Personal Development
Jay Clouse's Book Recommendations

Jay Clouse's Book Recommendations

Inspiration on how to create your best work

By Jay Clouse

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Creative Elements and Upside Shortcast host Jay Clouse shares his go-to picks on gaining inspiration to take action and create exceptional work. Creating your best work boils down to a combination of two parts: learning from masters and tapping into your own creativity through leveraging your unique gifts and ideas.

Jay Clouse's Book Recommendations

Inspiration on how to create your best work

Personal Development: Aim Higher
Personal Development: Aim Higher
Hosted by Michael Lewis
Discover the essence of great coaching and how its transformative power can help you overcome your biggest fears
14 min4.5
The Advice Trap
The Advice Trap
Michael Bungay Stanier
Be Humble, Stay Curious & Change the Way You Lead Forever
19 min4.6
Creativity: Hallelujah
Creativity: Hallelujah
Hosted by Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell discovers how time and iteration were essential to some of the world's most revered creative works
14 min4.8
Captivate
Captivate
Vanessa Van Edwards
The Science of Succeeding with People
17 min4.0
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
Steven Pressfield
Why That Is and What You Can Do About It
20 min4.1
Clockwork
Clockwork
Mike Michalowicz
Design Your Business to Run Itself
24 min4.6
Profit First
Profit First
Mike Michalowicz
Transform Your Business From a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine
20 min4.5
The Practice
The Practice
Seth Godin
Shipping Creative Work
25 min4.6
What Happened When Ebay Had a Product Fail?
What Happened When Ebay Had a Product Fail?
Hosted by Michael Sacca and Mike Belsito
Former eBay manager Ben Foster shares his insight on what caused the site's fall behind main competitor Amazon
9 min4.8
Steal Like an Artist
Steal Like an Artist
Austin Kleon
10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
12 min4.4
The Icarus Deception
The Icarus Deception
Seth Godin
How High Will You Fly?
19 min4.4
Brooke Castillo: Thinking for Abundance and Success
Brooke Castillo: Thinking for Abundance and Success
Hosted by Emily Thompson
Brook Castillo gives you the lowdown on how to really "think it, be it" when it comes to business power
11 min4.2

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