BOOK REVIEWS
Learn from the wise! Let these books illuminate your career.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ― Dr. Seuss
Hustle: Get Out of a Career Slump and Rediscover Fulfillment at Work
"The secret lies in making manageable tweaks and placing small bets on pursuits that propel you from who you are today to the person you’re destined to become." In their new book Hustle, Neil Patel, Jonas Koffler, and Patrick Vlaskovits―three of the nation’s top entrepreneurs and consultants―inspire the readers to become more of a world-class doer. [...]
A Review of The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness
There is only a fraction of a difference between failure and success. And it doesn't happen over a day or two, but rather over months and years. At least, this is what Jeff Olson points out in his book 'The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness '. There are really no new [...]
The 5 Choices – The Path to Extraordinary Productivity
"The secret to feeling and being highly accomplished is to rewire our brain to make intentional high value decision, have very focused attention, and have the sustainable energy to make it all happen." ~ Kory Kogon, Adam Merrill, Leena Rinne in The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity The authors (Kory Kogon, Adam Merrill and [...]
The Essentialist Manifesto – How to do less, but better
By focusing on saying no more often, being more selective, you can bring more value to your work and reduce stress of doing more. Greg McKeown has spent the last fifteen years obsessed with one question: What is it that keeps capable, driven people from breaking through to the next level? To his surprise, he found [...]
ZOOM: Surprising Ways to Supercharge Your Career for #CareerSuccess
How do stories influence us? Stories have the incredible power to transform our thinking or our future. Often, we want to model our success stories based on the experiences and journeys of people we praise or look-up to. Our perception of success is that of glorified awe and admiration toward the achiever. It's the outcome that is most [...]
Stand out and Get Ahead – Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success
Promote Yourself is a book for millennials who want to build successful careers and will help older generations understand the true value of millennials. The millennials are perhaps the most talked about generation on the web. Love them or not, there're here making a huge impact and shape the new workplace and Dan Schawbel is one [...]