Archive for August 2011
Book Review: Ken Blanchard, Whale Done: The Power of Positive Relationships (2002).
Ken Blanchard’s book Whale Done is one of his “parables” about management success based on lessons learned by a disgruntled manager who learns a new method of motivated people from an unlikely source. The lead character in Whale Done learns from the trainers at the Sea World show in Orlando. Specifically, how is it that…
Read MoreBook Review: Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter, Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money — That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
Rich Dad, Poor Dad became a phenomenon based largely on its simple allegorical concept: that the author had two dads, one rich and one poor, who gave him conflicting advice about how to achieve success. The poor dad advised him to stay in school, study hard, get a good job, buy a house, and save…
Read MoreDavid Bach, The Automatic Millionaire: A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich (2004)
David Bach has created a cottage industry out of conventional financial planning wisdom artfully packaged. The Automatic Millionaire is the core of that pursuit, a practical, simple, conventional guide to financial planning wrapped around the concept of “automaticity.” Essentially, Bach points out that you can become a millionaire by incorporating automatic deductions from your income…
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