Work Like You’re Showing Off: The Joy, Jazz, and Kick of Being Better
Tomorrow Than You Were Today by Joe Calloway
The most appealing thing most of you will notice when you pick up this
book is that it is short! That’s good. I like short books. I like books
that are easy to read. I like my books to be entertaining. I want to
smile while reading it. I want the book to make me think about what I
can actually do differently to give me a better result. I am not looking
for earth-shattering commentary or big confusing concepts that are hard
to figure out and harder to implement. I want the books I read to be
simple, fun and have at least one great idea I can take away and use.
That is my formula for a great book. Joe delivers!
The part of the book that was MY take-away: What am I doing in my life
that I need to let go of to get better results? Joe asks a couple of
simple little questions about life and work that lead you in that
direction. Those questions made the book worthwhile to me.
You will find your own take-aways. My wife got something totally
different and didn’t even remember what I was talking about when I
mentioned my take-away. That is what is magic about a great book:
everyone finds their own take-away! This is my promise to you: You will
find your take-away and that one little idea can make you better.
Here is a bonus. The book is cheap. Yep...cheap!!! Ten bucks! Ten bucks can get you AT LEAST one great idea that
can make you like yourself and your life and your job more and make you
better tomorrow than you were today. That is the bargain of the year for
sure!!
Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a
Time
by Keith Ferrazzi
Remember the old line, "It's not what you know, but who you know."?
There is much truth in that. Creating a solid list of contacts you can
count in is an enormous step in becoming more successful. Keith
Ferrazzi's book, Never Eat Alone can teach you exactly what you need to
know to help you build a list of people you can work with to become more
successful. I met Keith on the set of CNBC's The Millionaire Inside and
he is a good guy. For me, that says it all. Get the book!
Everything I Know About Business I Learned from my Mama: A Down-Home
Approach to Business and Personal Success
by Tim Knox
If you could combine the business acumen of Steven Covey with the
down-home humor of Jeff Foxworthy, you'd have millionaire entrepreneur
and former comedian Tim Knox. In Everything I Know About Business I
Learned from My Mama, Knox offers a refreshingly funny account of his
rise from backwoods poverty to wealth and success. Along the way, he
presents commonsense lessons on the basics of business—lessons learned
from owning and operating businesses in the real world, not in some
business school fantasyland.
To succeed in life and in business, all you really need to do is listen
to your mama. Tim Knox did, and in this book is what he learned. Part
memoir, part self-help, and part business how-to manual, Everything I
Know About Business I Learned from My Mama serves up world-class,
Southern-fried business advice—with a side order of common sense. Dig in
and see how far Tim's mama's advice can take you.
Toxic People: Decontaminate Difficult People at Work Without Using
Weapons Or Duct Tape
by Marsha Petrie Sue
Having a hard time getting along with people you work with? Coworkers,
bosses and employees are all hard to get along with from time to time.
And then you have the really toxic person that adds to the challenge.
Want to know how to get along with them? Read my friend Marsha Petrie
Sue's new book, Toxic People: Decontaminate Difficult People at Work
Without Using Weapons or Duct Tape.
You will learn tips of dealing with the idiots you work with and more. A
simple and useful guide to dealing with difficult people!
Street Fighter Marketing Solutions: How One-on-One Marketing Will Help
You Overcome The Sales Challenges of Modern-Day Business
by Jeff Slutsky
This Larry’s Buddy book is by one of the most sought after marketing
consultants in the business. He is the King of low cost-high impact
marketing ideas. In fact, I will go as far as to say that no one can
teach you how to squeeze a nickel to get a dollar better than Slutsky.
This book is full of unique, fun, clever and DOABLE ideas that will work
for any business regardless of size.
