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A review by singuyen
Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur by Derek Sivers
5.0
I learned a lot from reading this little book about starting and running a business, and about finding your purpose and what makes you happy, which to be honest, I did not expect to get out of it just by reading the title. The book is a collection of lessons and Derek Sivers learned over 10 years of running his business, CDBaby. I loved how he reminded me to never do anything just for the money; instead, do something that I enjoy and that could help other people.
This book isn't about growing your business, in fact, Sivers was trying to keep his company small but it just kept growing as more customers demanded his services. He placed a strong emphasis on bringing value to customers and would turn down opportunities that came his way if they were to challenge his core purpose.
You can start and finish the book in one sitting, but the lessons are there to stay with you for much longer. In my opinion, even if you don't have an intention to create a business, this book will still offer you life lessons on knowing when you have had enough, and how you can be happy.
This book isn't about growing your business, in fact, Sivers was trying to keep his company small but it just kept growing as more customers demanded his services. He placed a strong emphasis on bringing value to customers and would turn down opportunities that came his way if they were to challenge his core purpose.
You can start and finish the book in one sitting, but the lessons are there to stay with you for much longer. In my opinion, even if you don't have an intention to create a business, this book will still offer you life lessons on knowing when you have had enough, and how you can be happy.