Passions That Pay

For my first review day, I am choosing a couple of books that have really helped me see life in a different way and therefore recommend them heartily to my readers.

I have not only read this book several times but I have given talks on it and everyone just loves the concepts.

This book teachers you how to be a CEO - Chief Energy Officer through the cautionary tale of George, a project manager whose life is imploding around him. The writing style is lively and the lessons are clearly explained. The end effect is highly motivating and I immediately took action on some of the points raised.

I think for me, my greatest takeaways from the book are:

rule 5. Don’t waste your energy on those who don’t get on your bus.

There are always people who just don’t get it and we need to focus our time on those who do and those who are trying to get it.

rule 8. Love your passengers.

This inspired to me to tell those in my network how much I appreciated them. It is easy to assume people know how much they mean to use but we need to actually tell them.

All in all, a wonderful book.

I was introduced to enneagrams by my friend Lydia Mattison’s BlogTalkRadio show and I have been fascinated by them ever since. This book is a wonderful guide to figuring out with which of the nine main types you most identify. This can lead to great insight as to why you think and behave in a certain manner, why you react to others in the way that you do. With this new understanding you then can make different decisions. I use enneagrams in my coaching both to deepen my insight into a client and to help the client examine their own behaviors. This book will improve your relationships with others as you understand the friction created by two particular numbers coming together.

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