Reading List
On Being Divergent
Last week I read Divergent, the debut novel of American novelist Veronica Roth. The book is a dystopian novel set in the so-called Divergent Universe. The novel explores the main character’s emotional struggles as she defines her identity within a society that defines its citizens by their social and personality-related affiliation with five different factions.… Continue Reading On Being Divergent
Read MoreThe Link Between Attention and Excellence
As I think about what makes a leader excellent, one of the more important factors has to be the ability to focus attention on the right things at the right time. Getting in the way for many leaders is the dramatic rise in distractions, as emerging technologies tether us to our devices and continuously interrupt… Continue Reading The Link Between Attention and Excellence
Read MoreMy 20 Top Reads in 2013
As a regular subscriber to The Fit Leader blog, you know that I am an avid reader, and often make references to books in my posts. As we near the end of 2013, I’m happy to share my top 20 reads for the year. Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger Everything Counts: 52… Continue Reading My 20 Top Reads in 2013
Read MoreThe Advantages of Disadvantages (and the Disadvantages of Advantages)
This past weekend I dove into Malcolm Gladwell’s newest book David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and The Art of Battling Giants. Gladwell, a writer for the New Yorker magazine and author of Outliers and Blink, tells story after story recounting the advantages of disadvantages (and the disadvantages of advantages). Starting with what really happened between… Continue Reading The Advantages of Disadvantages (and the Disadvantages of Advantages)
Read MoreWhat's on Your Reading List?
In Living an Exceptional Life, the late Jim Rohn refers to his library as one of his most prized possessions. As an accomplished author himself, Jim embraced the value of ideas and was always seeking out ways to improve his own value through reading the ideas of others. As 2013 takes hold, what new ideas… Continue Reading What's on Your Reading List?
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