Exploring LeBron’s Business Ventures I’ll be sharing a few thoughts on the book LeBron, Inc.: The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete by Brian Windhorst. This book primarily discusses not only LeBron James’s basketball career but also the business ventures surrounding … Continue reading LeBron James: The Path to Becoming a Billion-Dollar Athlete
I’m reflecting on the book Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires by Shomari Wills, which recounts the stories of the first six African American millionaires who emerged from slavery. One … Continue reading Black Fortunes: Exploring the Untold Stories of America’s First African American Millionaires
I watched the PBS documentary “George Washington Carver: An Uncommon Life” about perhaps the most famous black scientist, George Washington Carver. It’s worth noting that his success stemmed from a profound curiosity and eagerness to learn from a very young … Continue reading Unraveling the Myth: George Washington Carver’s Journey to Success Through Nature and Nurture
Eccentricity and Success: Lessons from Eric Barker’s ‘Barking Up the Wrong Tree Eric Barker’s Barking Up the Wrong Tree amalgamates research and knowledge on success and productivity, serving as a practical guide for achieving one’s fullest potential. Barker dispels common … Continue reading Review of Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker
Learn the key takeaways from Jim Collins’ research study in Good to Great, a valuable resource for anyone looking to improve an organization. Discover the blueprint for business success and leadership principles Continue reading Review of Good to Great by Jim Collins
I just listened to a part of a sermon by Bishop TD Jakes via the podcast Motivate on Spotify and the topic of the day was commitment. Bishop TD Jakes challenged his congregation to think about where they would be … Continue reading Where Would You Be If You Were Fully Committed?
People that are good at academics have certain traits that contributed to their success such as being disciplined and following the rules. Studies have shown that these people usually go on to run the world and maintain the system that … Continue reading How do we identify and develop world changers?
My time to present was coming up. It’s been a couple months in the making and this was my moment to shine. I’m going to be amazing. I have to be amazing. I had a good strategy: work on the … Continue reading Recognizing Self-Sabotage and Fear of Success and Failure
Several highly visible people advise others to constantly produce. Produce blog posts, produce ideas, produce something and put it out there for other people to engage with. Even if no one else sees it, the act of making it will … Continue reading Quantity Leads to Quality
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