The Wall Street Journal Leaves Out Something Important

Questions:

• Who wrote this article?
• Should one buy a subscription with the anticipation that the writer is a regular and that their writing and analysis is enlightening and valuable?
• If the most important asset of the firm is the people who work there, why not promote them?
• Is the writer on Twitter or other social networks?
• Why not have a link to past columns?
• How about having links to all the articles on the main topics of this article? Like an index for the day, week, month, with all mentions on important people and topics.

Commentary:

There is so much room for innovation in business. The problem is that people still expect cheese to appear at “Cheese Station C” even after it clearly is not returning. Reference from the book “Who Moved My Cheese?”

The world is changing and we need to change too:

• Recognizing that change is actually occurring.
• Self motivation to change ourselves.
• Take actions to recalibrate the situation.

 

What are your thoughts?

PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT

Book Review: "The Truth About You: Your Secret to Success" by Marcus Buckingham

Are you serious about your success? Do you want to make an impact? Are you unsure how to maximize your talents?

If you answered yes to any or all of these questions you would do well to buy "The Truth About You: Your Secret to Success" by Marcus Buckingham. This is a book like no other. There are essentially three components. These three components make this book into a highly engaging and effective package.

The Components are...

1. Book
   
2. DVD
   
3. Memo Pad
   

The first is the book itself. This is all high impact information. The included information is all meat. There are no filler words, sentences, paragraphs or chapters.

The second is the included DVD. This should play in most computers and standard DVD players. This is about 20 minutes in length and will engage different parts of your brain.

The third component is the "rememo" pad. This is what makes this book stand out. You have to take action if you want to succeed. Reading any one book without taking action is unlikely to help you attain a greater level of success.

This package will engage more of your brainpower than most other books. Each of the three components engages different parts of your mind. If you are committed to self improvement, you will find this package to be very valuable.

The combination of the DVD [audio and video] + the book [reading: visual thinking and processing] and the "rememo" pad [thinking, writing, analyzing] makes for a very powerful package. If you are serious about doing the small amount of self analysis and effort required from the book you should order/buy and implement the book with included tools ASAP!

This book is for people that want to perform better and create more satisfaction in what they do. If you are not willing to take these small steps, this is probably not the right book for you.

BUYING IN by ROB WALKER

This past Friday [June 20] at a likemind event [Zaccaro's Market] in Detroit, Michigan I received a copy of Buying In by Rob Walker. Started reading it on Monday. Hope to have it read by mid July. Seems like it is going to be a great read from the first ten or so pages.

If the book proves to be better than average it will probably be read at a faster clip. Doing some underlining in the book. Might post some thoughts and notes upon completion. If you have a chance, stop in a book store and give it a few moments of your time.

Also met some great people at the likemind event. Was shocked that we were there for three hours and forty-five minutes. Time flew. Connected with most of the attendees on Twitter now.

Here are a few Rob Walker links of potential interest.

• Consumed column from The New York Times
• Murketing Blog
• Book website

WSJ: A Final Farewell

How Randy Pausch, a 47-year-old college professor, came to teach his family about love, courage -- and saying goodbye

By JEFFREY ZASLOW
May 3, 2008; Page R1

Saying goodbye. It's a part of the human experience that we encounter every day, sometimes nonchalantly, sometimes with great emotion.

This is a follow up article about Randy Pausch and The Last Lecture.

Recommend both this story and the video.

A few other sites to visit are The Last Lecture and Randy Pausch's Update page.

A few notes from the article. As you read, think about what they mean.

• Pittsburgh Bureau chief
• $850 airfare
• 300 mile drive
• Bottle on a beach

This is a very touching story.

What struck you about this article, the book or the Last Lecture presentation?