Category Archives: Great Books

Don’t Make Assumptions

Time to revisit The Four Agreements. This time, we’re looking at the third agreement: “Don’t Make Assumptions”. Don Miguel Ruiz talks about how easy it is to make assumptions and how real they appear to be, even when they’re completely … Continue reading

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Review of Start With Why

Simon Sinek’s Start With Why is one of the best books I’ve read this year. Sinek does a great job discussing leadership, communication, efficiency, and other related subjects. He covers a lot of ground and does so in a memorable, … Continue reading

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Don’t Take Anything Personally

The second agreement Don Miguel Ruiz covers in The Four Agreements is “Don’t Take Anything Personally”. Like the other agreements, this one is simple to explain, difficult to practice, and powerful in its effects.  Ruiz says that whatever someone else … Continue reading

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Review of How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People

Some of you may remember my review of How to Win Friends and Influence People. If so, then this review will feel like a walk down memory lane. That book is very similar to How to Have Confidence and Power … Continue reading

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The Magic of Thinking Big: Getting Your Mind to Work for You

Your mindset affects everything you do, so having the right mindset is essential for accomplishing your goals. The Magic of Thinking Big contains a lot of great life hacks and this excerpt is one of the best. It shows you … Continue reading

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Review of The $100 Startup

The $100 Startup is a great business book that I read earlier this year. Author Chris Guillebeau offers a lot of advice on generating ideas, marketing, testing things out, launching products, and other related subjects. Guillebeau pulls a bit from … Continue reading

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Review of Think and Grow Rich

A few days ago, I finished reading Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. I had heard of this book before I bought it but I didn’t know much about the author or the message. Now that I’ve finished it, … Continue reading

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An Ounce of Prevention

You may have heard the saying “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” It simply means that it’s better to consistently maintain something than let it lapse and then try to get it back to where it … Continue reading

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Unity

I’ve seen a lot of divisive stuff online lately. I’m not going to say what it is but I think you know to what I’m referring. For this blog post, I’m going to focus on things that unite us and … Continue reading

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Stephen Covey on Leadership and Management

In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey talks a lot about leadership. The following is an excerpt from the book that examines the difference between leadership and management. Covey considers both important but also stresses the importance … Continue reading

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