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Personal Growth and Mind-Control..... The Growth Letter by Tim Cakir - Issue #21
Hey there,
I’m focussed on personal growth and development at the moment. I love to learn about how to make lasting change and grow personally as well as professionally.
Most of this week’s resources relate to building a network, making steady progress towards change, and how to avoid burnout.
You’ll also find out about a cool app that’s making it easier for us entrepreneurs to manage our taxes.
So, tell me.
What personal goals are you working on right now?
Are you making any changes in your life?
Good Reads
When was the last time you made an MBI, or a mutually beneficial introduction? This article explains how you can build a habit of introducing people on a regular basis. By helping others build useful connections, you might just see some of that good karma come back around to you.
A 30 second email can lead to high-value opportunities, access and serendipity for the people you care about most.
Speaking of habits, I want to share this blog post from James Clear, author of Atomic Habits. Here, he talks about how tiny changes, small wins and steady improvements are the key to personal growth.
The best way to achieve a new level of equilibrium is not with radical behavior change, but through small wins each day.
Plenty of people talk about burnout, but do we really know how to recognise it? Many entrepreneurs have dealt with it at some point during their career, but it can be hard to accept. In our current, stressful times it’s more important than ever to prioritise mental health and seek balance.
Stefan Pretty tells us about his experience with entrepreneurial burnout, what it took him to recognize the problem and how he ultimately dealt with it.
Hardly a week goes by without some headline-grabbing antics from Elon Musk. His company Neuralink have announced that they’ve implanted a chip into a pig’s brain. It’s early days, but they say it could enhance the senses, cure disabilities, control our emotions…to name just a few possibilities.
Musk believes billions of people will be keen to have the gadget slotted into their brains. Do you agree?
Rock-climb without fear. Play a symphony in your head. See radar with superhuman vision. Discover the nature of consciousness. Cure blindness, paralysis, deafness, and mental illness. Those are just a few of the applications that Elon Musk and employees at his four-year-old neuroscience company Neuralink believe electronic brain-computer interfaces will one day bring about.
Who to Follow
If you aren’t already, make sure you’re following Naval Ravikant - investor, entrepreneur and the co-founder of AngelList.
He tweets one-liners about life and business, and detailed “how-to” threads that are essential reading for entrepreneurs and anyone into personal growth.
The latest Tweets from Naval (@naval): “How to Get Rich (without getting lucky):”
Tools
Doing your taxes is every entrepreneur or freelancer’s worst nightmare. Luckily, I’ve discovered a fantastic app that might help solve our problems.
Nomo is a platform for managing your expenses and taxes online which can help save your a lot of time and stress.
The standard plan is a bargain at 6,30€ a month. If you don’t mind paying a bit more, you can have a dedicated tax advisor to assist you anytime you need help.
More than 30.000 freelancers use Nomo.Take control of your business with us! Capture your expenses and invoices and see your activity’s net profit. Get a real time tax forecast and link your bank account to associate invoices to your account movements.