03.14.2025| Read Online​

A Little Help From My Friends

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It's incredible to see our little notes community grow so much. Over 850 of you have joined Mike's Notes in the past 30 days. Thank you for being here.
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I've asked several of you what you're looking for in the notes, so I'm excited to share what I've been working on.

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Yes, I do type all of these notes by hand. I've also been organizing my notes and thoughts from books, articles, videos, podcasts, you name it. With a toddler, another baby on the way (June 1st!), and all my roles in business too? Finding time to process all this information has been a challenge.

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This newsletter will be where I share the models, systems, and processes I'm finding, focused on leadership and sales.

I just need a little bit of liquid luck (i.e. coffee), and a little help from my friends as we go.

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In it, you'll find my one-page (ish) summaries on key ideas. I take notes in volume (198 pages from Family Reunion 2025 alone), so there are over a thousand pages to work through from throughout my career. You'll find the one-pagers from FR that are ready, below the fold here.

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You should know, as a brand promise...The event notes will always be free.

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Still, I do need to offset the costs to run this little enterprise... so I've started a premium newsletter.

In it, you'll get my booknotes for quick reference. It's hard to carry around a smart shelf. (if you've had me teach, you've seen the tote bag full of books).

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The first book? 10x is Easier than 2x by Dan Sullivan with Dr. Benjamin Hardy

[ready now if you pardon the typos!]

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One-Pagers to Dive Into:

• ​How to Conquer Fear - Gary Keller (keynote: 10 BOLD Truths)
• ​Forces of Recovery - Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe (CEO Summit)
• ​Three Unbreakable Rules of Client Experience - Jay Baer (CEO Summit)
• ​Know your Ideal Customer - Build your Team Recruiting Playbook Breakout

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What we're reading:

• For Parenting? Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy​
• For Fun (fiction): The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
• For the little ones: The House on East 88th Street by Bernard Waber​

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What we're watching/listening to:

• Podcast Episode: The Science of Self Doubt - The ONE Thing "It feels hard because it is hard, not because you're failing."
• The B1G Tournament (with like 15 teams) - March Madness, big thing around here.
• and yes, we finally got around to watching Wicked.

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psst: those links are all unpaid plugs.

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As we look ahead to Book Notes coming up, here's a preview of some of the titles we're summarizing for you!

• 10x is Easier than 2x by Dan Sullivan & Dr. Benjamin Hardy [almost done]
• Fanatical Prospecting by Jeb Blount [next]
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• ...and many more to come.

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