Author Dwayne Melancon is always on the lookout for new things to learn. An ecclectic collection of postings on personal productivity, travel, good books, gadgets, leadership & management, and many other things.
Ok, so I haven't read this book yet, but I can't resist passing on an awesome deal: when you buy Kevin Eikenberry's new book, Remarkable Leadership, you get a fantastic bunch of bonuses that make it worth its weight in gold. To order, click one of the links above, scroll down to see the bonuses, and look for the ordering links near the end of the page - you need to order through one of those links get the bonuses.
In addition to the free stuff, there are a couple of other reasons I'm recommending this before I read it:
I've been following Kevin's blog for quite a while, and I think he has some awesome leadership kung fu
Kevin's trying to concentrate the buying of this book right away so he can become an Amazon best seller
On a related note, Kevin and his team also offer the Remarkable Leadership Learning System, which is a powerful program to help you become a better leader by guiding you through focused work on a specific topic each month. Check it out if you're looking for a leadership breakthrough.
By the way - I will be reviewing this book in the future - after I get my own copy!
Amazon.com -- I am an Amazon Prime customer and, as a heavy reader, they make sure I see the UPS driver a lot.
LinkedIn -- I am in a business development / networking role, and LinkedIn helps me make new connections by leveraging my existing contacts. Pretty cool for business networking.
Digg -- A unique lens on the news of the world. Think of it as News with community-driven editorial overlay or filter. The only categories I watch are Technology and World & Business
I've had a few inquiries about the picture on my latest site banner. Here's the story - it's from a picture of a curious ground squirrel, which I snapped on a recent campout. It was definitely not shy, and I took the picture as it was trying to get into a bag of trail mix in one of our tents (it later jumped up on the lap of another guy who was there, trying to get to his food). You can see the whole scene here: CuriousChipmunk.jpg (204 KB).
This reminds me of a very funny video that's been making its rounds, called "The Dramatic Chipmunk" - you can watch it below, or on go see it on YouTube. Funny stuff!
I just discovered a very cool idea, courtesy of Gretchen and The Happiness Project. For the last year, she's been keeping a One Sentence Journal for a year now - I am very intrigued, and thinking of doing the same. Consider this, from her post:
"Each night, I write one sentence (well, actually, usually it's three or four sentences, but by calling it a "one sentence journal" I keep my expectations realistic) about what happened that day to me, the Big Man, and the girls.
Right now, I can't imagine forgetting the time when the Little Girl said politely, "Can I have some more pajamas on my pasta?" when she meant "parmesan," but I will, I will."
Don't know about you, but I think that's pretty cool. She also has plans to create bound books of the sentences for her girls and her husband. Check out the details in her post.
Wow, I just found out that I got picked, or nominated, or mystically appointed as a "Red Hot Blog of the Day" for August 6 in Technology, by RedOrbit! Thank you, RedOrbit!
Ok, so I haven't read this book yet, but I can't resist passing on an awesome deal: when you buy Kevin Eikenberry's new book, Remarkable Leadership, you get a fantastic bunch of bonuses that make it worth its weight in gold. To order, click one of the links above, scroll down to see the bonuses, and look for the ordering links near the end of the page - you need to order through one of those links get the bonuses.
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