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# Blackbird's Bullets #11: 2nd book coming, WFH snitches, and coffee-cup lids
- URL: https://www.peterkos.org/blackbirds-bullets-11/
- Published: 2021-01-20T05:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-01-22T15:38:45.000Z
- Description: I announced my 2nd book; WFH snitches; Don Miller on The Learning Leader Show; and Wif Hof aka the Iceman.
- Author: Peter Kos
- Tags: newsletter

Welcome to [the #11](https://www.peterkos.org/tag/newsletter/). I'm happy to see that more people are signing up for my newsletter, and now I'm moving into the stage where I don't recognize the names of all the newly signed up folks. 

At least I see that I'm sending this out to people in **twenty** different countries across **Europe** and the **United States.** I hope you enjoy getting these short Wednesday snippets — [keep sending me feedback](https://www.peterkos.org/contact/), I reply to everyone. 

## This week's collection of interesting stuff to read, listen to, and watch: 

- 📗 On Sunday, I [pre-announced my 2nd book](https://www.peterkos.org/challenge-accepted/) with a working title **Challenge Accepted.** **From impostor to leader: becoming the boss you'd like to work for.**  
    
I've outlined **25 chapters** so far; it’s going to be an easily digestible read with quick tips in chapters that will be **shorter than 1500 words** — that's **five minutes of reading** or about three times the size of this very newsletter.  
    
I'll be launching **Amazon Kindle pre-orders** before **the end of January**, targeting the **publish date in November**.  
I'm considering **writing** most of the chapters **in public** — sharing them on this site as I go, and I'm happy to take any questions/topics/challenges that you'd like me to address. **[Submit them here](https://www.peterkos.org/contact/)** .
- 🕵🏻‍♀️ WFH has changed many things, but the American companies with shady business practices have one more worry on their minds as the [whistle-blowing soars](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-12/whistle-blowing-soars-to-record-with-americans-working-from-home?ref=peterkos.org). US SEC received 31% more tips on wrongdoing compared to a year before. It's not only that workers at questionable companies felt less loyal, but SEC has also paid out hefty snitching awards: one singing bird collected a hefty **$114 million** in October!
- 🎙 [Don Miller](https://amzn.to/35S6iKI?ref=peterkos.org) is an American author I found out about on [The Learning Leader Show](https://podcasts.apple.com/si/podcast/402-donald-miller-how-to-tell-your-story-take-action/id985396258?i=1000505596748&ref=peterkos.org). His latest book, [Business Made Simple](https://amzn.to/3c0LJj4?ref=peterkos.org), is on my Kindle reading list. I loved some of the sales and leadership wisdom Don dispensed in [this one-hour podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/si/podcast/402-donald-miller-how-to-tell-your-story-take-action/id985396258?i=1000505596748&ref=peterkos.org). My favorite part:

> *“There is one thing every successful person has in common: They have a *bias towards action*.” They *don’t let ideas die on the vine*. They *take action* to *make* those *ideas* *happen*. While others may have terrific ideas or be able to see an important issue from many angles, *action-oriented people are good at getting things done*.” They *see themselves as a hero, not a victim*. Ask, “How often do you position yourself as a victim?” How often do you talk about yourself as though you are not in control of your life? Do you believe other people are responsible for your failures?*

- 🧊 [Wim Hof](https://amzn.to/2Nn0rqJ?ref=peterkos.org), aka the Iceman, is a remarkable human being. Dutch native, he claims to have [uncovered the secrets to our health](https://www.outsideonline.com/2417379/wim-hof-method?ref=peterkos.org).  
Ice baths and cold exposure are not so new in the world of sports, and I once spent a couple of minutes in a special cryotherapy chamber at **\-185°C**. The regenerative feeling is fantastic, and I'm a big fan of **cold showers** ever since.
- ☕️ From cold exposure to my favorite beverage — coffee. [AJ Jacobs](https://amzn.to/3qMu6rN?ref=peterkos.org) is known as the guy participating in weird experiments — he once [spent a year living literally by the Bible](https://amzn.to/39Jhw5z?ref=peterkos.org). Here's [an interesting TED video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSY-GFkyTV0&feature=youtu.be&ref=peterkos.org) where AJ talks about the evolution of the coffee cup lid.

See you next week. Stay Hungry; Stay Foolish.  
Peter K.

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