Recommended Reads
How can we not recommend our OWN book? A lighthearted but heartfelt, entertaining riff on getting off your duff. The short punchy chapters are perfect for in-flight or coffee break reading. Learn more at KickYourAss101.com, or pick it up on Amazon.
Nick says: If you want advice on how to stick to something and become, very, very good at it, read Mastery by George Leonard. And be prepared for some serious hard work!
Ian says: If a book with the word "soul" in the title makes you uneasy, maybe you ain't got none. Care of the Soul is a practical and inspiring book that reminds us that we don't have to be "religious" to lead a soulful life.
The Score Archive
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Check Your Head
It may have the answers to all your frustrations.Posted on November 16, 2011 | No CommentsIt may have the answers to all your frustrations. -
It Takes Two To Tango
So what if YOU'RE the lousy dancer?Posted on November 15, 2011 | No CommentsIt hit me like a dope-slap from the Jolly Green Giant - I was creating the same sorts of conflicts in my new relationship as I had done in my first marriage! Two different women, same dude. Two wonderful, talented women, same unpleasant Mr. Grouchy-Pants. -
The Things You Didn’t Do
Sometimes what you don't do causes more doo doo than what you do do.Posted on November 14, 2011 | No CommentsSometimes what you don't do causes more doo doo than what you do do. -
Why You Should Live Life Like My Cat
Intelligence and retention of information are over-rated. Sometimes you just gotta live.Posted on November 11, 2011 | No CommentsIntelligence and retention of information are over-rated. Sometimes you just gotta live. -
One
That's how many "true" selves you havePosted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsPay attention when you get angry and ask yourself, "who's angry?" If the answer is, "me!" then ask, "but who asked the question?" It takes about one-tenth of a second to realize that it's not you that's angry, but some part of you that you don't necessarily have to validate at that moment. -
The Overton Window
Why is a negotiation method that's older than dirt named after some politician from Michigan?Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsWhy is a negotiation method that's older than dirt named after some politician from Michigan? -
Play!
It's not just for children anymorePosted on November 8, 2011 | No CommentsMost of us adults think we have to work with a purpose in mind, but maybe we just have to remember what it was like to play. Have faith that new insights will occur, and immerse yourself fully in whatever your life's mission may be. -
Where Did You Get Your Business Degree, McDonald’s? – Part II
Wherein Ian jumps on the soapbox and suggests everyone take "Ethics & Humanity in Business 101" for extra credit.Posted on November 7, 2011 | No CommentsWherein Ian jumps on the soapbox and suggests everyone take "Ethics & Humanity in Business 101" for extra credit. -
Thank God it’s Monday!
Why wait until friday to start living?Posted on November 4, 2011 | No CommentsSo I dropped HUGE dollars for books - ten to be exact - and came home with two weeks' worth of reading material. One of the books is Thank God it's Monday! - A Tool Kit for Aligning Your Lifevision and Your Work, by Tim Hoerr. It is the height of irony that a book with this much to offer should be found in a place where overlooked, under-marketed books go to die. -
Where Did You Get Your Business Degree, McDonald’s? – Part I
That McBusiness Degree may be worth more than you think.Posted on November 3, 2011 | No CommentsThe story of Ray Kroc and the decades long arc of the Golden Arches epic is often shared as a model for success. But one story often gets overlooked, and there's another no-one wants to tell.