BOOKS ON DECK

List of books for reading in the near future. Very near future.

Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity

by Hugh MacLeod

 

Zingerman's Guide to Giving Great Service

by Ari Weinzweig

 

Collapse of Distinction: Stand out and move up while your competition fails

by Scott McKain

 

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

by Jim Collins & Jerry I. Porras

 

In Pursuit of Elegance: Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing

by Matthew E. May

 

The Toyota Way

by Jeffrey Liker

if you prefer you might find each of these books on the http://books.google.com/ site.

Video - Harvey Mackay: The Most Important People in Your Life

 

A few words from Harvey Mackay.

Hope you enjoy this short clip.

Books Completed in 2008

Below is a list of books I completed reading in 2008. Some are better than others. All these are 3 stars or above. All are in my personal library. 

The titles are linked to either the Google Book Search™ results page or to an Amazon.com sales page for the one book that is not in the Google Book Search™ results. Check them out, and if interested, take immediate action.

THINK & GROW RICH

NAPOLEON HILL

THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU 

MARCUS BUCKINGHAM

LITTLE PLATINUM BOOK OF CHA-CHING

JEFFREY GITOMER

THE MYTH OF EXCELLENCE

FRED CRAWFORD & RYAN MATHEWS

*PERSONALITY NOT INCLUDED

ROHIT BHARGAVA

THE LAST LECTURE

RANDY PAUSCH with JEFFREY ZASLOW

BUYING IN

ROB WALKER

LEADERSHIP ENERGY

DAVID COTTRELL

THE EIGHT CONSTANTS OF CHANGE

STACY AARON & KATE NELSON

THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER

DAVE RAMSEY

THE SALES BIBLE

JEFFREY GITOMER

THE ELEMENTS OF INFLUENCE

ALAN KELLY

WAL-SMART

WILLIAM H. MARQUARD

GOALS 2009!

Personal Mission

Goals must be  S. M. A. R. T.  in order to be accomplished.

• Specific
• Measurable
• Achievable
• Realistic
• Time-bound

Better Health = 160 by August 31, 2009 Was 179 on 1/1/2009

Run (2) or more races / 5k or longer in 2009

Read more books: 2008 was 13 books. Goal for 2009 is 15 books completed

Might add a few more to this post later.

• More total blog posts + increase traffic > 100% from 2008
• Cut the cussing 95%. This is almost a total elimination from vocabulary.
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What would you add to the list for better living and increasing success?