Posts by Curt Stowers
Book Summary – The Alchemist
The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho Most of my reading is non-fiction, but I do enjoy picking up a piece of fiction from time to time just to enjoy a good story. In Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, you get a non-fiction piece wrapped in a great story. That’s a great recipe for teaching as stories…
Read MoreMonday Morning Motivation – Ritual
In the ideal world, what do the first sixty minutes of your day look like?
Read MoreBook Summary – The 29 Percent Solution
The 29% Solution Ivan R. Misner and Michelle R. Donovan Ivan Misner is well known as the founder of Business Networking International so it should come as no surprise to find that together with Michelle Donovan he has pulled together a solid book on how to improve your networking skills. The authors take issue with…
Read MoreMonday Morning Motivation – Rest
(Sharing Resources to Help You Grow Personally, Professionally & Financially) Sometimes it helps to get a little dose of encouragement — along with a good cup of coffee! — to start the day. Hopefully the message below will help you get off to a good start for the week. Please feel free to forward the newsletter on to…
Read MoreMonday Morning Motivation – Success
Success Is The Gradual Realization of A Worthy Ideal
Read MoreBook Summary – The Lean Startup
Eric Ries describes a process that entrepreneurs can leverage to accelerate the development of and increase the probability of success of their businesses
Read MoreMonday Morning Motivation – Collision
(Sharing Resources to Help You Grow Personally, Professionally & Financially) Sometimes it helps to get a little dose of encouragement — along with a good cup of coffee! — to start the day. Hopefully the message below will help you get off to a good start for the week. Please feel free to forward the newsletter on to…
Read MoreBook Summary – Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
While we would all like to believe that we are immune to the influence of others, nothing could be further from the truth. The reality is that we are hard-wired to be susceptible to various techniques of influence.
Read MoreMonday Morning Motivation – More
(Sharing Resources to Help You Grow Personally, Professionally & Financially) Sometimes it helps to get a little dose of encouragement — along with a good cup of coffee! — to start the day. Hopefully the message below will help you get off to a good start for the week. Please feel free to forward the newsletter on to…
Read MoreBecoming Comfortable With Money
It has always amazed me how uncomfortable some people are in discussing the topic of money. My guess is that is because of how they were – or were not – exposed to the topic. Growing up I saw my Dad and Mom work hard.
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