Category: Book Summaries
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Is Becoming a Doctor Worth It? Why Doctors Don’t Get Rich
I remember growing up during high school watching Bill Cosby play Dr. Cliff Huxtable on the Cosby Show. There was one particular episode where he deliberately dressed in shabby clothes when purchasing a new car. He wanted to teach his kids that you shouldn’t ever dress like you’re wealthy when making large purchases in order…
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7 Minute Read: Tax Free Wealth Book Summary
7 Minute Read: Tax Free Wealth Book Summary I’ll admit. I’ve spent most of my life relying on other people for help in areas that I don’t know much about. One of them is construction. My dad owns a hardware store, so you’d think I’d be handy with tools. Think again! Unfortunately, he didn’t pass…
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9 Minute Read: How’s The Culture In Your Kingdom Summary
How’s The Culture In Your Kingdom During the pandemic, Louisiana dental offices were shut down for seven weeks. It seemed that our state’s government didn’t consider our services “essential” yet people could still play the lotto and buy alcohol. No comment. The much needed down time allowed me to rethink some things both on a…
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Chop Wood Carry Water Summary: 9 Success Principles
Chop Wood Carry Water Summary: 9 Success Principles I’m always in search of a good self-improvement book. Lord knows I need all the help I can get! Most of the time, I get new book ideas from authors that I’ve already read before. If I like them, then I usually pull the trigger and purchase…
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When Negotiating – Never Split The Difference
Chris Voss Never Split The Difference There’s something about terrorists, Navy Seals, hostage negotiations and drug cartels that’s always peaked my interest. So when I recently heard former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss discuss his book, Never Split The Difference on the Entreleadership podcast, I was immediately fascinated. When you think about it, we’re negotiating with people…
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13 Lessons From Think And Grow Rich Napoleon Hill
13 Lessons From Think And Grow Rich Napoleon Hill The older I get, the more I try to learn new information for personal development in a way that takes the least amount of time and energy. How? By not trying to reinvent the wheel. For instance, with the coronavirus crisis, it seemed that everyone became…
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The ONE Thing Summary – Do You Know Your ONE Thing?
The ONE Thing Book Summary I remember first reading The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan shortly after it was released in 2012. Back then, I didn’t know what my one thing was. Recently after watching Jay Papsan’s Wealth Building With The ONE Thing & Millionaire Series talk he gave at Google (see…
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The Magic Of Thinking Big Summary -12 Lessons Learned
The Magic Of Thinking Big Summary Occasionally I like to take a break from writing about finance and passive real estate investing and grab a book from my shelf that I think would benefit you. Well, today is your lucky day. Author David J. Schwartz wrote The Magic Of Thinking Big, which has played a…
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The Geometry Of Wealth – How Money Figures In A Joyful Life
The Geometry Of Wealth I love to read. It’s also my #1 prescription for anyone that suffers with insomnia. I typically average 5-7 books a month and usually get a list of book ideas from either the books I read (they reference other books) or from other people. When I met with Dr. Cherry Chen…
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The 7 Best Books To Become Rich In 2021 And Beyond
The 7 Best Books To Become Rich In 2020 And Beyond If you’ve been an avid reader of the Debt Free Dr. site, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve written a few articles highlighting millionaires such as: The #1 Reason Why The First Million Is The Hardest 7 Unexpected Habits Of A Frugal Millionaire Research shows…
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The Grant Cardone 10X Rule Summary
10X Grant Cardone Grant Cardone is one of the most influential and successful individuals when it comes to real estate. I recently stumbled across him online and was amazed that I’d never heard of him considering his huge online following. (As of this writing, he has over 1.3 million YouTube subscribers.) A couple reasons I…
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The Richest Man In Babylon Summary – 7 Wealth Lessons
The Richest Man In Babylon Book Summary If you’re reading this article, then it’s safe to say you’re interested in: building of wealth financial advice saving money wanting financial success There’s also a good chance that you like to read. People that don’t read much (but want to) usually blame their busy lifestyle. Yet rich…
