Here’s OUR monthly top picks for you (and your field) for reading, listening to and utilizing in order to stay engaged, informed and one step ahead.
AI Tool / Chatsimple
Trusted by over 25,000 businesses, Chatsimple turns your website into a dynamic sales agent within minutes—answering visitors’ questions instantly, capturing qualified leads and converting prospects into customers. Once the chatbot is installed, it becomes the most intuitive search engine for your business, saving your customer service team from answering questions that can be found online. Available 24/7 and supported in over 175 languages, Chatsimple seamlessly integrates with your existing tools, such as HubSpot and Salesforce.
Newsletter / The Quiet Rich
By Jade Bonacolta
Owning a Rolex isn’t nearly as cool as owning your time. So says Jade Bonacolta, the top-ranked female LinkedIn creator and a principal marketing leader at Google. She shares her experiences and wisdom in her free newsletter, The Quiet Rich, which offers hacks for productivity, personal development and success—beyond just money. Topics include being rich in travel, longevity, minimalism, rest, money mindset, habits and much more.
App / Matter: 1% Smarter Every Day
If you struggle with making time to stay up on relevant news and information, Matter can help. As a top-rated reading app, Matter pulls everything worth reading from the internet into one simple place, allowing you to read without distraction. Follow your favorite writers; save articles; create quote images to share; and integrate your newsletters into one feed. Fans of the app say that Matter encourages healthy reading habits, creates focus and expands perspectives.
Podcast / Happier with Gretchen Rubin
As a bestselling author of multiple books on happiness, Gretchen Rubin also hosts the top-ranking, award-winning podcast, Happier. Every week, Rubin discusses ideas, practical hacks, research-based strategies and personal stories. The podcast celebrated its 500th episode this year and has had over 220 million downloads to date. From interviews to stories to sage advice, Happier is an entertaining, easy way to look on the bright side.
Youtube Channel / The School of Hard Knocks
By James Dumoulin
When millionaires share their secrets to success, the rest of us take notes. That’s the simple premise behind The School of Hard Knocks, an extremely original and highly addictive YouTube Channel where host James Dumoulin asks super successful entrepreneurs to share their stories in a man-on-the-street interview style. It’s a Masterclass on entrepreneurship from those who have been there and done that—and are willing to share their best practices.
Book / The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness
By Jeff Olson
For the first 20 years of his life, Neora Founder and CEO Jeff Olson felt like he was destined for failure. The trajectory of Olson’s life changed once he discovered what would become his life-long philosophy—a philosophy that he would eventually document in his bestselling book, The Slight Edge. Essentially, The Slight Edge philosophy states that little steps—compounded over time—make great things possible. This book belongs on everyone’s personal development bookshelf.
From the September 2024 issue of Direct Selling News magazine.
