Will by Will Smith

I way underestimated how good this book was going to be. Book Thinkers family, today's 1-minute book tip comes from Will by Will Smith, his brand new biography written with Mark Manson. And as a lover of Will Smith and his movies and also personal development books, I was surprised to hear that Will has actually read over 100 personal development and self-help books, including The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, which is one of my favorite books as well. But my biggest lesson from this book actually comes from early in the book where Will describes this experience where he and his brother have to rebuild a brick wall in his dad's place of business. Now it's a huge project and they get sort of intimidated by it, but Will's dad says, no, don't focus on the bigger project. Focus on each brick, lay each brick perfectly, focus on the process and the outcome will inevitably come. And it does. And when it does, Will's dad says, don't ever Tell me you can't do something again. Break it down into small chunks. You can do anything you want. I love that.