The Female Brain written by Louann Brizendine was full of information that I found surprising and inspiring. One would think a book about the female brain a waste of time to read by a woman but in fact the opposite is true. I learned a lot about how my brain is different from the male [...]
I recently finished reading Emotional Intelligence 2.0. The authors claim that emotional intelligence is more of an indicator of success than IQ. The book has a test you can take to determine your emotional intelligence. The results are grouped into two different categories 1) Personal Competence – Self Awareness + Self Management and 2) Social [...]
With the holiday season upon us, knowing what to give as a gift is on everyone’s minds. I have a few suggestions to make gift selection easier. With Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust you’ll learn everything you need to know about how to be successful in social [...]
In the book Love is the Killer App – How to win business and influence friends by Tim Sanders talks about about what it takes to be a lovecat. A lovecat is someone who isn’t afraid to be a nice person a.k.a a great human being and still be successful. Being a lovecat isn’t just [...]
The “Think Big Revolution” is all about thinking bigger about who you are and what you have to offer the world. Michael Port is the author of “The Think Big Manifesto” and a well known small business coach and speaker. I took Michael Port’s 15 week small business coaching class in 2006. I was just [...]
I recently attended a showing of Hugh MacLeod’s work at a bar in New York. I had never heard of Hugh until I started using Twitter six months ago. But every since I have been a big fan of his work. If you’ve visited my site at all you’ve seen that I’ve installed his gapingvoid.com [...]
I recently read My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional for Hire by Michelle Goodman based upon the recommendation of a friend. I have to say I thought that after read a bunch of other books about freelancing and doing it for over 5 years I didn’t think I [...]
I recently completed the book Now, Discover Your Strengths and I felt compelled to write a review of the book. It was that good! The book is written by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D. When I was purchasing the book at Barnes and Noble the sales clerk commented on my choice of reading [...]
I saw Ms. Harris speak several months ago at a Step Up Women’s Network event. At the time, I didn’t even know she had written a book. But after hearing her speak I ran home to my computer and ordered her book from Amazon. Ms. Harris, if you have never heard of her is a [...]