Walking with God – An Overview – Part 1
Book Review – 4 Disciplines of Execution: Getting Strategy Done
4 Disciplines of Execution: Getting Strategy Done
Author: Sean Covey, Chris McChesney & Jim Huling
Sonya’s Review: This is a really ‘new’ book to me, a good friend of mine introduced me to it 🙂 and we have had many conversations about it.
It was one of those books that ‘just make sense’. I’ve known about goals for a really long time, but never heard of them explained so simply. 🙂
A Goal takes you from point A to point B by a certain time. Thats it, just that, so simple… 🙂
The Four Disciplines of Executionare:
- Focus on the Wildly Important;
- Act on the Lead Measures;
- Keep a Compelling Scoreboard;
- Create a Cadence of Accountability.
To achieve our goals we need to look at the process, what will it take for us to get from point A to point B???
I could rave about this forever, but wont bore you 🙂
MOST Definitely a MUST read type of book 🙂
*****
Publisher’s Summary
An insightful new work from the multimillion-copy best-selling author Sean Covey and the FranklinCovey organization, based on their work with hundreds of thousands of employees and large companies to unveil the essential disciplines proven to help businesses and individuals realize their most important goals.
A publishing phenomenon, Sean Covey and the FranklinCovey organization have become one of the most respected brands in the highly competitive world of thought leadership in business. In his latest work, Covey lays out an unprecedented plan for goal-realization that will revolutionize the way we approach our dreams.
The 4 Disciplines of Execution provides a simple, proven formula for achieving the goals that every individual or organization needs to reach. From Marriott to the U.S. Navy, Covey and his team have worked with more than 200,000 people in hundreds of organizations to improve performance, identifying and honing four secrets of perfect execution: Focus on the Wildly Important; Act on the Lead Measures; Keep a Compelling Scoreboard; and Create a Cadence of Accountability. By allowing teams to separate those urgent tasks that demand attention merely to keep a company alive – called the “whirlwind” – from new, “wildly important” goals that promise to break new ground, these disciplines empower leaders to accomplish what is by far the most difficult aspect of creating results: executing a strategy that requires a change in behavior. Simply put, this is a work that no business, however small or large, can afford to pass up.
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Book Review – The Magic of Thinking Big
The Magic of Thinking Big
Author: David Schwartz
Sonya’s Review: This book was one that I heard about on a podcast I was listen to 🙂
I love it, so up my alley 🙂
Set your goals high…then exceed them!
This book is a book of action, so don’t just read it, take action. It will help you with lots of different things 🙂
Believe you can succeed and you will:
-Cure yourself of the fear of failure
-Think and dream creatively
-You are what you think you are
-Make your attitudes your allies
-Learn how to think positively
-Turn defeat into victory
-Use goals to help you grow
-Think like a leader
And of course, definitely a MUST read type of book 🙂
*****
Publisher’s Summary
With more than six million copies sold worldwide, David Schwartz’s timeless guide and best-selling phenomenon, The Magic of Thinking Big, is now available for the first time as an unabridged audio edition.
Millions of people around the world have improved their lives through the timeless advice David Schwartz offers in The Magic of Thinking Big. In this best-selling audiobook, Schwartz proves you don’t need innate talent to become successful, but you do need to understand the habit of thinking and behaving in ways that will get you there.
Filled with easy-to-understand advice, this unabridged audio edition – perfect for gift giving – will put you on the road to changing the way you think, helping you work better, manage smarter, earn more money, achieve your goals, and, most importantly, live a fuller, happier life.
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Book Review – Multiple Sources of Income – Positive Expectations
Multiple Sources of Income – Positive Expectations
Author: Bob Proctor
Sonya’s Review: A book about multiple sources of income, released in 2005, surely this was ahead of the times, not sure how many people were actually out there looking at multiple sources of income in 2005. 🙂
This book is by Bob Proctor, another favourite of mine. 🙂
It only takes 1 hours to listen to, 30 minutes if played on double the speed. 🙂
This is only and audio book, so you need to listen to it, write notes and then listen again 🙂 I ‘studied’ it on a plane over 3.5 hours, wrote lots of notes and have lots of ideas 😉
Definitely a MUST read type of book 🙂
*****
Publisher’s Summary
Can you imagine creating 10, 40, or even 100 different sources of income for yourself? For most people, that thought alone is a hard one to fathom; they immediately picture long, hard hours of never-ending work. But creating an MSI (Multiple Source of Income) isn’t about increasing exponential hours of work or your focused attention, it’s about increasing exponential, ’round-the-clock income through these incredibly easy steps.
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Book Review – The ONE Thing
The ONE Thing
Author: Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
Sonya’s Review: This is another book that I heard talked about on one of the Podcasts that I listen to 🙂
So what matters most to you? In your personal and work life?
You want less – fewer distractions, less ‘noise’?
You want more – more productivity, more income?
After reading The One Thing yu will learn how to have both, but once again, just reading it wont give it to you, you have to take action 🙂
Are you ready to have more and less at the same time?
Definitely a MUST read type of book 🙂
*****
Publisher’s Summary
This is an book for busy people. If you want less on your plate and more for your life and career, tune in to the #1 Wall Street Journal best seller, The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results. The ONE Thing will bring your life and your work into focus. Authors Gary Keller and Jay Papasan teach you the tricks to cut through the clutter, achieve better results in less time, dial down stress, and master what matters to you. Unabridged version includes:
- A special foreword by Gary Keller.
- Interludes by legendary guitarist Monte Montgomery.
What’s your ONE Thing? For more information on The ONE Thing, events, coaching, and tools, visit www.The1Thing.com.
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Book Review – No More Dreaded Mondays
No More Dreaded Mondays
Author: Dan Miller
Sonya’s Review: Another Dan Miller book 🙂 Another must read 🙂
Wisdom, passion, working in the ‘job’ that you love. All common themes from Dan and I love every one of them.
Even before I was ‘introduced’ to Dan I had the same belief. I use to tell my kids, they could do anything they wanted in life if they just wanted it bad enough. I was never going to dictate to them what they should do as a career, it was always their choice.
There are so many people that are unhappy with their work. Why not do something about it? Find your passion and go for it 🙂
Yep, definitely a MUST read type of book 🙂
*****
Publisher’s Summary
As beloved talk-show host and best-selling author Dan Miller reveals, the only way to find true security is by following your calling and then finding or creating work that matches that calling and passion. No More Mondays‘ practical, inspirational advice speaks to people looking for guidance on how to launch a new career or business, those who want to stay in their current jobs and give the old 9-to-5 model a 21st-century makeover, and managers desperate to understand the way people want to work today.
For all of them, Dan Miller’s message is loud and clear: If you’re one of those people who dread going to work on Mondays, do something about it!
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Book Review – The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Author: Tim Ferriss
Sonya’s Review: I had heard of the 4 Hour Work Week for quite a while before I decided to read it. It is this huge big book full of amazing information that we could all implement into our businesses 🙂
I only ever succeeded at implementing one of the ideas and it changed this so much for me. He spoke about the fact that when we try to make appintments with poeple we go back wards and forwards trying to come up with a date and time that suites us both, and this takes up way too much time. He recommended implementing an online diary that people could book in. So if someone mentioned they wanted to have a meeting with you, you just send them a link to yur diary and they book themselves in. This literally changed my life 🙂
There are so many other great ideas and I will eventually implement them all 🙂
And yes, definitely a MUST read type of book 🙂
*****
Publisher’s Summary
If your dream is escaping the rat race, high-end world travel, monthly five-figure income with zero management or just living more and working less then this audiobook is the blueprint. Forget your tired, old retirement concepts and throw out that deferred-life plan – there’s no need to wait and every reason not to. You can have it all! This audiobook is the compass for a new and revolutionary world. Start living now!
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Book Review – Wisdom Meets Passion: When Generations Collide and Collaborate
Wisdom Meets Passion: When Generations Collide and Collaborate
Author: Dan Miller and Jared Angaza
Sonya’s Review: As I have mentioned previously, Dan Miller is someone who I really admire and love all his works, his books, his podcasts and his courses. I read this book after listening to his other book 48 Days to the Work You love. This was the first time I had been ‘introduced’ to Jared Angaza, Dan’s son and I was really taken with him. He has since released an amazing podcast and is doing amzing things 🙂
I love that this book talks about having wisdom, combining it with passion and achieving success 🙂 its a really cool book and I highly recommend that you read it 🙂
And yes, definitely a MUST read type of book 🙂
*****
Publisher’s Summary
Wisdom without passion is a Ferrari with no gas in the tank. Passion without wisdom is a tricked-out 57 Chevy with no steering wheel. Baby Boomers have relied on wisdom to pave the way to success. Education, knowledge, investing strategies, 401(k)s, real estate leverage, and carefully contrived career paths were expected to lead to success in the golden years. Seeing the overall failure of that formulaic approach to life, younger generations today have relied on passion as the guiding principle for their version of success.
Yet both are necessary. Regardless of age, those using only wisdom to achieve their goals are likely to end up disappointed and unfulfilled, feeling as though they have been chasing empty rainbows. Those trusting passion alone may lose the power of wisdom and end up underachieving, falling short of their potential, and unable to attain their worthy goals. In Wisdom Meets Passion, best-selling author Dan Miller and his entrepreneurial son Jared Angaza show how to blend the two, equipping readers to accomplish their greatest goals, experience the thrill of fulfilling relationships, create meaningful work, and complete their purpose and calling here on earth no matter which age group they represent.
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Book Review – Will It Fly?: How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don’t Waste Your Time and Money
Will It Fly?: How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don’t Waste Your Time and Money
Author: Pat Flynn
Sonya’s Review: I have been listening to Pat Flynn’s two podcasts for a really long time and love everything he does 🙂 So when he released this book it was only natural that I purchased the hard copy and the audio copy 🙂
Anything to do with starting a business interests me, anything that Pat writes about interests me, so those two together were always going to work 🙂
His concept is quite a good one and the free course that he has that goes along with the book is awesome, I have personally done it 🙂
Have a read and let me know your thoughts 😉
Most definitely a MUST read type of book 🙂
*****
Publisher’s Summary
Stop rushing into businesses born from half-baked ideas, misguided theories, and other forms of self-delusion. A lack of proper validation kills more businesses than anything else. As Joel Barker says, “Speed is only useful if you’re running in the right direction.” Will It Fly? will help you make sure you are clear for takeoff.
It answers questions like:
- Does your business idea have merit?
- Will it succeed in the market you’re trying to serve, or will it just be a waste of time and resources?
- Is it a good idea for you?
In other words, will it fly?
Chock-full of practical suggestions you can apply to your business idea today, Will It Fly? combines action-based exercises, small-scale “litmus tests”, and real-world case studies with anecdotes from the author’s personal experience of making money online, hosting successful podcasts, testing niche sites, and launching several online businesses.
Will It Fly? will challenge you to think critically, act deliberately, and dare greatly. You can think of the book as your business flight manual, something you can refer to for honest and straight-forward advice as you begin to test your idea and build a business that takes off and soars.
In five parts, Will It Fly? will guide you through the validation of your next business idea:
- Part one, Mission Design, helps you make sure your target idea aligns with and supports your goals.
- Part two, Development Lab, walks you through uncovering important details about your idea that you haven’t thought about.
- Part three, Flight Planning, is all about assessing current market conditions.
- Part four, Flight Simulator, focuses on the actual validating and testing of an idea with a small segment of a target market.
- Finally, Part five, All Systems Go, is to help you make sure your idea after all that will fly!
Please Note: Additional materials for this audiobook can be accessed at willitflybook.com/course
Please note: some of the links on this page are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn an affiliate commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you. Please understand that I have experience with all of these products, and I recommend them because they are helpful and useful, not because of the small commissions I make if you decide to buy something. Please do not spend any money on these products unless you feel you need them or that they will help you achieve your goals. You can read my full disclosure here.
Book Review – Key Person of Influence: The Five-Step Method to become one of the most highly valued and highly paid people in your industry
Key Person of Influence: The Five-Step Method to become one of the most highly valued and highly paid people in your industry
Author: Daniel Priestly
Sonya’s Review: So this is a fairly new book that has been added to my, must keep reading time and time again list 🙂
I had read one of Daniels other books – Oversubscribed and loved it. Then a friend of mine introduced me to Michael Clarke as he was coming to Cairns to do a seminar on the Key Person Of Influence. Michael and I caught up and I went to the seminar, listened to the book and totally fell in love with the concept.
I have been telling everyone about this book and even have the privildge of giving some of them away to people 🙂
Read it, and become a Key Person of Influence in your industry 🙂
Definitely a MUST read type of book 🙂
*****
Publisher’s Summary
Every industry revolves around Key People of Influence. Their names come up in conversation. They attract opportunities. They earn more money. Many people think it takes decades of hard work, academic qualifications and a generous measure of good luck to become a Key Person of Influence.
This audiobook shows you that there is a five-step strategy for fast-tracking your way to the inner circle of the industry you love. Your ability to succeed depends on your ability to influence. Start now by listening to this audiobook.
Please note: some of the links on this page are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn an affiliate commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you. Please understand that I have experience with all of these products, and I recommend them because they are helpful and useful, not because of the small commissions I make if you decide to buy something. Please do not spend any money on these products unless you feel you need them or that they will help you achieve your goals. You can read my full disclosure here.
