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The Magic of Thinking Big: Final Thoughts

Posted by Erich on September 15th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The Magic of Thinking Big, by David J. Schwartz, the twenty-fifth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

David Schwartz has definitely written a winner. I found his writing style engaging, easy to follow, and most important of all, memorable. The ’stickiness’ [...]

The Magic of Thinking Big: Part I

Posted by Erich on September 12th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The Magic of Thinking Big, by David J. Schwartz, the twenty-fifth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Believe You Can Succeed and You Will
Belief and wishful thinking are quite different. Wishful thinking will never spur you to action and as a [...]

The Magic of Thinking Big

Posted by Erich on September 10th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The Magic of Thinking Big, by David J. Schwartz, the twenty-fifth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

A book that promises to help you sell better, manage better, earn more money, and — most important of all — find greater happiness [...]

The 4-Hour Workweek

Posted by Erich on August 20th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, by Timothy Ferriss, the twenty-third of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Lately I’ve been drawn to books on finding sanity in our crazy fast-paced lifestyle. Take my review of [...]

The Aladdin Factor: Final Thoughts

Posted by Erich on August 19th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The Aladdin Factor, by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, the twenty-second of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Similar to their best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series, Canfield and Hansen stuff this book full of anecdotes which help to further [...]

The Aladdin Factor: Part II

Posted by Erich on August 18th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The Aladdin Factor, by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, the twenty-second of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Knowing What to Wish For
Now that you know the importance of asking, the next step is figuring out what to wish for. It [...]

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Posted by Erich on June 18th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the sixteenth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Over two thousand years ago, Aristotle discovered that more than anything else, men and women just want to be happy. If Aristotle would look [...]

Why Your Life Sucks: Final Thoughts

Posted by Erich on June 9th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing Why Your Life Sucks (and what you can do about it), by Alan Cohen, the fourteenth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

I have to say when I first started reading this book I was a little annoyed with Cohen’s anecdotes [...]

Why Your Life Sucks: Chapters 6 - 10

Posted by Erich on June 8th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing Why Your Life Sucks (and what you can do about it), by Alan Cohen, the fourteenth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Continuing with the rest of this week’s review, let’s take a look at the final five reasons why your [...]

Why Your Life Sucks

Posted by Erich on June 4th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing Why Your Life Sucks (and what you can do about it), by Alan Cohen, the fourteenth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

I saw this book while hanging out at the local bookstore last week and I have to say the [...]

Emotional Intelligence: Final Thoughts

Posted by Erich on May 18th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, by Daniel Goleman, the eleventh of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

As I began reading the first few chapters of Emotional Intelligence earlier this week, I was so excited to get immersed [...]

Emotional Intelligence: Chapters 11 - 16

Posted by Erich on May 17th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, by Daniel Goleman, the eleventh of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

In the remaining chapters of Emotional Intelligence, Goleman covers such topics as the important role that our families play in shaping [...]

Emotional Intelligence: Chapters 6 - 10

Posted by Erich on May 16th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, by Daniel Goleman, the eleventh of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

The Master Aptitude
What seems to set apart those at the very top of competitive pursuits from others of roughly equal ability [...]

Emotional Intelligence: Chapters 1 - 5

Posted by Erich on May 15th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, by Daniel Goleman, the eleventh of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

The Emotional Brain
Goleman sets aside the first two chapters of his book to establish a foundation of the workings of the [...]

Emotional Intelligence

Posted by Erich on May 14th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, by Daniel Goleman, the eleventh of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

IQ was once thought to be the major factor in determining one’s success in life. In his best selling book, Emotional [...]

Go for No: Chapters 1 - 9

Posted by Erich on May 1st, 2007

This week I have the special opportunity to review Go for No!, written by Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz and the tenth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

It is here, in the first nine chapters of the book, that you’re introduced to Eric James Bratton — a [...]

Go for No!

Posted by Erich on April 30th, 2007

This week I have the special opportunity to review Go for No!, written by Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz and the tenth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.
Andrea actually contacted me a couple weeks ago and asked if I would take a look at this new book that [...]

As a Man Thinketh: Overview

Posted by Erich on April 2nd, 2007

“Of all the beautiful truths pertaining to the soul that have been restored and brought to light in this age, none is more gladdening or fruitful of divine promise and confidence than this — that you are the master of your thought, the molder of your character, and the maker and shaper of your condition, [...]

The Emotional Bank Account

Posted by Erich on February 2nd, 2007

When it comes to improving and maintaining our relationships with others, Stephen Covey’s metaphor of the Emotional Bank Account is probably one of the most powerful ideas ever created for the development of interpersonal relationships. If you’ve never heard of this, it basically means that anyone with whom we have a relationship with, whether [...]

10 Days to a Better Life

Posted by Erich on January 25th, 2007

What seems to separate those who find success in life from those who do not, is not a lack of talent, but rather a lack of action. This is not to say talent has no bearing. Nonetheless, if you are frozen by inaction, you will never realize the true extent of your talents. Why do [...]