Our Book of the Month is a bit of a departure this month. Fiction books are my guilty pleasure. Guilty in the sense that they were my first love, and they are still the place I escape to-- when I have the time. I read so many non-fiction books these days that it's hard to find the time to read a great fiction book. Last month I was in Nashville, TN, and while I was there I visited the delightful, independent Parnassus Books. I had listened to a story of Ann Patchett and Parnassus Books on the Continue Reading
Generosity Profiles: Charles Orgbon
In this edition of Generosity Profiles, I have the pleasure of introducing you to Charles Orgbon who founded Greening Forward when he was in the 5th grade! Charles exemplifies the generosity trait of leadership. Generosity is not a thought experiment. It only happens when someone takes a leadership role and does it! Now in college, our guest also trains and empowers other young people to be leaders, too. Greening Forward is a youth-driven, youth-imagined organization that has grown into the Continue Reading
Give Away: Smarter, Faster, Better
Charles Duhigg reached out to let me know he had a new book coming out, "Smarter, Faster, Better: The Secrets of Being More Productive in Life and Business", because I had emailed him to thank him for his other best selling book, "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We do In Life and Business" which helped inspire my own book (Coming out in November!!!). One of the brilliant insights in "The Power of Habit" is that your habits are what you choose them to be. It's a great book, and I highly Continue Reading
Give Away: Find Me Unafraid
There are some books that just hit you right in the heart. This is one of those books. Fundamentally, this book will give you hope for the future because there is so much bravery, kindness, and dedication pouring out of people to fight hopelessness, neglect, and suffering. When I read books like this, I know that someday, everyone will have the opportunity to reach their full potential no matter where they were born. There are just too many talented people working too hard for it not to Continue Reading