Shortform Books

How to Change Your Beliefs and Stop Limiting Yourself

Do you want to know how to change your beliefs? What practical steps can you take to reduce limiting ones? Your beliefs dictate how you interpret your experiences, and these interpretations determine your decisions, which collectively shape your life. For this reason, it’s important that you don’t hold onto beliefs that are limiting or negative. Knowing how to change your beliefs and reduce limiting beliefs will improve your self-esteem and your reactions to difficult situations. Keep reading to find out how to change your beliefs.

The 5 Laws of Gold From the Richest Man in Babylon

What are the 5 laws of gold? How does applying these laws help you acquire wealth and become more successful? The 5 laws of gold are the principles that originated with Arkad, the richest man in Babylon, and then popularized by a camel trader Kalabab. The laws of gold, which focus on building wealth, overlap with Arkad’s seven cures of a lean purse. Without further ado, here is the story of Arkad’s laws of gold and what they mean.

Creativity in Sales: How to Set Yourself Apart

What role does creativity play in sales? How does creativity contribute to sales success? Creativity is not typically something employers look for when hiring sales professionals. But imbuing your sales pitch with a little creativity can increase prospect engagement and boost your chances of closing the deal. Here are four ways you can use creativity in your sales pitch.

How to Reduce Phone Distractions: 2 Easy Steps

Are you easily distracted by your cell phone? Do you want to reduce your phone distractions but don’t know where to start? It can be difficult to reduce the time spent on your phone because, while it can be distracting, your phone can also be a great tool in everyday life. In his book Indistractable, Nir Eyal gives two easy steps to reduce your phone distractions: sorting your apps and going notification-free. Continue reading for Nir Eyal’s advice on reducing phone distractions.

The Tony Robbins 7 Day Challenge for Life Mastery

How can Tony Robbins’ 7-day challenge change your life for the better? What easy steps can you take to improve your fitness, master your emotions, and improve your relationship? Tony Robbins’ 7-day challenge targets the key areas of your life to improve your well-being. For each day of the week, you’ll have an assignment that will help you improve a specific area, including your physical health, your emotional state, and your romantic relationship. Find out how to improve your life in a week with Tony Robbins’ 7-day challenge.

How to Be Indistractable: Build a Schedule

Why is scheduling crucial to becoming indistractable? How do you make an Indistractable schedule? What three responsibilities should you build your schedule around? According to Nir Eyal, one of the most essential things you must do if you want to know how to be indistractable is to build a schedule around your values. Those three values are yourself, your relationships, and your work. Continue below for instructions on how to build your Indistractable schedule.

Giving Employee Feedback: Tips for Managers

Looking for advice on giving employee feedback but don’t have a lot of time to spare? Why is giving supportive feedback so important? Many managers struggle to give good, constructive criticism to their employees outside of performance reviews. Paul Marciano, the author of Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work, says that managers should give feedback immediately rather than months later to improve employee performance. Here are some tips on how to give employee feedback that will help your team members grow.

The 4 Major Causes of Failure: Overcome Them

What Does Shame Feel Like? How Do You Deal With It?

What are the main causes of failure in life? How can you fix the problems that are causing you to fail? The main causes of failure in life are poor environmental influences, the wrong mindset, bad habits, and lack of motivation. All these reasons for failure can be addressed if you identify which ones apply to you and create a plan for removing them. Read on to understand more about the major causes of failure and how to address each of them.

The 3 Types of Feedback: Evaluate, Coach, Appreciate

What are the 3 types of feedback? Is it best to deliver different forms of feedback together or separately? In their book Thanks For the Feedback, Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen maintain that there are 3 types of feedback: 1) evaluation feedback, 2) coaching feedback, and 3) appreciation feedback. Further, they say that it’s best to separate these three strands when giving feedback because they can drown each other out when offered together. Keep reading to learn about the characteristics of the 3 types of feedback and some tips on how to best deliver them.

Building a Cohesive Workplace: Learn From the Bees

Are you part of a cohesive workplace? Is everyone truly working together? A key to creating a cohesive workplace is to think of it as a hive. Bees operate in the interest of the group rather than the self. You can tap into employees’ hiving tendencies to create a cohesive team. Read more to learn three ways to build a cohesive workplace.