Business Book Club Meetup #44 - The Gap and The Gain

Hi everyone,

Business Book Club Meetup #44 is on:

• Thursday, March 9th, 19:30 (The location is not yet decided, it could be online too)

• BOOK: The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy

Most people, especially highly ambitious people, are unhappy because of what they measure themselves against. We all have an ideal, which is like a moving target always out of reach. When we measure ourselves against our ideal, we’re in “The Gap.” However, when we measure ourselves against our previous selves—the person we were when we set our goals and ideals—we will be in “The Gain.” In “The Gain” we can more clearly see the progress we’ve made, and therefore will experience the happiness, confidence, and satisfaction that come from achieving—positive, powerful emotions that will motivate us to pursue new goals and ultimately become increasingly successful.

What do you need to participate?
Interest in the topic of the book to be discussed.

How can you prepare for the meetup?
Think about the following questions:

1. Which ideas in the book were most valuable for you?
2. Any lessons learned which you can apply immediately?
3. Which questions were not answered in the book? What’s next?

Our meetup structure:

• Introduction: everybody tells ~3 sentences about him/herself

• Summary: organizer gives a short summary of the book (~10 min)

• Impression: everybody talks ~2 min (own experiences/what did we like most/least?)

• Discussion: lessons learned from the book

• Total time: ~2hrs.

We look forward to your comments and many RSVPs: YESSS!

P.S.: Suggestions for the upcoming books are always welcome! :)