Archive for the 'Books' Category

Beyond Books: New Ways to Teach Yourself New Skills

Monday, August 18th, 2008

I love to read. At any given time, I’ve got three books in progress (most related to business and personal growth), and I religiously read two newspapers a day (the NYT & WSJ). When I was growing up, I always ate my breakfast while reading the back of a cereal box. Now I read […]

Ten Books that Changed my Life

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Just about every blogger has one of these - a list of books that changed their life. And I can understand why! You can really learn a lot about someone from a list like this, AND you get to benefit from knowing what books that truly inspired a transformation in another person. This was really […]

GradSpot.com’s Guide to Life After College

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Talk about a book I wish I had written. I’m really excited to share with you a free e-book called The Gradspot.com Guide to Life After College from GradSpot.com (written by the site’s Editor-in-Chief, Chris Schonberger). If it’s any indication for whether you’ll like the writing style, the first chapter is called, “Holy $*%#, I […]

Career Exploration: Taking a Fanstasy Job

Friday, May 9th, 2008

This exercise is adapted from a book called Resonant Leadership. I have many friends who are in transition between jobs - and more still who are wondering what’s next in their career. You may find this exercise helpful for articulating job qualities that are compelling, interesting and most importantly, thrilling.
Exercise: Taking a Fantasy Job
1. […]

John Wooden on Life and Leadership

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

I read a truly outstanding and inspiring book this weekend called

Naked Economics

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Ever wanted to strip down all that complicated, financial mumbo-jumbo from newspapers, blogs and books into something palatable? Consider reading Naked Economics, by Charles Wheelan. It’s a fantastic book - written with a sense of humor for those of us who weren’t born with an innate understanding of stock markets and bond ratings. As […]

Eat that Frog!

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

It has been said for many years that if the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that is probably the worst thing that is going to happen to you all day long.” -Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog!
If there’s […]