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Book Review: Think Again by Adam Grant
As soon as I finished Think Again by Adam Grant, I texted a friend of mine who I get together with every few months to talk about books. It’s our version of a book club. I…
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Book Review: Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins
Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins is part memoir part motivational. Goggins a retired Navy SEAL and ultra-marathon runner, begins the book with an account of his very unhappy and disturbing childhood. He then…
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Book Review: The Power of Regret by Daniel Pink
I pre-ordered this book after watching a podcast with Daniel Pink and didn’t really think a lot about the topic before doing so. This book has been sitting on my bookshelf for over…
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Book Review: The Science of Getting Started by Patrick King
What do you do when you are procrastinating doing your book review? You read a book about procrastination of course! I have to say for a book that I chose at the last second,…
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Book Review: Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
Last year I read the book “Do Hard Things” by Steve Magness, so “Peak Performance” showed up on a list of books you might like in some internet search that I was…
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Book Review: Rising Strong by Brené Brown
A few years ago, when I was first introduced to Brené Brown’s work I visited her website to learn more about the books that she had written. There she recommends that you read three…
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2022 Book Review Overview
Looking back over the books that I reviewed for 2022 there were some good ones and some ones that I didn’t particularly care for. It is always hard to recommend books to people…
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Book Review: Do Hard Things by Steve Magness
The subtitle of this book is “Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness”. Throughout this book Magness is trying to redefine the stereotypical view of toughness. The author…
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Book Review: Start With Why by Simon Sinek
As I have been reading more non-fiction motivational types of books there are a few authors that I repeatedly come across. Simon Sinek is one of those authors. I started following him on social…
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Book Review: Illogical: Saying Yes to a Life Without Limits by Emmanuel Acho
Emmanuel Acho is a former NFL player whose career was cut short by injuries. He has a degree in Sports Management and after leaving football he earned a masters in Sport Psychology both…
