An important part of creating great thought leadership is consuming great thought leadership. Thought leaders tend to have high-quality information diets. They take in content that intrigues and inspires them to create their own. In this final episode for 2021, Jay and Tom discuss the people and work they found interesting this year, so you can add some new flavor to your diet. Plus, they share that registration for the Thought Leader Collaborative is closing at midnight PT on December 20th. Links for the “Lab” and all of the thought leadership - from books to podcasts - discussed in this episode are included in the show notes.

An important part of creating great thought leadership is consuming great thought leadership. Thought leaders tend to have high-quality information diets. They take in content that intrigues and inspires them to create their own. In this final episode for 2021, Jay and Tom discuss the people and work they found interesting this year, so you can add some new flavor to your diet. Plus, they share that registration for the Thought Leader Collaborative is closing at midnight PT on December 20th. Links for the “Lab” and all of the thought leadership - from books to podcasts - discussed in this episode are included in the show notes.

Reading & Resources

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Essentialism, by Greg McKeown - A book about the disciplined pursuit of less.

Productivity Pivot - by Jay Harrington, a book that bridges the divide between focusing on what's at the center of our personal ambition—autonomy—with a practical approach to achieving what's truly essential to you—and only you!

Brian Clark: Founder of Copyblogger, curator of Further (a newsletter for Gen-Xers navigating mid-life), and the creator of the "7-Figure Small" concept

Further

7-Figure Small Podcast

Unemployable.com - A “personal enterprise” approach to getting more clients, creating successful products, and building your digital business empire.

Brian Clark on our podcast: Episode 86: Content Curation, with Brian Clark

Michael Hyatt - Founder and chairman of Michael Hyatt & Company. He has scaled multiple companies over the years, including a $250M publishing company with 700+ employees

Full Focus Planner

Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less

Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport

The Snowball (Warren Buffett biography)

The Fish that Ate the Whale

The All-In Podcast (tech, business, investing)

Deep Questions (Cal Newport podcast on productivity)

Web3 Breakdowns (Podcast on Web3 - NFTs, blockchain, DAOs, etc.)

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