Book Reviews
Do You Have the Willpower to Get it All Done?
There are some days when I have all the willpower and self-discipline I could ever imagine having and other days, well, I can’t muster enough to just get the basics done for the day. What’s up with that? I have talked to a lot of other people and they seem to have the same problem – inconsistency plagues us all apparently. But I wanted to know why. After all, all the experts push consistency in just about everything. So, I did a little digging and found a book, The Power of Habit Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, by Charles Duhigg. After reading it, I’m putting this book in my list of top favorites, probably close to the top. So many books rehash all the...
Read MoreBook Review – Made to Stick
If you want to understand why some ideas “stick” and others die on the vine, this is your lucky day. Ideas are like rocks and Made to Stick is the manual to show you how to polish those stones into glittering gems. Granted, not every stone harbors a gem. Likewise, not every idea is the next great thing, however, if you think your idea has potential … Brothers Chip and Dan Heath pull together expert research and common, well-known examples to illustrate that research, which makes the book easy to read (and more enjoyable than many non-fiction books that are research-based). If you look closely, you’ll see that the book follows the principles the...
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Blogs I follow
- Personal Development Simple and EasyWe are all so busy and if we’re not busy, we’re distracted. This is one area in your life that you should not overlook. When you are busy with the everyday demands of your life and family, sometimes it is… Read more › The post Personal Development Simple and Easy first appeared on Grow Your […]
- Ever Have One of Those DaysHave you ever had one of those days when the start is… let’s call it crappy? It’s how you respond to that crap that will determine more than how the rest of the day goes. Let me share a story… Read more › The post Ever Have One of Those Days first appeared on Grow […]
- Want to Achieve Your Goals FasterDo you want to achieve your goal faster? Let me ask you another question… What is the shortest distance between two points? This isn’t a trick, the answer is very simple, yes it’s one that you were taught at school…… Read more › The post Want to Achieve Your Goals Faster first appeared on Grow […]
- The significance of a little dashFunny how stories stay with you isn’t it? I remember listening to a speaker many years ago, probably on an audio cassette, as they described the significance of the little dash on a grave marker. That little dash that is… Read more › The post The significance of a little dash first appeared on Grow […]
- The Dreaded “C” WordThere are so many vulgar words in our day-to-day vocabulary these days. Some I’ve never even heard of before but non the less they are out there. To me there is one word, that mother of all words… it’s the… Read more › The post The Dreaded “C” Word first appeared on Grow Your Business […]
- A Confession and A LessonToday marks a significant milestone… 2020 will be over in just a few hours. This year has been one that we’ll look back on in years to come and marvel at how we made it through everything. And, we’ll pause… Read more › The post A Confession and A Lesson first appeared on Grow Your […]
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