Heart Songs 200806

Effective Living > Music > Heart Songs Summary. Since January 2008, the monthly selections have been a single song per month. This month there are several songs of this genre that will be considered for the annual Heart Songs compilation. This month’s Heart Songs selections are a few of my favorite Indian songs. The songs are listed alphabetically by album. If… Continue reading Heart Songs 200806

Heart Songs 200805

Effective Living > Music > Heart Songs Summary. This month’s Heart Songs selection is Brave by Nichole Nordeman (and Jay Joyce) from the album Brave (available from our store). The entire album is available from the iTunes store and the song is available as a single from the iTunes store. Message. The message of the song is about… Continue reading Heart Songs 200805

Quotes about the Importance of Reading Books

Effective Living > Communications > Quotes Summary. This document contains quotes about the importance of reading books. Quotes are listed alphabetically by first word. Contributions and inspiration for this list are from Mary Vasey. “A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely… Continue reading Quotes about the Importance of Reading Books

Communications

Effective Living Summary. Here are some resources for more effective communications. Dictionary and Reference – Communicate effectively. Holistic Phonetic Alphabet – When communicating by phone or by video, it is common to have difficulty conveying spellings of names, difficult words, or product model numbers and serial numbers. A common phonetic alphabet helps ensure accuracy in… Continue reading Communications

Mind, Emotions, and Motivation Resources

Effective Living Summary. Here are some resources to inspire and strengthen your mind, emotions, and motivation. BBC Senses Challenge – How well do you assess situations and circumstances? Your observations and conclusions about what you observe in life will impact your decisions. Making accurate and measured observations can help you make better decisions. The BBC Senses… Continue reading Mind, Emotions, and Motivation Resources

The Innovation Killer: How What We Know Limits What We Can Imagine — and What Smart Companies Are Doing About It – Book Review

Effective Living   Summary. Creativity and innovation are essential to inventing and discovering better ways of working and living. Cynthia Barton Rabe explains how to foster creativity for business effectiveness in her book Innovation Killer. Rabe states, “Look for people with renaissance-thinker tendencies, who’ve done work in a related area but not in your specific field… Make it possible… Continue reading The Innovation Killer: How What We Know Limits What We Can Imagine — and What Smart Companies Are Doing About It – Book Review