Archive for October, 2009

To quote from the book “Anyone reading the book has made the decision that they aren’t currently where they want to be”. If there is anyone reading this review that isn’t currently where they want to be then maybe this is the book for them.

The problem isn’t the fear but how we hold that fear. If we hold the fear from a position of choice and power then the fear doesn’t win. If we hold it from a position of pain and hopelessness the fear wins.

It’s about responsibility, we have to make the decision as to how we are going to experience situations and not be a victim.

As well as examples the book provides exercises to expand our comfort zones.

YES

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By providing a month by month plan throughout the year this book maintains a steady flow of energy to negate unnecessary highs and lows.

The exercises and reviews allow us to test and measure different methods of networking and to set expectations in order to refine our networking skills.

The monthly plan including thoughts about Christmas cards and the celebration of other diverse cultural events throughout the year is a great idea.

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As you may have expected (From a book on business coaching written by a business coach) there is a happy ending to the story. Employing a coach is shown to increase the couples net profit by almost 500%

Even taking a cynical view of this book, most small business owners should find some benefit in this refresher on business basics such as Unique Selling Points and lead conversion rates.

YES

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The book breaks everything down into simple terms and is full of useful tips on employing the right person and getting rid of the wrong person. We are taken from the initial stage of advertising for the right person through performance management and if necessary to Department of Labour mediation.

One of the elements of the book is monitoring the employer /employee relationship so that the employees are provided the right atmosphere to keep them engaged, this way both sides benefit.

The book recognizes that there are some workers that are doing the bare minimum to avoid being fired.

Anyone who has read the 4 hour work week will know that Tim Ferris was disengaged in his paid job whilst he was researching his first online business. Disengaged people aren’t necessarily bad people they may be just misemployed.

YES

This is a book that provides a group of resources to help you assess and adjust your attitude to a positive setting.

These resources include (but are not limited to) a test to see what your positive attitude is and a collection of Gitomer’s affirmations.

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I wasn’t over fussed at his habit of numbering using decimal points, numbering from 1 to 5 then having 5.5 as the next step instead of 6 did nothing for me.

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Koch encourages us to be lazier in the areas that provide us the minimal (20% results)

This isn’t just a book about efficiency; it’s about concentrating on the important areas of our lives.

We are provided a three step plan to focus on the 20% of actions that give us the 80% of our results for each of the five areas of Self, Work & Success, Money, Relationships and the Simple Good Life.

The process requires that we prioritize and then focus on one area at a time. We do not move onto the next area until we have completed the work on the first area.

The main thing that we have to do to get the most out of this book is to Change our way of thinking into believing that Less is more.

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The annual updates are primarily to include new resources that are continually becoming available as technology and industries progress.

The tools in the book are designed not just for job searching but to help you decide on deeper decisions such as your mission in life.

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This inside story of survival in a concentration camp provides an interesting focus on the ways that man can chose his mental attitudes and   to survive.

This book introduces Logotherapy and gives us an insight in how it relates to people under terrible conditions.

This isn’t a book designed to condemn the holocaust but to show how anyone can overcome insurmountable odds

He recommends a sense of humour on all occasions (Even in the death camps).

The title mans search for meaning doesn’t refer to one meaning that is the be all and end all for everyone but that each individual must find their own life’s meaning.

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This wasn’t a flowery book on positive attitude but a reminder of how hard life really can be.

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Here vital friends are split into eight categories Builders, Champions, Collaborators, Companions, Connectors, Mind Openers Navigators & Energizers. Each of the categories is covered in depth in regard to their benefits and how best to profit from their strengths.

Anyone purchasing the book is provided with a unique code that allows them access to a website and allows them to catalogue their own friends into the different categories.

The book observes the fact that nowadays we concentrate a lot on self development and personal growth but should spend more time in fostering one on one friendships.

We are also informed that in our search for a work life balance it isn’t that easy to have a nice clean demarcation between our work and our family life. An argument before we leave the house for work can start us in a negative spiral for the day and a negative influence at work can follow through into our home life.

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I found it interesting the impact that friends have on our diet and other aspects of our well being. Best Friends with healthy diets and healthy lifestyles tend to foster healthy diets and lifestyles in ourselves, whilst best friends who have a predominantly unhealthy diet have an adverse affect on us.

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