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June 10, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Chaos Monkeys Takeaways from a Coach’s Perspective

Chaos Monkeys from a coach’s perspective, is not the first book I’d recommend off the shelf. A friend of mine who works in the tech start-up world recommended it. He did not say why and I…

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May 6, 2018June 10, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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20 Lessons Learned from Jay Wright’s Attitude

Here are 20 lessons learned from Jay Wright after reading his book Attitude. The book came out after the school’s 2016 championship, but obviously the principles and ideas were instrumental in their success during their championship…

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April 29, 2018June 10, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Four Takeaways from Principles by Ray Dalio

After reading a book that is 542 pages, it’s hard to sum up all that I found valuable, so I settled on four takeaways from Principles by Ray Dalio. Overall this was a valuable resource to…

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Quotes from Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
April 8, 2018June 10, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Quotes from Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

I looked back at all of the highlighted quotes from Born a Crime by Trevor Noah and this was the one that stood out: “Life was good and none of it would have happened without Andrew.…

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Takeaways from Reading Chasing Daylight by Eugene O’Kelly
March 28, 2018June 10, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Takeaways from Reading Chasing Daylight by Eugene O’Kelly

After reading Chasing Daylight by Eugene O’Kelley, the idea of controlling time versus controlling energy was something that allowed me to reevaluate the concept of commitment. Here is the quote that resonated the most for me: I…

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March 17, 2018June 10, 2018 Mark Schruender No Comments
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Takeaways from Reading The Principle Circle by Jamie Gilbert

After reading The Principle Circle by Jamie Gilbert I am now 3% of the way toward the finish line of my goal to read 37 books in the offseason. I teach math and I think the…

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