Podcast
Here's The Point with Kaiden Kelly
Hosted by Kaiden Kelly · EN
I cover lengthy non-fiction books in 20 minutes or less that focus on personal development to be happier, healthier, wealthier and wiser. This podcast is a supplement to my main podcast, "Book Club with Kaiden Kelly" where I dive into more depth on each book that is covered.
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Discipline Is Required For Success
Jan 31, 202300:19:31Tap to summarizeThe theme of today's episode revolves around a few aspects of discipline and how it is essential if you want success making any improvements in your life. We read quotes from Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday, as well as passages from Seneca and Marcus Aurelius.
Transcribe →What Better Values & Awareness Will Do For You
Jan 24, 202300:15:40Tap to summarizeWe covered several quotes and themes from Donald Robertson's How To Think Like A Roman Emperor including how to have better values, the importance of awareness, the connection between Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Stoic philosophy, and more.
Transcribe →Own Your Past, Change Your Future
Jan 17, 202300:17:44Tap to summarizeThe Ramsey Personality Dr. John Delony writes "A Not-So-Complicated Approach to Relationships, Mental Health, and Wellness" in his book titles Own Your Past, Change Your Future. Learn simple and practical ways to gain a better perspective at your life and circumstances and what to do about them through this truly not-so-complicated book.
Transcribe →Atomic Habits 2.0
Jan 10, 202300:16:00Tap to summarizeThe New Year brings big goals and resolutions but we often don't know what to do differently to reach our goals or improve our lives. James Clear illustrates a clear and proven system to developing new good habits and eliminating bad habits in his book Atomic Habits. Incorporate his methods and your chances of success will greatly increase!...I’ve created a free Self-Improvement worksheet to help you accomplish what is most important to you. You can find a PDF version by going to my blog, kaidenkellysblog.Wordpress.com, click the “The Self-Improvement Worksheet” link, and click the PDF at the bottom of the page.
Transcribe →Reach Your Goals in 2023
Jan 4, 202300:17:33Tap to summarizeIf you're like me and most people, you'll make New Year Resolutions and set big goals to accomplish through 2023. If you're still like me, you won't revisit or reach your goals by the end of the year. The problem is hardly your fault. We often don't set ourselves up for success. The intention with this new segment of the podcast is to create effective systems to live by every day and week, evaluating their success or failure at the beginning of each new month, and taking complete responsibility of our circumstances. The ball is in your court; what are you going to do for 2023?
Transcribe →Start With WHY
Dec 27, 202200:15:47Tap to summarizeThere are two ways to influence a persons behavior according to Simon Sinek in his book "Start With WHY" and they to either manipulate or to inspire. Simon takes a wide scoped perspective to the consequences of utilizing manipulative tactics and inspiring tactics in leadership.
Transcribe →The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Dec 20, 202200:18:52Tap to summarizeWe revisit Mark Manson's "The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck" because his wisdom is timeless and, well, frankly, we don't give a f*ck that we've already covered it. There is too much to give our attention and time to in todays world, Manson helps us consider what we should actually pay attention to to live better lives and what we shouldn't give a f*ck about.
Transcribe →21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Dec 13, 202200:17:55Tap to summarizeYuval Noah Harari compiles yet another provoking piece of work concerning how human behavior has been shaped through evolution, what that could mean for our future, and most importantly in this novel "21 Lessons for the 21st Century", how we should tackle problems we face today as a globe.
Transcribe →The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Dec 5, 202200:18:55Tap to summarizeThrough a compilation of tweets and interviews from Naval, an Indian-American entrepreneur and investor, author Eric Jorgenson shares Naval's best advice on wealth and happiness in the book, "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant."
Transcribe →The Quest For Character
Nov 29, 202200:17:21Tap to summarizeHistory is filled with countless examples of success and failure ranging from individuals to entire nations. Massimo Pigliucci focuses on two people in particular in his book "The Quest For Character," Socrates and Alcibiades, a philosopher and a politician. We discuss how philosophers influence their politicians, how that affects the politicians jurisdiction and decision making, and whether or not arete, or excellence or virtue, can be taught and instilled in other people.
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