Top 5 Tuesday 12.22.15

Top 5 Tuesday 12.22.15

Here is your weekly dose of Top 5 Tuesday: A list of things we are thinking, reading, watching, or doing to stay on top of our game and we think you should too:

Articles Worth Reading

3 Companies with Strong Strategies When it Comes to Attracting and Retaining Millennials

Great insight from Ryan Jenkins highlighting what organizations like GE, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Netflix are doing to attract and retain millennials.  Going to warn you in advance, a little outside the box thinking, right up our alley!

Quotes We Have Engrained in Our Minds

“Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyways – John Wayne

What We are Listening Too –

25 Great Things I Learned from Podcast Guests in 2015 – Tim Ferriss’ podcast is probably the highlight of our week.  Ranked among the top podcasts on iTunes, Tim does an amazing job pulling content out of people that can help anyone.  In this episode he review 25 things he learned throughout the year.  My favorite, listen to the same song over and over when writing.  Its been life-changing.

What we are watching –

Unbroken now showing on HBO.  Fascinating story aboutLouis Zamperini, a US Olympian who spend 47 days stranded on a raft then years in a Japanese prison camp during WWII.  We know we’re a little late but if you are too its worth 2 hours.

What we found cool – 

BlogPoets – BlogPoets is a collection of leading bloggers curated by Paul Drury. Blogpoets is free is a weekly newsletter highlighting top blogs for the week by various authors.  Its a great way to scan titles and read insightful blogs quickly.

Tip of the Week –

Whats the most popular business application we use every day? Skype-  Not much else to say other than it’s amazing.

Please let us know if there are suggestions for articles, quotes, shows, or tools we should highlight. Tweet us at @johngeades or @learn_loft.