If you aren’t a fan of MMA or the UFC, you won’t get this. That’s the point.
George St. Pierre and NOS Energy
on June 9, 2013
It’s the Little Things…
on May 11, 2013
When I logged into Google this morning, here is the search screen that greeted me. No, it isn’t Google’s birthday; it is mine and the kings of data knew it. This isn’t all that difficult for Google to do, but it really is the fact that they did this. Did they score points with me [...]
The Super Manager
on March 23, 2013
What in the world could a restaurant manager teach about budding businessman about the high stakes world of corporate management? Plenty and in The Supermanager, Greg Blencoe lays out a no nonsense roadmap for anyone that is in management or aspires to be in management. I will keep this post short, mainly because Greg’s book [...]
Review: Flipping the Switch
on March 17, 2013
Last week, I reviewed John Miller’s QBQ, a book all about personal responsibility. This week I thought I would take time to share a few thoughts about his follow up book, Flipping the Switch (buy a copy). In Flipping the Switch, Miller takes the theories presented in QBQ and provides readers with critical principles to [...]
QBQ: 2 Things You Can Do Today to Get On the Path to Success
on March 10, 2013
About a week ago, a good friend of mine mentioned that he had been reading an interesting book called QBQ: The Question Before the Question, by John G. Miller. Intrigued, I downloaded a copy and read it the same night. If you are interested in a simple, yet highly impactful book to read, this is [...]
Do One Thing and Do It Well
on July 25, 2012
This week’s speed reading tips comes to us from the ancient art of Zen. Zen is all about focus and approaching every singe task you do with clarity and attention to what you are doing at the moment. This sounds easier than it is to practice. One Act, One Mind When you sit down to [...]
Book Review: It Starts with Food
on July 21, 2012
One challenge that almost any executive has is maintaining a healthy lifestyle and eating in a way that prevents weight gain. There are a million different diets available (and you’ve probably tried a few of them). Look no further. There is an exciting new book, It Starts With Food (affiliate link), by Dallas and Melissa [...]
Read Faster: Tip 2
on July 18, 2012
Are you looking for easy ways to speed up your reading? Here’s a tip that will help you read faster and learn more in no time – remove distractions. You have to concentrate if you want to be able to remember what you’ve read while speed reading. Removing distractions from your physical environment is your [...]
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking, by Susan Cain
on July 14, 2012
Pssst. Hey you. Yeah you – the really quiet one in the corner that doesn’t want to be bothered. I have a secret for you. There is hope. There is a fantastic book that can help you better understand the difference between introverts and extroverts. It talks about how being an introvert in today’s really [...]
Read Faster: Tip 1
on July 11, 2012
Read with a finger, not your lips. Years ago, I took a speed reading course and the very first thing they taught was that you must learn to stop verbalizing the words you read on a page. What do I mean by verbalize? When you see a word, most of us have a tendency to [...]
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