I got amazing responses and feedback on my recent post, How To Get The Most Out Of Reading A Book. In this post, I discuss how to optimize your experience when listening to podcasts.Read More

I recently came across an old article titled, “The Simple Truth Behind Reading 200 Books a Year.”  Many of you know I’m an avid reader and podcast listener, so the title grabbed my attention.  After reading the article though, I think instead of focusing on the number of books, we are all better served if...Read More

For most of us, it’s tough. Day after day, month after month, year after year, we go to work and try to improve our lot in life. Over this time there are certainly days where we just don’t feel motivated, inspired, or see visible progress in our careers.  To get through those days, a little inspiration...Read More

Numerous books, articles, speeches, blog posts have been written over the last few years about why content marketing is required as part of any company’s marketing and sales strategy. Youtility: Why Smart Marketing Is about Help Not Hype by Jay Baer, does an excellent job explaining why content marketing is the best approach to reaching...Read More

One of the most talked about books over the past year is the New York Times bestseller, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg. I read this book because I was interested in utilizing habits to reduce the numerous decisions I have to make every...Read More

If you don’t read Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive, By Robert Cialdini, you are doing yourself and your organization a huge disservice. This awesome book, by the best-selling author of Influence, is a quick read with many, many tips on how to improve your relationship and your ability to influence those you...Read More

All businesses, especially those in the service industry, struggle with distinguishing their business and services from those of competitors. Scott McKain, tackles this issue in, Create Distinction: What to Do When “Great” Isn’t Good Enough to Grow Your Business. Scott is a leading expert on business and professional distinction, the founder of the Ultimate Customer...Read More

There’s not a single word to describe this novel, so I’ll try seven: outrageous, hysterical, brilliant, originally creative, goofy, zany.  Of course, there are many more adjectives that can describe A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. While my reading tastes usually run to non-fiction and business books, I picked this one after Amazon...Read More

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Entrepreneurship doesn’t just describe business owners, it can describe adventure travelers as well.  As I read AWOL on the Appalachian Trail by David Miller (link to book here), I couldn’t help but think his thru-hike from Georgia to Maine was a true entrepreneurial endeavor. Most dictionaries define entrepreneur as one who “by risk and initiative...Read More