Category Archives: Great Books

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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Points About Leadership from Think and Grow Rich

Napoleon Hill includes a segment in Think and Grow Rich called “The Major Attributes of Leadership”. I found those points to be consistent with my ideas about leadership as well as examples of what I consider to be good leadership, … Continue reading

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Review of The 5 Love Languages

The 5 Love Languages is a great little book by Gary Chapman. Chapman goes into a lot of detail about various aspects of relationships, with a special focus on communication and “love languages”. According to Chapman, a love language is … Continue reading

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Mindset

I’ve learned a lot over the past year, especially in the area of self-improvement. If I could sum it all up in one simple phrase, it would be this: mindset is everything. There are a lot of different life hacks … Continue reading

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My Rules

There are several rules I do my best to follow. Some of them are in line with my concept of morality and others are simply useful in everyday life. I sometimes break them because I’m fallible, but I mostly abide … Continue reading

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