I’m excited to announce the April selection for the Indie Business Book Club: Gradually Then Suddenly: How to Dream Bigger, Decide Better, and Leave a Lasting Legacy by Mark Batterson. This insightful book explores one of the most obvious realities: the best things in life happen gradually, then suddenly.
You've heard of an “overnight success,” right? If so, and you are at least 10 years old, you probably also know that there is no such thing. This is especially true in business. Since you had never heard of that new awesome skincare brand you just fell in love with, you may be tempted to think that it must be an overnight success. After all, you'd never heard of it before.
Well, rest assured, it didn't happen “overnight,” and it probably didn't happen over 365 nights. If it's anything worth buying twice, it happened gradually, then suddenly.
Of course, this is the hardest thing for entrepreneurs to accept and plan on. We want everything to happen quickly. The faster, the better. But that's not life, and it is certainly not business. We are going to explore that reality in this book, and we are going to work together to create plans to accept it and be successful anyway.
Here are some of the things we will learn as we read the book together:
- how “overnight” successes (or failures) are the result of persistent, compounding actions
- what “long obedience” is, and how to harness it for the benefit of you and your business
- what to do when “gradually” is happening too slowly for you, and how to enjoy the journey while you're on it cathedral thinking—adopt a long-term perspective that changes your daily decisions and life trajectory
- and more!
Reading Plan
The reading plan progresses in our private Entrepreneur Member Facebook Group.
The graphic below displays our easy reading schedule.
About Mark Batterson
Mark Batterson serves as the Lead Visionary of National Community Church (NCC) in Washington, DC. NCC owns and operates Ebenezers Coffeehouse, The Miracle Theatre, the DC Dream Center, the Capital Turnaround, and Culture House as gathering places for the community and funding for church causes. Mark holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Regent University and is the New York Times bestselling author of 25 books.
Purchase Gradually Then Suddenly
Buy this and other Indie Business Book Club picks at IBN's Amazon shop.
Of course, you can also purchase the book at your favorite local book store or check it out of your local library.
Are you ready? Let's do it.
Join us!
If you're not familiar with the Indie Business Book Club, you can click here for more information.
If you're a member of the Indie Business Network, make sure to join us in our private Entrepreneur Members Facebook group to get started.
If you're not an IBN member, what are you waiting for? Join now and enjoy the book club and tons of other benefits to help you and your business become better every day.
