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Who Not How

Written by: Dan Sullivan,Dr. Benjamin Hardy
Narrated by: Dr. Benjamin Hardy
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The world's foremost entrepreneurial coach shows you how to make a mindset shift that opens the door to explosive growth and limitless possibility - in your business and your life.

Have you ever had a new idea or a goal that excites you...but not enough time to execute it? What about a goal you really want to accomplish...but can't because instead of taking action, you procrastinate? Do you feel like the only way things are going to get done is if you do them? But what if it wasn't that way? What if you had a team of people around you that helped you accomplish your goals (while you helped them accomplish theirs)?

When we want something done, we've been trained to ask ourselves: "How can I do this?" Well, there is a better question to ask. One that unlocks a whole new world of ease and accomplishment. Expert coach Dan Sullivan knows the question we should ask instead: "Who can do this for me?"

This may seem simple. And it is. But don't let the lack of complexity fool you. By mastering this question, you will quickly learn how billionaires and successful entrepreneurs like Dan build incredible businesses and personal freedom.

This audiobook will teach you how to make this essential paradigm-shift so you can:

  • Build a successful business effectively while not killing yourself
  • Immediately free-up 1,000+ hours of work that you shouldn't be doing anyway
  • Bypass the typical scarcity and decline of aging and other societal norms
  • Increase your vision in all areas of life and build teams of WHOs to support you in that vision
  • Never be limited in your goals and ambitions again
  • Expand your abundance of wealth, innovation, relationships, and joy
  • Build a life where everything you do is your choice - how you spend your time, how much money you make, the quality of your relationships, and the type of work you do

Making this shift involves retraining your brain to stop limiting your potential based on what you solely can do and instead focus on the nearly infinite and endless connections between yourself and other people as well as the limitless transformation possible through those connections.

©2020 Hay House (P)2020 Hay House

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A simple message.

These principles are paramount. I will be getting my business partner to listen to this book. It really is all concepts we have spoken about before, but through the book you realize that by not implementing this principle you are cutting yourself off at the knees.

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Who was missing on this book

Basically this book can be summarized in Putting a right person on right seat, which I strongly agree, what I did not like about this book is Dr. Hardy is not following his own recipe, to start, he did not use the “who “ to write this book , did not use “ who “ voice actor, Editing was not done by “who “ , to summarize the book , I can say find a right person for a job.
This is my opinion , the message on the book is great, however who ever wrote the book was not the who , definitely wrong narrated, sound was not edited by a good professional specially during two people conversation.

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This book was recommended to me,and I am grateful!

I needed this! currently planning my 2024 goals, and this allows me to expand my mind and believe that I can achieve it. I need to find my Who's to take me to the next level and faster!

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Valuable reminder for all entrepreneurs

Enjoy every minute of listening to this. I highly recommend for all entrepreneurs.

Currently listening to for the second time .

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Incredible realization

I am an entrepreneur and constantly struggle with doing everything myself and the costs involved with hiring. I also always feel like I’m in competition with everyone else. Throughout listening to this book I hired two new employees to help me and reached out to others in my field to ask questions and collaborate. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my chest and I cannot wait to see how my business can grow. Thank you.

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Thought provoking

Some good ideas. Made you think of what changes you could make in your own life to have other people do things you do or have always done. It's easier said than done but some really good ideas to get your mind thinking about doing things differently to achieve bigger and better results in both your personal and business life.

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Easy listen, powerful concept.

Useful, succinct and impactful. Definitely a must read if you’re committed to growing past the initial phases of your business.

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Revolutionary

A must read. Thought provoking and mind shifting read. Definitely makes you review yourself and puts things in clear perspective

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Tons of useful tips and inspo

The book motivated me to take the next step in my entrepreneur journey…thank you!

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Great book

Love this book so many takeaways already. Easy to immediately implement and create results. I have started using it in my business

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  • LeAnn
  • 2021-06-02

Valuable information - poor performance

The information is stated in a clear way in which one really understands what working as a team and with others is what will quickly allow you to reach your goal. I will review the information again and the more you can apply to your business, the more successful you will become.

The performance though is poor. the cover says "read by..." which is so true. there are many authors who are not talented in narration and Benjamin Hardy is one of them. What really baffles me is all through the book they declare how you should always look to WHO and not just HOW, so why didn't they take their own advice and work with a voice-over artist who could have done such a better job of narrating the material, which is excellent.

It is nice that at the end of each chapter he interviews Dan Sullivan and the additional nuggets in those interviews are wonderful.

I made it through the entire book because the content is so valuable, just really wish they would have had someone else narrate the book.

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  • Jeff J.
  • 2021-05-13

Could be 1/2 as long

It was good to listen to. Here is the book summary - quit doing everything yourself and hire people to do it for you. The end.

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  • I keep it real
  • 2020-12-06

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It had decent advice but I can’t get over the narrators. Boring!!! You need to have some UMPH in your voice if you’re going to read a “empower” book. I do not recommend

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  • andy hough
  • 2020-10-25

Leadership practical!

Listened to Who Not How in a day, less than a month after hearing the phrase for the first time. As an "ADHD.Rocks" evangelist, I look back on a 25 year career chafing against all the work I did that was a terrible fit.

Now that I realize my ADHD is an advantage not a curse, I also know that "procrastination is a que to start lookong for the who", rather than pile up yet another well inspired but undone project.

Ben Hardy is a great author and pleaasnt to listen to. The interviews with Dan Sullivan were informative, intimate, and inspiring. The only thing I didn't like about the book is how Hardy knocked yet another three-word book title out of the park. Leave some for the rest of us, Bud!

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  • T. M. H.
  • 2021-01-13

This was 90% too long

This book could have been 10% as long and still stated the same information. It was completely repetitive.

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  • Collier
  • 2020-12-01

Who Not How

This was my first Audible purchase and it was an inspiration to listen to. I’ve always been fascinated by collaborative endeavors; garage bands that land a contract, garage inventors who earn a patent, designers who unite rather than fight.

This book delves into the “who” (the relationship) of why these teams do so well. Full of inspiring tales and practical steps, this book is worth another listen.

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  • Tyler Drake
  • 2020-12-25

The wisdom in this book is a game changer!

Where to begin... I’ve been paying attention to Dan Sullivan for 6 or 7 years at this point, there is nobody as clear on being a hero to entrepreneurs than him. His concepts around Unique Ability and Unique Ability Teamwork to build a Self-Managing Company helped shift my mindset away from competition and into collaboration. His concepts and thinking tools have been incredibly valuable to me as a person, a leader, partner and soon to be father. This is the best summation of what Dan has created in his nearly 5 Decades of Coaching Entrepreneurs.

Ben, you crafted this book impeccably by leaning into the Who Not How concept and discussing where How’s outside of your Unique Ability caused stress, friction and lack of progress. All Progress Starts By Telling The Truth, and you led courageously with your brake downs in the process. Experience is the best teacher. Collaborate with Who’s that have Unique Abilities towards your Shared Vision and Purpose. That’s when the ease, flow and abundance shows.

Thank you Ben Hardy, Dan Sullivan, Babs Smith, Tucker Max, Shannon Waller, Joe Polish, Dean Jackson and the whole team at Strategic Coach for co-creating this beautiful framework and catalyst for myself and so many others! Many blessings to you all, cheers!

-Tyler Drake

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  • J. Pierson
  • 2021-03-30

Title Says it All

I was hoping to gain additional nuggets of wisdom, but the title says it all. Additional chapters only seek to back up the title with story. If you can't comprehend the title, read the book. If you get the title, RUN with the concept. The interviews with the author at the end of each chapter are insightful and save the performance.

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  • DM
  • 2020-11-29

Good main message but drawn out

Very important title message but very drawn out. The entire book could have been done in a blog as opposed to an over 5 hour audible

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  • Maria P
  • 2020-12-24

Another great book by Ben Hardy!

Great book, great concept! Anybody looking to take their business to the next level needs to read or listen to Who Not How! The ideas and examples are so plentiful, you can’t help but walk away with a way to help your business. The concepts from Dan Sullivan and Strategic Coach are priceless. Joining Coach should be priority number one!

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