You’ll find several articles about personal productivity and organisation on this blog. The books and tools reviewed here have all helped me to improve with regards planning, prioritising and not over-committing. But, procrastination remains a problem. Some years ago I bought Focus – The Power of Targeted Thinking by Jurgen Wolff and can only think [...]
{ 3 comments }
I am a fan of Seth, in awe of his seemingly endless stream of wise words and erudite observations, I read whatever he chooses to publish and have yet to be disappointed. Poke the Box starts with a story about Annie Downs, an ‘initiator’. In fact, it’s not so much the story of Annie as [...]
{ 8 comments }
At the bottom of all our suffering is the Trance of Scarcity So states Victoria Castle at the beginning of her book. The premise of this book is that we have a genetic pre-disposition to believe that the Universe isn’t a friendly place and this leaves many feeling alone, fearful and unworthy. Our life force [...]
{ 0 comments }
I am a late arrival to Gary Vaynerchuk’s party. Crush It was published, amidst much praise and publicity, back in 2009. I’m not sure why I didn’t get a copy then. I’m British, female and of ‘mature years’ and I confess to struggling a little with Gary’s puppy like enthusiasm and at some level decided [...]
{ 5 comments }
The cynic in me makes an author earn permission to ‘talk’ to me. I read lots and lots of books but only a few actually speak to me. Only a few authors get past the gatekeeper of my internal censor. When an author offers me a solution to a problem that has challenged me intermittently [...]
{ 17 comments }
There has been a lot of interest in the blogosphere about this book – Linchpin – and I want to add my tuppence worth. I confess to being in awe of Seth Godin. I follow his blog, read his books and wish I had his amazing mind and eloquent writing skills. In some ways I [...]
{ 0 comments }
I’d like to talk to you about a book that isn’t yet a book in that you can’t pop across to Amazon and get yourself a copy. Not yet. Lost and Found, written by Ron Rink, is a memoir wrapped up in a novel. The story of Ron’s life is grippingly and heartbreakingly true although [...]
{ 1 comment }
I read The Celestine Prophecy back in the mid 1990s and to be brutally honest I was a bit ‘ho-hum’ about it all. I found it an entertaining read, but the content did not touch me. Browsing through bookshelves in a period of insomnia driven wandering last night, I came across the book and settled [...]
{ 1 comment }
If I have mentioned this book to you before, I make no apology for mentioning it again. My copy is already looking slightly battered where it has been read, re-read and carried around as a constant companion. It appears that having faith in natural laws and trusting that the universe will send what we need, [...]
{ 2 comments }
I have a well thumbed and well read copy of this book to which I have recently returned. It is a favourite that digs me out of the holes I dig myself into. The book takes me back to basics each time and brings sense and creativity back into what has usually become a fragmented [...]
{ 1 comment }
I confess to being a complete philistine when it comes to poetry. For someone who likes to read so much, I’ve found my aversion difficult to understand and have attributed it to uninspiring teachers of English Language from school days. However, I was recently introduced to a series of books edited/authored by Roger Housden. Ten [...]
{ 0 comments }
