The purpose of this post is to share with you the books that have had the biggest impact on my life, helped my business and changed the way I think so they can help you as well.  Most of my mentors I have never met but I have read and lived their words.   A book can truly change your life for ever if you read it, do the exercises and live it. 

The last decade has just finished and the question I have started to think about is:  "What are you going to build over the next 10 years?"

10 or 12 years ago I started to do annual goal setting and reflection and have slowly developed my list of questions and process over the last decade.  I have run it with everyone on the PopUp team and shared with friends to great impact but not published it yet!  This is what I want to give to you for this year!

Yes.  You really can!  It has even ended up in the top 10 best finance movies of the decade!!!  I went to the London Premier and then saw it in Los Angeles a month later and was lucky enough to meet Scott and Taylor the stars and executive producer of the doc in Portugal this year at Chautauqua. 
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Read on for the full review of the documentary...…….

There is probably something you want to achieve or do. Most of us haven't quite yet completed everything and aren't ready to sit on the porch staring out at the sunset for the rest of our lives. 

The questions is are you willing to pay the price for the thing that you want to achieve?  Are you willing to commit, work and pay for the outcome you want?

I wanted to warn you!  This post is all about me (Alan).  Which is not my most comfortable thing to write or talk about.  I much prefer to talk about business, learning or finance!  But I think there will be some value here for you from how I approach and think about things that you can apply to your world!

Things have gotten better; with books on how to start up with little money, podcasts about innovative entrepreneurship methods and lots more blogs on the subject.  But the general advice about how to start a business from banks, universities and other traditional institutions still sucks. 

I have been thinking about starting a podcast for years.  Maybe now is the time?  Maybe you would like to be involved? Maybe we really can change the way entrepreneurship is taught and have an impact on the world?

She composed a brand new song which she played daily for all of us staying there.  She had the idea to record the song and put it out onto YouTube for other people to listen to. When we got home she studied articles and YouTube videos about how to record your music and get it onto YouTube.  We designed some cover art and put it out into the world last week.  You can listen to the music whilst reading the article by clicking on it above!

But why should you care?  Katie recorded something, put it out there and then what? There is Magic and Power in putting yourself out into the world but people don't do it.  Why not?

I came across an incredibly simple formula for knowing when enough is enough. I will show you the straight forward maths behind calculating how much you need to invest to retire.