Are you a genius or a genius maker? There are two very different types of leaders. The first type drain intelligence, energy, and capability from the ones around them and always need to be the smartest ones in the room. These are the idea killers, the energy...
(#Ad) The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics by De Mesquita and Smith is a very interesting and intriguing book that discusses the forces that shape how politicians rise to power, maintain it, and eventually lose it. The following...
Essentialism: the disciplined pursuit of less (#Ad) Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin? Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underutilized? Are you often busy but not productive? Do you feel like your...
The Road Less Traveled (#Ad) The Road Less Traveled A New Psychology of Love, Values, and Spiritual Growth, published in 1978, is Peck's best-known work, and the one that made his reputation. It is, in short, a description of the attributes that make for a...
(#Ad) 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, the global bestseller and social media phenomenon, is a collection of author Brianna Wiest's most beloved pieces of writing. Her meditations include why you should pursue purpose over passion, embrace negative...
"Open: An Autobiography” by Andre Agassi Andre Agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, by the age of twenty-two Agassi had won the first of his eight grand slams and...
What happened to Christ's Church? Did it survive Christ's death? Or was it lost, and if so, is it present on earth today? AuthorTad R. Callister, in (#Ad) The Inevitable Apostasy and the Promised Restoration has delved deeply into the writings of both early Christian...
Not everything has to be so hard. In our modern world we try to be high-achievers because we have been conditioned to believe that the path to success is paved with relentless work. If we want to overachieve, we have to overexert, overthink, and overdo. If...
According to Dr. Daniel G. Amen, in the book (#Ad) Your Brain Is Always Listening: Tame the Hidden Dragons That Control Your Happiness, Habits, and Hang-Ups, our brain is always listening and responding to the hidden influences (dragons) that breathe fire on our...
(#Ad) Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life is Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s fifth book. The basic argument of the book is that if you have no skin in the game, you shouldn’t be in the game. “If you give an opinion, and someone follows it, you are morally...
