From Kate’s Writing Crate…
I am
reading Tribe of Mentors: Short Life
Advice from the Best in the World by Timothy Ferriss who asks over 130
people from all walks of life the same 11 questions including: What book do you
give as a gift the most or what one to three books have most influenced your
life? What purchase of $100 or less has most positively impacted your life? How
has failure set you up for later success? If you could have one gigantic
billboard, what would it say? In the last five years, what new belief or habit
has most improved your life?
Here are some of my favorite
quotes by authors/writers:
“…Real work and real satisfaction come from the opposite
of what the web provides. They come from going deep into something—the book you’re
writing, the album, the movie—and staying there a long, long time,” says Steven
Pressfield. (page 9)
“…Obsess over figuring out the funnest, most exciting, most natural shape of yourself as a writer and start doing that…” Tim Urban (page 47)
“…Don’t let someone knock you off course before you reach
your destination. Trust the work. Always trust the work,” says Soman Chainani. (page 72) “Make sure you have something every day you’re
looking forward to…,” (page 73)
“…the metric I now use to judge my efforts and goals is:
Did I do my best, given who I was and what I knew at that particular time? And
what can I learn from the outcome to make my best better next time?” says Neil
Strauss (page 98)
“Courage over comfort,” says Brene Brown. (page 233)
“Don’t let the weight of fear weigh down the joy of
curiosity,” says Peter Guber. (page 281)
“Everything you want is on the other side of fear,” says
Aisha Tyler quoting Jack Canfield (page 432)
Thanks to Tribe of Mentors, I have many new titles
on my reading list as well as a lot of good advice from writers and many other
successful people.
The book is a great gift idea,
especially for new graduates.
