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ggofthejungle
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Romania392 Posts
March 12 2012 20:57 GMT
#1
I just finished reading ”Unstoppable: 45 powerful stories of perseverance and triumph” and I hunger for more books like that.

I saw the other blog where another person was asking to recommend him a book, but I don't want any fiction, I want real life advice.

I know tl is not google, but what are your recommendations?

ForTheDream
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Germany1780 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-12 21:22:19
March 12 2012 21:20 GMT
#2
The art of learning - Josh Waitzkin (for me it was motivational )
Lance Armstrong - Its not about the bike (great story about a great athlete)
Lim Yo Hwan - Crazy as me
In BurNIng we trust.
501TFX
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria345 Posts
March 12 2012 21:28 GMT
#3
100% "The Art of Learning" by Josh Waitzkin
I'm reading right now through it, and its soooooo great, Day[9] was right again.
Never let your dreams fade, run after them, run until you get them !
synd
Profile Joined July 2011
Bulgaria586 Posts
March 12 2012 21:46 GMT
#4
Adam Khoo - Master your mind, design your destiny
best book ever
LonelyIslands
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Canada590 Posts
March 12 2012 22:15 GMT
#5
The book of awesome, I hear a lot of great things about it.
My heart and my mind will carry my body when my limbs are too weak
dAPhREAk
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Nauru12397 Posts
March 12 2012 23:31 GMT
#6
My Side of the Mountain -- Jean George

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Side_of_the_Mountain
Lexpar
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
1813 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-12 23:35:24
March 12 2012 23:33 GMT
#7
It's mostly extremely hokey, but there's a couple inspirational chapters in "The Art of Manliness". Most of the time I'm embarrassed to own that thing, but the chapters on fatherhood, male friendship and Ben Franklin's life of virtue are really good.

Here is a link to the life of virtue stuff. Ben Frank would make a grid for the week that had every day/virtue combination (you can get a pdf on the site). At the end of the day he would put a mark in the virtues he messed up on. Although its well documented he didn't live up to a lot of these virtues, the pursuit of a virtuous life is its own reward.

http://artofmanliness.com/2008/06/01/the-virtuous-life-wrap-up/

Maybe not exactly "inspiring", but "How to Win Friends and Influence People" really got me excited about the art of socialization and negotiation. It's not just for the socially maladjusted- everyone will find that they break at least one of the simple rules that are laid out on how to be a socially wholesome and likable person. I guess it is inspiring, or at least it inspired me to try to and make myself more approachable and friendly.

Neither of those two are stories of conquering life-long goals or climbing Everest- they aren't even stories- but they might help you set some lifelong goals that are really worth achieving.
GSang
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States51 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-13 01:03:55
March 13 2012 01:03 GMT
#8
Not sure this falls under the exact category in question but I found outliers to be very motivational and also very interesting (at a glance the reader might mistake the message but it it touts hard work and helped me dispel the common notion of thinking "oh they're just more talented than I am at that")
DocM
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States212 Posts
March 13 2012 01:05 GMT
#9
The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck, M.D.
It's a life changer for me, really shows you what is important.
wentzA
Profile Joined August 2010
United States79 Posts
March 13 2012 01:23 GMT
#10
The Power of Focus by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, + Les Hewitt
Skilledblob
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany3392 Posts
March 13 2012 01:26 GMT
#11
Simplicissimus
Severedevil
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4839 Posts
March 13 2012 01:28 GMT
#12
Jonathon Livingston Seagull.
My strategy is to fork people.
Elmyr
Profile Joined September 2011
United States10 Posts
March 13 2012 01:33 GMT
#13
people who recommend 'art of learning' obviously don't play chess. everyone in that community knows that waitzkin is nothing more than a case of wasted talent and maybe half a con-artist. his whole theory about how chess and tai-chi synergize is such a load of crap... he never managed to do anything noteworthy in chess after learning tai-chi. people just don't want to admit simple truths like the more you practice the better you get, end of story.
alexmann
Profile Joined March 2012
37 Posts
March 13 2012 02:42 GMT
#14
Why not check out the speech given by Steve Jobs in Stanford?

"Life is short, knowing that I gonna die make me try to achieve as many thing as posible"

Very good speech.
Blogging @ http://starcraft2competition.blogspot.com/
Xela
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada203 Posts
March 13 2012 02:52 GMT
#15
On March 13 2012 06:20 ForTheDream wrote:
Lance Armstrong - Its not about the bike (great story about a great athlete)

Seconded. Even if you don't like the guy or the sport of cycling, this is very motivational and well written.
Mothra
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States1448 Posts
March 13 2012 03:03 GMT
#16
Ross Enamait's books and website.
Severedevil
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4839 Posts
March 14 2012 19:42 GMT
#17
On March 13 2012 10:33 Elmyr wrote:
people just don't want to admit simple truths like the more you practice the better you get, end of story.

I don't know what Waitzkin advocates, but quality of practice is very important.
My strategy is to fork people.
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