Falling in Love with Books with Adam Ashton

Today, Maria chats with Adam Ashton, co-host of the "What You Will Learn" podcast where he and his co-host Adam Jones read a new book each week and share the biggest lessons and best takeaways. Maria and Adam talk about his learning journey, starting from his childhood and his love for books. He shares the side projects he started while he was still a university student and how his entrepreneurial personality led him to carve his career path after a short tenure in the corporate banking world. Together, they also explore the wonders of books and how this abundant resource can guide us to discover new ideas, foster our curiosity, design our learning journey and create the work we want. An insightful conversation between two book nerds!

Production team:

Host : Maria Xenidou

Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

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Music credits:

Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals

Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks

Mentioned in this episode

Adam Ashton's LinkedIn

Adam Ashton's book: MHS Entrepreneurs

What You Will Learn podcast

Top 50 books from the "What You Will Learn" podcast

Books:

Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money - That The Poor And Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki

4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss

The Millionaire Fast Lane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime by MJ DeMarco

Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuk

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant

The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Godin

Listen to this episode and explore:

Adam’s love for books from a young age (3:12)

His short tenure in corporate banking in Australia (8:55)

His first side-project during university (15:32)

Other side projects he pursued (19:52)

How his podcast “What You Will Learn” got started and what it has taught him (21:08)

His project around audiobooks (39:00)

The book he published at 23-year old and his current book project (43:55)

The common thread in all his different projects (49:00)

How to create our own curriculum (51:09)