Jim Pagiamtzis, a popular HAPPEN presenter, has sent us another great posting. Thanks Jim and here's the posting:
Reading should be a lifetime assignment. There are multiple online& offline resources that are available to you.
Below are few topic areas to consider.
Biographies
Everyone of success has a story from Fred Smith, Donald Trump (business tycoon) to Jim Carey (actor) their beginnings are worth reading and inspiring for everyone to “Go Big” in any venture. Heroes of yesterday from former presidents Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan have gone through journeys to have reach their level of success.
Success
Success is defined in different ways from generating wealth to succeeding in business. For some it may be create money, for others it may be type of lifestyle they want to live. Perhaps having the ability to travel the world and visit Australia and different destinations in Europe or go an Cruise of a lifetime with family and friends.
Leadership
John C. Maxwell has written over 15 books on various parts of Leadership from 360 Degree Leader to Failing Forward. We have been leaders throughout our lives either in school, sports or in social functions, its continuous process of learning and growing to be effective and efficient to get the task complete.
Teams
Living in a diverse community the importance and focus of working well together to have synergistic ability to combine our strengths and to work on our weakness, team activity allows that to happen and create atmosphere that daily issues are resolved and work get done either on the dock or in administration.
These are just a few resources that can read about for 15 minutes during your day either while have breakfast or while relaxing on the weekend enjoying the sun.
Jim Pagiamtzis is published author, speaker and Elite Entrepreneur.
416-894-7859 payamgis@gmail.com
I can’t agree more with Jim’s assertion that reading is a lifetime assignment (with lifetime benefits)!
Regarding leadership books–I’ve read quite a few of John Maxwell’s books and I agree that they’re excellent. Currently, however, I’m reading “Unleashing the Power of Rubber Bands” by Nancy Ortberg. Refreshingly, it’s on “non-linear leadership.” I’ve found some of the concepts so compelling that I’ve actually had to stop reading, put the book down, and immediately take some action. I can’t think of the last time I’ve reaped such immediate dividends from a leadership book.
Another favourite resource from a couple years ago is “Never Eat Alone” by Keith Ferrazzi. Ferrazzi has learned how to turn networking into authentic relationship building–his insights are well worth considering.