Book Notes: How Will You Measure Your Life?
This is one of my new favorite books.
I first read this book on a beach during bikini boot camp in Tulum. Ideal life situation 10/10
Here are my favorite highlights:
Bloomberg by Bloomberg: Best Book Quotes
I’m sharing the best parts from Michael Bloomberg’s book, Bloomberg on Bloomberg, so you don’t have to read it. (It was a little boring.)
Book notes on Sam Walton: The Inside Story of America’s Richest Man
I enjoyed the book Sam Walton: The Inside Story of America’s Richest Man.
Every morning for the past few weeks I’ve been reading a few pages from it. Now that I finished it, here are some interesting things I remember:
Paperback version; I read the hardcover and got it from a free library!
Great Book: Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
Best business book I’ve read recently: “Shoe Dog” by Phil Knight. It is marketed as a memoir, but if you’re interested in entrepreneurship, check it out.
Good CEO Book: The Outsiders
Subtitle: “Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success.” By William N. Thorndike, Jr.
I liked this book a lot! I recommend it for anyone who owns or runs a business.
Key Takeaways
- The press focuses too much on a company’s growth in revenue and profits. The correct measure of CEO success should be the increase in a company’s per share value, especially as compared to peers in the market.
- Capital allocation is a CEO’s most important job.
- Cash flow determines long term value.
How To Read More Books: Read Them Like Magazines
Reading books does not come easy for me. My attention span is short.
If you want to read more books, try these two simple things:
- Read multiple books at once, and
- Quit reading certain books whenever you feel like it.
Favorite Books I Read In 2015
Recommended:
- The Fish That Ate the Whale [BUSINESS], [HISTORY]
- Red Rising [FICTION], [SCIFI]
- Born to Run [HEALTH]
- Creativity, Inc [BUSINESS]
- It Starts With Food [HEALTH]
- Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari [SOCIAL COMMENTARY] [HUMOR]
- Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX by Ashlee Vance [BUSINESS]
- Agency: Starting a Creative Firm by Rick Webb [BUSINESS]
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things [BUSINESS]
Good Books I’ve Read (And Others) Nov 2015
Finished and recommended:
- Red Rising
- Born to Run
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
- Creativity, Inc.
- It Starts With Food
Give the Gazelles a Break
Verne Harnish of the Entrepreneurs Organisation gives a voice to the middle men
This article was originally written by Ann Wright for Rough House Media on28 APR 2013. It was published in Business Review Europe, but now the link on their website is broken. I emailed Verne for a copy of the article and have republished it here.
Gazelle companies will drive the economic recovery – but at the moment they don’t get the support they need to thrive.
