Category: Good Reads
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Use it or lose it.
I’m reading a very fascinating book, The Brain that Changes Itself, by Norman Doidge, M.D. No, it’s not a sci-fi book about a brain that takes over people’s body or gets out of control. It’s about your brain. It’s about my brain. In the early days of neuroscience, it was believed that the brain was…
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Rock stars and superstars.
In 2022, I finally picked up Radical Candor by Kim Scott. I’d heard of this book throughout the years, and even for a time listened to their podcast. Like most people, I figured I knew what the book was about, knew that it would be helpful, but figured I could practice being radically candid without…
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A Reminder of Hope
Endurance by Alfred Lansing The record of the ill-fated trans-antarctic expedition, as compiled and written by Alfred Lansing is a miracle. If you haven’t picked up this book before, and you enjoy adventurous stories of men conquering impossible odds, you won’t be disappointed. I had never heard of Endurance by Alfred Lansing before. My brother-in-law…
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Learning to fly.
Louder than Words by Andy Stanley. “The Wright brothers had flown, but they still needed to learn how to fly.” – biographer (Andy Stanley, Louder than Words) Everyone has their preferred genre or set of genres for reading. I am particularly curious about and thoroughly enjoy non-fiction books about business, leadership, psychology, and personal character…
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Building a Story Brand.
By Donald Miller. In January of 2019, my job took an unexpected turn. I had no prior experience to job’s changing beyond what I had previously applied for. Meaning, what I applied for and received from a company is what I was doing. I had never experienced changing jobs without applying for it. But it…