Category Archive: Movie & Book Reviews

Oct 19

1000 Calorie Challenge Review

Low-Calorie-choices

A Review of Joel and Arnel’s 1000 Calorie Challenge About a year ago Joel Marion and Arnel Ricafranca created a program called the 1000 Calorie Challenge. I learned about the program from the Bodyweight Coach blog (blog roll to the right-à).  At the time I tried some of the workouts and played with the diet.  I really …

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Oct 06

Training Camp: Eleven Traits of the Best of the Best

training camp

I just read Training Camp by Jon Gordon and I wanted to share the 11 Traits of the Best of the Best.  Jon shares some great lessons that apply to all aspects of our life beyond just work.  Training Campis a fable that lays out lessons and insights on how to bring out the best in yourself …

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May 06

What I learned from “bounce”

Bounce

Today’s topic deals with changing tough times into triumph and is based on my learning’s from the book “bounce” by Keith McFarland.  “bounce” is a fictional story on how one company deals with change and reinvention.  Keith McFarland primarily wrote the book for the business minded individual and leaders, but there are numerous practical insights we …

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Mar 13

It is Time to “Beat the Ref”

Last Friday, I posted on personal accountability as presented in John Miller’s QBQ! book.  One of my favorite story’s in the book is found in Chapter 16, “Beat the Ref”.  In life there are things we can’t control, but the point of the chapter is to play the game so well that we overcome those …

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Mar 11

Personal Accountability: Why Doesn’t the World See Things My Way?

QBQ

I am part of a monthly leadership book club at work and everyone in the group gets to present one of the books.  Since I tend to procrastinate, I decided to get my presentation out of the way early in the year.  The book for my presentation was QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability …

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