The Untethered Soul - by Michael A Singer 'The Journey Beyond Yourself' Today, we're getting spiritual. This book talks about becoming free from limitations, soaring beyond your boundaries, finding inner peace and freedom, and learning to navigate your thoughts and emotions. We were perhaps a little out of our comfort zone on this one, but keep your heart open and don't close over on us - the path to unconditional happiness is here. Grab a copy of The Untethered Soul here: https://www.bookdeposi...
May 13, 2017•29 min•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast Pamela Slim: Author of 'Escape from Cubicle Nation' and 'Body of Work' Our previous episode summarised the biggest lessons from Pamela's book, Escape from Cubicle Nation, and today what got to speak with her to find out a little bit more of her journey and her advice for any 'corporate prisoners' who want to find their passion and escape. Grab a copy of the book here: https://www.bookdepository.com/Escape-from-Cubicle-Nation-Pamel-Slim/9780425232842/?a_aid=adamsbooks Enjoying the show? It would ...
May 09, 2017•35 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast Escape from Cubicle Nation - by Pamela Slim 'From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur' The fancy titles and steady pay checks of a 'safe' corporate job aren't so safe anymore... And perhaps it doesn't make us that happy either. Pamela Slim's book presents ideas for becoming self-employed and how you can go about it, but also highlights a lot of the risks involved. Grab a copy of the book here: https://www.bookdepository.com/Escape-from-Cubicle-Nation-Pamel-Slim/9780425232842/?a_aid=adams...
May 06, 2017•23 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast Stand and Deliver - by Dale Carnegie 'How to become a masterful communicator and public speaker' Dale Carnegie, also the author of one of our favourite books How to Win Friends and Influence People , gives us a great toolkit to take and apply to our communication and public speaking. This book is based on his course, the same course that Warren Buffet referred to as the greatest investment he's ever made (and he's made some pretty good investments!). Some of the things we cover: - what every lis...
Apr 30, 2017•28 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast Our interview with Nora Gedgaudas, the author of the book we reviewed last week, ' Primal Body, Primal Mind '. Check out the episode for a bit of background on this conversation. Nora is an expert on all things paleo and ketogenic. She certainly knows her stuff! We're by no means promoting the paleo diet, but it's worth hearing about so you can make your own judgements. We spoke with Nora for almost an hour. But, given our regular interview episodes are around 30-40 minutes long, we didn't want ...
Apr 28, 2017•42 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast Today, what a lot of us tend to put in our bodies would hardly be recognized as food to our ancestors. Our modern diet has influenced our susceptability to diseases such as cancer, osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome, heart diseases and ADD - just to name a few. ' Primal Body, Primal Mind ' shows us sustainable diet strategies to curb sugar cravings, promote fat burning and weight loss, reduce stress and anxiety, improve sleep and moods, increase energy and immunity, and enhance memory and brain fu...
Apr 22, 2017•27 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast Our interview with Stephen Guise, author of 'Mini Habits' and 'How to Be an Imperfectionist'. Following on from our last episode, where we shared the best bits from the book 'Mini Habits', we spoke with author Stephen Guise. Stephen told us about the day of the 'Golden Pushup', the day in December 2012 when he accidentally discovered the power of 'mini habits'. He'd decided that he wanted to work out more, so he wanted to do a 30-minute session, but it was just too daunting and he couldn't work ...
Apr 19, 2017•9 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast Mini Habits - by Stephen Guise 'Smaller Habits, Bigger Results' Studies have shown that over 45% of our behaviours is dictated by our habits. This is because it's far easier and consumes far less energy to do the things we're used to, rather than trying to weigh up different options and make decisions. This book provides an extremely compelling argument for starting 'stupid small' habits that are too easy NOT to do until they become ingrained your your everyday way of life. Grab a copy of the bo...
Apr 15, 2017•25 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast Rework - by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson 'Change the way that you work forever' Rework is a collection of short chapters that will challenge the way you approach work and business. The authors tackle the conventional wisdom. Just because that's they way things have always been done doesn't mean that's the best way to do it. This book gives you a glimpse into a different way of thinking. To check out our free live events later this month, head to www.whatyouwilllearn.com/events Enjoyi...
Apr 08, 2017•24 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast Our interview with Scott Pape, better known as 'The Barefoot Investor' In our previous episode, we gave a summary of Scott's new book, 'The Barefoot Investor' and how you can apply his simple strategies to better control your personal finances. The book has been at #1 on the Australian charts for over 12 weeks now and has sold over 150,000 copies. In this episode, we find out a little more about: - How Scott became Barefoot - The lies and tricks of dodgy financial i...
Apr 03, 2017•41 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem - by Nathaniel Branden 'The Definitive Work on Self-Esteem by the Leading Pioneer in the Field' I: The Practice of Living Consciously II: The Practice of Self Acceptance III: The Practice of Self Responsibility IV: The Practice of Self Assertiveness V: The Practice of Living Purposefully VI: The Practice of Personal Integrity Grab a copy of the book here: https://www.bookdepository.com/Six-Pillars-of-Self-Esteem/9780553374391/?a_aid=adamsbooks Enjoying the show? It...
Mar 24, 2017•21 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast Our interview with Janine Allis Janine Allis co-founded Boost Juice in the year 2000. In 2004 she was awarded Australian Businesswoman of the Year. Today, Boost Juice has 500 stores in 17 countries employing 7,000 staff and has made over $2 billion in sales. Janine is also one of the 'sharks' on the Australian version of Shark Tank. In this conversation, we discuss: - Life is a journey - Selling your house and quitting your job to chase your dream - Two types of people: VERBs and SOARs (hint: yo...
Mar 14, 2017•31 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast The Accidental Entrepreneur - by Janine Allis Janine Allis is the co-founder of Boost Juice, which grew from her kitchen table to 500 stores and $2b in sales across the world. But Janine wasn't always destined to be an entrepreneur. She tells 'The Juicy Bits' in this warts-and-all book about her journey to success. When Janine was in the twenties, all she wanted to do was travel; she left on a six month trip and came back seven years later with a two year old child. We learn that Janine didn't r...
Mar 12, 2017•27 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast Our interview of Dr Rick Brinkman, author of the book we read last week, ' Dealing With People You Can't Stand '. He has written five books in total, with his sixth coming out in May 2017. You can grab a FREE COPY of his book and the audiobook for ' Dealing With Relatives ' at the special site Dr Rick created for you, http://www.rickbrinkman.com/whatyouwilllearn/ In this discussion, Dr Rick took us through a great description of his creation, the "Lens of Understanding". You can see the image fo...
Mar 07, 2017•35 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast Dealing with People You Can't Stand - by Dr Rick Brinkman 'How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst' This is a phenomenal book. Top 10 in our eyes. EVERYONE has someone in their life that they can't stand (and there's plenty of people that can't stand you either). The two Dr Ricks provide some great tactics for dealing with all different personality types. The 'Lens of Understanding' itself is worth the money and time invested into reading this book. It combines two spectrums (task/peo...
Mar 04, 2017•33 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast A Guide To The Good Life - by William B Irvine "The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy" This book is a really good, simple, easy-to-understand summary of all of the not-so-easy-to-understand Stoic texts. It gives you a good break down of the philosophy of stoicism. Some of our favourite principles and techniques included negative visualisation, the trichotomy of control and self denial, and how you apply those to aspects of your life, such as your social relationships, insults, grief, and your personal va...
Feb 25, 2017•28 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast Our interview with Amy Morin, the author of the book '13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do'. When Amy was 23 years old, she went to a basketball game with her mother. Within twenty-four hours, her happy, healthy, vibrant mother died suddenly of a brain aneurysm. After years of sorrow and grief, on the third anniversary of her mother's passing, she took her new husband to the same basketball stadium to remember her mother. When they got home, Lincoln complained of back pain. Within minutes, ...
Feb 21, 2017•25 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do - by Amy Morin 'Take back power, embrace change, face your fears & train your brain for happiness & success' This book initially started as a blog post that went viral. Now, Amy Morin has fleshed out this list with stories, checklists, and practical strategies that everyone can use to assess their lives and improve their mental strength. It's a very tactical and actionable book that goes through things like control, worry, risks, success, failure, alone ...
Feb 18, 2017•20 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast Epic Measures - by Jeremy N Smith 'One Doctor. Seven Billion Patients.' Epic Measures is the true story of the largest study of human health ever undertaken. It's crazy to learn that before this study, no one actually knew what was killing people or how many people were affected by each disease. By determining what is killing people, we can begin to identify our biggest risks, and work out what is making us sick and how we can improve it. In this episode, we spoke with Jemery Smith, the author o...
Feb 03, 2017•33 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast Our interview with Timber Hawkeye, author of Buddhist Boot Camp and Faithfully Religionless . Timber was working at a law firm in corporate America, but eventually realised that it wasn't a life he wanted to live. He decided to work part time so that he could live full time. He sold all of his material possessions and even lived in a monastery, and now he's sharing the lessons he learned with the rest of the world. Everyone can apply these Buddhist principles to enhance their life, regardless of...
Jan 31, 2017•36 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast Buddhist Boot Camp - by Timber Hawkeye This is a great little book. Timber was working in corporate America, until one day he realised it wasn't the life he was meant to be living. He decided to work part time in order to live full time. He sold all of his material possessions, reduced his expenses as much as possible, and moved to Hawaii. This book is the collection of emails he sent back to his family and friends, and it provides a great insight into some of the ideas and practices of Buddhism...
Jan 27, 2017•17 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast Choose Yourself - by James Altucher "Be Happy, Make Millions, Live The Dream" The world has changed. Full time work is paying less and less, we're starting to see more part time and temporary work arrangements, inflation keeps going up, retirement will soon be dead... It's time to Choose Yourself. No one else is going to do it for you. James talks about his daily practice to improve his physical health, emotional health, mental health and spiritual health. This book also talks a lot about the ne...
Jan 14, 2017•22 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast "The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists" - by Neil Strauss Neil Strauss had only ever had one girlfriend and slept with six girls. He rated himself physically as a 5/10 at best. He thought that some guys had it, and some guys just didn't. Until he stumbled across the underground sub-culture of Pickup Artists. He learned the techniques, grew in confidence, and got to the point where he could seduce just about any girl that he wanted. This was a really interesting book. It's ha...
Jan 07, 2017•22 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast We thought we'd take the time to reflect on the year and remind ourselves of our favourite bits from our favourite books. In June this year, we started our podcast ' What You Will Learn ' where we talk about the best bits from the best books. We read a book each week and discussed our favourite parts and the biggest lessons. It initially began as a way for us to read more books and extract more learnings from each book. Then, people started listening and it got a little more exciting! In this ep...
Jan 02, 2017•16 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast Who Moved My Cheese? - by Dr Spencer Johnson 'An A-maze-ing way to deal with change in your work and your life' This book was awarded Amazon's best selling book of all time and has sold over 26 million copies worldwide. It's a parable about two mice and two people searching for Cheese in a Maze. 'Cheese' represents the things we want in life and the things that make us happy, and the 'Maze' is when we're trying to find exactly what it is that we want. The book is a little cheesy (excuse the pun)...
Jan 01, 2017•14 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast Matthew Michalewicz is the author of one of our favourite books, Life in Half A Second. The book lays out the 5 steps to achieve success before it's too late: Clarity, Desire, Belief, Knowledge and Action. Matthew has shared some freebies with us: the first two chapters of his book are available here , and he has a free video series outlining the 5 steps at www.lifeinhalfasecond.com/challenge Matthew started his first business when he was 18. He became a certified Personal Trainer as a way to ma...
Dec 30, 2016•36 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast "Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us" - by Seth Godin Grab a copy here: http://www.bookdepository.com/Tribes/9780749939755/?a_aid=adamsbooks The first author to get a second episode on the What You Will Learn podcast, and there's no one more deserving than Seth Godin. 'Tribes' is a completely different way of looking at leadership. It's about finding or creating tribes to lead rather than employees to manage. Seth shows us that tribes are everywhere; inside and outside of organisations, in public and...
Dec 18, 2016•30 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast "The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Business Don't Work and What To Do About It" - by Michael E. Gerber Grab a copy here: http://www.bookdepository.com/The-E-Myth-Revisited/9780887307287/?a_aid=adamsbooks Referred to as 'The World's #1 Small Business Guru', Michael Gerber takes us through the 'Entrepreneurial Myth', or 'E Myth'. He says it's a myth that most people who start small business are entrepreneurs, and in fact they are just really good employees that get fed up and decide to go out o...
Dec 10, 2016•28 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work and Sexual Desire - by David Deida Grab a copy here: http://www.bookdepository.com/Way-of-the-Superior-Man-David-Deid/9781591792574/?a_aid=adamasbooks This was certainly an interesting read. The contention of the book is that everyone is made up of both masculine and feminine qualities, but most of us lean towards one more than the other. This is a book for the 'masculine' person, be that male or female, ga...
Dec 03, 2016•31 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast "You have the power to change stuff" Three 19 year old kids dreamt big. They realised that 1 billion were living in poverty and decided to do something about it. It's only the beginning of their mission, it's only 'chapter one', but they are on their way to changing the world. Thankyou Water took on the big corporates like Coca Cola and worked their way into big retailers like 7/11, Coles and Woolworths. The beauty is that 100% of all profits go to causes like providing fresh drinking water for ...
Nov 12, 2016•25 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast 
