Personal Growth
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009I have been talking about doing a project for months. Now I’m finally ready to do something.
Beginning June 1st, I want to do a community book review of Napoleon Hill’s The Law of Success*. A cheaper version ($10.99 vs. $30) of the book has become available and I think it would make an [...]
Larry Winget: ‘The Secret’ is a Total Load of Crap!
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009Once again, Larry hits the nail on the head with his latest blog post, ‘The Secret’ is a Total Load of Crap. In case you’re not familiar, ‘The Secret’ is a book that gained lots of attention when it was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show. I watched part of one of the [...]
Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends & Influence People” Summarized
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009I have been reading (again) Dale Carnegie’s awesome book, How to Win Friends & Influence People*. If you haven’t yet read this book, you should give it a shot. Listed below is a summary of what the book is about. The book is divided into three parts with principles for each part. [...]
I Want My Kids (and Myself) to Live This Poem
Sunday, April 12th, 2009I was reading John Maxwell’s classic book, Developing the Leader Within You*, last night and came across this poem that really resonated with me and I thought I would share it with you:
“Am I True to Myself?”
by Edgar Guest
I have to live with myself, and so
I want to be fit for myself to know,
I want [...]
Question of the Day - Goals
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009Here’s today’s Question(s) of the Day:
Do you have goals?
Are they written down?
How often do you refer back to your goals to track your progress?
I’m ashamed to say that I have gotten out of the habit of setting goals. I have always found the experience frustrating because I have a hard time trying to figure [...]
What Are Your Top 5 Strengths?
Monday, January 26th, 2009My wife told me about the book NOW, Discover Your Strengths* several years ago when her company was encouraging their managers to read the book and take the survey. I never got around to looking into the program until a couple of weeks ago when I picked up a copy of the book for [...]
What Are Your Thoughts on This Cashier’s Thoughts?
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009Check out this comment that was left on the post “Rude Customers” from last year (I did not edit the comment):
I agree with Sarah about her feelings for people after cashiering for over 5 years. At this point, I could care less about losing my job after dealing with so many rude customers. It is [...]
A Review of “People Are Idiots” by Larry Winget (and GIVEAWAY)
Monday, January 5th, 2009People Are Idiots and I Can Prove It!: The 10 Ways You Are Sabotaging Yourself and How You Can Overcome Them*
I love the title and cover of this book! That said, DON’T LET THE TITLE FOOL YOU…this is a VERY positive book!
For those of you not familiar with Larry Winget’s work, he’s known as [...]
Larry Winget’s Thoughts on ‘Poor Boomers’ Comments
Monday, December 22nd, 2008Recently, ‘Poor Boomer’ left the following comments on AFM about education:
Poor Boomer:
What’s with all the education hype? I have an awful lot of education and a minimum wage income - so what’s so great about education?
JLP:
poor boomer,
Education does not equal a great income.
Have you ever asked yourself why you only make [...]
Life Advice From John Wooden’s Dad
Friday, December 19th, 2008One of John Wooden’s biggest influences in his life was his dad, Joshua Wooden.
In his books (see the end of the post for a list of books), John Wooden explains how his dad gave him and his brothers simple rules to live by organized into what he called “Two Sets of Threes.” The first [...]