Picks and Notes by Eric Chow

Chow’s Choice.

Eric Chow’s picks and notes: on operations and leadership, on personal branding from inside a personal branding firm, and on the books worth reading.

The Posts

The Latest.

Leadership · · 5 min read

Planting Seeds in Fertile Soil.

Two sentences changed how Eric lives: one from a friend, one from a teacher’s whiteboard. Why your words matter more than you think.

First published on Medium

Notes · · 5 min read

You’re Not Tired.

On the days we call ourselves tired, we may be covering for something else: a day without meaning, or loneliness.

First published on Medium

Leadership · · 2 min read

Caring Is a Strength.

Caring about people is a strength in life and in business, once you learn the lessons that keep it from holding you back.

First published on Medium

Notes · · 17 min read

The Podcast in January 2020.

Lessons from a month of conversations on The Eric Chow Empowers Podcast: relationships, intelligence, your inner circle, and a meaningful life.

First published on Medium

Notes · · 7 min read

Is That Person Really “Winning” Life?

What winning in life actually looks like, why appearances do not show it, and the three ways we get it wrong.

First published on Medium

Reading · · 3 min read

Book Recommendations.

The books Eric recommended at the start of 2020, and what each one gave him.

First published on Medium

Personal Branding · · 7 min read

How Do I Bring Value to Others?

How Eric’s content grew from travel photos to a podcast, and the simple answer it taught him: execute, and listen.

First published on Medium

Notes · · 5 min read

Self Improvement and Self Love.

From episode 4 of The Eric Chow Empowers Podcast: why growth starts with accepting yourself, and three ways to begin.

First published on Medium

Why Chow’s Choice

A Decade of Reading.

For nearly a decade, I have been obsessed with reading books on personal development, from business, communication, emotional intelligence, leadership, productivity, psychology, sales, wealth, and related genres.

Eric Chow · Foreword, Personal Branding: A Manifesto on Fame and Influence
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