There are only a few times while reading this that I remembered that this was a business book. For the most part Ryan is just telling a story about how some interesting stuff happen in his life. It's kind of like a train wreck in the sense that I just couldn't help myself from looking at it but it made me squirm a few times and I felt bad for anyone caught in the … [Read more...]
52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week # 7 – The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure – by Grant Cardone
I once had an English teacher inform me that in order for my audience to actually receive and retain any kind of message I would need to tell them what I'm about to tell them, then actually tell them and finally tell them what I just told them. I had to hear this several times before it actually sunk in. Go ahead and re-read that now a few times to get it out of the … [Read more...]
52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week # 6 – It's Called WORK For A Reason! – by Larry Winget
There are few times when I don't appreciate a good wake up call and Larry delivers them like no one else. This is the 3rd book of his that I've read and they all have the same no nonsense style that I've come to enjoy. He's brash and he makes no apologies so if you are easily offended or too "high brow" to get down and dirty then you probably wont want to read this … [Read more...]
52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week # 5 – Blink – The Power of Thinking Without Thinking – by Malcolm Gladwell
If you have read any of Malcolm's other books you know that he is a great story teller. I actually listened to this book on Audio while driving to and from work and more than once this week I found myself sitting in the driveway at home and parking lot at work just listening to the various stories Malcolm uses to illustrate his points. It was great entertainment, kind of like … [Read more...]
52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week # 4 – Selling to anyone over the phone – Renee P. Walkup
This one is a bit of a cheat because I read the original edition almost 10 years ago and didn't even realize that there was now an updated 2nd edition. I must say that the team improved and updated the content for us and it makes a difference. I'm in a Call Center environment and on a daily basis I'm trying to adapt former face to face sales people into over the phone … [Read more...]