Be obsessed or be average
by Grant Cardone · first published 2016
67% recommend33% neutral
We're in the middle of an epidemic of average. So-called "normal" people get up every day, go to work, do what's asked of them, leave promptly at 5, and return home to sit on the couch and watch TV. Society tells us that this is what it means to lead a balanced life. Don't stress too much or work too hard. Your career isn't everything. But Grant Cardone thinks this preoccupation with balance has really just given an excuse to be mediocre.
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Have you read Grant's other books? So far I've read Sell or Be Sold, The 10x Rule, If You're Not First, You're Last and Be Obsessed or be Average. I've found all of them to be pretty good. Not necessarily life changing, but solid, with a good mix of motivational message and some actionable ideas. Enough so that I'll probably go back through…
on “Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?” ↗…startups. They die because they build something nobody wants, or they can't figure out how to get attention in the market. Read The Four Steps To The Epiphany by Steve Blank. Read The 10x Rule and Be Obsessed or Be Average by Grant Cardone. Read The Discipline of Market Leaders.
on “Ask HN: Leaving my job to boostrap my projects. Advice?” ↗…are: 1. Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us - Daniel H. Pink 2. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance - Angela Duckworth 3. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck - Mark Manson 4. Be Obsessed or Be Average - Grant Cardone 5. High Performance Habits - Brendon Burchard 6. The Obesity Code - Jason Fung The summary of what I've taken out of this is really fall in love with the intrinsic reward of doing things,…
on “Ask HN: Which books have made you introspect?” ↗…actual, technical "sales advice" and a more generic sort of almost "self help" kind of thing, but I have found it valuable in either case. In addition to Sell or Be Sold and The 10x Rule, I'd also suggest Be Obsessed or Be Average.
on “Ask HN: What are some good books/resources about sales?” ↗…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vuetQSwFW8 Glengarry Glen Ross - the "Alec Baldwin Speech" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4PE2hSqVnk Boiler Room - the "Ben Affleck Speech" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfIKzReNDF4 Grant Cardone - Be Obsessed Or Be Average - https://www.amazon.com/Be-Obsessed-Average-Grant-Cardone/dp/... Grant Cardone - The 10X Rule - https://www.amazon.com/10X-Rule-Difference-Between-Success/d... Grant Cardone - If You're Not First,…
on “Ask HN: What book/paper/link keeps you motivated?” ↗…Sport Of Business by Mark Cuban, Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, and The Engines of Creation by Eric Drexler, as well as the three Grant Cardone books I read: The 10x Rule, Sell or Be Sold and Be Obsessed or Be Average. Fiction: I'll go with The Whispering Room by Dean Koontz. A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami was also pretty good. You can see the entire list of what I've read lately (and further back) on my…
on “Ask HN: What is the best book you read on 2017?” ↗The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot when I was in my late teens. I had never heard about Buddhism before or anything like the ideas he presented. Grant Cardone's Be Obsessed or Be Average last week. Finally, but mostly, Maurice Nicoll's Psychological Commentaries on the Teaching of P.D. Ouspensky and G.I. Gurdjieff, though I recommend reading what is widely considered the "introductory"…
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