Books Made Me Do It

Welcome to the Books Made Me Do It podcast! 🎉

“If you want to love what you do, abandon the passion mindset (“what can the world offer me?”) and instead adopt the craftsman mindset (“what can I offer the world?”).” - So Good They Can't Ignore You

In today’s episode, Catherine is meeting with Ameer Alba (@ameeralba), CMO of Le Tribe Media, to discuss the book "So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love" written by Cal Newport. 

This disruptive book challenges the long-held wisdom of “follow your passion” and uncovers a better alternative, which relies on adopting the "craftsman mindset" and deliberately practicing on becoming so good they can’t ignore you. 

The author introduces the idea that passion comes after you put in the hard work to become excellent and highly skilled at something valuable, not before. In other words, what you do for a living is much less important than how you do it.

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“The universe has more than enough business and wealth for everyone—way more than enough.” - A Happy Pocket Full of Money

In this episode of the Books Made Me Do It podcast, Catherine sits down with Mimi Boyer, founder & coach at Happy on Mondays. Mimi helps ambitious coaches magnetize successful business so they can be happy on Mondays. Mimi chose to discuss the book A Happy Pocket Full Of Money: Infinite Wealth and Abundance in the Here and Now, written by David Cameron Gikandi. This life-changing book outlines a step-by-step model for the creation of wealth and happiness in your life.

According to the author, we need nothing from outside of ourselves to increase our wealth consciousness – in fact, all that we need is within us and available to any of us. Catherine and Mimi dive deep into the principles and practical steps on creating abundance. Are you ready to learn a new and fresh way to envision how you can create your most desired reality?

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Welcome to the Books Made Me Do It podcast! 🎉

“Before you can persuade anyone else, you have to persuade yourself. And oddly enough, the hardest person to sell on the idea of your potential is almost always yourself.” - Persuasion

In this episode of the Books Made Me Do It podcast, Catherine sits down with Samantha Kris, an international success coach, best-selling author and award-winning speaker. Samantha chose to discuss the book "Persuasion: A New Approach to Changing Minds" written by Arlene Dickinson, one of Canada’s most sought-after female businesswomen and co-star of the CBC hit Dragon's Den. Her book outlines how to master the art of persuasion to achieve success in business and life.

Samantha shares with Catherine why this book has been the #1 needle mover for her career and life so far. In this conversion, they share the tools and strategies you can start using today to achieve better success.

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“We’re capable of so much more than we realize. Most of us know precious little about what makes it possible to achieve and sustain excellence, especially as the volume and complexity of demand in our lives rise relentlessly.” - The Way We're Working Isn't Working

In this episode of the Books Made Me Do It podcast, Catherine sits down with Ashley Werhun, CEO and Co-Founder of Mentorly.co., a cloud-based mentorship solution for businesses, schools, and organizations looking to invest in their people. Ashley chose to discuss the book "The Way We're Working Isn't Working" written by Tony Schwartz, a book she first read as a professional ballerina. At the time, it resonated with her in relation to high-level physical performance. Now, as CEO of her own company, the book has taken on a totally different meaning.

This book introduces the idea that our ethic of “more, bigger, faster” is failing us, and undermining our energy, focus, creativity, and passion. As Tony Schwartz puts it, “we find ourselves in an energy crisis.”

Catherine and Ashley share actionable tips and strategies to help you transform the way you work and live, and to manage the relentlessly rising demands we all face in an increasingly complex world. Are you ready to uncover why some things in your professional life aren’t working, and what you can do to fix them!?

“Anything the human mind can believe, the human mind can achieve.” - Think and Grow Rich

As the Covid global pandemic had just started to unfold, our host Catherine hopped on a Zoom call with coach Ella Tsang to discuss Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill; one of the most universally recognized personal development books of all time. 

We hope this episode will be incredibly supportive for all listeners during this time. Think & Grow Rich is all about setting goals and taking action to achieve them. It outlines a roadmap to success based on the habits of highly successful (and wealthy) people. Join Catherine’s and Ella’s conversation and learn how to translate your desires into reality. 

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“Being a boss is about growing and learning who you are.” - Bossing Up 

In this episode of the Books Made Me Do It podcast, Catherine sits down with Alicia Waid, founder of Nvizion Media, a social media marketing agency based in Montreal. Alicia chose to discuss Bossing Up, a book that really resonated with her as a young entrepreneur. Bossing Up is written by Samantha Kris, an international success coach, author and speaker. In her book, she defines bossing up as “the act of harnessing your hunger and creating success. A true boss knows their worth, wants him, herself and others to succeed, and does whatever it takes to make it happen.” 

Catherine and Alicia share actionable steps and goal setting methods for anyone who wants to create success and live a life they’re proud of. If you're ready to make a shift in your life to earn more, live more and be more, this conversation will unlock the inspiration within you. 

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“Too many people never connect with their true talents and therefore don’t know what they’re really capable of achieving. In that sense, they don’t know who they really are.” - The Element

In today’s episode, our host Catherine Paquette is presenting a book that played a major role in her journey. The book is called The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything—written by Sir Ken Robinson, one of the world’s leading experts on creativity, whom you might already know from his TED Talk, which became one of the most-watched TED Talks of all time. Catherine shares a little more about her personal story, and how The Element has helped her to challenge herself in following her passions and connecting properly with her true sense of identity and purpose, and how you can apply these principles to finding your Element.

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“What is creative living? Any life that is driven more strongly by curiosity than by fear.” - Big Magic

Do you have projects you want to be making, that you aren’t making? Do you have something in you that you’ve always wanted to bring to life? Is fear sometimes blocking you from getting out there and just do it? In this episode of Books Made Me Do It, Catherine is meeting with entrepreneur Sarah Segal to discuss Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, a manifesto on inspiration and creativity written by Elizabeth Gilbert. Sarah is the founder and president of Squish Candy (@squishcandy), a Canadian premium candy brand and retailer. She shares her secrets to unleashing her creativity and how this book has inspired her to follow her own creative path and launch her business.

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“Don’t get distracted by areas where you can’t be the best. Focus. Evaluate your process and have the discipline to remove the activities or efforts that aren’t getting you closer to achieving your goals.” - Good to Great 

Have you ever wondered how good can become great? Is it a random chance, or is there some common thread among the individuals or companies that were able to make the leap from good to great? These are some of the questions we’ll be exploring in today’s episode, as we discuss Good to Great: How some companies make the leap and others don’t, a best-selling book written by Stanford professor Jim Collins. 

On this first episode of the Books Made Me Do It podcast, Catherine sits down with her guest (and mom!), executive leader Julie Tremblay, at Crew Collective Café in Montreal to talk about what factors, in her experience, can move a company from good to great and why this book, in particular, has had such an influence on her career, life and leadership style. Visionary leader, Julie Tremblay has held senior positions for over 20 years, including as President and CEO, COO and Vice President of HR within the Quebecor Group.

Follow our host Catherine Paquette on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyitscathp/
Catherine’s website: https://catherinepaquette.com/

Jingle, sound & editing: Antoine Fugere
Production: @laurencefugere

Welcome to the Books Made Me Do It podcast! In each episode, our host Catherine Paquette engages in passionate and insightful conversations with her guests, discussing the content of a book that had a positive impact on their life and career and that helped them get to where they are today. From business, creativity, marketing, entrepreneurship, productivity to personal growth - we dive into empowering takeaways and inspiration from the best books out there, hoping to help you create positive change in your life, too. Welcome to the Internet’s most inspiring book club! Follow our host Catherine Paquette on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyitscathp/ Catherine’s website: https://catherinepaquette.com/