This review comes from Lesley, a very close friend of mine who has devoured everything available by Eckhart Tolle - Peter
Eckhart is well known for his book The Power of Now. However, what I enjoy even more are his audio-recordings of talks in front of audiences. Somehow his voice and words come to life [...]

In my original article, The Google Story, I looked at some of the unique reasons for Google’s amazing success. So how can you be more like Google?
1. You Need a Greater Reason Than Money
Becoming rich is a worthy goal, but if it is your primary focus you may actually have a harder time attaining it. [...]

Do you want to succeed in business and in life? What better company to model yourself on than Google, the biggest business, media and technology success story of our time.
I have just finished The Google Story by David Vise. It’s a fascinating look at how Google’s founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, took Google from [...]

1. Learn a foreign language. There are many reasons to learn a foreign language, whether it be for overseas travel, work, or simply to challenge yourself. A great way to do this is with these free podcasts from Open Culture.
2. Read about a subject you wouldn’t normally. This is a great way to develop a [...]

I overheard a conversation at work today where two people were discussing their wish to win the lottery and thereby never have to work again. Sure, this is a great dream , but is it keeping them poor?
I think there are 2 quite different points to consider here:
1. The cost of those lottery tickets adds [...]

I recently finished listening to this audiobook of this classic by Dale Carnegie. Great stuff. Some of the advice is so simple, and yet so effective. The following points caught my ear:
Remembering Names: the ability to remember a person’s name is a great skill to have. I have wanted to work on this for some [...]