Gathering information so as not to re-invent the wheel… spoilers too so intruders beware.
Books for Networking:
-How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie *****
probably the most charitable philosophy about life, about getting along with people in all aspects of life so as to fully enjoy life and get what you want out of it (own)
-Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi *****
talks about exact steps for both getting along with people and helping them out, which in turn helps you out. He has definitely read and agrees with Dale Carnegie. (clab) http://www.keithferrazzi.com/
Negotiating
-Is That Your Hand in My Pocket by Ron Lambert and Tom Parker *****
Exact how to’s to really study and beat good negociators, power plays with people and presentation, prep well for all meetings, close out and reconfirm events of meeting at end of meeting and email after, concrete study of body language, study negociator’s style and meet style, ask why irrational behavior, always get something and negociate creative other items (mrya)
Organizing
-How to Get Things Done by David Allen *****
A really interesting system of stating not only everything you need to get done and exact steps to tackle each task but also organizing it in such a way as to only handle little chunks of information at one time. It clears your mind to focus on the tasks at hand and stears you in how to easily handle it so those lists don’t overwelm. (nizzle) http://www.davidco.com/
Maximizing Work
-The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris **
interesting book about traveling and living cheap, interacting fun into life, delegating and especially outsourcing work and life. interesting little practices getting outside your comfort zone. (clab)
Defining Goals
-Simple-ology by Mark Joyner *
re-defining how you think about what you want to effectively get what you REALLY want. studying what you want and by analyzing your patterns of behavior and speech in response to the norms of society and other. Separating those norms and your needs to make clear choices. (clab) http://www.simpleology.com/
Investing in Stocks
-any of Jim Cramer’s books ***
studies on what he says is investing but mostly is long or short term trading based on intensive studies of market and world trends (yogurt) http://www.thestreet.com/
