonReal/LondonReal-0193-tai-lopez-how-to-become-great-7575.mp3

Tai Lopez is no stranger to the London Real hot seat. He believes that most of the success issues that people have, as well as most social issues the world has, could find some solution in getting away from chewing gum entertainment and upping the consumption of history’s genius.To recap on who exactly Tai is - for those who may have missed him first time round - he’s an investor, entrepreneur, author and renaissance man. As a self-made millionaire by his 20s, he has started and overseen the foundation of 20 multi-million dollar companies. He’s formed a business mentorship program and is perhaps best known for his ’67 Steps To The Good Life’ - a distilled and compact course that explores the finest lessons on success, drawn from 8000 years of human thought.Tai also runs the world’s second biggest book club, only to Oprah’s, from his home in the Hollywood Hills. On his search for the Good Life, he’s come to seek knowledge from ancient and modern minds - reading one book a day! At last count his personal library contained over 5000 books. It’s fair to say he likes to read, and the results speak for themselves. Most of us struggle to read just one book every few months, by the end of today’s episode this may change. Enjoy!

The Unmistakable Creative (podcast) Find the Sweet Spot in Your Work - Michael Gebben
- Go above and beyond in what you do
- Its all perspective, to each their own, passion must be found in the individual
- Help others don't expect anything in return
- Find that sweet spot doing what you already do where you can turn it into monetary value
- Don't use a map use a compass to guide you
- When things aren't right, start asking questions
- Always asking questions
- Minimize to a focused zone or sweet spot
- Do the best in whats true to your heart, don't focus on everything
- What you love doing that's what you should focus in
- Awareness of everything, expose self to only good things
- High self standard
- Change in perspective is everything
- Imperfect action - just doing things staying active moving towards something
- Start and learn as you go
- Don't follow a script, follow your own script

Episode: http://unmistakablecreative.com/listen/2658af03-4d3e-42ac-964b-c51291006839.mp3
Michael Gebben found himself exhausted by his work, and hiding from this clients. In this inspiring conversation he talks identifying the sweet spot in our work and getting back to doing the things we love. Highlights: Going the extra mile in all the work you do Why becoming an entrepreneur is not for everybody Doing things with no expectation of anything in return Tuning out your external voices and turning them into fuel for your fire Taking baby steps to build some semblance of momentum Lessons in creativity from the world of video Identifying your sweet spot and the things you love Why mindset gives you the biggest performance edge Having a zero tolerance policy for all negativity Taking Massive Imperfect Action Resources Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World Quotes The truth is that everything in life takes hard work Michael “Gebbs” Gebben started his video production company “Gebbs Total Video” at age 19. Later on, the company grew to become “GEBBSTV” where he explored his epic talent at shooting not only weddings and everything under sun but also events for huge names like Tim Ferriss, Tony Robbins and Richard Branson among others. You can follow him on twitter @mgebbs

My Ideas
- I love to create and attend events
- Take 3 months to travel
- Come back settle down, put roots down

The Unmistakable Creative (podcast) Ryan Holiday
- What can I do to make the most of the situation?
- Keep your head about you, don't freak out
- This is not gonna be as bad as we think
- I can control how I'm going to respond to a situation and how I'm going to influence it
- Perception: how you control your perception
- Action:
- Will: how do you see yourself in the universe
- A germ of an idea that grows into something
- Be truly unique to yourself don't do what everyone else is telling you to do.

Episode: http://unmistakablecreative.com/listen/3b24ab2e-1fe5-40c7-a405-bda7024d2038.mp3
Ryan Holiday dropped out of college to spend his early 20’s working for masters of their craft like Robert Greene and Tucker Max. A conversation at a conference turned him on to the world of stoic philosophy and led to the publication of his most recent book The Obstacle is the Way Building a capacity for making terrifying decisions Recognizing pivotal moments in our own livesHow we deal with difficult moments in our livesLearning to control our perceptions Making the best out of terrible situationsWhy our view of people’s lives is flatteringThe 3 foundations of stoicism: perception, action and willWhy limiting our exposure to difficult situations limits our capabilities The relative nature of adversity Why there is no life that is free of suffering Resources The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph Meditations (Dover Thrift Editions) Ryan Holiday is a media strategist and prominent writer on strategy and business. You can follow him on twitter @ryanholiday

London Real - Brian Rose (podcast) (2hrs) Tai Lopez

Started Etsy Shop

Drawing (1.5hrs)

The Paradox od Choice - Barry Schwartz (book) (20mins)

The Everything Store - Brad Stone (book) (20mins)