Ok, so I said my last post was going to be my last ever. Not only did the title betray the fact that I’m a fan of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy books, it just turned out to be incorrect. Life moves on and sometimes we come full circle. Quantum Gardener is an essential part [...]
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I’ve just added the classic “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill to my recommended reading list after powering through it in a week. It taught me a lot about finding my passion for what I really want to do and incidentally was an interesting lesson in the history of the United States in the [...]
Clarity is always important. Megan Casey over at SquidBlog provides a great tip and example of how clarity can enhance a book referral. If you read it and apply the principles, you can see how you can expand your blog linking as well. If you network, the same applies there as well when describing ideal [...]
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I came across this quote in Presence and was powerfully struck by its relevance to a conversation I had had a few days before. Nick Hanauer, a past board member of Amazon.com is quoted as saying… “When asked about the role of intention in his entrepreneurial experience, Hanauer said, “There’s no doubt about the value [...]
Terry Frazier has listed the core reference books he has on his bookshelf and in response to me providing him with my list, asked which I refer to most regularly. All are within arms reach so none sit directly on my desk, yet as I’ve been pondering listing those which have been most influential and [...]
Stephen Denning, the author of The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling has commented on the role of emotions in learning. He conjects that “narrative is important for high-speed learning: it can engage the heart” and suggests that learning is easy when we are motivated to learn. I agree. As with anything, a mood of ambition or [...]
I really connect with the quote by E. M. Forster as posted on the Gurteen Knowledge Log. I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little further down our particular path than we have gone ourselves. I’d like to think syncronicity has [...]
