Review of The Dichotomy of Leadership

Book written by: Jocko Willink and Leif Babin The Dichotomy of Leadership lays out 12 major aspects of leadership where people must find balance. Each chapter touches a dichotomy between taking control in some aspect and letting go. The book is a sequel to their first one “Extreme Ownership”. Throughout the read, the authors reference …

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Review of “8 Seconds of Courage: a Soldier’s Story from Immigrant to the Medal of Honor”

8 Seconds of Courage is short book with a deep inspiring story about Flo Groberg’s life from a child in France to the award ceremony for the Medal of Honor. Step by step you read about the events and people that influenced Flo’s life and decisions towards the Medal of Honor. Truthfully, the meritorious recognition …

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Review of More Than Enough: Proven Keys to Strengthening Your Family and Building Financial Peace by Dave Ramsey

Copyright 1999, I’m behind the times with this version of “More Than Enough” from Dave Ramsey. What I liked about the book is that you could see the ideas of his later books forming in this one.  I’m not sure I would classify this book as a financial book, it’s more of a behavior text …

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Review of ‘Put Your Dream To The Test’

Review of ‘Put Your Dream To The Test: 10 Questions to Help You See It and Seize It’ by John C. Maxwell Everyone has dreams, not the kind when you are sleeping but the kind where you want to do something, have something or be someone that you are not. I have had dreams: be …

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Review of ‘Ownership Thinking’

Review of Ownership Thinking: How to End Entitlement and Create a Culture of Accountability, Purpose, and Profit by Brad Hams As I read Ownership Thinking, I couldn’t help but think of some consistent concepts that keep getting repeated: open communication, including others and listening to their opinions, entitlements are the worst and it all boils …

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