Mike Holt's Life Skills - The Art and Science of Achieving Personal Success

Resource List

The following is a list of the Resources from Mike Holt’s Life Skills – The Art and Science of Achieving Personal Success. These links will take you to external sources (such as YouTube and Amazon) where you can access and/or purchase them. Please note that neither Mike Holt, nor Mike Holt Enterprises, endorses or approves of all the content in these reference materials listed below. We’ve made our best effort to produce a book that helps individuals create their most successful life. Any advice contained in Mike’s book or the references listed here may not be applicable to your own personal situation and you should filter them through your own goals and values.

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Level 1

Attitude - page 7

 Why Your Attitude is More Important than Your IQ, Dr. Travis Bradberry,

www.MikeHolt.com/LSQT92

 

 The Law of Attraction,

www.MikeHolt.com/LSCO54

 

 Attitude Is Everything: Change Your Attitude…Change Your Life!, Jeff Keller

www.MikeHolt.com/LSEJ91

Change - page 15

 Guns, Germs & Steel, Jared M. Diamond

www.MikeHolt.com/LSSM39

 

 Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson

www.MikeHolt.com/LSHJ12

Character - page 19

 Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family, Bob Chapman

www.MikeHolt.com/LSOV44

Coach and Mentor - page 23

 The Wisdom of a Third Grade Dropout, Rick Rigsby

www.MikeHolt.com/LSQJ37

 

 The Slight Edge, Jeff Olson

www.MikeHolt.com/LSNE16

 

 Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout, Rick Rigsby, PhD.

www.mikeholt.com/LSSW42

Conduct - page 31

 The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary, Mark Sanborn

www.MikeHolt.com/LSQE67

 

 Developmental Psychology, Erik Erikson

www.MikeHolt.com/LSNT35

Continuous Learning - page 35

 There Is Nothing Worse than Being Stupid, Jim Rohn

www.MikeHolt.com/LSZP22

Entitlement - page 39

 Get Unstuck from Destructive Habits, Be Inspired (in Partnership with Team Fearless)

www.MikeHolt.com/LSJO83

 

 Millennials in the Workplace, Simon Sinek

www.MikeHolt.com/LSUG75

Fear - page 43

 How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, Dale Carnegie

www.MikeHolt.com/LSUL75

 

 The Power of Self-Discipline: No Excuses!, Brian Tracy

www.MikeHolt.com/LSOL75

Forgiving - page 47

 Retrain Your Mind, Be Inspired (in Partnership with Team Fearless)

www.MikeHolt.com/LSSP81

Image - page 59

 Dress for Success In Order to Sell, Grant Cardone

www.MikeHolt.com/LSDN84

Inadequate Feelings - page 63

 The Powerful Advice that Boosts Your Self Esteem, Ilyanla Vanzant

www.MikeHolt.com/LSHU25

Life - page 67

 The Best Thing You Can Do Is Give Yourself a Break, Ilyanla Vanzant

www.MikeHolt.com/LSWR61

Money Management - page 71

 How to Get Out of Debt, Dave Ramsey

www.MikeHolt.com/LSRF84

 

 The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Dave Ramsey

www.MikeHolt.com/LSQP77

Peer Pressure - page 83

 Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach

www.MikeHolt.com/LSOW13

Relationships - page 87

 The Fifth Agreement, don Miguel Ruiz

www.MikeHolt.com/LSMY12

Risk-Taking - page 95

 So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance, (clip from Dumb and Dumber movie)

www.MikeHolt.com/LSPR18

Sensitive People - page 99

 Inside Out, (2015 animated kids movie, teaches about emotions)

www.MikeHolt.com/LSXV65

 

 16 Habits Of Highly Sensitive People blogpost, Amanda L. Chan

www.MikeHolt.com/LSRW66

 

 The Highly Sensitive Person blogpost, Elaine N. Aron

www.MikeHolt.com/LSCH87

Work Ethic - page 107

 Secrets to Success—Part 1, Eric Thomas [ETtheHipHopPreacher]

www.MikeHolt.com/LSLL37

 

 Secrets to Success—Part 2, Eric Thomas [ETtheHipHopPreacher]

www.MikeHolt.com/LSTB58

 

Level 2

Failure - page 119

 Famous Failures Before Success, Jay Shetty

www.MikeHolt.com/LSEI11

Intimidation - page 123

 TGIM | Impose Your Will, Eric Thomas [ETtheHipHopPreacher]

www.MikeHolt.com/LSAM71

 

 Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach,

www.MikeHolt.com/LSJQ55

Pareto’s Principle – the 80/20 Rule - page 127

 Eat that Frog!, Brian Tracy

www.MikeHolt.com/LSVS85

 

 The E Myth Revisited, Michael E. Gerber

www.MikeHolt.com/LSSY49

 

 The Seven Decisions, Andy Andrews

www.MikeHolt.com/LSPT93

Problem-Solving - page 139

 The Law of Attraction—is 90% Correct (IT’S COMMON SENSE!!!),

www.MikeHolt.com/LSOG49

Teachable - page 143

 Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations, Alex Harris

www.MikeHolt.com/LSZB82

 

Level 3

Decision-Making - page 159

 The E Myth Revisited, Michael E. Gerber

www.MikeHolt.com/LSGG29

Goal Setting - page 171

 You Owe You, Eric Thomas [ETtheHipHopPreacher]

www.MikeHolt.com/LSBD68

 

 Goals!: How to Get Everything You Want—Faster than You Ever Thought Possible, Brian Tracy

www.MikeHolt.com/LSAA44

Motivation - page 175

 The Greatest Business Advice Motivational Video, Basquiat Picasso

www.MikeHolt.com/LSUX33

 

 Warrior Mindset, David Grossman

www.MikeHolt.com/LSYV26

Self-Confidence - page 183

 How to Change the Way You See Yourself, Rock Thomas for Goalcast

www.MikeHolt.com/LSII90

 

 10 Things Confident People Don’t Do, Dr. Travis Bradberry

www.MikeHolt.com/LSCZ56

 

Level 4

Continuous Improvement - page 199

 Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, Chip Heath and Dan Heath

www.MikeHolt.com/LSQH22

Happiness - page 203

 Live Fully Now, Alan Watts

www.MikeHolt.com/LSRM97

 

 The Aladdin Factor, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

www.MikeHolt.com/LSGT42

Leadership Style - page 211

 12 Essential Habits of Exceptional Leaders, Dr. Travis Bradberry, Huffington Post blogpost

www.MikeHolt.com/LSGC96

 

 EntreLeadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches, Dave Ramsey

www.MikeHolt.com/LSIB72

Procrastination - page 219

 New Year New Me, Trent Shelton

www.MikeHolt.com/LSAW35

 

 Eat that Frog!, Brian Tracy

www.MikeHolt.com/LSGF84

Self-Awareness - page 223

Understand Your Personality to Advance Your Career—Disc Personality Test, Tony Robbins

www.MikeHolt.com/LSNU81

 

Wiley DiSC® Profile

www.MikeHolt.com/LSGZ61

 

 StrengthsFinder 2.0, Tom Rath

www.MikeHolt.com/LSWP73

 

 

Level 5

Achievement - page 231

 “Matthew McConaughey winning Best Actor,” clip

www.MikeHolt.com/LSXO15

 

 Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life, Nick Vujicic

www.MikeHolt.com/LSZO19

 

 The Greatest Business Advice for Entrepreneurs, Influencive Facebook page

www.MikeHolt.com/LSXY16

 

 The World’s Only Blind Crew Chief, Jay Blake

www.MikeHolt.com/LSLF48

Overwhelmed - page 243

 Kiss That Frog!: 12 Great Ways to Turn Negatives into Positives in Your Life and Work, Brian Tracy and Christina Tracy Stein

www.MikeHolt.com/LSNU43

 

 How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, Dale Carnegie

www.MikeHolt.com/LSKL55

Prepared - page 247

 Before You Give Up Watch This Jay Shetty

www.MikeHolt.com/LSZS74

 

 Top 10 Rules for Success, Vol. 2, Iyanla Vanzant

www.MikeHolt.com/LSVH97

Stress - page 251

 Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, David Allen and James Fallows

www.MikeHolt.com/LSPF29