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  1. What are your strengths?

    Ryan pointed to the very cool online quiz (slash hardcover book) called Strengths Finder 2.0. It’s a great tool (over 150 questions) that helps you determine what you should really focus on. Society says we should overcome our weaknesses. We should conquer that which we apparently cannot. I think our country was founded on that. Our [...]

    Jul 9, 2007 — 1 Comment

  2. Chasing Daylight

    From the flap: “At 53, Eugene O’Kelly was in the full swing of life. Chairman and CEO of KPMG .. he enjoyed a successful career and drew happiness from his wife, children, family and close friends…Then in May 2005, Gene was diagnosed with late-stage brain cancer and given three to six months to live. Just [...]

    Jul 2, 2007 — 2 Comments

  3. Let My People Go Surfing

    I just finished one of the best un-business business books by Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner of Patagonia: Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman. The book is described as the “long-awaited memoir/manifesto from [the] legendary climber, businessman, and environmentalist…” and the book encompasses one man’s three interrelated world views. Devin decided [...]

    Jun 21, 2007 — 4 Comments

  4. The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz

    The full title of the book is: The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, How the Culture of Abundance Robs Us of Satisfaction. Here it is on Amazon. Devin determined… this book is a must-read. Some parts get a little complicated for just a quick read. But, at 240 pages this is a a fun [...]

    Jun 8, 2007 — No Comments

  5. Ben’s Start-Up Life

    Ben Casnocha has written a book about, you guessed it, his start-up life. Being that he’s only 19 I wonder what other ‘lives’ he’ll be having. In any case, Ben’s a smart guy. Check out his blog and his book, My Start-Up Life: “The book is my own story of entrepreneurship written in way that [...]

    May 21, 2007 — No Comments

  6. Brazen Careerist is a must-read

    One of my favorite blogs to read is is called Brazen Careerist, by Penelope Trunk. She’s a syndicated career columnist that I’ve been following for a few months now. I point my friends to her articles, cite her ideas in conversation and now I’ve had a chance to read her new book: Brazen Careerist: The [...]

    Apr 23, 2007 — 1 Comment

  7. Bookumentaries

    I enjoy reading, it truly expands my knowledge base and introduces me to so many great new ideas. In turn, I enjoy sharing them and talking with others about them. But recently I’ve struggled to find time to read. As mentioned before, I manage my time pretty closely; I fill every hour of my schedule. [...]

    Nov 14, 2006 — 1 Comment

  8. The Starfish and the Spider

    So far I’m doing a horrible job of maintaining my ‘read a book each month’ resolution. So, in my attempt to catch up I recently started acquiring a bunch of books. The first being The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations by Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom (Amazon). As others have mentioned, [...]

    Oct 23, 2006 — 4 Comments

  9. Overpromise and Overdeliver

    Everytime I tell someone about this great book I’m always corrected: “No, it’s underpromise…” Or so goes the old saying. Well, not anymore, says Rick Barrera. His latest book, Overpromise and Overdeliver is a smart look at how companies have used their TouchPoints to achieve “unshakable customer loyalty.” So what are TouchPoints? They’re what they [...]

    Jul 7, 2006 — No Comments

  10. Free Business Books

    Okay, so I’ve been keeping a secret from all my readers, I haven’t bought a book in over a year. Yet I’ve probably read 4 or so. “But Devin, how can you read books if you haven’t bought any?!” My answer to you is: have you ever heard of the library? Then my second answer [...]

    Jul 6, 2006 — 2 Comments

  11. PIP Resolution: Book a Month

    Last year I resolved to read a book a month. I fell a few books short of my goal, unfortunately. In hindsight, I’m not sure why. I think the problem was with how I scheduled/used my time and that’s obviously beginning to change this year. With that said I’m going to go for a book each [...]

    Jan 21, 2006 — 1 Comment