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Who Moved My Cheese?
By: Dr. Spencer Johnson
The only constant in life is that everything changes. Change is such a powerful force in one’s life and knowing how to deal with it is crucial in both the business world and in our personal lives. Who Moved My Cheese is an amazing guide that teaches us how to embrace and adapt to change. The concepts in this very short book have lived with me and constantly replay in my head whenever I face new and different events in my life. It is a very short read and one could very easily read this book in 45 minutes. This book has changed my life in such a positive way. Every time I go through a new and unfamiliar situation, I think back to this book and ask myself, “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?”
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"Be ready to change quickly and enjoy it again and again (and again) they keep moving the cheese!" |
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Secrets of Power Negotiating
By: Roger Dawson
You will never realize how important negotiation skills are until you read this book. The author, Roger Dawson, is one of the country's top negotiating experts and a leading speaker on sales and management. Everyday, you are constantly negotiating. You negotiate with your friends on where to go eat dinner, you negotiate with your professors for your class grades, you negotiate any time you need to reach an agreement with another person, and you negotiate every time you want something to be done your way. This book bears with it essential tools needed to be a better at making all parties happy; whether choosing to watch the movie Iron Man over some chick flick your girlfriend wants to watch or choosing to go party Downtown at Stingaree instead of going to the Typhoon Saloon in PB. This book will make life easier for you.
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Excerpts from the book:
"Devalue the importance of the bargaining chip--don't let them know how important it is to you."
"If you reach an impasse, set aside the key issue, and create momentum by reaching agreement on little points. "
"When asked for a small concession, ask for something in return--it stops the grinding-away process."
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The One-Minute Manager
By: Ken Blanchard & Spencer Johnson
This book is not about becoming a leader or a manager in one minute; instead, it is about how a manager can achieve big results in very little time. The authors talk about the three basic secrets that a one minute manager should follow: One minute Goals, Praising and Reprimand. The authors also stresses on the fact that 'people' are the most important resource in any industry. Written in the form of a story, the book meets its purpose of putting across the basic motives of a manager in very simple but powerful words. What Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson has written has already become a management masterpiece with the book being made a compulsory reading in many industries in the US and Japan. This book is your magic mantra to what can be achieved in ONE MINUTE !
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Excerpts from the book:
"Praise people immediately, help them reach their full potential. Catch them doing something right."
" People who feel good about themselves produce good results. But let me frame it another way, Ignite your positives of today making them your everyday display, don't allow negatives to decoy."
"Help people attain their goal, get them to accomplish the right thing"
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The 4-Hour Work Week
By: Timothy Ferriss
One of the most forward-thinking books I have read. It discusses, what author Timothy Ferriss calls, the “New Rich” and what is important to this new generation; the New Rich value time instead of money, so we do what we can to automate our lives in order to spend our time doing things we actually enjoy. We can spend our valuable time with family instead of at pointless meetings, learning how to dance the tango instead of sitting in a cubicle, traveling for months or even years instead of only taking a few weeks of “vacation time” from your company. This book will set you free and will help your entrepreneurial spirits flourish. With very practical sections after each chapter on exactly what resources are available, you are sure to find new ways of automating your life while earning residual income to live the lifestyle you’ve always wanted to.
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Excerpt from the book:
" Parkinson's Law dictates that a task will swell in (perceived) importance and complexity in relation to the time allotted for its completion. It is the magic of the imminent deadline. If I give you 24 hours to complete a project, the time pressure forces you to focus on execution, and you have no choice but to do only the bare essentials." |
