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I do read a lot of books. Here are some of my <ahref="{{ site.english.url }}/books">book recommendations</a>.
Margaret Donaldson is Emeritus Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. In this book, she discusses in detail the development of the human brain from childhood. She defines and explains the four essential modes in which our brain develops and functions. Point-mode, Line-mode, Construct-mode, and Transcendent-mode with lots of research data from well-known scientists in this field.
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Even though this book reads like a text-book of Psycho-analysis field, she hooks you up into this book very quickly. Since the first section of the book deals with the development of the children brain, lots of case studies about the children spread over this book. Anything related to kids must be interesting. (No excuses, even if its a text-book).
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She details the modes of our brain, with precise data and the time-lines. Ex. The child brain will be in Point-mode until the eighth month approx, and then it transcends to Line-Mode for next three years. During this period, how the child will behave and how his/her brain can be trained to develop to its full capacity, are explained. It gave me meaningful information on kids brain, which every parent must know. I thank her for that.
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So far, so good. Until the interval...
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The second section of the book deals with brains functionality when it's mature. (i.e., an adult's brain). Margaret tried to explain through the medium which she is not comfortable with. She touches a few religions - Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Muslim, etc. to explain, how the brain switches the mode when dealing with emotions and raw information.
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I feel that the author drifted away from what I expected from the book and tried to explain the things which she may not understand fully (with a disclaimer, of course). She went on to describe the "self-realization" in various religions concerning modes of the brain. One good thing is that she doesn't conclude anything; instead, she puts them as questions, back to us. So, if you know that specific religion, the text will make sense to you.
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I felt that I am in Margaret's class on Human Minds rather than reading a book. The writing style could be improved, avoiding long sentences and with proper punctuation. If you have the habit of reading out loud, then you will gasp for oxygen, while reading :)
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Overall, I am happy that I came to know a lot about human brain development. I would suggest you read the first half of the book. The second half is your choice.
"The 4-hour work week - Escape the 9-5, live anywhere and join the new rich." The book, which transformed few of my beliefs, addressed the fears that I had in me, without me knowing that. Tim painted new colors in my dream picture, with his own and I love it.
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This book is constructed of 4 major groups - DEAL - (Definition, Elimination, Automation & Liberation) with multiple chapters. Many chapters end with Q&A. I would suggest you take the time to answer those questions. If you just flip through the pages, without associating your own life, I doubt this book will make any difference, other than leaving you in surprise. The book begins with the definition of the "New Rich" and Tim's real-life story.
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In the first group **D - Definition**, the author discusses the differences between the NR and others, identifying the goals and introduces Dreamline and TMI. "The fat man in the red BMW convertible" - this metaphor made me think a lot. That's what most of the ultra-successful millionaires look like. I do not have the slightest interest to become one of them. The comfort challenges like eye gazing, proposing, getting phone numbers etc are really good. I even suggested them to my friend and he is happy. (I do that already, so did need it)
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The second group **E - Elimination** is what I would suggest everyone read. Even if you love to work more than 8 hrs a day, these simple tips and techniques will help you to perform better. The 80/20 principle and Parkinson's law are explained with live examples. Tips on selective ignorance and time management are excellent. For example, The number of times, you check emails on a busy day and the time you lose with interruption those emails brings is directly proportional. I started checking emails only a few times in a day and close "Lotus Notes" (Email client) as soon as I am done with reading emails. You won't believe, it looks very simple but very productive. The emails which I use to respond immediately were not that urgent than the things that I was doing.
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The third group **A - Automation**. Introduced a lot of new things. Outsourcing your day to day mundane activities to a virtual assistant is completely new to me and I am gonna hire a VA for me :) The idea of separating income from your time spent is really required for having a mobile lifestyle. Since the author followed the path of the entrepreneur, he discloses all the tips and tricks of marketing, products, affiliations, royalty, licensing etc. But mine is a different ball game related to creativity, so these chapters took a little more time to complete.
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The last group **L - Liberation**. Starts with the tips on how to escape from the office. ha ha ha ah.. no.. not in the way you think. Instead of working for 30 - 45 years and planning for retirement, the author suggests mini-retirements of three to six months, which is completely practical and will give you a glimpse of how your retirement will feel like. After one mini-retirement, your perception about retirements will definitely change and you are still young to change the decisions ;). He provides the practical tips and step by step instructions for your mini-retirements and a tour around the world.
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The in last few "Restricted Reading" chapters, the author lists the books, resources that you will need for a vagabonding life. This book packed more information that It could possibly include. It was a very pleasant experience reading a book like this. Try it :)
title: The Leader Who Had No Title - A modern fable on real success in business and in life
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date: 2010-07-17
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category: english
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**Book:** The Leader Who Had No Title
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**Author:** Robin Sharma
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**ISBN-13:** 978-8184951196
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Should I really write a review of Robin Sharma's book?. His name stands better than the best book-review anyone could write for his book. Hmm... let me share some of the insights that are spread throughout this book. This book packs 15 yrs of his leadership advisory experience, which was once a closely guarded secret. Robin tried to make this book interesting by using the story of an Iraq war vet Blake Davis.
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Blake served in Iraq war and is having a tough time transitioning to civilian life. He is having trouble with the relationships and job. Tommy, his father's friend comes to his life and introduces him to the philosophy of "LWT - Lead Without a Title". Blake gets introduced to four different teachers and learns philosophy with at most interest. Transformation of Blake from playing victim-hood to leading is described very naturally.
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This book is packed with a hell lot of quotes from well-known personalities all over the world. Some of the quotes from Robin are awesome. Lots of acronyms are used and lots of repetition to instill these concepts in the reader's mind. Robin Sharma summarizes the philosophy under four different principles, taught by four different teachers. The teachers Anna, Ty, Jackson, and Jet are strikingly different from each other but follows the same principle.
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I would like to give a glimpse of these four principles but suggest you read the book to grasp it completely.
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**Principle 1: You need no title to be a leader.**
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Leadership is not reserved for the selected few who lead the organizations or the countries. Everyone has the power and potential to lead by example. You need to be very innovative and be a master at whatever you do. Be it street sweeping or an exquisite artwork of calibrating diamonds or a CEO. Be a master of it. Be authentic and have guts to take difficult decisions when the rest of the world hides in the cocoon. You should have your own value systems or ethics to guide you along your route.
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**Principle 2: Turbulent times build great leaders.**
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Remember the old quote, "Smooth seas never make a skilled sailor". But how often, do we remember this?. Robin Sharma devotes more pages to this principle than the rest and pushes the principle into our mind, without us realizing it. It's good. "Life begins at the end of the comfort zone". Let's celebrate the tough time with a big smile :)
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**Principle 3: The deeper your relationship, the stronger your leadership.**
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I cannot emphasize the importance of this principle in our life. Be it, professional or personal, relationships are very very important. DON'T break any relationship in your life, whatever the reason is. At the end of life - money, power, position, a college degree doesn't matter. It's the fulfilling relationships that you have earned, matters. So, go for it. Just mingle with everyone, have fun. That's what we are all here for !!!
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**Principle 4: To be a great leader, first become a great person.**
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This principle details about the personal life of a leader. The importance needs to be given to personal health, family, friends, fun-time, and self-realization. Robin Sharma gives seven essential steps to become a great person.
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1. Learning
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2. Affirmations
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3. Visualization
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4. Journaling
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5. Goal setting
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6. Exercise
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7. Nutrition
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I am doing most of these and I know the importance of these first hand. Please try and transform.
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This is not just another book, which you will read and stack it in your library. Make this a constant companion and keep it on your coffee table. Refer to this book as often as you want. It's worth every penny.
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