Book reviews

Mar 8 Enchanted By Guy Kawasaki’s New Book, Enchantment

Guy Kawasaki’s tenth book, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions, hits the bookshelves and eReaders today. As always, Guy has written a book that captures the entrepreneurial spirit and challenges you to become more likable (and happier) in your work and personal life. Enchantment provides real-life examples and tips to help anyone, at… View Comments · Keep reading »

Oct 8 Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

“The best leaders are, in many ways, context makers.” – Daniel Pink What drives you? Daniel Pink provides some insight to help you answer that question for yourself in his newest book “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us”. Pink gained his experience on the subject of human behavior combined with a business edge… View Comments · Keep reading »

Sep 1 Book Review: The Fred Factor

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle Did you wake up this morning to change the world? ”The Fred Factor” Author Mark Sanborn thinks that you can do just that – everyday. He touts the benefits of emulating the practices of his Denver, Colorado Mailman Fred.… View Comments · Keep reading »

Jul 16 Add Smove to Your Vocabulary

Albert Einstein is proposed to have said “nothing happens until something moves.” Author of Smile and Move: a reminder to happily serve, Sam Parker, couldn’t agree more.

Sam’s recent book, Smile and Move is about keeping a positive attitude to improve work habits and build strong relationships. His book shines a light on what it means to have a positive attitude and actually take ACTION. Sam’s philosophy fits in nicely with the eOptimist vision to combine Optimist with action to create change.

Jun 21 Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard

Change can be exhausting. We all know this but now do we change? Motivating change is the basic premise of the Heath brother’s new book, Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard. The great thing about this book is that the basic idea and framework can be used to help motivate change in… View Comments · Keep reading »