Here are 19 books that are in my book bucket list for 2019. My plan is to read these books over the course of the year. Becoming by Michelle Obama This is a memoir of the First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role. I’ve always found…
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Rules for Deep Work
Cal Newport’s Deep Work Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World is nicely summarized by Productivity Game. Three rules for doing Deep Work are: 1. Schedule distractions – Schedule the time that you will allow yourself to check email/social media/chat etc. Write it down as a Distraction break and hold your focus until then….
Binod Chaudhary My Story book review
Binod Chaudhary My Story From the Streets of Kathmandu to a billion dollar empire is a story of one man’s ambition, determination and vision. Binod Chaudhary’s autobiography provides insights into his childhood, business ventures and plans to extend the Chaudhary Group (CG) brand globally. The entrepreneur provides historical context to how his grandfather moved to…
A Second Chance: For You, For Me, And For The Rest Of Us
I stumbled upon Tim’s podcast with Catherine Hoke – The Master of Second Chances. Catherine Hoke is the founder of the non-profit Defy Ventures and its vision is to end mass incarceration by using entrepreneurship as a tool to transform legacies and human potential. I learned tons just by listening to Catherine’s conversation with Tim. Highly recommended. Looking forward to…
What’s normal in America?
Recently I started reading the book The War on Normal People The truth about America’s disappearing jobs and why Universal Basic Income is our future by Andrew Yang, Founder of Venture for America. In the book, Andrew has a chapter titled Who is Normal in America. I found the chapter insightful and alarming-there is so much…
Joy of completion
The joy of completing a book is priceless. I’m excited to acquire new knowledge and perspective by picking books on a variety of subjects. I recently picked up a book that was on my colleague’s table and started reading a few pages. I decided I wanted to finish this book, kept on reading and I’m…
Read to succeed
Did you know that the average person reads two books a year but the average CEO reads four to six books a month? Interesting. Seven-in-ten American adults (72%) have read a book within the past year, whether in whole or in part and in any format, according to a survey conducted in March and April according…
I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart
I had put I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart in my Book Bucket List in July. Now I’m just finished reading the book. I highly recommend reading this book. Some phrases and quotes from the book that resonated with me: One of the key factors for success – beyond work, talent, timing,…
What type of seagull are you?
What type of seagull are you? Are you like Jonathan Livington seagull or a regular seagull? I listened to the beautifully narrated audio version of Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach on YouTube. The 45 minute audio recording tells the story of Jonathan Livingston Seagull who yearns to fly and not stay content with the daily activity…
The Book Kobe Recommended
Being a huge fan of Kobe Bryant, the now retired NBA player, I have read tons of articles, blogs and watched a lot of videos on him. He is quite the athlete with plenty of videos and blogs talking about his obsession with greatness, relentless work ethic and winning mentality. Recently, I watched a video…
Reading Now: Tools of Titans
When I first started reading TOOLS OF TITANS: THE TACTICS, ROUTINES, AND HABITS OF BILLIONAIRES, ICONS, AND WORLD-CLASS PERFORMERS, I combed through the chapters of people whose names I had heard before or recognized right away. Then I started to go through chapters of other icons. After going through several chapters of the book, it…
Reading Now: Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
I am currently reading Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss. I first heard about the book when I visited Tim’s blog a few months ago. On his blog, I read Arnold Schwarzenegger’s foreword for the book and it got me more interested to read…
A Must Read Book (for all)
Few years back, I was going through Business Week and found the list of the best selling books. One of them was How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie. I was very interested to get my hands on that book. I got the book and was happy to read it from page…