How we understand what others think, believe, feel, and want by nicholas epley. This is my book summary of anything you want by derek sivers. When no one would help him do it, he set out on his own and built an online store from scratch. The title causes someone to think of some sort of name it and claim it gospel or a how to guide to accumulate mass amounts of whatever you want. Sep 10, 2017 a quick glance and common sense should tell you if the numbers will work. After being quoted in many books, the guy who coined deliberate practice, and spent his career studying just that, finally writes his own take on it. Think of him as a philosopherking programmer, master teacher, and merry prankster. Success comes from consistently improving and inventing. Uncommon sense by derek sivers i miss the mob from derek sivers on vimeo. A real person, a lot like you from derek sivers on vimeo. Im a marketing consultant for tech companies who loves the worlds wild places. After hitting on a brilliant new life plan, our first instinct is to tell someone, but derek sivers says its better to keep goals secret. Anything you want by derek sivers its not what you think.
Uncommon sense what would happen if you finally decided to listen to that inner voice and follow your passion, what new opportunities would be awaiting. Derek siverss most popular book is anything you want. This summary also includes key lessons and important passages from the book. View notes anythingyouwantby derek sivers book summary. When youre on to something great, it wont feel like revolution. Derek sivers is behind one of the most important lessons on leadership on the web. Anything you want by derek sivers summary what you will learn. But i am guessing you will want to as there a some pretty. How it became so big though he didnt want it to grow. Derek sivers shares his top tips for success the unconventional waynot that success will look any. A quick glance and common sense should tell you if the numbers will work. Hes published 34 books, including anything you want. Uncommon sense looks at life on the autism spectrum. Anything you want is his book with 40 gems of advice to entrepreneurs, based on his success in creating, growing, and eventually giving away.
Also, the book is published through the domino project by seth godin. Hey random house, i want to pitch you an idea for a business book based on starting my own company, hiring lots of people. Lessons learned from starting, building, and selling cd baby. Derek just came out with a simple, highly readable book called anything you want. When people ask derek what he does, how does he like to reply. Jun 21, 2011 anything you want by derek sivers its not what you think. When derek sivers started cd baby, he wasnt planning on building a major business. Whenever you buy one of my books, join the habits academy, or otherwise. I have tried to summarize each book on this page in just three sentences, which i think is a fun way to distill the main ideas of the book. Derek sivers promises that his slim book anything you want is a one hour read that summarizes 10 years of his entrepreneurial experience into 40 lessons for a new kind of entrepreneur. Most recommended books is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to. When youre onto something great, it wont feel like revolution. Books recommended by derek sivers bookadvice reading list. In an effort to do so, twr is exclusively collecting top book list recommendations and a personal reason why it was recommended by famous, interesting and influential people.
I read this entire book out loud to my boyfriend on a car trip. Philosophies on life and business, 7 chapters from my book, turned into short little animations. Derek sivers has 37 books on goodreads with 322 ratings. Tim ferriss, ryan holiday, simon sinek, derek sivers what do they all have in common. Why complex life is uncommon in the universe by peter d. Derek sivers is a guy who explains he accidentally started a new business. It is one of the books that i read again each year. If you have some favorites of your own that are not listed here, you may add them in the comments below.
But ive read all the books that this one references, so this had nothing new for me. Its where you design continue reading anything you want by derek sivers. Derek sivers built and sold, which was a revolutionary at the time, and also by accident business that helped independent artists tap into the internet to reach their. I just couldnt put it down and ended up finishing this 100 page book in one sitting.
Today, i want to share with you another one of the books that made me. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Anything you want summary derek sivers sivers didnt stay out wanting to be an entrepreneur. This is something we often do to pass the time i love to read, he likes to listen it works. Popular books summarized in 3 sentences or less this page shares a full list of book summaries i have compiled during my reading and research. Conference presentations talks from other conferences, all subjects. I finished this guys book and at the very end of the book, he actually dropped his email address and said, id love to hear your thoughts. He was a successful independent musician who just wanted to sell his cds online. Its full of anecdotes about derek s time starting his own business, which is cd baby. He shares the lessons he learned along the way, some controversial and all actionable. You can follow the beaten path and call yourself an entrepreneur or you can blaze your own trail and really be one. Business lessons from the bestselling book anything you want. Derek challenges conventional business thinking and turns a lot of assumptions on their heads. If youre onto something great, it wont feel like a revolution, till feel like uncommon sense.
Derek sivers is the founder of cd baby, the largest online cd store for indie musicians at the time. Uncommon sense for 21st century living about articles book infographics 11 ted talks that will change your life. Animated videos for the book anything you want by derek sivers. Out of the box thinking for an in the box world cochrane, peter on. I first bumped into derek via appsumo when they shared his little video course uncommon sense. Cd baby founder derek sivers unpacks his entrepreneurial mindset in this amazing series of videos. Here i share my adventures, the books im reading, and what im thinking. Brain pickings has a free sunday digest of the weeks most interesting and inspiring articles across art, science, philosophy, creativity, childrens books, and other strands of our search for truth, beauty, and meaning. Derek was also the brains behind a company called cd baby. Subscribe for monthly updates on the best bits from the best books. Derek sivers is a great guide to finding out what you are good at. Nov 05, 2017 if that makes uncommon sense, which opened on nov. The little book of common sense investing by john c.
Uncommon sense bob anderson founder and ceo the leadership circle uncommon sense recently, while giving an interview, the interviewer asked me, isnt leadership just a matter of common sense. He has compiled his business philosophy in a small book called anything you want. The book didnt sell brilliantly when he wrote it, but that didnt stop him writing books. These are some of my favorite ted talks of alltime, guaranteed to inspire. Startup videos from derek sivers innovations of the future. If you think revolution needs to feel like war, youll overlook the importance of simply serving people better. Find books like anything you want from the worlds largest community of readers. If thats true, then derek sivers is a cross between yet another buddhist monk and tim ferriss, with the same creative approach to life and experimental entrepreneur mindset, but another two levels quieter. Before that, youre just a quirky person who does things differently. I was stunned by his super calm, witty, intuitive and dead simple suggestions. Jul 19, 2016 book anything you want derek sivers kurt.
Sep 23, 2012 i also read a few books here and there so malcolm gladwell and also watched quite a few instructional videos e. Goodreads members who liked anything you want also liked. The book is designed to be read in only an hour, but it is jampacked with unique advice from sivers, the founder of cd baby. Its about making dreams come true for others and for yourself making a company is a great way to improve the world while improving yourself when you make a company, you make a utopia. Anything you want by derek sivers book notes krish shroff.
His writing is a reminder of what the genius sculptor auguste rodin said to thomas rilke when the latter was struggling. Success comes from persistently improving and inventing, not from persistently doing whats not working. He was a musician and simply starting by solving his own problem of selling his music, a pain shared by his peers. Derek sivers things we read enjoy books that matter. Anything you want anything you want audiobook, by derek sivers. Subtitled 40 lessons for a new kind of entrepreneur, the book consists of 40 different one or twopage anecdotes with a clear purpose or takeaway. My notes on anything you want by derek sivers my personal philosophys business is not about money. Follow derek sivers and explore their bibliography from s derek sivers author page. But ive already loved the talent code, the little book of talent, moonwalking with einstein, talent is overrated.
Uncommon sense 11 ted talks that will change your life. Uncommon sense by derek sivers 8 parts all of my business advice for entrepreneurs. Design your utopia anything you want by derek sivers. I had to copy cgibin perl scripts out of a book, but after three months of hard work, i had a buy now button on my website. What got you there is a podcast that focuses on the journey behind some of the worlds most successful people, uncovering the strategy, tactics, and routines that helped them get there. Dereks approach to business is very unconventional but makes a lot of sense. But revolution is a term that people use only when youre successful. Then i sat down and learned it, with no programming experience.
Uncommon sense entrepreneur lessons learned from starting, building, and selling cd baby. Since 2008, derek has traveled the world and stayed busy creating and nurturing creative endeavors. Derek sivers is an american entrepreneur best known for being the founder and former president of cd baby, an online cd store for independent musicians. So instead of something untested, i did this talk from 2011, which goes with my 2011 book, just rereleased that month. Sivers explains that if a customer can sense that the business is only doing it for the money, then they are instantly put off. Apr 17, 2016 if thats true, then derek sivers is a cross between yet another buddhist monk and tim ferriss, with the same creative approach to life and experimental entrepreneur mindset, but another two levels quieter. Anything you want pdf book summary by derek sivers. Weve all heard about the importance of persistence.
Anything you want is the story of derek sivers journey to building his successful business cd. We aim to inspire in you a lifetime pursuit of learning. Derek sivers on developing confidence, finding happiness, and. How derek sivers, the founder of cd baby, now the largest online distributor of independent music in the world, started the company. The 2015 world domination summit was the biggest and best audience ive ever had. This is the talk that a few different conferences paid the big bucks to have me do inperson. It comes in under an hour if you dont take notes and dont stop to think about things. If you havent read those others, this would be a good starting book for you. As the reach of diversity continues to expand, its.
Anything you want by derek sivers book summary in anything you want, author derek sivers highlights the main lessons learned. Why most small businesses dont work and what to do about it by michael e. A fine summary of the other books on the subject of performance, deliberate practice, mastery, willpower, etc. It was from these postgrad experiences that i realized maybe i dont hate reading. And he shares his book notes on his blog with a corresponding ratingwhich i also put up here on my site. But i dont like repeating myself, so i hit record in the. Anything you want by derek sivers really packs a punch for a book thats under a hundred pages long. This might sound barely relevant to the oss industry but there is an uncommon clarity in the way that sivers views businesses, customers and. He presents research stretching as far back as the 1920s to show why people who talk about their ambitions may be less likely to achieve them. An uncommon list of oss books passionate about oss and bss. Sivers stresses the importance of creating a business out of passion and being generous as a business.
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