tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578358125212393436.post2815424545396581366..comments2024-02-05T01:36:26.908-08:00Comments on Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant: How I Read To Help My Careerkmizukamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16856440614802893953noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578358125212393436.post-28421801498188203832015-11-07T00:15:38.144-08:002015-11-07T00:15:38.144-08:00Max - I am so glad you like how I write, such a co...Max - I am so glad you like how I write, such a compliment! And I'm glad you enjoy my stories, I wish I had more and was inspired to post more. It's such a great exercise in self-reflection, giving back, and communicating in a (hopefully) passionate and moving way. I'd love to recommend some books. Here are my top faves and then my longer list of faves. What are your favorite books? Are you also an EA? If you're here for EA/biz matters, I also write at jobstr.com under Hollywood Executive Assistant.<br /><br />Top Faves:<br /><br />How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen, et al<br /><br />Creativity Inc (about Pixar) - Ed Catmull<br /><br />What Should I Do with My Life - Po Bronson (and his other books)<br /><br />Delivering Happiness (about Zappos) - Tony Hseih<br /><br />A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last Stephen Levine (Author)<br /><br />Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl<br /><br />The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck<br /><br />Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed<br /><br />Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed<br /><br />Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert (and her other memoir)<br /><br />The Power of Story: Change Your Story, Change Your Destiny in Business and in Life Jim Loehr<br /><br />The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr<br /><br />An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny by Laura Schroff, et al<br /><br />The Moth: 50 True Stories by Catherine Burns<br /> <br />Malcolm Gladwell's books<br /><br />Other faves:<br /><br />The Power of Nice: How to Conquer the Business World With Kindness by Thaler and Koval<br /><br />How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish<br /><br />The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything by Stephen R. Covey (and his other books)<br /><br />Good in a Room: How to Sell Yourself (and Your Ideas) and Win Over Any Audience by Stephanie Palmer<br /><br />Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman (and his other books)<br /><br />The Only Way to Win: How Building Character Drives Higher Achievement and Greater Fulfillment in Business and Life by Jim Loehr<br /><br />The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg<br /><br />Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time<br /><br />John C. Maxwell and any of his books<br /><br />The Hollywood Assistants Handbook: 86 Rules for Aspiring Power Players<br /><br />The 12 Bad Habits That Hold Good People Back : Overcoming the Behavior Patterns That Keep You From Getting Ahead by James Waldroop<br /><br />Corporate Confidential : 50 Secrets Your Company Doesn't Want You to Know---and What to Do About Them by Cynthia Shapiro<br /><br />What Your Boss Doesn't Tell You Until It's Too Late : How to Correct Behavior That Is Holding You Back by Robert Bramson<br /><br />Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials) Robert B. Cialdini<br /><br />Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work Tim Gunn, Ada Calhoun<br /><br />David Bach's books on personal finance<br />The Muser at Musings of a High Level Exec Asstnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578358125212393436.post-83996128276621463462015-11-06T17:06:07.130-08:002015-11-06T17:06:07.130-08:00Great thanks! I've not read it but will look a...Great thanks! I've not read it but will look at getting hold of it!<br />I like how you write and it's interesting to hear your stories - please can you recommend some books, perhaps your favourites? <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971603183254185555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578358125212393436.post-33071602310711439642015-11-06T16:59:41.669-08:002015-11-06T16:59:41.669-08:00Max - Thank you for reading my blog! And so much ...Max - Thank you for reading my blog! And so much for the question! No one has asked me before on this blog. I really hate to say this, but I could NOT get thru Eckhart Tolle's THE POWER OF NOW. I really wanted to read it and enjoy it, especially since so many others and Oprah have endorsed it. Perhaps my mind is too immature for it at this stage in my life. Maybe I will try again in a few years. Let me know your thoughts on this - if you read it or also could not read it, etc. The Muser at Musings of a High Level Exec Asst.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578358125212393436.post-59756133631734406392015-11-06T16:37:30.225-08:002015-11-06T16:37:30.225-08:00What was the book you couldn't read?
Thanks!...What was the book you couldn't read? <br /><br />Thanks! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971603183254185555noreply@blogger.com