The Big Almanack South African Entrepreneurs

Part 7 (20 minutes)

12.          PEARLS OF WISDOM (continued)       

12.5        Lessons Learned in my First 80 Years, by Byron Wien              
12.12     Letter from a dad              
12.13     Lessons from Winston Churchill       
12.14     Ten ways to change the world, by Admiral William McRaven
12.15     Dangers to human virtue, by Mahatma Gandhi         
12.16     Ten tips from a Buddhist monk, by Charlene Barry    
12.17     Books to read      

13.          THE END               

13.1        Luck is real           
13.2        Believe in yourself
13.3        The secret to achieving your dreams

Part 6 (20 minutes)

10. FAMILY

10.1 Don’t neglect your family
10.2 Seven reasons to marry young
10.3 Seven ways children make you a better person
10.4 Make a living and live at the same time
10.5 Be present
10.6 Teach your children
10.7 The six-month rule

11. COURAGE

11.1 Go into the lion’s den
11.2 The man in the arena
11.3 The courage to copy cowards
11.4 The courage to follow
11.5 The courage to fight
11.6 The courage to lead
11.7 The courage to speak up
11.8 The courage to carry on
11.9 The courage to quit
11.10 The courage to ignore the crowd
11.11 The courage to face the truth
11.12 The courage to face the fear of failure
11.13 If, by Rudyard Kipling

12. PEARLS OF WISDOM

12.1 The Purpose Driven Life, by Rick Warren

Part 5 (20 minutes)

8. ADVERSITY (continued)

8.6 Don’t run away
8.7 Forget about revenge
8.8 Take it like a man
8.9 Four steps for recovering from failure
8.10 There’s only one way out of a jam
8.11 Sometimes you have to play dead
8.12 Seven tricks for fighting fear
8.13 This too shall pass

9. LEARNING

9.1 Tell your story
9.2 Seven tips to improve your memory
9.3 Six rules for writing
9.4 The difference between thinkers and doers
9.5 Twenty-three tips for becoming a better negotiator
9.6 The art of selling
9.7 Change your mind

Part 4 (20 minutes)

6. HABITS (continued)

6.11 Nap
6.12 Meditate
6.13 Pray

7. PEOPLE

7.1 Find your tribe
7.2 Be yourself
7.3 Watch out for slackers
7.4 Beware people that keep their options open
7.5 Don’t let friends hold you back
7.6 Don’t let people upset you
7.7 Stay away from energy vampires

8. ADVERSITY

8.1 Defeat is ok
8.2 Stop waiting for someone to save you
8.3 Don’t be a victim
8.4 Don’t blame other people
8.5 Tackle obstacles head on

Part 3 (20 minutes)

4. PHILOSOPHY (continued)

4.6 Control your Destiny
4.7 Listen to the Universe

5. SELF-AWARENESS

5.1 Know thyself
5.2 Know what you don’t know
5.3 Know your motives
5.4 Use your natural gifts
5.5 Your reputation doesn’t matter
5.6 Focus on your talents
5.7 Ego is like a dragon

6. HABITS

6.1 Make your bed in the morning
6.2 Don’t be too proud to do the dirty work
6.3 Write every day
6.4 Wake up early
6.5 Have good manners
6.6 Avoid small decisions
6.7 Wash your hands
6.8 Live simply
6.9 Smile and wave
6.10 Be a paranoid optimist

Part 2 (20 minutes)

3. CHARACTER (continued)

3.7 Give it your best shot, no excuses
3.8 Help other people
3.9 Make haste slowly
3.10 Tell the truth
3.11 Never lie
3.12 Maximise your energy
3.13 Thirteen things Heroes don’t do

4. PHILOSOPHY

4.1 Be anti-fragile
4.2 Be stoic
4.3 Dealing with uncertainty
4.4 Don’t be fooled by randomness
4.5 Thirteen rules for happiness