Rebel Recommends

Knowledge is power. Here at Rebel we are always striving to learn more and improve. Here are some resources and tools we have found helpful.

Books

The Compound Effect
The Compound effect

A simple and effective strategy to productivity and success.

 

 

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The Simple Path to Wealth
The Simple Path to Wealth

The simple message of the book really blew us away.  JL laid out a really simple path to get from where you are to financial independence.  

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You Are a Badass
badass

Motivating and Inspiring. Introduces new audiences to spiritual techniques whilst being self aware of how crazy (yet effective) it all sounds. 

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You Are a Badass at Making Money
badass money

A funny read and featuring some practical advice on making more money

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Crushing It!
crushing it

Impactful and up to dates stories and experiences on how social media can be like steroids for your business. 

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Rich Dad Poor Dad 
rich dad poor dadd

This book challenges many of the myths and beliefs about making money. His definition of an asset and a liability literally changed Alan’s life.

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7 Habits of Highly Effective People 
7 habits of effective

Not the easiest of reads because it was written such a long time ago however, this book is life-changing. One top tip – do the exercises and make notes to get the full benefit. 

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Presentation Zen 
zen

Garr Reynolds YouTube video giving a Google talk blew us away.  That hour long talk taught us more about PowerPoint than we ever wanted to know! This is a beautiful visual book that helps you understand some of the fundamentals of presenting and how to create slides that have impact. 

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The Power of Moments 
power moments

The concept that powerful moments are crafted not stumbled upon really made us think and has impacted how we run events and our lives.

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Quit Like a Millionaire 
quit millionaire

This year Alan left the UK and went nomadic as a result of this book. Our opinions on following your passion differ but the book is excellent and clearly lays out investing, saving and freeing yourself to live the life of your dreams!

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Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits

​If you want to achieve anything in life this is the book to start with!  Building habits, changing beliefs and identity and so much more. James is an excellent writer and we would highly recommend this book and taking action on the principles he talks about. 

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Business for Punks
business punks

Brewdog set out to change the craft beer scene in the UK. They exceeded and put all of their unique learnings in this informal book Brewdog set out to change the craft beer scene in the UK. They exceeded and put all of their unique learnings in this informal book.

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Creativity, Inc.
creativity

The President of Pixar talks about the power of putting creativity and people first and how the challenge in dealing with Steve Jobs benefitted the company in the long run. 

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The Ride of a Lifetime
ride lifetime

The Current CEO of Disney goes through his journey through the entertainment industry, how he became the CEO of one of the world’s biggest companies and the leadership lessons he was taught.

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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
subtle art of fuck

No nonsense life advice of why de-stressing, going with the flow and not worrying about what is out of your control can make your life simpler.

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Tribes
tribes

Massively helpful for learning how to manage people and how your mindset towards leading different types of people.

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Never Split the Difference
split difference

This book taught us how to negotiate like an FBI hostage negotiator. Very interesting read.

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Shoe Dog
shoe dog

Story of Nike by it’s founder, we often forget billion dollar global brands were once tiny little startups on a shoestring. It’s a fascinating tale of the early days, which were mostly a struggle. A lot of it resonated with us.

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Factfulness
factfullness

This book will change how you think and see the world.

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The Chimp Paradox
chimp paradox

Very useful for learning how to manage your emotions and impulses more effectively. 

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Daily Rituals 
daily rituals

This book offers inspiring insights into some of the greatest minds and how rituals helped them achieve success.

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In Pursuit of Excellence  
pursuit excellence

A book that gave Alan a framework which took him from being an underachiever to an overachiever. Largely about sports psychology, but performing at an “elite” level in sport isn’t that different in business or whatever the field, the principles remain the same.  

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Drive 
drive

This book taught us a lot about what drives people. It really helps during sales conversations, running courses and managing people. 

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One Minute Manager: Leadership 
1 minute manager

Explains different leadership styles, how to teach/train, to delegate confidently and get the team working at a high level

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Notes from a Friend 
Notes from a Friend

Quick read with powerful stories. It is a fairly entry level, easy self-help book but we still get a lot out of it every time we read it.

 

 

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Essentialism: Disciplined pursuit of less 
essentialism

Splitting out what’s essential vs what’s not. Not saying yes to everything and not trying to please everyone. But choosing to do the things that make the most impact and give the most value. Less but better. 

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Clarity 
clarity

This book flies in the face of conventional personal development. Instead of giving us strategies to lead better lives Jamie helps us to remove the fog; the thoughts that cloud our judgement and creativity. 

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Results 
results

The follow up to Clarity and based on Three Principles, Jamie continues to journey to remove the fog and have an exponential impact on our Results. 

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The Four Hour Body
the 4-hour body

Packed with ideas, recipes and life hacks. Alan lost 6 stone and got fit after reading this book. Between the books and his excellent podcast Tim has had a HUGE impact on Rebel.

 

 

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The 4-Hour Work Week
The 4 hour work week

This book blew our mind when I read it.  It was like the scene from the Matrix were you are offered the red and the blue pill by Morpheus and life will never be the same afterwards. A must read for everyone. Learn to work smarter and get more done.

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Mental Fitness
mental fitness

This book explains how mind and body are connected and gives a number of strategies to strengthen both.

The Ultimate Sales Machine
ultimate sales machine

One of the best books on sales we’ve ever read. Much of what we teach about sales is derived from this book.  A must read.

The Magic of Thinking Bad
magic thinking big

This books shows you how your attitude can help you achieve your goals and the importance of aiming high.

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Tools

Here are some useful tools to help you with your business. Many can be used for free, but there is often a premium version if you need more features. 

Pexels
Pexels

Incase you didn’t know, you can’t just use any image you find on the internet. Copyright is a thing! Where do I source free images from then I hear you ask? Pexels is your answer. Visit Pexels to find high quality free stock photos of anything you need. 

Otter.ai
otter

Need to provide a transcription for your podcast or video? Otter.ai will listen to audio in real-time and transcribe it all for you! We use it at Rebel to create transcriptions for our content.

Linktree
Linktree

If you’ve used social media for your business, you know that sometimes there is limited space for text. What if you have many important links to share though? Linktree allows you to put all your links in one place. Great for Instagram bios!

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Adobe
adobe 2

Adobe have a bunch of high-quality programs to help you with business.

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ConvertKit
convertkit-stacked

A great platform for email marketing

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