Takeaways

from the

World’s Best
Business Books
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Life’s too short to live on
anyone’s terms but your
own.
2
That “someday” you’re
waiting for might never
come.
3
Focus your energy on what
drives the most results.
4
Acquire or build income-
producing assets.
5
Focus on cash flow.
6
The only way to escape the
“rat race” is to have monthly
cash flow from assets that
exceeds your monthly
expenses.
7
Take calculated risks.
8
Work for profits, not wages.
9
Develop multiple income
streams.
10
Be proactive.
11
Begin with the end in mind.
12
Put first things first.
13
Think win-win.
14
Seek first to understand,
then to be understood.
15
Synergize.
16
Sharpen the saw: Take time
for physical and mental
renewal.
17
Everyone is given the same
24 hours in a day.
18
Your business doesn’t
require a ton of risk or
startup capital.
19
The difference between an
amateur and a professional
is their habits.
20
Be helpful. The money will
follow.
21
Scale that help to reach as
many people as possible.
22
The easy thing and the best
thing often aren’t the same
thing.
23
“Your competence is your
security.”
24
“If you don’t prioritize your
life, someone else will.”
25
Care.
26
Be first to market.

But if you can’t be first, just

claim a new market you can
be first in.
27
You can’t be everything to
everyone, so stop trying.
28
The best way to get noticed
is to be remarkable. That is,
markedly different from
every other option.
29
What’s the ONE thing I can
do right now such that by
doing it everything else will
be easier or unnecessary?
30
Use reciprocity:

When you give someone

something, they feel
compelled to repay you.
What can you give?
31
Gain small commitments in
advance of asking for a
larger commitment.
32
Use social proof like
testimonials, press
mentions, and trust signals.
33
Be likeable.
34
Be an authority.
35
Use scarcity:

Sometimes fear of missing

out and playing hard to get
can work to your advantage.
36
Ideas are worthless without
execution.
37
Cultivate positive habits.
38
The stock market is a poor
wealth accelerator.
39
The best way to make
millions is to solve a
problem that MANY people
or businesses face.
40
Customer service isn’t a
department within a
company. It IS the company.
41
The Slight Edge definition of
success: “the progressive
realization of a worthy
ideal.”
42
The ultimate customer
service question is:

“How likely would you be to

recommend Company XYZ to
a friend or colleague?”
43
Happy customers do your
marketing for you.
44
Ship early, ship often.
45
Launch, get feedback, and
then make quick
incremental improvements.
46
Less is more.

Leonardo da Vinci once

said, “Simplicity is the
ultimate sophistication.”
47
Develop a 1-touch system
for incoming items: Do it,
Delegate it, Defer it, or Drop
it.
48
Customers don’t buy WHAT
you do; they buy WHY you do
it.
49
Build your team:

Get the right people on the

bus.
50
Find the sweet spot at the
intersection of:

• What lights you up

• What you’re best at
• What makes you money
51
You are the CEO of your own
life.

Act like it.

52
Work ON your business, not
IN it.
53
Make progress every day.
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-Nick
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