My Favorite Business Self Help Books

1) Wins, Losses and Lessons by Lou Holtz- this memoir penned by  football legend Lou Holtz chronicles the ups and downs of his coaching career. The most important thing I will always remember from this book is the way Mr. Holtz lays out his goal setting principles by putting them in the following categories:
           
               1.Things I want to do as a Husband
               2.Things I want to do religiously
               3.Things I want to accomplish professionally
               4.Things I want to do financially
               5.Things I want to do for excitement (personally)

I follow this set up each January 1st when I make my yearly goals.

2) Pushing the Envelope All the Way to the Top by Harvey Mackay- I have mentioned this book in a previous blog.Mr. Mackay said in 'Pushing the Envelope' something I will never forget-the receptionist is the most important person in a company because he or she is the first person an outsider sees in person or hears on the phone. The receptionist sets the tone for a company since they make the first impression to an outsider. This is good advice to follow for any business entity.

He also mentioned in the book that the Mackay Envelope Company (now known as Mackay Mitchell Envelope Company) makes it desirable for employees to stay. This retention of employees cuts down on the extremely costly expense detailed on a companies income statement of recruiting for new talent to replace departing workers.

3) Time Management from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern-this is the first time management book I have read back in 2000. I still to this day follow her organizing and time management principles.

Miss Morgenstern believes that there are three primary reasons why people have difficulty managing time: "technical errors" (miscalculating the length of a task); "external realities" (new baby, new job) and "psychological obstacles" (perfectionism). What makes her program work, she attests, is that instead of trying to change people's natural behaviors and preferences, she encourages them to expand upon whatever is working already, no matter how overwhelmed they may feel.

Inspirational Quotes from Twitter @Inspire_Us:
The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done. -Arnold Palmer