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Because some things never change

Sources of inspiration

I get inspiration from a range of different sources, such as books, blogs, movies, seminars, or just a conversation with a friend over a beer or two.

Jail Break: Not prison break, by Ali NishanHere follows a list of all the great sources that have inspired me, and provided valuable quotes and examples for my posts.

  • Seth Godin
  • Stephen R. Covey
  • My brain
  • Steve Pavlina
  • What matters now
  • Leo Babauta
  • Personal Leadership
  • Birgitta Granström
  • Randy Pausch
  • Steven Pressfield
  • Charlie Söderberg
  • IEEE Software
  • Mark Rovner
  • Fred Brooks
  • Nisse Simonson
  • C.A.R. Hoare
  • David Eisenhower
  • John Lennon
  • Jeffrey Pfeffer
  • Teddy Roosevelt
  • Marti Barletta
  • Grady Booch
  • Chip and Dan Heath
  • Tom Peters
  • Apolo Anton Ohno
  • Tim Sanders
  • Magdalena Forsberg
  • Samuel Johnson
  • George Bernard Shaw
  • Lifehacker
  • Robert Schuller
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • David Allen
  • Rune Larsson
  • Martin Gommel
  • Dale Carnegie
  • Joel Spolsky
  • Elizabeth Gilbert
  • Michelangelo
  • Jurgen Appelo
  • J. Richard Hackman
  • Thomas Nilsson
  • David Farragut
  • Jeff Atwood
  • Tim Burton

Sources are listed in order of how many examples they are the inspiration for.

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      (12)
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      (9)
    • Focus on what you can change
      (7)
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      (7)
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      (6)
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      (6)
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      (6)
    • You are what you think
      (6)
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      (4)
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      (4)
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      (4)
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      (3)
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      (3)
    • Learn and adjust
      (3)
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      (3)
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