Archive for Dan's Books
What Are You Reading?
I just read an article in the Puget Sound Business Journal stating that Amazon said it sold more Kindle books than the “old-fashioned” hard cover books. Read story
What’s your take on this?
Mine is two-fold…
1 - I hope we aren’t seeing the demise of the hard cover book. I’ve seen the Kindle and it’s pretty cool [...]
Go Ahead & Laugh Now Available
I am thrilled to be a contributing author to a brand new book on how to help you add humor to every presentation you give. Go Ahead & Laugh: A Serious Guide to Speaking with Humor is now available on this site. Look right at the top of this page and you will find a [...]
Book Review - Quiet Strength
I just finished reading a very fine book by former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy. Quiet Strength is a book not focused on football, rather spirituality, faith, being a role model, and being a strong person. There is a lot of football too which works for a fan like me.
That being said, there are [...]
Book Club - Come Be My Light
I just finished this new book on the life of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Regardless of your faith persuasion, this is a moving and inspirational book. The lessons learned transfer to all walks of life including business. Grade A-plus!
Dan
How to Acquire Clients
As I go longer into my career as a consultant, it becomes clearer to me how important professional development and education is to my success. I just finished re-reading Alan Weiss’ book “How to Acquire Clients” (to purchase from Alan’s web site, click here).
Acquiring new clients takes strategy. It’s based on win-win situations. It’s a [...]
Better Manners Than Your Dog?
If you’ve spent any time reading my blog posts or hearing me speak, you’ve heard me talk about my dogs. For the most part, their manners leave much to be desired. Unfortunately, that can happen in business, too.
The book I just finished is by my friend Stephanie Horton, founder of Top Dog Etiquette. Stephanie’s book [...]
Beach Money
What do you know, I read another business book…quickly. I just finished Jordan Adler’s book titled, “Beach Money”. It’s short, but full of energy and good ideas. Jordan is the #1 distributor for a network marketing program I’m involved with - Send Out Cards. Network marketing can be a challenging concept to some people - [...]
Read “Made to Stick”
I just finished reading the book “Made to Stick” by Chip and Dan Heath. If you are in business, this is a must-read. Why? Your message is vital to getting you business. If people can’t remember you or your message, that’s not a good way to increase your income and brand. Made to Stick” will [...]
The Need to Read
I was reading one of Alan Weiss’ blogs this weekend and he was discussing several books he has recently read. It occurred to me that one of my goals for the year was to be a more consistent reader of all types of books. So far, I’m falling behind…
SO - I’m making a mid-year goal [...]
