The Rochester Media Bookstore is Open!

Here are some of our favorite books that you can review and purchase if you are interested! … [Read more...]

How Companies Win

How Companies Win is an in-depth look at a present-day issue that currently has many companies in a quandary.  Authors Kash and Calhoun invested a lot of time and effort into investigating what may be causing many companies to miss the boat within their own industries.  They found that too much effort was spent on the supply chain and not enough time was spent looking for the demand chain.  Using many relevant, present-day case studies, they show us how large companies have completely missed not … [Read more...]

Kick-start 2011: Two Great Reads

Here are two great book recommendations to help you kick-start 2011. If you"re looking for recommendations on other books to read or want to brainstorm ways to make 2011 your best year yet, I"m only an email away! Now What? by Laura Berman Fortgang   Your life’s purpose, while it can feel incredibly big and elusive, is very likely under your nose. You are probably already living your purpose but haven’t yet named it. If you have identified that a career change is needed or you’re drawn to … [Read more...]

Book Review: The Success Principles

I recently had the pleasure of  going through Jack Canfield's new book, The Success Principles.  Most of you are probably already familiar with Canfield's hit series Chicken Noodle Soup For The Soul.  This new book is his inside look at what made him capable of selling over 80 million copies of a manuscript that was initially rejected by over 123 publishers.  In The Success Principles, he hands out 64 tips for how to accomplish anything!  Some of my personal favorites are: "You are 100% … [Read more...]

Getting Things Done

I have been reading this book by David Allen called Getting Things Done and it has some remarkable insights about how we think. He comments that the big buzz word today is "Time Management" but really it should be "Mind Management" For example, how could we manage to make 5 minutes into 6 minutes? You cannot manage information overload and you cannot manage priorities- you simply have them. But what we can manage is our actions! This is the key to our success. The Franklin Planners and the Palm … [Read more...]