What Can You Learn From Salinger’s “Linchpin”: Holden Caulfield?

August 20, 2010 by 7 Comments

Hello SCG,

this is an emergency shipment with a book review of a novel which touched me deeply. This tiny book by J.D. Salinger blew my mind away. I know, I know many of you must have already read it during your school years, but for me it was first time “meeting with Salinger”  and I just want to express my gratitude for this “helluva” master-piece – The Catcher in the Rye.

Let me share with you THE quotes of novel’s 17 years old hero Holden Caulfield, which made me stick sticky notes into this treasure;

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Well Invested Time in July 2010

August 3, 2010 by 7 Comments

Hello SCG!

wow, could you explain to me what has happened to the time? Did someone accelerated it? 😉 Yes, 7th books review of 2010 is due, right now.  My July’s reading was rather modest (page count wise) , but incredibly rich in depth of insights.  Let me feed you in on why I loved the books I’ve read so much.

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Well Invested Time In June 2010 + Announcement

July 6, 2010 by 6 Comments

Hi SCG!

Yay, another amazing month is behind us. So, let me offer you a look to  “rear view mirror of my bookshelf”;-) Here are three books which kept me awake in June 2010.

Step in:-)

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Well Invested Time In May 2010

June 7, 2010 by 6 Comments

Hello SCG,

time is literally flying and “month of love” May is very much over. Reading books is keeping me inspired to “ship” more and more Inspiring Shipments for you. So, let me reveal to you which books were keeping me awake last month.

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Well invested time in April 2010

May 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Hello SCG,

April was pretty colorful month in the terms of nature’s awakening, but surprisingly pretty monotonous with my reading genre selection. As I have confessed before, I got totally hooked up with science-fiction saga about spaceship Rama. 1500 plus pages of sci-fi left me deeply touched by its messages. Visionary gifts of both authors were so accurate in this “fiction” book, that their descriptions of the future on Earth, were suspiciously so close to our times, now. Massive financial crisis, wars,… Spooky.

😉

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Well invested time in March 2010

April 12, 2010 by 8 Comments

Books Of March 2010

Hey Super Cool Gang,

spring month of April is in its full mode and therefore let me do   wrap up of last month’s food for soul for YOU. [Read more…]

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[Guest] Exclusive Interview with Srikumar Rao

April 3, 2010 by 19 Comments

Srikumar Rao Wohoooo Super Cool Gang (SCG),

I am more than excited and humbled to introduce you very special 1st guest ever to our “Super Cool Household”.

Prof. Srikumar Rao

I am honored that SCG is among first online communities in the world, which will have the opportunity to find out more about just released (2nd April 2010) book by Srikumar Rao – Happiness at Work.

5 Interview Questions have been answered by Srikumar himself, exclusively for SCG community.

How Super Cool is that? 😉

ENJOY!

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New Book by Srikumar Rao is out.

April 2, 2010 by 4 Comments

Hello Super Cool Gang-ers,

I am so delighted to hear that new book by Srikumar Rao is officially out since yesterday – 2nd of April 2010. Why am I so excited? There are tons of books published every day, aren’t they.

I have special soft spot for Prof.  Rao, because his book Are You Ready to Succeed? literally changed my life in November 2007 and was one of the reasons why I have decided to leave Dubai and return back – home to Slovakia.

His new book Happiness At Work is available in bookstores in North America, so if you are passing by a bookshop, pick up this fresh piece for upcoming pro-longed Easter weekend.

SCG-ers, I would love to know your take on it, as I can’t do that right now (yet) 😉

Stay Super Cool.

i.

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Well invested time in February 2010

March 16, 2010 by 8 Comments

Hello guys,

I am still owing your book review summary for month of February, so here we go;-)

Book I have read in February 2010

Books of February 2010

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[Video] Special Live Book Review: Linchpin by Seth Godin

February 26, 2010 by 20 Comments

Hello folks,

let me offer you  food for your souls before upcoming weekend.

Enjoy!

More take aways from Seth’s Linchpin reading adventure are:

  • I have got to know Anne Jackson and I have even ordered her book for Kindle. She is truly awesome human being. Subscribe to her blog, too!
  • I have found out who is behind design of an iPod (I didn’t know it before). Watch interview with  Jonathan Ive. Such a humble gentleman…and even handsome;-) True Linchpin.
  • I have got to read breath-taking story about  Ed Sutt and his invention of live saving nails.
  • I have watched movie Memento, guys it is really super cool one, watch it carefully;-)
  • I have listened to the art of Keller Williams, check him out  here. Hilarious! He is for sure ignoring his lizard brain, when walking bare footed on the stage;-)
  • Inspiring was also story of Frank Elliason from ComCast and his Linchpin approach to using Twitter, watch his speech about “why brands should be on Twitter”, here.
  • I have also enjoyed video by Sandy Pentland from MIT, where he was talking about honest signals, which as Seth has also mentioned in the book, are the only signals that travel.

Slovak blog about Linchpin will be online within tomorrow, just check in at.

cheers,

i.

P.S.: Gosh, I thought I have not said a fraction of what I wanted to share and yet, video is 10 minutes long;-)I don’t understand how Chris Brogan could make Linchpin book review video in less than 2 minutes? But that’s what is super cool about life, we all have our own ways of shipping;-)  Thank you for your art, Chris;-)

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