Fuel Your Learning 4

I met a brilliant, wise and trusted friend and entrepreneur this week and he said to me, 'life begins at the edge of your comfort zone'. Never has a statement resonated so strongly.

Far too many people in business operate in their comfort zone, increasingly evident in recruitment careers, and if you are stuck there you aren't growing, developing and learning. Work and life will advance around you.

Fuel Your Learning hopes to help. This week we will look at two resources there to inspire, motivate and enable you to be your best self. To take you out of your comfort zone.

1. Book: Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris
The tactics, routines, and habits of billionaires, icons and world class performers.

Tim Ferris is a bit of a Silicon Valley icon who rose to literary fame with his book The 4 Hour Work Week. After a workaholic CEO existence, he had a life epiphany that it needn't be that way. This newer book is for all those who want to improve their productivity, action life hacks and learn from the best. It is divided in to three sections; Healthy, Wealthy and Wise and each part contains genuine advice as well as insightful and inspiring interviews from Kevin Costner to Reid Hoffman.

Ferris describes it as a buffet table, rather than a sit down meal, so you can and will skip bits - its also 650 pages! I ignored 'exercise in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber' and focused on how to increase productivity and creativity, but there is certainly something for everyone and plenty to get you out of your comfort zone.

2. Podcast: Mavericks Unlimited
The business Mavericks Unlimited was started by three passionate entrepreneurs who believe in the richness of living life the way you want to and being your best self every day. They provide products, guidance and coaching to help people get there. And, fortunately for everyone, a brilliant podcast.

For them Mavericks are people who are doing what they love and making a difference in the world. In the podcast we get to hear from these inspiring people and gain insight and wisdom from their unique stories. The interviews will help you shift perspective, gain clarity and focus your mind on unleashing your superpowers. The power of understanding the Mavericks journeys can help you on yours.

Episode highlights for me include Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia and Dorie Clark, best selling author and speaker, on unleashing the entrepreneur in you.

Everyone has strengths and this will help you find yours and bring them everyday. Abound with positivity and energy you will never want to step back in to your comfort zone again!