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Book Summary: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” – John C. Maxwell Why This Book Will Punch You in the Face (But in a Good Way) John C. Maxwell’s The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership isn’t a book—it’s a manual for life. Leadership isn’t just about bossing people…
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Book Summary: Atomic Habits by James Clear
“We don’t rise to the level of our goals, we fall to the level of our systems.” – James Clear The Book that Changes How You See Progress If you’ve ever set a goal and failed, you already know how frustrating it feels. Maybe you wanted to lose weight, save money, or finally stop scrolling…
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The Emotional Trap of “Appeal to Pity”: Why Feeling Sorry Can Cloud Your Judgment
“Never let your emotions overpower your intelligence.”— Anonymous What Is the Appeal to Pity? We’ve all been there. Someone tugs at your heartstrings, and before you can think it through, you’re agreeing to something you might regret later. That’s the “Appeal to Pity” in action—a sneaky little fallacy that uses your empathy as a weapon.…
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Why Anger Is the Most Misunderstood Emotion (And How It’s Secretly Manipulating You)
“Anybody can become angry—that is easy. But to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way—that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.” — Aristotle The Anatomy of Anger: Why We Feel It Anger is…
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Book Summary: Evolve like a Butterfly by Mayur Ramgir
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” – John F. Kennedy Leadership isn’t static. It’s not a title, a position, or a checklist of skills. Leadership is a living, breathing process—one that grows, adapts, and transforms. Mayur Ramgir’s Evolve Like a Butterfly: A Metamorphic Approach to Leadership dives straight into this idea. The book…
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Book Summary: Triggers by Marshall Goldsmith
“We are not the people we say we are. We are the people we do.” – Marshall Goldsmith The Brutal Truth About Why We Don’t Change (Even When We Want To) Let’s start with the uncomfortable truth: most of us know what we should be doing to improve our lives. Eat better. Exercise more. Be…
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Book Summary: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” — Randy Pausch When I first picked up The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, I thought I was walking into a book about dying. I was wrong. This is not a book about death. It’s a book about living, dreaming, and…
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Book Summary: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
“What got you here won’t get you there.” – Marshall Goldsmith The Truth About Success Nobody Tells You There’s a trap nobody warns you about when you’re climbing the ladder of success: the habits that got you your first wins might be the very ones holding you back now. Marshall Goldsmith’s book, What Got You…
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Book Summary: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
“The key to success isn’t talent—it’s timing, opportunity, and hard work in the right environment.” What Outliers Really Teaches Us About Success Most people think success is about raw talent, grit, and determination. Work hard enough, and you’ll rise to the top, right? Wrong. Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers: The Story of Success flips that idea on…