How They Started: How 25 Good Ideas Became Great Companies

Today I  will share with you a really inspiring book that talks about about 30 people who had an idea, and went on to start a business. Those businesses are all extremely successful who became global Business. 

The book name is "How They Started: How 25 Good Ideas Became Great Companies" and it is written by David Lester

It is about success stories ranging from retail and gaming to social media and the restaurant business, How They Started relives the humble beginnings of companies such as Coca-Cola and Disney, Google and Twitter, Zynga and Chipotle Grill. Through personal interviews with key sources - including founders, investors and past employees - each profile reveals how the company took its first tentative steps and subsequently became the famous name it is today.

There is a couple of different versions for the book

• How They Started: How 25 Good Ideas Became Great Companies
• How They Started: Global Brands Edition: How 21 Good Ideas Became Great Global Businesses
• How They Started Digital : How 30 Good Ideas Became Spectacular Digital Businesses
• How They Started in Tough Times : How 25 business started and thrived during a tough economic climate

I really recumbent reading it if you want to get inspired, motivated and at the same time learn how to turn a good idea into a great business.

YouTube channels

YouTube is a part of our everyday lives. We watch all kind of videos everyday in it such as; documentaries, vlogs, social experiments, news, DIY, gaming, music videos and million other kinds...

Today i will share with you some of the top youtube channels for your daily motivation and knowledge that i highly recommend subscribing to


1-The Ellen Show

A channel full of life-changing episodes and seasons, Ellen has been making audiences laugh all over the world with her signature brand of humor and her powerful message of kindness. There's nobody better at making you laugh and brightening your day

2-OWN

Oprah Winfrey Network provides leadership in programming and attracts superstar talent to join her in primetime, building a global community of like-minded viewers and leading that community to connect on social media and beyond.

3-TEDtalks

Shares the best ideas from the TED Conference with the world. Trusted voices and convention-breaking mavericks, icons and geniuses, all giving the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. 


4-SoulPancake





Weakly videos that makes you think, laugh, and cry. Speak your mind, unload your questions, and figure out what it means to be human.
5-The School of Life

Fascinated by the sort of questions you've never taught enough about at school or college: How can relationships go well? What is meaningful work? How can love last? How can one find calm? What's gone wrong (and right) with capitalism?. The channel talks about humanities, especially philosophy, psychotherapy, literature and art.

ENJOY !

5 motivational Instagram accounts

For a daily dose of great quotes, stories, messages and insights, the following are 5 instagram accounts to help you achieve the life of your dreams.

• YOURVIDEOKING

Makes art with words, and words with art

• SEANWES

Posts stunning and extremely inspirational handwritten quotes

• HAPPSTERS

Is an entire account dedicated to "Sharing Happy Inspiration" 

• LEVOLEAGUE

Filled with inspirational stories and quotes

• MILLIONAIRE_MENTOR

Acts as your mentor in business and help you get closer to making your first million

Helena Morrissey and the 30% Club

A chief executive of the Newton Investment Management company, a chair in the The Investment Association and a mother of nine children, Helena Morrissey is a very successful businesswoman who founded the 30% Club

 

The 30% Club was originally launched in Britain in 2010 by investment industry executive Helena Morrissey with a goal to boost the proportion of women on boards in the U.K. to 30 per cent by 2015. A study in 2009 showed that however hard any one company tried, there was little sign of a breakthrough and only 10–15% of senior roles were being filled by women. the 30% Club broke that rule, currently figures stand at 26.1%. which is a huge accomplishment.

The 30% Club believes that gender balance on boards not only encourages better leadership and governance, but diversity further contributes to better all-round board performance, and ultimately increased corporate performance for both companies and their shareholders.

The 30% Club spread to more than five countries across the world which have active chapters. recently in 2015 the GCC 'Gulf Cooperation Council' 30% Club chapter was established. it is a regional volunteer effort of multi-sector leaders working together towards better representation of women on boards and in senior level positions

The 30% Club continues to grow world wide and drive cross sector efforts to improve the female pipeline. To know more about the Club and what it do, please visit 30percentclub.org



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"Because a good beginning makes a good end"

What better way to start off the New Year and the blog than with a motivational video,

with my best wishes for a very happy 2016!

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