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Archive | Personal Improvement
The Great Crash of 1929
By Andrew Leunig on March 10, 2011 in Belief Systems, Blog, Book Reviews, Cashflow management, Fun, Insights, Learning and Growth
Massive land speculation, dramatic growth in margin lending, promotion of exotic investment structures by “trusted” investment bankers, promotion of tech stocks that reaches rampant levels. Sound familiar? Legendary economist J.K.Galbraith tells a ripping yarn with timeless lessons.
Book Review: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
By Andrew Leunig on March 1, 2011 in Belief Systems, Blog, Book Reviews, Communication, Leadership, Learning and Growth, Life Balance, Mental Health, Personal Effectiveness, Personal Energy Levels, Personal Improvement, Teamwork
Maybe you can be more successful by making a small adjustment or simply stopping counter-productive behavior. In this book Leadership expert Goldsmith explains this logic and more. He has a seven step process to make eliminate your bad habits.
The Black Swan : The Impact of the Highly Improbable
By Andrew Leunig on February 10, 2011 in Belief Systems, Blog, Book Reviews, Business Models, Insights, Learning and Growth, Strategy
Just because you have not seen a black swan, does not mean there are no black swans. Unlikely, incomprehensible events seem impossible until they happen. Once they have happened, in retrospect they are explainable and can even be seen as almost inevitable.
What are you going to stop doing in 2011 ?
By Andrew Leunig on December 9, 2010 in Belief Systems, Blog, Business Issues, Learning and Growth, Life Balance, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Other Stuff, Personal Effectiveness, Personal Energy Levels, Personal Improvement, Strategy
Rather than doing more stuff effectively – what should you stop doing completely ? What personal and business activities should you abandon ? What activities, people, possessions are weighing you down ? Why not get them out of your life in 2011 and free up some “head-space” for more productive thoughts and action ?
Outliers : The story of success
How do people become successful ? Nature, Nuture, Hard work or something else ?