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Ben Meer Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Ben Meer is an innovation consultant. Personal Development 2.0. I write about systems and high-performance living ⚡ Cornell MBA • NASM Trainer

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Book Cover for: Grow Rich!: With Peace of Mind - How to Earn all the Money You Need and Enrich Every Part of Your Life, Napoleon Hill

Grow Rich!: With Peace of Mind - How to Earn all the Money You Need and Enrich Every Part of Your Life

Napoleon Hill
Ben MeerBen Meer

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill • Thoughts become things • Don’t worry about what other people think, do, or say • Use affirmations to influence your subconscious • Surround yourself with smart people https://t.co/H8kzRjTrc3

Paperback, 2017

$12.94$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition, Julia Cameron

The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition

Julia Cameron
Ben MeerBen Meer

Small correction: Morning Pages come from Julia *Cameron. Learn more in her brilliant book: "The Artist’s Way" https://t.co/fw7LfARo7n

Paperback, 2016

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman
Ben MeerBen Meer

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Lessons: • We think in two systems (1=automatic, 2=considered) • The mind uses shortcuts to make decisions • We often make emotional, not rational, decisions • Learn to slow down; engage with System 2 https://t.co/IhDS42S9co

Paperback, 2013

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, James Clear

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear
Ben MeerBen Meer

1. Habit Building Want a knowledge advantage? Read daily. Want to learn a new skill? Practice daily. Both start with habit building (master these 4 laws): 1) Make it obvious 2) Make it attractive 3) Make it easy 4) Make it satisfying Source: James Clear, Atomic Habits

Hardcover, 2018

$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Robert B. Cialdini

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

Robert B. Cialdini
Ben MeerBen Meer

Influence by Robert Cialdini Lessons: • We use predictable shortcuts to guide decisions • Learn the 6 laws of influence • To disarm manipulation, label the principle https://t.co/pAPY3JLoOJ

Hardcover, 2021

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical & Financial Destiny!, Tony Robbins

Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical & Financial Destiny!

Tony Robbins
Ben MeerBen Meer

I curated these 20 word transformations from Tony Robbins' book, "Awaken the Giant Within." Must-read classic.

Paperback, 1992

$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed on Your Own Terms, Vishen Lakhiani

The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed on Your Own Terms

Vishen Lakhiani
Ben MeerBen Meer

Unfuckwithable (A Definition): “When you’re truly at peace and in touch with yourself. Nothing anyone says or does bothers you and no negativity can touch you.” —Vishen Lakhiani, The Code of the Extraordinary Mind

Paperback, 2019

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future, Peter Thiel

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Peter Thiel
Ben MeerBen Meer

Zero to One by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters Subject: Strategy Lessons: • Escape competition • Contrarian approaches create value • Go from “0 to 1,” not “from 1 to n” https://t.co/VPTrI5e6Ry

Hardcover, 2014

$31.00$15.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Meditations: With Selected Correspondence, Marcus Aurelius

Meditations: With Selected Correspondence

Marcus Aurelius
Ben MeerBen Meer

Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor and philosopher— who believed in practical daily habits. His journal, Meditations, gives us a fair idea of what his nighttime routine would've been. Here's the 7-step breakdown:

Paperback, 2011

$9.94$4.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, Dan Ariely

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

Dan Ariely
Ben MeerBen Meer

Predictably Irrational Book by Dan Ariely Lessons: • Neoclassical economics is incomplete • Psychology helps us understand real-world behavior • Free is not just a price; it disrupts our rational thinking • The first price we hear anchors • Owning leads to overvaluing https://t.co/fVMUp7nz0O

Hardcover, 2009

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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