Striving for excellence in everything we do
Review of some of my favorite books
Book Review 5 – Today Matters by John Maxwell Health: I know and follow healthy guidelines daily, because my health gives me strength Why health matters today? Because your health impacts you emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. You can escape from a lot of things that might hurt you. you can quit a toxic job, move …
Book Review 4 – Today Matters by John Maxwell Priorities: I will determine and act on important priorities daily, because my priorities give me focus. Why priorities matter today? Because devoting a little to yourself to everything means committing a great deal of yourself to nothing. Focused concentration is one of the keys to success. …
Book Review 3 – Today Matters by John Maxwell Attitude: I will choose and display the right attitudes daily, because my attitude gives me possibilities. Is it possible for an individual to have success without a good attitude? The answer is yes, but their attitude will determine how much they enjoy the success. Your attitude …
BOOK REVIEW II – Today Matters by John Maxwell Successful people make the decision right decisions early and manage those decisions daily. What does that mean for us? As a starting point it’s important to remember that you will never change your life until you change something you do daily. Success doesn’t suddenly occur. You …
NEW BOOK REVIEW – Today Matters by John C Maxwell -> a classic. I love this book and I’m excited to share the next few posts about this powerful book. How often do you have a GREAT day? Is it the norm or the rare exception for you? The book starts out by tackling how …
BOOK REVIEW ! 📖Why are you here?Do you fear death?Are you fulfilled?This is a great little book to read… “The Why Café” by John Strelecky. If you don’t know your PFE, or Purpose For Existing, you’ll do many things, but many won’t be fulfilling and getting you closer to your goal, or you lose perspective …
Book Review Part IV -> “The Opposable Mind” by Roger Martin The integrative Thinker’s stance. Integrative thinkers are a varied lot, but Roger found their stances have in common six key features. The important aspect about these features, for the reader to keep in mind, is that no one can teach you these, you must …
Book Review part III -> “The Opposable Mind” by Roger Martin Mapping the Mind – How thought circulates. Integrative thinkers don’t retreat into simplification (making the issue at hand simpler than it should be) and specialization (slicing the problem and dealing with the parts). They dive into the complexity of the problem knowing they will …
Book Review part II -> “The Opposable Mind” by Roger Martin What steps do we take when thinking and deciding what to do? This could be a business decision, or a deciding where to go on vacation. First we ask ourselves a series of questions, those are features that we consider relevant and important, or …
NEW BOOK REVIEW -> The Opposable Mind: How successful leaders win through integrative thinking by Roger L. Martin One of my favorite books of 2019. What is integrative thinking after all? It is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in your mind at once, and then reach a synthesis that contains elements of both …