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#189 - Michael Kurkowski: My Top 5 Short Life-Changing Books

July 28, 2023 • Michael Kurkowski • Season 1 • Episode 189

In the 189th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike will talk about wearing multiple hats, the difference between an amateur and a pro, growth comes through pain, and Mike’s Top 5 Short Life-Changing Books.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter, you will discover:

(1:10) 5 Books wanted to talk about

(1:40) Remembering the interview with Pat Flynn @chroniclesofstrength

(3:30) “The minimum effective dose might still be a lot. In fact, it probably is, at least at the beginning.” - Pat Flynn @chroniclesofstrength

(3:50) Shout out to Rick Mayo @coachrickmayo

(4:50) Go to Nabosotechnology.com Use the code CONNECTION for 10% of your purchase https://bit.ly/3PUZC6G

(6:20) Shout out to Todd Durkin @todddurkin

(7:00) Shout out to Tony Dungy @TonyDungy (facebook) https://www.facebook.com/TonyDungy/

(7:40) Wearing multiple hats

(9:00) “Pick a lane and stay there.”

(10:50) Book #1: Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield https://www.amazon.com/Turning-Pro-Inner-Power-Create/dp/1936891034

(11:40) The difference between an amateur and a pro

(12:30) Each day, the professional understands he will wake up facing the same demons, the same resistance, the same self-sabotage, the same tendencies to shadow activities and amateurism that he has always faced. The difference is now he will not yield to those temptations, he will have mastered them, and he will continue to master them.

(13:00) “The things that create resistance on us, they don't ever fully go away.” - Turning Pro (book)

(13:50) Book #2: The Giver by Lois Lowry https://www.amazon.com/Giver-Quartet-Lois-Lowry/dp/0544336267

(15:40) Book #3: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/080701429X

(17:30) Growth comes through pain

(18:40) Book #4: Mindset Matters Most by Brian J. Grasso https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Matters-Most-LIMITATIONS-SELF-DOUBT-ebook/dp/B01E2NUS0W

(20:00) “You don’t have to know what you’re capable of, you just have to know you’re fully capable” - Brian Grasso

(20:10) Book #5: IRON JOURNEYS by Zach Even-Esh @zevenesh https://www.amazon.com/IRON-JOURNEYS-POWERFUL-LESSONS-POTENTIAL/dp/B0C91CBJ4N

(21:40) Just do it

(23:00) Join the Strength Connection facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/246922387454298