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Black Hole Focus


Black Hole Focus

How Intelligent People Can Create a Powerful Purpose for Their Lives
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von: Isaiah Hankel

15,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 29.05.2014
ISBN/EAN: 9780857085603
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 272

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<p><i><b>"...an absurdly motivating book."</b> –</i>A.J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author</p> <p>Don’t get stuck on a career path you have no passion for. Don’t waste your intelligence on something that doesn’t really mean anything more to you than a paycheck. Let Isaiah Hankel help you define a focus so powerful that everything in your life will be pulled towards it.</p> <p>Create your purpose and change your life. Be focused. Be fulfilled. Be successful.</p> <p><i>Black Hole Focus</i> has been endorsed by top names in business, entrepreneurship, and academia, including 4 times New York Times bestseller AJ Jacobs and Harvard Medical School Postdoc Director Dr. Jim Gould.</p> <p>The book is broken up into 3 different sections; the first section shows you why you need a purpose in life, the second section shows you how to find your new purpose, and the third section shows you how to achieve your goals when facing adversity.</p> <p>In this book, you will learn:</p> <ul> <li>How to understand what you really want in life and how to get it</li> <li>Why people with a powerful purpose live to 100</li> <li>How to rapidly improve focus and change your life using the secret techniques of an international memory champion</li> <li>How people like Jim Carrey, Oprah Winfrey, and J.K. Rowling transformed pain into purpose</li> <li>How to start a business by avoiding willpower depletion and the life hack lie</li> </ul> <p><i>Black Hole Focus</i> includes exclusive case studies from medical practitioners, research scientists, lawyers, corporate executives and small business owners who have used the techniques described in this book to achieve massive success in their own lives. <br /> <br /> <br /> About the Author:<br /> Dr. Hankel is an internationally recognized expert in the biotechnology industry and prolific public speaker. He's given over 250 seminars in 22 different countries while working with many of the world's most respected companies and institutions, including Harvard University, Oxford University, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly & Company, Baxter International and Pfizer. Dr. Hankel uses the science of purpose and the principles of entrepreneurship to help people achieve their biggest goals.  </p>
Acknowledgements xi <p>Foreword xiii</p> <p>Preface xv</p> <p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part One Why You Need a Purpose 5</b></p> <p>1 Make Your Purpose a Matter of Life or Death 7</p> <p>2 Make Your Purpose an Escape Plan 11</p> <p>3 Ask Why 15</p> <p>4 Know Your Needs 21</p> <p>5 Energize Your Dreams 25</p> <p>6 Start at the End 29</p> <p>Case Study: Garett Manion, PharmD 33</p> <p><b>Part Two How to Find Your Purpose 35</b></p> <p>7 Ruthlessly Evaluate Your Current Position 37</p> <p>8 Create a Wish List of Actions 43</p> <p>9 Name Your Future Position 47</p> <p>Case Study: Garett Manion, PharmD 53</p> <p>10 Determine Your Core Priorities 55</p> <p>11 Define Your New Core Priorities 61</p> <p>12 Set Short-Term Benchmarks 69</p> <p>Case Study: Aja Davis, MS, MBA 72</p> <p>13 Tell Yourself an Inspiring Story 77</p> <p>14 Be the Hero of Your Story 83</p> <p>15 Re-Write Your Story 89</p> <p>Case Study: Lindsey Surace, MD 96</p> <p>16 Question Your Focus 101</p> <p>17 Create a Personal Slogan 107</p> <p>18 Start a Meme 115</p> <p>19 Put a Compelling Vision in Front of You 119</p> <p>20 Turn Your Vision into a Decision 127</p> <p>21 Move from Decision to Conviction 133</p> <p>22 Celebrate Your Progress 137</p> <p>23 Run the Numbers Behind Your Vision 141</p> <p>Case Study: Brenda Jones, JD 144</p> <p><b>Part Three How to Fulfill Your Purpose 147</b></p> <p>24 Pursue Mastery 149</p> <p>25 Acknowledge the 10,000-Hour Rule, but Don’t Follow It 155</p> <p>26 Avoid the Life Hack Lie 163</p> <p>27 Avoid Willpower Depletion 167</p> <p>Case Study: Matt Giulianelli, DMD 171</p> <p>28 Develop a Can-Do Mindset 175</p> <p>29 Think Inside the Box and Move Laterally 181</p> <p>30 Manipulate Reality 185</p> <p>31 Build Rome Around Your Safety Net 191</p> <p>Case Study: Michael Smith, MBA 194</p> <p>32 Generate Me Capital 197</p> <p>33 Invest in People, Not Ideas 201</p> <p>34 Connect Without Getting Lost in the Crowd 205</p> <p>35 Develop a Personalized Escalator Pitch 211</p> <p>36 The Only Three Skills that Will Matter in Five Years 215</p> <p>Conclusion 221</p> <p>Notes 227</p> <p>About the Author 239</p> <p>Index 243</p>
<p><b>Isaiah Hankel</b> is a scientist, entrepreneur and personal development coach. He has been simultaneously advancing a career in cellular imaging and cancer diagnostics with a career in personal development and business coaching.</p>
<b>Create your purpose.  Change your life.</b> <p>Don't get stuck on a path you have no passion for. Don't waste your intelligence on something that doesn't excite or motivate you. Let Isaiah Hankel help you design a focus so powerful that everything in your life will be pulled towards it.</p> <p><b>Be focused. Be fulfilled. Be successful.</b></p> <p>It's time to take control and think about your strategy for life. Whatever experience or qualifications you have right now, you can start living purposefully today.</p> <p>Doctor and Fortune 500 consultant Isaiah Hankel is an internationally recognized expert in the biotechnology industry and specializes in helping people transition out of unfulfilling jobs into cutting-edge career tracks.</p> <p>In <i>Black Hole Focus</i>, Isaiah shows you how to hone your purpose so that everything you do stays true to that ultimate focus. You will discover why <b>you need a purpose, how to find it</b> and the crucially <b>how to fulfill that purpose</b> and get all that you deserve in life.</p> <p>Learn from exclusive case studies from medical practitioners, research scientists, lawyers, corporate executives and small business owners who have used Isaiah’s techniques to achieve massive success in their own lives.</p> <p><b>Escape the things you hate in life – and get everything you’ve ever wanted.</b></p> <p>"Provides practical, and more importantly, actionable advice on how to reach our most important goals while consistently achieving lifelong career and personal satisfaction."<br /> —<b>James Gould</b>, PhD, Director, Harvard Medical School Office for Postdoctoral Fellows</p> <p>"A wake-up call for anyone who feels stuck, distracted, or lost in their own life."<br /> —<b>Lewis Howes</b>, Former Professional Football Player and Host of The School of Greatness</p>
<p>“Black Hole Focus is a wake up call for anyone who feels stuck, distracted, or lost in their own life. Isaiah lays out very actionable steps for taking control of your future and setting yourself up for certain victory. This book will show you how to think like an entrepreneur and develop the mindset necessary for achieving your biggest dreams.”</p> <p><b>-Lewis Howes, Former Professional Football Player and Host of The School Of Greatness</b></p> <p> <br /> “Be careful if you read this book. Through interesting stories, compelling case studies and his own inspiring journey, Hankel demolishes your excuses and lays out a plan to identify and fulfil your life's purpose.”</p> <p><b>-Clay Hebert, Founder of Crowdfunding Hacks and Spindows; The mastermind behind over 35 successful kickstarters</b></p> <p><br /> “<i>Black Hole Focus</i> is your road map to transformation in ways most have never even dared to dream.  If you want to go from merely living a life to becoming the hero in your own adventure, start here. Hankel's words jump off the page, swat you on the backside, pierce your heart, and take you on a ride into a magical journey of your own design! Brilliant in its brunt, dazzling in its denouement, triumphant in its precision, this is one of the most important books you will ever read. Prepare to be transformed!”</p> <p><b>-Dr. Gina Loudon, Fox News Contributor and Syndicated Host of SmartLife; Author of <i>Ladies and Gentleman: Why the Survival of our Republic Depends on the Revival of Honor</i></b></p> <p><br /> “As a memory champion, I realize just how important it is to harness your mental energy and focus it in a way that helps you to achieve your goals.  I'm very impressed with <i>Black Hole Focus</i> and strongly believe that it can help you learn to harness your mental energy and focus it like a laser in order to achieve incredible success in business and personal endeavours.”</p> <p><b>-Chester Santos, U.S. Memory Champion; “The International Man of Memory”<br /> <br /> </b></p> <p>“A brilliantly written step-by-step process to help you learn what you really want in life and exactly how to get it. Read this book if you want to get focused, find your purpose and change your life.”</p> <p><b>-Jacqueline Biggs, Author</b> <b>of</b> <b>international bestseller <i>Marketing to Win</i> </b></p> <p><b> </b></p>

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