FVS 44: The Most Important Question of Your Life
Here is your weekly For Value Sake, contributing value to your growth.
A weekly post, it contains a few articles, a book recommendation and a TED talk.
These are the most impressionable resources I consumed during the week, and share them so you can reap some value as I did.
A Quote Worth Thinking About
“It’s not what happens to you but how you react that matters”
-Epictetus
+ Read past editions of For Value Sake: 43, 42, 41, and All,
1. ARTICLES WORTH READING
personal development
I. The Most Important Question of Your Life
+”You can’t win if you don’t play.”
+ “What determines your success isn’t “What do you want to enjoy?” The question is, “What pain do you want to sustain?”
Insightful read.
We always have big ideas of what we want.
Do we have big ideas on the pain and sacrifice we are willing to take to get there ?
Will make you think a bit.
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wealth development
II. The Inestimable Advantages of Paying Yourself First
+ “Every time you buy stuff, you extend your time in The Prison Camp.”
+ “In personal finance your thoughts create your reality”
Always pay yourself first.
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relationship dev.
III. The #1 Thing All Happily Married Couples Have in Common
+ “All happily married couples exhibit best friend behavior.”
+ “Friendship fuels the flames of romance because it offers the best protection against feeling adversarial toward your spouse.”
+ “Couples that are friends before lovers feel a sense of gratification when they play a role in their partner’s sexual satisfaction”
+ ““a friend is someone who knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.”
I like happily ever after, so I am always learning so when I get there, it will indeed be that.
This piece is applicable in every romantic relationship.
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entrepreneurship
IV. Building a successful business: Five lessons from top African entrepreneurs
+ “Njoroge says it is crucial that entrepreneurs take the time to formulate the why of their business, as it will drive all their decisions, from who to employ to what processes to put in place”
+ “To build a large company, entrepreneurs need to spend their time thinking about expanding the business, not on day-to-day operational issues.”
+”Entrepreneurs shouldn’t introduce new products or services until their current offerings are well established.”
Very simple piece, the advice from these entrepreneurs resonate with me.
I can see practical relevance in my own journey.
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2. VIDEO WORTH READING (a TED Table talk)
+ The Big Lie of Small Business | Vusi Thembekwayo
Vusi talks about why we build small businesses in Africa, while our West brothers are able to build large unicorns.
The problem is on the “why”.
We need to change the way we think about building a business.
If you ever want to build a business or building one, this is for you.
Watch Now
3. WHAT IM READING
+ Hold Me Tight | Dr Sue Johnson
This a book for married couples, but of course anyone can read it.
I’m just about to start diving into it, so I can’t quite summarize it.
But from the little I learnt, Johnson teaches that the way to save and enrich a relationship is to reestablish safe emotional connection and preserve the attachment bond.
Get a copy of all the books I’ve read and shared on FVS here.
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