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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
informative
tense
slow-paced
3.0
What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry, Oprah Winfrey
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
4.75
I found this book enlightening, insightful, and educational, and most of all it didn’t leave me feeling in despair. The truth is that we all have trauma in our past and present that has impacted how we interact with others, how we love ourselves, and how we view the world around us. As a society, we need to move to a culture that is kind, and loving and doesn’t lead with trauma or the question of “what’s wrong with you?”, but instead “what happened to you?” - Even just a change of the words can help the message land more gently on the person on the receiving end. I do recommend this book to understand how your own trauma has shaped your life, but also how others have shaped how theirs. I like books that encourage me to think about others in a new way...and this book does that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
Overall, I enjoyed reading Start with Why. I found it to be informative, insightful and practical. Simon's advice and tips were not overly complicated and dense. The book reads easily and he does a great job of giving several examples of his recommendations to see how they apply to a broad audience, despite your field of work or study.
This book is helpful for students, new leaders, seasoned C-Suite executives and entrepreneurs. We are all leaders in our own ways and this book emphasizes the need to be a thoughtful, caring and strategic visionary who can communicate.
The first half of the book I found to be too repetitive. I understand the author was driving the point home, but it was excessive and almost lost me. The second half of the book I read quickly! It gave lots of real world examples, less repeated phrases and I found it to be the meat of the book.
I was inspired by the end of the book to start with my why and use that as the motivator to implement positive change into the world. I do recommend!
This book is helpful for students, new leaders, seasoned C-Suite executives and entrepreneurs. We are all leaders in our own ways and this book emphasizes the need to be a thoughtful, caring and strategic visionary who can communicate.
The first half of the book I found to be too repetitive. I understand the author was driving the point home, but it was excessive and almost lost me. The second half of the book I read quickly! It gave lots of real world examples, less repeated phrases and I found it to be the meat of the book.
I was inspired by the end of the book to start with my why and use that as the motivator to implement positive change into the world. I do recommend!