Back to Basics

Struggling to come up with an idea... was the reason for this idea. We explore ideas for four books to bring us back to basics.

We start with questioning what you can do, to find new direction, exploring (2:20) the four disciplines of execution. We explore on areas within the book such as, the concept of the "wildly important goal", measuring your lead behaviours, keeping score and being held accountable.

We move on to the next concept, working towards mastery and the 10,000 hour principle, explored in (7:08) Peak by Anders Ericsson. We focus on how to effectively study and one example from the  book, to showcase the power of your mind, as we force ourselves out of our comfort zone and create new mental representations. 

This takes us to (11:55) The Compound Effect, with an example a 10% increase on £10.00 per week wage compared to a £5000 per month wage - and how our daily habits lead to extraordinary results, if they are focused on our core values and long-term vision.

The last idea we look at is from book we look at is by Cal Newport, called (16:50) So Good They Can't Ignore You, where we look at how passion is developed over time, and the best bet we have is to create a 'craftsman mindset' and focus on improving ourselves to provide more value to the world.

The episode is about... (21:20) going back to basics.

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