Hey. It’s Friday!
This week I read:
Anything You Want
By: Derek Sivers
Portfolio (September 15, 2015)
96 pages
Hands down, this book is the best business book I have ever read. I had never heard of Derek Sivers until he was interviewed by Tim Ferriss. I wish I had heard of him sooner. But he was the guy behind CD Baby, if you remember that. Who is Derek Sivers? Who is a musician turned programmer/entrepreneur? Who builds a huge business, almost on accident? And then who gives it all away? Derek Sivers does.
Two of my favorite quotes:
“Don’t be on your deathbed someday, having squandered your one chance at life, full of regret because you pursued little distractions instead of big dreams. You need to know your personal philosophy of what makes you happy and what’s worth doing.“
“There’s a big difference between being self-employed and being a business owner. Being self-employed feels like freedom until you realize that if you take time off, your business crumbles. To be a true business owner, make it so that you could leave for a year, and when you came back, your business would be doing better than when you left.”