(Note: This is Faith Based Book) Foreword: If a dog is man’s best friend, perhaps his worst enemy is his mirror. Well, maybe his mirror isn’t really his worst enemy; It merely reflects the image of …
The Man In The Mirror: Solving The 24 Problems Men Face Read More »
Chapter 1 – Positive Intelligence and PQ Your mind is your best friend, but it is also your worst enemy. Positive Intelligence measures the relative strength of these two modes of your mind. High Positive Intelligence …
PART ONE Chapter 1 – Setting Up the Equation Happiness is the absence of unhappiness Happiness your default state Success is not an essential prerequisite to happiness While success doesn’t lead to happiness, happiness does contribute …
Chapter 1 – Weapons of Influence They (ethologists) have begun to identify regular, blindly, mechanical patterns of action in a wide variety of species…Called fixed-action patterns, they can involve intricate sequences of behavior… A well-known principle …
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini Read More »
STUDYING THE SYSTEM “Our little systems have their day.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson In Organizational Culture and Leadership, Edgar Schein offers the following taxonomy: (1) visible artifacts; (2) espoused beliefs, values, rules, and behavioral norms; and …
Leadership: Essential Writings By Our Greatest Thinkers edited by Elizabeth D. Samet Read More »
“We must fight the tendency to sleepwalk through our lives, and awaken. This is the fundamental aspect of the Hero’s Journey.” Insight #1: There are no mistakes, only lessons. There are right answers and wrong …
Introduction: There are three main ways people find fulfillment of their life meaning, in Frankl’s view, First, there is action, such as creating a work, whether art or a labor of love – something that outlasts …
Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything by Viktor E. Frankl Read More »
In the cycle of nature, there is no such thing as victory or defeat; There is only movement. And within that cycle there’re neither winners nor losers; There are only stages that must be gone through. …
Epicurus: “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” Epicurus is making two related points: first, desiring …
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It by Daniel Klein Read More »
Foreword “…unchaperoned, and left to our own untutored judgment, we are quick to aim low and worship qualities that are beneath us” “…no matter how different our genes or life experiences may be, or how differently …
Chapter 1: Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon recognized that the best way to inspire his people was through two means: imbuing people with the belief that they were fighting for honor and ideology, and rewarding good work.” P. …
SECTION ONE – DISCIPLINE Problems and Pain “Life is difficult…This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see the truth, we transcend it. …
Chapter 1: The ONE Thing “What’s the ONE Thing you can do this week such that by doing it everything else would be easier or unnecessary?” “Where I’d had huge success, I had narrowed my concentration …
Introduction …they have chosen not to focus on revenue growth or geographical expansion, pursuing instead other goals they consider more important than getting as big as possible, as fast as possible. To make those tradeoffs, the …
Five Stages of Decline: Hubris Born of Success Undisciplined Pursuit of More Denial of Risk and Peril Grasping for Salvation Capitulation to Irreverence or Death “The concept of hubris is defined as excessive pride that …
Rule #1: Exercise Boosts Brainpower One of the greatest predictors of successful aging was the presence or absence of a sedentary lifestyle. The gold standard appears to be aerobic exercise, 30 minutes at a clip, 2 …
Chapter 1: What Are You Afraid Of? Level 1 Fears – The Surface Story; Exterior Situations Those That Happen Those Requiring Action Aging Going Back To School Becoming Disabled Making Decisions Retirement Changing A …
Feel The Fear…And Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers, PhD Read More »
Part 1 (Pages 3-82): What is Happiness? “Even though our generation—in most Western countries as well as in increasing number of places in the East—is wealthier than previous generations, we are not happier for it.” …
Introduction: “The shortage of (exemplary) leaders is a result of three primary factors: demographic shifts, insufficient training and experiences, and the prevailing mindsets that discourage people from learning to lead.” “Exemplary leaders strive to mightily deliver …
Learning Leadership Book Summary (Kouzes and Posner) by Ed Robinson Read More »
Chapter 1 – Introduction: “…most business owners spend almost all of their time on less than $50 per hour activities. These activities are tactical, often clerical, and can be readily bought in the marketplace.” Information …
Introduction “Productivity isn’t about working more or sweating harder.” “…productivity is about making certain choices in certain ways. The way we choose to see ourselves and frame daily decisions; the stories we tell ourselves, and the …
