- If you're watching this right now,
I know you want to read.
So, stop telling yourself
that you don't have time.
Okay?
I love you, but stop.
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What's up socials, welcome back to Amy TV.
It seems like we don't have a whole lot of time to read,
because we have so much to do,
but there's actually so much you could be learning
about how to get more done.
So, I'm here to help.
I've made you a short list of books
I'm going to over today,
that will not only make you feel productive
while you are reading them,
but will actually empower you to embrace
those crazy obstacles and next steps
that you have to do,
in order to get more done and achieve your goals.
Not only that,
but I have a couple of tips for reading these,
that will actually help save you time.
Before we dig in to my must-read list,
let's make sure, first,
that you are subscribed to this channel.
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All right, let's get more done in 2018,
and these are the three books
that I think you should read ASAP,
in order to make that happen.
First, I'm gonna bring back a suggestion
that I mentioned in a video not too long ago called,
"The Books That Changed My Life."
One of those books that I mentioned was,
"Crushing It by Gary Vaynerchuk."
Obviously, you know, I have a little bit of bias on this,
but we'll get into that in a second.
Couple of great reasons to read this
when it comes to being more productive
and getting more work done in 2018.
Or, not just work,
like getting cool things done too.
This book is full
of stories of people who followed their passion,
did the work, and achieved something great in their life.
And, are still probably achieving something great, today.
The stories are inspired by people
who read the book, "Crush It,"
and then were able to tell the story
of how that book affected them,
and how it drove them to succeed in some way.
Personally, I don't think that there's any better way
to feel motivated, then to know that
something was possible for someone
who maybe also has been in a place
similar to you.
Where they felt like
the impossible would never happen.
Knowing that somebody was able to take a step,
or a million steps, in order to
eventually get to that place,
and continue to grow is so motivating.
And, it will make you jump out of your chair
from reading your book,
to do the things that you want to do.
I think that's the sign of the best books,
and will be a continuing theme
throughout this video.
If you're reading something,
and you want to finish it,
because it's so good,
but you also don't want to finish it,
because you feel like
you have so much to do, that's excellent.
Now, obviously my bias comes from the fact that
I am one of the stories told in this book.
I show up on page 22,
if you want the hard copy.
But, my tip for reading, "Crushing It,"
and saving yourself time,
is to actually download the audiobook,
which just came out this week.
This book's been around since January.
But, the audiobook just came out,
and if you have never listened to Gary on audio before,
you've been missing out.
He tends to go very rogue from his book,
so, the actual written form
can be a little bit different than the audio form,
because he just sort of riffs,
and he goes into his opinions in the here and now,
and it may have shifted just a little bit,
or got a little bit more interesting,
since he actually wrote the pages on the book.
So, he's very entertaining to listen to.
You're going to feel so motivated by that,
and, also, you might notice a voice
that is familiar to you
compared to this video right now
in the audio book.
And, that's because I'm in the audio book.
Gary was super kind to ask me to
read the female stories in the book.
So, I'm really excited to be
one of the guest narrators in, "Crushing It."
Please, go check it out,
and support Gary because
he has been such a great digital mentor for me.
And, I'm very excited to be a part of this project.
The second book that I suggest that you read
in order to get on it, to get things done in 2018,
is an oldie, but a freaking goodie,
and that's, "The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield."
I have been recommended this book
time and time again.
I only recently read it on a trip to Austin,
and I'm so glad I brought it.
For one thing, it is a very quick read.
It talks about resistance and how much
that plays a role in us not achieving
the work that we want to do.
He takes it so far,
that he assumes you're going to resist
reading this book, I think,
and basically one and a half lined all of the copy
and some of the chapters, are less than a page.
So, just when you think,
"Ugh, I have to read this book."
This is such a fast read,
it's such an easy read,
it's very motivating.
My tip, is to just go ahead
and grab a paper copy of this
and fly through it.
Take notes, there is so much margin room,
for you to make notes on the things
that you know you're struggling with,
and what you can work on.
I think this is the perfect read for airplane,
or for a quick weekend.
A couple of hours even.
It's such a good book,
and it will literally make you
want to start working in the first section.
You're gonna start to feel this urge,
when you're reading Steven's work,
of knowing that he's right about resistance
and wanting to prove him wrong,
and getting to work immediately.
So, again, if you feel like that, make it happen.
And, the third book that I recommend you check out
in order to get more done in 2018 is,
"The 5 Second Rule from Mel Robbins."
This is another one that I think I took
way too long to read.
Mel is an absolutely incredible speaker.
I'm very excited that I'm going to be speaking
at an event next week, that she's also
going to be speaking at.
Like, kind of like, Oprah stalking vibes over here.
That's me.
I decided to pick this up on Audible
in order to take it in as quickly as I could,
'cuz obviously, it's such a best seller on Audible,
so I thought I need to have the Audible experience.
Also, I was just like,
super busy and I wasn't finding time to read.
And, so, I needed to integrate reading
back into my life without being like,
"Oh, ho hum.
"I haven't been able to read any pages lately."
I'm so glad that I did.
If any of these three books makes you feel activated
the most quickly,
I think it's this one.
The concept of, "The 5 Second Rule,"
is so simple and yet, so groundbreaking,
that you are going to just laugh
at how it actually works,
and why is life actually so simple.
I'm over complicating it.
Thank you, Mel, for pointing this out to me.
My tip for this,
is to get this book on Audible,
but I had to have a hard copy,
because I was so excited about it.
I just always like to have a hard copy
when I want to get re-inspired by a book.
Especially, if I was listening to it.
I'm more likely to be able to find a section
that I really liked if I just
flip open a hard copy and just
find the words on pages.
But, if you get the Audible version,
not only are you going to breeze right through it,
because it is such an easy listen.
Keep it on in the background
when you're doing, sort of,
mindless work like cleaning the house,
or you're on the treadmill, or something.
And, it's literally going to make you so activated.
And, I just feel like it's such a good read
while also not feeling like you have to be super focused.
Mel just does an incredible job in the audiobook,
being relatable, sharing experiences,
and it's just so nice to be in that company
when you're trying to feel better about yourself,
and feel better about the work ahead of you.
It's incredible, it is incredible.
It says, "Join 10,000,000 people who have discovered
"this simple secret."
It is incredible how simple this concept is,
and how much it will probably change your life.
Dear Mel, will you please be my best friend, Love Amy.
Also, I'll see you at, Marketing United, in Nashville,
so, like, let's hang out, maybe.
You guys, go tweet Mel,
and tell her to hang out with me at Nashville.
That would be super helpful.
All right, those are your three homework assignments.
"Crushing It by Gary Vaynerchuk,"
"The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield,"
and "The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins."
Three rock stars, three awesome books.
Three books that have absolutely activated me.
At the beginning of this year
I read all three of them,
at the beginning of this year.
They are also on my bookshelf.
I don't know if you know this,
but I have a page on my website
that points out all of my favorite books,
and also the books I'm reading right now.
So, go check that out if you're ever interested in that.
I want to know what you think is a great book,
that everyone should know about
to feel more activated and get more done.
Share that in the comments below.
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Cheers.
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