The Invest Resource Guide

THE INVEST RESOURCE GUIDE

This section outlines some resources for further exploration to get better at investing in ideas and developing the mindset of courage.

There are many sites, books and gurus who can help you become more entrepreneurial and influential. Below are just a few ideas to get you going.

Here are two good articles – one on how to write a business plan: www.entrepreneur.com/article/247575; and another on how to pitch to investors: www.entrepreneur.com/article/251311
Learn how to build your own Business Model Canvas: https://strategyzer.com/canvas/business-model-canvas
Jennifer Lee, author of The Right-Brain Business Plan, has some great resources on her site for creative entrepreneurs or people who do not consider themselves natural business planners: www.rightbrainbusinessplan.com
Learn from investor and entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki in ‘The Essential Guide to Entrepreneurship’: www.udemy.com/entrepreneurship-course-by-guy-kawasaki/
In my opinion, the best trainer on non-verbal communication and group dynamics in the world is Michael Grinder. Learn about his work here: www.michaelgrinder.com

Research shows that people spend almost 47 per cent of their waking hours thinking about something other than what they are doing. This can impair creativity and performance. Want to find out how mindful you are? Try this quiz: https://hbr.org/2017/03/assessment-how-mindful-are-you.
Sign up to the Potential Project, a global company that brings mindfulness to organisations and leaders. Lots of tips, exercises and useful research into the importance of being mindful at work: www.potentialproject.com.
Need guidance to help you practice mindfulness? Explore the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, scientist, writer and meditation teacher who has brought mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and society: www.mindfulnesscds.com.

There is a lot we can learn about courage from outside the business world. Here are two quite different perspectives.

Sammy Franco, one of the most recognised authorities on reality-based self-defence instruction and an innovator in martial arts, can teach you how to develop mental toughness in his book, The 10 Best Mental Toughness Techniques (2016, Contemporary Fighting Arts, LLC).
Dr Robert Biswas-Diener, widely known as the Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology, will take you on a whirlwind journey about bravery in his book, The Courage Quotient: How Science Can Make You Braver (2012, Jossey Bass).