Outwork

The Business of Doing Work

Books ~ Jul/Aug/Sep 2018

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I realized that I haven’t been reading enough biographies.

Which is uncharacteristic, because biographies are perhaps the best type of book you could read.

It gives you insight into the struggles, successes, and the process of the world’s greatest.

The best of war, business, and sport. Those that beat the naysayers and overcame the odds. Those that crafted a lifestyle of success.

Biographies are written about the best of the best. They are immortal.

I started to read more biographies. [Read more…]

An Evening Dedicated to Your Brain

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I recently attended an event in Hollywood with Jim Kwik of Kwik Brain, aptly called an evening dedicated to your brain.

Jim suffered from an injury growing up and was known as “the boy with the broken brain,” but has since conquered his limitations through reading and systematic thinking regarding the brain’s ability to learn and overcome.

He has been called upon by industry giants like Zappos, Nike, and Google to help increase the reading, thinking, and learning capabilities of their employees, which gives him credibility with some of the world’s highest performers.

The event was held in a dimly lit, hippie-ish Yoga studio, but was far from translucent. [Read more…]

Outwork Book Club: Unlimited Power

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Posts for the Outwork Book Club will be continuous; I will post updates as I work through each book. Eventually, I will encourage readers to follow along with me and add any insight or pose questions about the central themes of the book. This is what we call a living document; mostly because it doesn’t immediately die as soon as it becomes published like everything else.  It is something that is continuously updated and changed overtime to reflect the newest information

UNLIMITED POWER BY TONY ROBBINS

There is no name more recognized than Tony Robbins in the world of personal achievement.

His story has been recounted many, many, many times on YouTube and he has been featured on every major publication for his seminars and world-famous Firewalk.

Robbins’ is a self-development expert, adopting ideas and concepts from NLP, Jim Rohn, and many, many others. He has worked with the best in the world, which has given him insight into what works for the absolute 1%. These years of experience began with the ideas outlined in Unlimted Power; a proving ground for his life and what you can do for yourself.

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Neuroplasticity & Cognitive Enhancement

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Note- Mostly we write actionable pieces that are short form. Sometimes the allure of science makes us delve deeper. 

The brain has the ability to change itself through neuronal rewiring in response to the needs and requirements of the body.

Countless studies have been done in which scientist have learned that the brain is much more plastic than previously thought. This concept contrasts the traditional thinking of the brain as an unchangeable “machine” in which its structures correspond to specific tasks. The traditional thinking behind this structural design is based on motor brain maps that are topographical, where areas in the brain functionally parallel adjacent parts of the body.

However, work from Norman Doidge in his book, The Brain That Changes Itself, proves this to be inaccurate. We can change the structures of our brain through focused thinking and effort.

Surely on of the most extraordinary discoveries of the twentieth century: Scientist showed that thinking, learning, and acting can turn our genes on or off, thus shaping our brain anatomy and behavior. – Norman Doidge

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