Wordsmith & wanderer. Renegade writer, adventurer, reader, walker & occasional runner. Finding funny, fitness & fiestas… in the Canary Islands & beyond! 😜
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The handbook for building and unleashing your personal brand in the digital age…This is one that popped up a while back on my Kindle. There was a deal with Kindle Unlimited which allowed free or reduced prices on certain titles. This was one of them that looked interesting so I jumped in…
SourceThis year saw the third instalment of the now yearly extravaganza of the Sidmouth Jazz Festival. So what is it and how was it?Sidmouth is my home town in East Devon, England and it started a jazz festival on the May Bank Holiday in 2022. That was a fairly small affair, testing the waters and seeing if it was something that worked and could be expanded on.
"How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win"Here we go about owning it, to the extreme! Yes, we all know about taking responsibility and here we do that and then some. Written by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin (both former Navy SEAL officers), they share leadership lessons from their time in the military and give examples of how they can be applied to business and our personal lives.
The ancient art of turning adversity to advantage…Ryan's back with some more Stoic wisdom. Going back a few Babbles, we covered The Daily Stoic which was a series of meditations and quotes based on old writings from leading figures of Stoicism and Holiday's expansion on those points.
"How to work less to achieve more…"I've just finished this one, so here's a BookBabble straight away whilst it's fresh in the mind! Browsing my Kindle, this was available for 99p (about 75c) so I snapped up the bargain…Here we're talking all about Hyperfocus; that being as you may surmise, getting ultra focused in all we do. Although that's only really one part of the book. Yes, we have the element of eliminating distractions and really zoning in for a period of time. However, this book is as much as what's termed Scatterfocus as much as its hyper equivalent.
The investor and entrepreneur shares his approach to life and work…This is a bumper book by the billionaire money manager and is a comprehensive guide that distills the lessons learned over his life and career. Dalio is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgwater Associates.
