So I've managed to finish three more books over the course of this week (at some point... gods know if I can figure out when), and I just want to do quick mini-mini-reviews on them before I whisk them back to the library:
The No-Complaining Rule, by Jon Gordon (
Non-Fiction, Career Development, Attitude): Much like The Energy Bus, this was a fairly simplistic, but not unenjoyable reminder to my subconscious to keep a conscious eye out for the things that are going well; and if I see things that aren't, to make sure I only talk about them in the course of actually trying to *do* something about them (i.e. the 'constructive complaining' of Landmarkia) - like The Energy Bus, I'd give this one a
7/10.
The Hard Truth about Soft Skills, by Peggy Klaus (
also Non-Fiction, Career Development, Attitude): A quick rundown on the 'soft skills' that are so critical in not just enjoying your job, but in getting ahead in your career as well (e.g. communication, conflict management, organisation, leadership, etc). Reasonably good on a surface level, but it read more like an educational brochure than a book - telling you what skills you need to develop and why they're important, but not actually doing much in the line of teaching you *HOW* to develop them. Probably best used as to conduct a 'soft skill audit' on yourself, with a view to working out exactly what you most want to work on developing, and then going to find other resources to help you develop them. I guess I'd give this on a
6.5/10.
Which now brings me to 54 books finished this year according to my spreadsheet - looks like I forgot to review on at some point - and the next ones on my list are finishing Linnea Sinclair's "Hope's Folly", which is due back later in the week, and starting Joe Vitale's "Hypnotic Writing" all about "seducing customers with the power of my words" ;-)
54 / 100 books. 54% done!
Tags: 100 book challenge '09, action, attitude, book reviews, career development, chick pr0n, non-fiction, romantica
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