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Motivate Me Book Club is here to motivate us to achieve our goals. Let’s challenge these books about inspiration, business, self-improvement, and entrepreneurship. We read one per month and then we chat about how they can or cannot work for us. Let’s continue achieving our goals better and faster together, one book at a time. Motivate Me Book Club is here to Motivate you. #motivatemebookclub
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How did “Atomic Habits” by James Clear measure up on challenge day? Really well, but we didn’t necessarily. Would you rate it the exact same though? How did this book work for you? Should you go back and review some of the exercises, too? This book has something for everyone but it especially has some solid advice and guidance for those that TRULY …
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Thank you. Thank you for listening, reading, being part of this. We are celebrating Thanksgiving this week in the US. It gives everyone an “excuse” to work on the habit of expressing gratitude more regularly. Why? There is scientific evidence that people who express sincere gratitude more often live better lives. Here we present 4 benefits of being…
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The disciplined pursuit of less. Have you ever felt stretched thin, like you’re doing so much but feel like you don’t have the results to show for it? Are you working towards someone else’s goal? The way out may be “the way of the Essentialist” as suggested by Greg McKeown. This book provides a perspective to help you do less, but better. In this o…
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Have you ever had anyone commit to you in advance? A phone call, a meeting, an activity, a service? The obvious answer is yes, of course. After 3 months of committing to an interview for the Motivate Me Book Club, an author pushed back based on their conflicting schedule. Then, after 2.5 weeks of back and forth for rescheduling, sincerest apologies…
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How did “The ONE Thing” by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan measure up on an intentionally delayed challenge day? We wanted to give this book a longer duration before we challenged it. There seemed to be very applicable takeaways but could it stand the test of time and linger with us? How did this book work for you? This book promotes something that cou…
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How is it possibly the last book of this first season? All good things must come to an end , as it goes. But fret not! Although it is the last to read, we will still be reflecting and reviewing our books through Challenge Days. Through this season we have successfully read quite a few good books. They have seemed to form a theme around “Habits” and…
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How did “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz measure up on challenge day? I don’t think anyone would be surprised. Would you rate it the exact same though? How did this book work for you? If you said it didn’t or doesn’t apply to you, then congratulations! You are already the epitome of personal freedom without a single bad trait! However, if y…
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This is the high level overview of “Atomic Habits” by James Clear. Wow. This book speaks volumes on how small, tiny, “Atomic” changes can create remarkable change in your life. James Clear brings many concepts together, including the “Habit Loop”, in a new framework for working on creating change. He showcases how “4 Laws of Habit Change” have subt…
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Keep going. You never know what success you will achieve until it happens and until then you need to keep trying. For a lot of us, it means starting with changing our habits and believing in what we are doing. Before the Golden Gate Bridge was built, the longest suspension bridge in the world was only 3,501 feet, 699 feet shorter than the proposed …
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Keep your plants on! For good! How? Meet Lindsay Tobias, a 23 year old Holistic Health Coach who has successfully used “Atomic Habits” by James Clear to help her clients MAINTAIN their goals. Habit transformation does not happen overnight. Keeping the habits going once the “goal” has been reached is a challenge. But Lindsay has figured it out. What…
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Habits are hard to change, adopt and get rid of. This has been no easy feat for your host, Pineapple Jen, to change her ways. Over the course of many books, ideas have been presented on how to develop successful habits. It seems that to be efficient or effective there are habits to adopt and habits to drop. It takes time and effort but which WAY of…
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Happy National Read a Book Day! We introduce our next book for the Motivate Me Book Club. “Atomic Habits” by James Clear. Have you heard of it? What are your thoughts? Working on our Habits is no easy feat but if we keep investigating how to manage them maybe we will discover a way that works for us. We won’t know until we try and this next book of…
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This is an overview of “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz. Stemming from ancient Toltec wisdom, Ruiz suggests these four agreements are what can guide one to a place of personal freedom. As we grow from childhood, we develop an unconscious set of instructions for living life. According to Ruiz, many of these unconscious beliefs are arbitrary …
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Who is your host, Pineapple Jen, for the Motivate Me Book Club? She gets a bit exposed and personal on this week’s episode. Maybe a little TMI occurs but that’s her. Life is what you make of it. You are who you are and Pineapple Jen is who she is supposed to be. Find out more as she answers some of the FAQs she receives.…
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Think back to when you were most productive in your life. Where was that? Maybe that’s a new concept and one you’ve not really considered before. But in your life, where and how are you the most energized? Around others or by yourself? In peace and quiet or with an energetic ambiance? Can you guess where Pineapple Jen has found her Environment of P…
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We introduce the next book for the Motivate Me Book Club. It’s “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz. We leave the inspirational and motivational for a little self-help reading. Sometimes we need to take an introspective look. How are we truly living our lives? Ruiz suggests that everything we do is based on the agreements we make in life. Let’s…
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How did “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People ” by Stephen Covey measure up on challenge day? The perfect score of 10/10 is well deserved for this book. We go over how our host applied it and what she learned over the past few weeks since reading. What are 3 big takeaways from these suggested habits for success? Find out on this week’s episode o…
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How are you doing? What are you up to? Why do we always answer “Great, I’m so busy!” And then it seems hard to even say what it is that makes it all so busy...there’s no denying we are in a culture of grinders. People who day in day out feel the need to constantly be doing something. It’s kind of crazy. We are guilty of it here at the Motivate Me B…
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A high level overview of “The ONE Thing” by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan. The first two parts were introduced in previous episodes and here we elaborate on Part 3, which we like to call the “secret sauce”. This is where you’ll really understand HOW to succeed by following the ONE Thing concept. We open up the book for you so that if you’re thinking …
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We need to check-in for accountability! It’s said that by having someone who holds you to what you say you’re committed to doing, like exercise or business, you are more likely to succeed. Listen to our interview with Luke, several weeks after our initial interview with him where we spoke about his “Why”. Luke has a business coach and other account…
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This week’s episode explores what your habits are doing for your goals. Doesn’t it make sense for them to correlate and even go hand in hand? How many times do we say to ourselves “I really need to do more of that” or “I really should be doing this”? Too many to count. Often we get overwhelmed and stop ourselves from starting. Sometimes what we nee…
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Hello Summer reading! Am I right? Whether you’re going to be at the beach, the pool, the lake or simply relaxing at home, take the opportunity to keep making a habit for self-care. Reading is one of the best ways to keeping your mental game strong. Which book can you pick up for the next Motivate Me Book Club Challenge?? Find out now!! This quick e…
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This is it! Concluding our “high-level” overview of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey, it’s Habit 7 - Sharpen the Saw. What does that really mean? How are you going to work on this habit of practice and renewal? Here is some food for thought when it comes to taking care of ourselves in terms of our physical, emotional, spir…
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18 - Habit 4, 5, 6 - The Public Victory - “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey
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This week is a continuation from 2 weeks ago. We expand on the second set of habits put forth by Stephen Covey in his highly acclaimed book, “The 7 habits of highly effective people”. These may be more challenging than the first set but equally if not more important to work on regularly. We take an ecological look at Habits 4, 5, and 6. This is the…
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Today’s episode puts a spin on reading books and looks at resources to help support the Motivate Me Book Club. Britt Alex and her business, BrittKayCreates, show us what it’s like to take a goal and make it happen. She shares which authors have really spoken to her, who has been her biggest supporters, and what she has used to stay focused. Her bus…
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How did “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg measure up on challenge day? I don’t think anyone would be surprised. Would you rate it the exact same though? How did this book work for you? If you said it didn’t or doesn’t apply to you, then congratulations! You are either flawless without a single bad habit or a really big liar. This book has some…
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This week we explore the dynamics of these habits as written by Stephen Covey. How can they work for us? Have any of them worked for you already? A tangible, applicable overview of the first three habits are presented here. They relate to working on building ones self up from a dependence state to one of independence. This may not be the easiest fe…
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If you’ve ever wondered who a Highly Effective person is...here’s a prime example. Melanie Knight is interviewed on her success with her company, Ocean to Eye Level, opening multiple mini-aquariums, a dream she has worked hard at achieving. Melanie’s new BHAG of transitioning those ocean lovers who wish they were living the dream to self-proclaimed…
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We introduce the next book after running for 12 weeks! Yay! This one is “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey. Have you wanted to read this book? I’ve heard a lot about it but never put as much thought into it. Now I can’t put it down! Find out more about how to be part of the Motivate Me Book Club. It is here to serve you a…
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Challenge Day! These are the best. We look at whether or not a book resonated with us after the fact. It’s so easy to get swept up in the hype. How did “Grit” by Angela Duckworth really measure up? What was this book’s score out of 10? Would you recommend reading Grit? Don’t take this review as negative. We’re trying to be constructive here and rea…
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We test out a cloud platform, Zoom, for its potential to host the Motivate Me Book Club’s monthly online meeting. Sign up and download the free app! Do you think that would be easy for you to utilize? Well this is how we can discuss our books together like Charles Duhigg’s “The Power of Habit”. During this episode I reveal my biggest takeaway secre…
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The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg is THE book about habits. He explains how to ID the one crucial habit for change to occur and what you ultimately need to have in order to make that change possible. This is the episode you need to hear to get your goal journey on the right track. You’ve got this!…
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Our “Life Vision” will come to fruition through what we try to make habits of on a daily basis. How? Because it is science. What you will be known or remembered for is what you end up regularly doing and thinking. And what behaviours and thoughts you regularly have are called your habits. A good majority of the time we don’t even realize that’s wha…
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We introduce the next book to read, “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg. Grab a copy or download an E-book and start reading 🙌🏼 And while you’re at it, tell me...what’s your Life Vision? Have you ever given this some thought? Let me know! Msg me or email me. We will follow up on this and the next book description on the next episode of Motivate …
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The first official challenged book review is up! What did Start With Why by Simon Sinek score out of 10? What is the main application? What is the Tip Takeaway from Jen? Find out on this latest episode.
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Alina Taylor is someone who will get you #motivated on your #goaljourney. But even motivators need to keep perservering for themselves. Listen to why she gave reading “Grit” a second chance and to the moment “Grit” started clicking for her. Her takeaway is solid advice for anyone who is or wants to read this interesting discovery about passion and …
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5 - Introducing “Grit” and no, this ain’t a cowboy joke or breakfast dish. This is what cuts it.
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Grit is up next on the Motivate Me Book Club challenge. We introduce University of Pennsylvania psychologist, Angela Duckworth, and her notion that the power of passion and perseverance are more important than talent alone. It’s called “grit”. The grittier a person is or becomes, the more successful that person ends up being according to her resear…
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Format shake up in action. This week on the Motivate Me Book Club, Pineapple Jen interviews Vanessa who found her Why at a breaking point in her life. Literally. Vanessa shares what she took away from reading this book and her new found nutritionist career. Follow her on Instagram @nutrition_with_ness for food and health motivation!…
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Approaching this book club as an experiment means it needs the proper structure of one. These books are really going to be put to the test. What books have really inspired you! Let me know!! Send a msg to @pineapple_jen and I may interview you on the show. #motivateme #bookclub #books #inspo #goals
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We explore our Why on this episode. My guest, Luke, shares insight on his own Why for goals and how he works on them. The idea of Why, How, What are key factors in inspiring others. Will this book helps us stay motivated? Listen as we introduce these concepts at our first crack of this book.
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Motivate Me Book Club is here to help us achieve our goals together. January’s Book is “Start With Why” by Simon Sinek. We will be talking about this book on January 29 @ 4pm CST on the Motivate Me Book Club Facebook Page. Follow or tweet me in the meantime @pineapple_jen to let me know how it’s going for you! #motivatemebookclub #getmotivated…
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