The 4-Hour Chef: DiSSS

Step 1. Deconstruction

What are the LEGO blocks?

Step 2. Selection

Which 20% of the blocks will give me 80% of the outcomes I want?

Step 3. Sequencing

In what order should I learn the blocks?

Step 4. Stakes

How do I set up real stakes to guarantee follow-through?

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What are the rules of innovation?

1. All new ideas are combinations of existing ideas
2. Not all idea combinations are created equal
3. More ideas lead to better ideas
4. Plan for mistakes and failures
5. Stick to your passions – it’s your best chance for success
6. Step into the intersection – unleash an explosion of ideas

The Medici Effect

The Medici effect refers to a phenomenon that occurs when a number of talented, creative and productive people from different fields are brought together and are able to collaborate to create something innovative and new. The idea comes from a book by Frans Johansson by the same name. It draws on the history of the wealthy Medici family, whose patronage brought poets, philosophers, scientists, painters and other artisans from around Europe to Florence, Italy, between the 13th and 17th centuries. Bringing these talented people together and allowing them to collaborate is believed to have kicked off the Renaissance period, a period of human history marked by great innovation.

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1. Use words that encourage happiness.
2. Try one new thing every day.
3. Perform one selfless act every day.
4. Learn and practice one new skill every day.
5. Teach someone something new every day.
6. Dedicate an hour a day to something you’re passionate about.
7. Treat everyone nicely, even those who are rude to you.
8. Concentrate on being positive at all times.
9. Address and acknowledge the lesson in inconvenient situations.
10. Pay attention and enjoy your life as it happens.
11. Get rid of one thing a day for 30 days.
12. Create something brand new in 30 days or less.
13. Don’t tell a single lie for 30 days.
14. Wake up 30 minutes early every morning.
15. Ditch 3 bad habits for 30 days.
16. Watch less than 30 minutes of TV every day.
17. Define one long-term goal and work on it for an hour every day.
18. Read one chapter of a good book every day.
19. Every morning, watch or read something that inspires you.
20. Do something every day after lunch that makes you laugh.
21. Go alcohol and drug free for 30 days.
22. Exercise for 30 minutes every day for 30 days.
23. Get uncomfortable and face a fear every day.
24. Cook one brand new, healthy recipe every day.
25. Spend 10 minutes every evening reflecting on what you went well.
26. Have a conversation every day with someone you rarely speak to.
27. Pay down debt and don’t create any new debt for 30 days.
28. Let go of one relationship that constantly hurts you.
29. Publicly forgive someone who deserves another chance.
30. Document every day with one photograph and one paragraph.

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1. Start spending time with the right people.
2. Start facing your problems head on.
3. Start being honest with yourself about everything.
4. Start making your own happiness a priority.
5. Start being yourself, genuinely and proudly.
6. Start noticing and living in the present.
7. Start valuing the lessons your mistakes teach you.
8. Start being more polite to yourself.
9. Start enjoying the things you already have.
10. Start creating your own happiness.
11. Start giving your ideas and dreams a chance.
12. Start believing that you’re ready for the next step.
13. Start entering new relationships for the right reasons.
14. Start giving new people you meet a chance.
15. Start competing against an earlier version of yourself.
16. Start cheering for other people’s victories.
17. Start looking for the silver lining in tough situations.
18. Start forgiving yourself and others.
19. Start helping those around you.
20. Start listening to your own inner voice.
21. Start being attentive to your stress level and take short breaks.
22. Start noticing the beauty of small moments.
23. Start accepting things when they are less than perfect.
24. Start working toward your goals every single day.
25. Start being more open about how you feel.

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1. Stop spending time with the wrong people.
2. Stop running from your problems.
3. Stop lying to yourself.
4. Stop putting your own needs on the back burner.
5. Stop trying to be someone you’re not.
6. Stop trying to hold onto the past.
7. Stop being scared to make a mistake.
8. Stop berating yourself for old mistakes.
9. Stop trying to buy happiness.
10. Stop exclusively looking to others for happiness.
11. Stop being idle.
12. Stop thinking you’re not ready.
13. Stop getting involved in relationships for the wrong reasons.
14. Stop rejecting new relationships just because old ones didn’t work.
15. Stop trying to compete against everyone else.
16. Stop being jealous of others.
17. Stop complaining and feeling sorry for yourself.
18. Stop holding grudges.
19. Stop letting others bring you down to their level.
20. Stop wasting time explaining yourself to others.
21. Stop doing the same things over and over without taking a break.
22. Stop overlooking the beauty of small moments.
23. Stop trying to make things perfect.
24. Stop following the path of least resistance.
25. Stop acting like everything is fine if it isn’t.
26. Stop blaming others for your troubles.
27. Stop trying to be everything to everyone.
28. Stop worrying so much.
29. Stop focusing on what you don’t want to happen.
30. Stop being ungrateful.

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The Welch Way

24 Lessons from the World’s Greatest CEO
Jeffrey Krames
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About This Book

Jack Welch transformed GE into the world’s most valuable corporation – and became one of history’s most admired and successful CEOs – by cutting through bureaucratic noise and letting hands-on, frontline employees tell him what needed to be done. The Welch Way shows you how to work the Welch magic into your career and reach new heights in today’s wide-open, idea-driven workplace.

The Welch Way

1. Lead

What we are looking for … are leaders at every level who can energize, excite and inspire rather than enervate, depress, and control.

• Articulate a vision, and spark others to execute it
• Don’t manage every excruciating detail
• Involve everyone and welcome great ideas from everywhere

2. Get less formal

You must realize how important it is to maintain the kind of corporate informality that encourages a … training class to comfortably challenge the boss’s pet ideas.

• Brainstorm with colleagues and bosses
• Hold more informal meetings
• Consider a once-in-a-while informal get together

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Feeling Good Today

A brand new day is here, the sun lifts from it’s hiding place
And the light touches my eyes, and brings a smile up to my face
And the world is spinning slowly
I know today, is gonna be, a good day

I’m packing up my things, I’m going out now to explore
Cause there’s simply too much beauty, in the world, I can’t ignore
I want to, go and see great things
I’ve seen a little, but want to see, a little more

So I’ll take the things I have and hit the road
I’ll find adventure waiting in stories untold
Finding freedom every step along the way
Knowing joy and happiness are here to stay
I’m feeling good today

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