How to Win friends and influence people have been read by millions of people who want to become better at dealing with their fellow humans, improve their leadership, or just simply get people onboard with their great ideas. This book review you will learn:1. Why this book became so popular.2. Lessons from the book3. Who […]
Quick Review: Crucial Conversations – High Stakes Communication!
Crucial conversations can be found everywhere unless you are actively avoiding other people, or life in general. Most people avoid crucial conversations or, if they have the courage to take them on, then they handle them poorly and suffer the consequences. It’s better to learn how to communicate effectively so that you don’t miss out […]
Quick Book Review: The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber
The E-Myth Revisited is a book that will help you as a small business owner to break free from busywork and turn your company into a well-oiled machine that could run smoothly — even without you. The Entrepreneurial Seizure Have you gotten the entrepreneurial seizure yet? That’s when a person with technical skills decide to […]
Book Review: The Moral Animal by Robert Wright
Evolutionary psychology can be harsh and uncomfortable. The logic of it might strike some as too Machiavellian to be a part of human nature. But to an evolutionary psychologist it’s cunning way adds credibility. Huxley has a great quote for this: “the indecency of the process is to a certain extent in favor of its […]
Quick Book Review: The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma
At first couldn’t stand The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma. It’s tells a fictitious story about an artist and an entrepreneur who meet at a Tony Robbins style self-help event. They both bond with what they believe to be a homeless man, BUT — surprise! — he is actually a billionaire business magnate going […]
Quick Review – Oversubscribed by Daniel Priestley
In Oversubscribed, entrepreneur and author Daniel Priestley explains why you want a product that where demand outstrips supply, and how to make it happen in your business. Oversubscribed Being oversubscribed is about having more customers than you could possibly serve. Why would you want to be in that position? Don’t you want to be able to […]
Quick Review: The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
Klein’s theory is that fundamentalist capitalists pray on disaster stricken countries to take advantage of the chaos to sell out the public sector. 📝 Disaster capitalism: “Orchestrated raids on the public sphere in the wake of catastrophic events”. 📝 Laissez-faire: A economic system with a minimum or no interference by government. 📝 When the government […]
Quick Review: Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
‘Shoe dog’ is industry slang for someone who has dedicated his or her life to the footwear industry. Phil Knight, the founder of Nike, is definitely is one of them. —————————————— He wanted to be an athlete but didn’t have the skills. Is there a way to experience what athletes did without being one? He […]
Quick Review – Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker was one of my favorite books last year. A Wake up call to the importance of sleep. It was not just a phenomenal book but also triggered a lot of changes in my life. It’s 4:36 AM when writing this. I’m wide awake after a night messed up sleep. […]
Quick Review: Parallel Universes of Self by Frederick Dodson
Parallel Universes of Self says that, according to the “Parallel Worlds Theory”, that everything that can happen does. Universes branch into infinite versions with every possible event. Frederick Dodson claims that the parallel universe principle can be applied to your reality and be used to alter your everyday life. Sounds “out there”?! Let’s take a […]