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Book Summary – Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us Drive - Book summaryBook SummariesHappiness, Emotional Intelligence & Spiritual GrowthHuman PsychologyMotivation and PotentialPersonal DevelopmentTime Management & Productivity

Book Summary – Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us

The traditional notions of motivation rely on the carrot-and-stick approach, rewarding good behaviors and punishing bad ones. However, in Drive: The Surprising Truth About What…
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October 4, 2017
Book Summary – Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Daring Greatly - Book summaryBook SummariesHappiness, Emotional Intelligence & Spiritual GrowthPersonal DevelopmentRelationships, Communication & ParentingSociology & Economics

Book Summary – Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

As human beings, we have a fundamental need for meaningful relationships, love, and belonging. Yet, we fear rejection and often struggle with our sense of…
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April 29, 2017
Book Summary – Inside Real Innovation: How the Right Approach Can Move Ideas from R&D to Market – And Get the Economy Moving Inside Real Innovation - Book summaryBook SummariesBusiness DevelopmentBusiness ManagementScience, Technology & Innovation

Book Summary – Inside Real Innovation: How the Right Approach Can Move Ideas from R&D to Market – And Get the Economy Moving

Innovation is a complex process, with many variables and constantly-changing forces at play. In this book, Eugene Fitzgerald and Andreas Wankerl provide insights into the…
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March 24, 2017
Book Summary – Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny! Book SummariesHappiness, Emotional Intelligence & Spiritual GrowthMotivation and PotentialPersonal DevelopmentSociology & Economics

Book Summary – Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!

We all have unlimited potential within us. Yet, some of us remain wishfully thinking of what could be, rather than taking massive action and committing…
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March 17, 2017
Book Summary – The Power of Habit: Why We Do What we Do in Life and Business The Power of Habit - Book summaryBook SummariesBusiness ManagementMotivation and PotentialPersonal DevelopmentSociology & EconomicsTime Management & Productivity

Book Summary – The Power of Habit: Why We Do What we Do in Life and Business

Habits can be used to create significant outcomes for individuals, organizations and societies, including losing weight, becoming more productive, influencing customer buying habits, and starting…
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January 8, 2017
Book Summary – The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way you Make a Living, Do what you Love, and Create a New Future The $100 Startup - Book summaryBook SummariesBusiness ManagementEntrepreneurship and Start-UpsHappiness, Emotional Intelligence & Spiritual GrowthPersonal DevelopmentSales and MarketingScience, Technology & Innovation

Book Summary – The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way you Make a Living, Do what you Love, and Create a New Future

With technology today, it’s much faster, easier and cheaper to build a small business. In this book Chris Guillebeau presents a blueprint to help you…
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December 15, 2016
Book Summary – How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age How to Win Friends & Influence People in the Digital Age - Book summaryBook SummariesBusiness CommunicationLeadership and TeamworkPersonal DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentRelationships, Communication & ParentingScience, Technology & Innovation

Book Summary – How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age

Dale Carnegie’s original book How to Win Friends and Influence People was published in 1936, and laid out powerful and timeless principles of human communications…
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October 23, 2016
Book Summary – The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses The Lean Startup - Book summaryBook SummariesBusiness ManagementEntrepreneurship and Start-UpsLeadership and TeamworkScience, Technology & Innovation

Book Summary – The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

Each time startups and innovations fail, huge amounts of money, time, passion, and skill are wasted. Yet, with the right processes, their success could be…
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August 24, 2016
Book Summary – Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life Finding Flow - Book summaryBook SummariesDecision-Making & Problem-SolvingHappiness, Emotional Intelligence & Spiritual GrowthPersonal DevelopmentSociology & EconomicsTime Management & Productivity

Book Summary – Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life

The book answers the questions: "what is a good life", "how anyone can create an excellent life" and "how to transform every day activities into…
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September 19, 2015