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Learn Get inspired with these books, podcasts, market tools, industry events, and free courses By MOLLY RAYCRAFT U S E F U L R E S O U R C E S TimeWise Dr Amantha Imber How you structure your day and how you choose to carry out tasks can significantly impact of your effectiveness. Organisational psychologist, Dr Amantha Imber, has combined her wisdom with case studies from some of the sharpest minds in the business world, unveiling implementable work approaches. Some of those included are Adam Alter who sets systems instead of goals, Laura Mae Marting who conducts inbox shapeshifting, Cal Newport who swears by kanban boards.While many books focus on techniques to success, Imber aims to elaborate of the intricacies which has made this book an instant international bestseller. Million Dollar Weekend Noah Kagan Starting your own business can be intimidating, especially if you have ambitions of creating a seven-figure enterprise. Noah Kagan, former Facebook alumni and founder and CEO of AppSumo, is no stranger to these feelings of self-doubt. However, the entrepreneur has since managed to build several million-dollar companies. In this book, Kagan outlines a step- by-step guide to scaling quickly by building the ‘ask muscle’, overcoming fear and perfectionism, and listening to practical advice from those who have already done it. So, what’s the goal here? For you to kickstart your seven-figure business this weekend. Oops! The Client Is Upset Omowunmi Akingbohungbe You’ll no doubt come across a customer with an axe to grind at some point in your life, no matter how great your service is. These customers risk losing you repeat business as well as threaten to deplete your self- confidence. In this book, Akingbohungbe draws on years of experience working in the financial sector’s customer service front line, to provide you with processes that deescalate tense situations and leave your peace of mind intact. The ultimate goal is to glean something from these interactions and turn an unhappy customer into a loyal one. You can find more insights from Akingbohungbe on page 55. The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking Michael D.Watkins The word ‘strategy’ is banded around a lot when we talk about success. But what does it actually mean and how do we translate that to thinking? Bestselling author MichaelWatkins acknowledges that the answers to these questions are often gatekept to board rooms and business coaching. However, in his latest book,Watkins searches for a solid definition of strategic thinking. Each chapter shows how we can harness specific mental disciplines to add value, using real-life examples to explain. The book aims to be jargon-free, academically grounded, and the key tool you need to make better decisions that get proven results. Abundance Deepak Chopra Are self-generated feelings of fear, insecurity, scarcity, and limitation holding you back fromachieving your full potential? If so, you’re not alone – it’s a very common barrier, and one recognised bymodern meditationmaster, Deepak Chopra. In this book, he encourages readers to reset their focus and strive for unbounded possibilities. Meditation is key to reaching this renewed perspective and you’ll find a guide to directing your attention to a life of stability, prosperity, insight, creativity, love, and true power. Chopra is the author of 90 books focused onmodern mediation, which have been translated into more that forty-three languages. LIT (Life Ignition Tools) Jeffrey Karp Modern life is full of constant distractions, urgent deadlines, mindless social media scrolling, and anxiety- inducing 24-hour news. These factors often push us to choose low energy thinking tasks, often in autopilot, which pushes out high-energy thinking tasks that are necessary to unlock creativity and truly bold ideas. In this book, Jeffrey Karp, Harvard andMIT scientist, has investigated seven ways you can hijack your brain to access high- energy thinking. This will help you better manage information overload, discover fresh approaches to challenges, recognise manipulative 6 WHAT FRANCHISE Issue 20.1