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Sep10 0

A Real Good Business Book

Posted by Rich Crowley in books, entrepreneurship, thinking

A few weekends back, while enjoying a beach day with family, I took along a book I had purchased a couple of months ago named “Rules of Thumb:  52 Truths for Winning at Business Without Losing Yourself”.   It’s written by Alan Webber, one of the co-founders of Fast Company magazine.  It looked like a quick read, ideal for an afternoon in the sun. Well, it wasn’t a quick read at all.  It could have been but I enjoyed it enough that I found myself stopping fairly...

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Apr19 0

Life Entrepreneurs

Posted by Rich Crowley in books, entrepreneurship, happiness

I’ve recently finished reading Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives. The premise of the book is that to be a successful entrepreneur without sacrificing other aspects of your life (ie. family life, hobbies, etc.), you need to blend the two together rather than trying to find a balance. A couple of tidbits I really like from the book were the reference to Martin Seligman’s Authentic Happiness where his research shows that happiness comes from three...

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