Book Insights Podcast

Today in the Book Lounge, Tom & Karin discuss the book Digital Minimalism with special guest Melanie Leslie. Each week Book Insights creator and author of The 50 Classics Series Tom Butler-Bowdon and Memo’d Program Manager Karin Richey invite you to join their fun and casual conversation about the book of the week. Hear what they love it about, what they don’t, how they rate it, and how it can...

* At first, the idea of becoming a ‘digital minimalist’ might sound extreme. Yet popular blogger Newport says this reasoning has it backwards. * Long hours spent on social media, staring at a phone during dates and family reunions, or texting while driving – these are abnormal, extreme behaviors. People just normally don’t see them this way, because they’ve become so common. * We have to rethink o...

Today in the Book Lounge, Tom & Karin discuss the book The Wealth of Nations with special guest Eamonn Butler. Each week Book Insights creator and author of The 50 Classics Series Tom Butler-Bowdon and Memo’d Program Manager Karin Richey invite you to join their fun and casual conversation about the book of the week. Hear what they love it about, what they don’t, how they rate it, and how it c...

* Ten years in the writing, published in 1776 and still considered a cornerstone of economic thought, The Wealth of Nations provides a recipe for national prosperity that has not been bettered since. Adam Smith, a Scottish professor of moral philosophy, assumes zero knowledge of his subject in the reader, and over 200 years on still delivers valuable lessons on basic economics. * His vision of eco...

Today in the Book Lounge, Tom & Karin discuss the book Crushing It with special guest Dr. Christine Coleman. Each week Book Insights creator and author of The 50 Classics Series Tom Butler-Bowdon and Memo’d Program Manager Karin Richey invite you to join their fun and casual conversation about the book of the week. Hear what they love it about, what they don’t, how they rate it, and how it can...

*Crushing It sets out the basic principles for an innovative mindset and understanding the social media landscape as it is today. *Through many examples, it provides a blueprint on how to succeed in social media marketing. * Crushing It breaks down in detail the importance of building a personal brand to further yourself in your niche or trade. Note: This Book Insight contains explicit language an...

Today in the Book Lounge, Tom & Karin discuss the book The One Thing with special guest Katrina Aronson. Each week Book Insights creator and author of The 50 Classics Series Tom Butler-Bowdon and Memo’d Program Manager Karin Richey invite you to join their fun and casual conversation about the book of the week. Hear what they love it about, what they don’t, how they rate it, and how it can adv...

* The One Thing is a deceptively simple title – this is not just another “how I did it” business autobiography, but a theory of success supported by academic studies that can be applied to both work and home life.  * Though the book’s focus is simplicity itself – the power of focus –  it makes many points that are far from obvious, and exposes quite a few myths that are likely to have he...

Today in the Book Lounge, Tom & Karin discuss the book Mindset with special guest Trevor Ragan. Each week Book Insights creator and author of The 50 Classics Series Tom Butler-Bowdon and Memo’d Program Manager Karin Richey invite you to join their fun and casual conversation about the book of the week. Hear what they love it about, what they don’t, how they rate it, and how it can advance your...

* Carol Dweck's  Mindset: The New Psychology of Success  is a very influential book in the field of social psychology.  * It contrasts the ‘fixed’ mindset with the ‘growth’ mindset. With a growth mindset, we see our natural traits or abilities simply as a starting point, and through experience, effort and learning move towards what we want to do or be.  * Our IQ or personality...

Today in the Book Lounge, Tom & Karin discuss the book Women and Money with special guests Anjie & RJ. Each week Book Insights creator and author of The 50 Classics Series Tom Butler-Bowdon and Memo’d Program Manager Karin Richey invite you to join their fun and casual conversation about the book of the week. Hear what they love it about, what they don’t, how they rate it, and how it can a...

* Working as a waitress, Suze Orman had dreams of opening up a café of her own. She was lucky enough to receive $20,000 to help get her idea off the ground, but less fortunate in her investment choices.  * With no financial know-how, she allowed her broker to put the cash into highly risky investments, and eventually lost it all.  * Fast forward a couple of decades, and Orman is one of A...

Today in the Book Lounge, Tom & Karin discuss the book The E-Myth Revisited with special guest Marcus Garrett. Each week Book Insights creator and author of The 50 Classics Series Tom Butler-Bowdon and Memo’d Program Manager Karin Richey invite you to join their fun and casual conversation about the book of the week. Hear what they love it about, what they don’t, how they rate it, and how it c...

* When Michael Gerber’s The E-Myth was first published in 1986, the internet was but a glimmer in the eye of Tim Berners-Lee.  * The revised version, The E-Myth Revisited , may have come out in the 21st century, just, but 2001 was still too early for the text to contain any mention of internet pioneers like Mark Zuckerberg or wildly successful YouTubers.  * Nevertheless, this business cl...

* Ramit Sethi hates big banks and unscrupulous financial advisers. But more than anything else, he hates the laziness and fear that keeps everyday people from educating themselves on finances.  * Step by step, he guides readers on attaining financial independence from paying off student loan debt, to optimizing credit card perks, to learning how to properly invest with minimal effort. * Sethi...

Today in the Book Lounge, Tom & Karin discuss the book I Will Teach You to Be Rich with special guest Nick Hutchison. Each week Book Insights creator and author of The 50 Classics Series Tom Butler-Bowdon and Memo’d Program Manager Karin Richey invite you to join their fun and casual conversation about the book of the week. Hear what they love it about, what they don’t, how they rate it, and h...

* Discover how to secure your financial future in one simple step, no matter how much you earn – paying yourself a regular set amount. This is the ‘automatic’ of the title.  * Bach isn’t offering a finger-click, instant wealth generator, but he shows that by paying yourself first, you can lay the foundations for future wealth and security.  * Stay in your job and amass wealth slowly thro...

Today in the Book Lounge, Tom & Karin discuss the book The Automatic Millionaire with special guest Sarah Wilson (aka Budget Girl). Each week Book Insights creator and author of The 50 Classics Series Tom Butler-Bowdon and Memo’d Program Manager Karin Richey invite you to join their fun and casual conversation about the book of the week. Hear what they love it about, what they don’t, how they...

Today in the Book Lounge, Tom & Karin discuss the book Open Your Mind To Prosperity with special guest Jermain Miller. Each week Book Insights creator and author of The 50 Classics Series Tom Butler-Bowdon and Memo’d Program Manager Karin Richey invite you to join their fun and casual conversation about the book of the week. Hear what they love it about, what they don’t, how they rate it, and...

* A formula for success which has been used for centuries, by emperors, military commanders, athletes, presidents and entrepreneurs, the quiet grace and forbearance espoused by the ancient Stoics may seem at odds with today’s brash, dog-eat-dog world.  * Ryan Holiday draws on the ancient philosophy of Stoicism, which was founded in Greece in the early 3rd century, to show how this approach ca...

Today in the Book Lounge, Tom & Karin discuss the book The Obstacle Is the Way with special guest Donald Robertson. Each week Book Insights creator and author of The 50 Classics Series Tom Butler-Bowdon and Memo’d Program Manager Karin Richey invite you to join their fun and casual conversation about the book of the week. Hear what they love it about, what they don’t, how they rate it, and how...

*A classic guide to welcoming wealth and well-being into your life from the doyenne of prosperity thinking.  *Ponder explains how to rid yourself of the psychological blocks hampering your progress, allowing you to clear your mind and create a spiritual bedrock for future success and happiness.  *Drawing on a range of sources – the Bible, New Thought philosophers, esoteric teachings – sh...

Today in the Book Lounge, Tom & Karin discuss the book Open Your Mind To Prosperity with special guest Jermain Miller.   Each week Book Insights creator and author of The 50 Classics Series Tom Butler-Bowdon and Memo’d Program Manager Karin Richey invite you to join their fun and casual conversation about the book of the week. Hear what they love it about, what they don’t, how they rate i...

*The pioneer of “Massive Action”, Grant Cardone puts forward a new vision for reaching your goals.  *Don’t just work hard – work ten times harder; aim for $10 million, not $10,000; don’t get one new client this week, get ten.  *This is the ultimate can-do mindset. Unreasonable? Arguably. Controversial? Definitely. But a path to success? Without a doubt. Theme 1: What is the 10X Rule? -&n...

*Next time you’re scared of doing something, count backwards from 5 and move .  *Sometimes, courage is just acting before you can scare yourself out of doing it.  *Mel Robbins is one of the most in-demand motivational speakers today, but she’s still afraid of public speaking.  *Before each engagement, she’s racked with nervous energy, terrified of the eyes focused on her and the pot...