How many books have you decided to read this year? I have committed to reading 12 business or personal development books this year. Hold me accountable! Wow! I just finished Energy Leadership by Dr. Bruce D. Schneider and learned SO much about myself. I read this book because Dr. Schneider is the founder of IPEC…
As many of you know, I have been on a personal journey lately. This journey has come as almost a surprise as I had no idea a little over a year ago my heart’s desire was to write a book about hiring. The milestones needed to get to this point have been challenging and exciting,…
“Men wanted for Hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success.” If you are not familiar with the above statements, this was an ad written in the early twentieth century to attract crewmen for an infamous expedition across the south…
You never know where your next bit of inspiration will come from. I was attending my usual Tuesday Rotary lunch meeting a couple of weeks ago and we had a guest. It is not unusual for us to have guests; what was unusual is this guest brought a gift. We hold a raffle each week…
I am OBSESSED with Jeffrey Gitomer! I am a big believer of speaking what you want to happen (setting a goal) into the universe and working towards accomplishing that goal. When you focus your mind on an outcome, it cannot help but target activities which will help you achieve your outcome. I have decided I…
As I mentioned in this earlier #bookworm blog, I will be returning to Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich book several times. There is just too much meat to cover in one or two posts. Today I want to focus on the 9th step: Power of the MasterMind. MasterMind groups have become a real buzzword…
Now that I had all this extra time generated in the morning from applying the 5-4-3-2-1 method, I had to figure out what to do with it. Not a bad problem to have. Enter my next favorite book, which led to my transformation over the last year: The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod. Have you…
One of my favorite activities on Sunday is to visit the local bookstore. I buy a cup of coffee, then wander around to see if a book catches my eye. I generally stick to the business and personal growth sections, but every now and then, I wander into some fiction. This particular day, about a…
My name is Casey Hasten and I have a problem. My problem is a I love to read and often am reading four to five books at any given time, with another four or five in the hopper waiting to be read. In recent years, my reading focus has turned to nonfiction; particularly those books…