FVS 47: Life Doesn’t Reward You For What You Know, But For What You Do
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.
If you haven’t done your 2019 review and 2020 planning yet.
Here are the resources I recommend Tool 1: HIM’s YSheet and Tool 2: Year Compass
A Quote Worth Thinking About
“To learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know.”
— Dr. Stephen Covey
+ Read past editions of For Value Sake: 46, 45, and All,
1. ARTICLES WORTH READING
personal development
I. Life Doesn’t Reward You For What You Know, But For What You Do
+ “The quality of input determines the quality of output.”
+ “For most people who are caught in the addiction-loop of consuming low-quality information, it will take years to transform their brains into a state where they can truly think clearly and powerfully. “
+ “Knowledge is good for nothing unless it is put into practice. “
+ “As Albert Einstein has said, “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
+ “The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.”
There is a saying that “you are the average of the 5 people you hang around the most”.
Same can be said for the information you feed yourself.
The nature of your thinking is a function of the content you consume.
Lots of us these days consume nothing put peoples Whatsapp Statuses and Pictures on FB or IG or TWT.
That in itself is a problem.
But that’s not the focus for today,
Even for the lot of us that actually consume growth leading content (informational, inspirational books etc.), consuming the information is not enough.
Knowing is not enough.
Now that you know, what have you done with the knowledge?
Many of us go into the frenzy of reading reading reading yet we remain the same.
You have to make a commitment to put what you have read into practice only then can you truly become.
Be Ye not Hearers only but be Ye Doers also.
wealth development
II. 7 Pieces of Financial Advice That Forever Changed My Life
+ “1. “Most people who overspend their income do so in one of three ways: 1) Too much house, 2) Too much car, 3) Too much entertainment.” // Financial adviser, 2008.”
+ “Begin your marriage living on just one income.” // Boss, 2000.
+ “If you can’t keep a monthly budget, use a spending plan instead.” // Writer, 2009.”
+ “You are never too poor to give.” // Parents, 1979.”
Some wise nuggets about your finances.
Again find just one you can commit to and just do!
relationship development
III. The Serious Conversation Most New Couples Never Have
+ “Sex, kids, and finances matter. But core values are a relationship dealbreaker.”
+ “In healthy relationships, each partner has others who play the various roles that fulfill their needs.”
+ “Core values are useful because they provide you with clarity that makes those tough life decisions a bit easier to make.”
+ “But “liking someone” does not mean you two are compatible. Love isn’t enough to make a long term partnership or marriage survive.”
An interesting piece on the importance of values in a relationship.
And it’s not the kind of values you think.
venture development
IV. Confessions of an Entrepreneur: From $105,000 in debt to selling my company for $16.5 million by 25.
+ “ The only metric you should care about when building a business is whether it is profitable.”
+ “Respect your money and the power it has while you’re young.”
+ “Never hoard your resources and or think with a mindset of scarcity.”
+ “Similar to capital, knowledge is compounding. The sooner you can expand your knowledge base, the sooner you can outcompete others and better identify opportunities when they arise.”
Short, concise and powerful advice from someone who has played the game and has a badge to show for it.
I love it.
2. VIDEO WORTH WATCHING (a TED Table talk)
+ Why 30 is not the new 20 — Meg Jay
Meg talks about the impact of our twenties on the rest of our lives.
For those of us who have passed this age bracket, there’s still something to be learnt.
Maybe you can prepare younger people in your life — kids, friends, siblings etc.
3. WHAT I’M READING
+ The Compound Effect — Darren Hardy
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If you’re serious about living an extraordinary life, use the power of The Compound Effect to create the success you want. You will find strategies including:
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+ Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Got Married Paperback — Gary Chapman
“Most people spend far more time in preparation for their vocation than they do in preparation for marriage,” No wonder the divorce rate hovers around fifty percent.
Bestselling author and marriage counselor, Gary Chapman, hopes to change that with his newest book. Gary, with more than 35 years of counseling couples, believes that divorce is the lack of preparation for marriage and the failure to learn the skills of working together as intimate teammates.
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