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Philosopher's Notes: Rich Dad, Poor Dad
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
Juxtaposing his biological, educated, government-employed father who always struggled financially with his best friend’s entrepreneurial, wealthy father, Kiyosaki weaves a compelling story about how the rich think more than a little differently than the poor and the middle class.
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Philosopher's Notes: Man's Search for Meaning
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
Viktor Frankl. He’s unquestionably one of my heroes and this book is a must read (or re-read as the case may be). It's impossible to be a serious student of life and not soak up as much Frankl as you can.
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Philosopher's Notes: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
In this Note, we’re going to take a quick look at each of the 7 Habits and help you make a “paradigm” shift into living your greatest life.
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Philosopher's Notes: The Path of Least Resistance
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
As you gain an understanding of how structure determines behavior, you’ll also gain a sense for why Fritz believes affirmations and willpower and all that other “positive thinking” stuff will never give you sustainable creative powers.
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Philosopher's Notes: The 80/20 Principle
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
We’ve all been exposed to the 80/20 Principle at some point in our lives: The principle states, quite simply, that 20% of efforts lead to 80% of results. Whether you know it as the “Pareto Principle” or the “Principle of Least Effort,” it’s an incredibly powerful concept.
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Philosopher's Notes: Meditations
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
Not only is Marcus Aurelius one of my heroes, he’s also one of history’s leading Stoic Philosophers. Stoic philosophy. You know, one of the classic Hellenistic philosophies—right there with Epicureanism and Cynicism.
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Philosopher's Notes: Mastery
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
If we have any desire to live at our highest potential, we MUST master the concept of Mastery. And George Leonard, a life-long learner, educator, teacher, author, and Aikido master is our ideal teacher.
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Philosopher's Notes: A New Earth
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
There’s a reason Oprah decided to team up with Eckhart Tolle to create an unprecedented 10-week course to teach the principles in A New Earth to hundreds of thousands of people: it’s a remarkable book.
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Philosopher's Notes: Overachievement
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
If you’re into achieving greatness and love to see the hero in action—whether it’s Tiger Woods coming back for the playoff win or a great rock star performing live—you’ll love this book.
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Philosopher's Notes: Secrets of the Millionaire Mind
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
Let’s take a quick look at some of my favorite big ideas (this book is so full of them I had to stop myself at 21!)—from defining financial freedom, learning to play to win (vs. playing not to lose) to seeing how the size of your character determines your response to various sized problems.
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Philosopher's Notes: The Science of Getting Rich
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
Wattles is a pretty fascinating writer. He reminds me of a mix between James Allen (As a Man Thinketh) and Ralph Waldo Emerson (my favorite: Self-Reliance) focused like a laser-beam on creating wealth (aka getting rich!).
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Philosopher's Notes: A Joseph Campbell Companion
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
I can get all misty-eyed and ramble, but let’s just jump in and celebrate the who brought us “the hero’s journey” and the wise, wise words: “Follow your bliss.”
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Philosopher's Notes: Ask and It Is Given
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
It’s pretty much The Bible for the Law of Attraction and (with The Science of Getting Rich (see my Notes on that as well)) the foundation of The Secret.
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Philosopher's Notes: The Power of Intention
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
Get this: when you do something kind for someone else, the person you’re helping has serotonin released in her brain—she feels happier. And so do you.Good news! Two more serotonin-induced happier people in the world!
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Philosopher's Notes: The Magic of Thinking Big
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
It’s written in some old school language (originally
published in 1959) but still carries some big mojo that’s worth checking out—no matter the field in which you want to get “big”—be it in business or your bank account or your relationships or even your spirituality.
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Philosopher's Notes: The Power of TED*
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
TED’s your friend.Seriously.David Emerald’s simple, powerful fable, The Power of TED*, (featuring his uber-wise character, TED) is a life changing kinda book.
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Philosopher's Notes: The Other 90%
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
Robert Cooper says you’re only using about 10% of your potential. Eek! The good news is that he’s got some great ideas about how you can tap into The Other 90%.
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Philosopher's Notes: Learned Optimism
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
Martin Seligman, past President of the APA, visionary behind the Positive Psychology movement and one of the leading psychologists in the world, has spent the last three and a half decades researching the influence of optimism on our lives.
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Philosopher's Notes: The Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
If you’re like me, his eloquence, eminent quotability and passion for each of us to experience the transcendent joy that results from connecting to our Highest Self will often leave you in awe.
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Philosopher's Notes: The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
On my last re-read (I’ve read it several times), I was so inspired by a heightened sense of clarity around my “Dharma”—one of the Seven Spiritual Laws—that I sold the business I was running at the time (Zaadz) within about 60 days of realizing I had a higher purpose to fulfill.
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Philosopher's Notes: Spiritual Economics
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
Are you committed to discovering who you are and how you can give yourself most fully to the world? AND how you can consciously circulate wealth in the world as you give your gifts, support others, and support yourself?
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Philosopher's Notes: Thus Spoke Zarathustra
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
Be warned: The man, as they say, delivers his philosophy with a hammer.
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Philosopher's Notes: Do You!
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
There’s no way I would have guessed Russell would have such a profoundly spiritual, yet remarkably “real” and unquestionably successful expression of his spirituality in the 21st Century.
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Philosopher's Notes: The Way of the Superior Man
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
If you’re conservative, it’s going to push your edges and might be too much for you. However, if you’re a man who’s committed to living his life at his edge, understanding the ideas of masculine and feminine energy and how they play out in intimate sexual relationships, then this book is pretty much a must-read.
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Philosopher's Notes: Loving What Is
by Brian Johnson
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
The question, of course, is “How can we get to a point where we actually ‘love what is?’” Enter: The Work.
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