The Best Personal Improvement Books, Blogs, Tools and More: A #Bufferchat Recap
Director of People @ Buffer
Our second weekly #Bufferchat focused on personal improvement. Thank you to everyone who was able to participate!
Here’s a brief overview of the amazing discussion:
Some personal development goals of attendees
- Leverage natural talents and strengthen discipline to work smarter
- Improve video production skills
- Build boundaries in work and personal life
- Eat more veggies, drink more water, walk more
- Productivity, fitness and business
- and many more!
Here’s a look at many of the blogs, books, and tools mentioned in the chat.
Books for inspiration
- Ready, Aim, Fire – Erik Fisher & Jim Woods
- The Achievement Factory – Andrii Sedniev
- Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill
- The Power of Habit – Charles Duhigg
Blogs for motivation
- Hello Perfect – Inspiration
- Kissmetrics – Marketing
- Moz – SEO
- Copyblogger – Blogging
- Conduct your own annual review by Chris Gillebeau
- Six Month Test by Sarah Li Chang
Tools to reach personal goals
- Feedly
- Buffer
- Wunderlist
- Evernote
- RescueTime
- RunKeeper
- Lift
- LogsitAll
- Excel
- Pomodoro
- Todoist
- Google Keep
- FutureMe
- iDoneThis
- LinkedIn Pulse
- SmartBrief
Other important items for reaching goals
- Paper notebooks
- Egg timers
- Accountability partners
Personal improvement tips
@buffer A weekly checkpoint is as important as setting the initial goals for me :) #bufferchat — Hatim Otarid (@hatimotarid) June 18, 2014
I’ve always done a personal SWOT twice a year… Key is doing an honest one… Helps to have an honest mentor #bufferchat — Brian Fanzo (@iSocialFanz) June 18, 2014
Overcoming failure is by reflecting on the small things accomplished to give a stepping stone towards #thebiggergoals #bufferchat @buffer — samuel katamba (@samikatsie) June 18, 2014
A4: i also like to do things unrelated to work for mental clarity, thus new #inspiration like going to art museums or cooking :) #bufferchat — Ella Tran (@ellatran91) June 18, 2014
There are a ton of great tips and amazing people to connect with — check out more at our Storify recap of the #bufferchat. Join us next week for another great discussion!
Thank you to everyone in #bufferchat! More on Wed, June 25 @ 9 am PST/noon EST: the power of visuals in social media. pic.twitter.com/9662wBkCWY — Buffer (@buffer) June 18, 2014
Did any of these goals resonate with you? Share your own development goals in the comments!
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