libes.

i went to boarders the other day to stock up on some biz books. i was anxious to get some reading in while a had a bit more time especially after going to david jay's workshop:free to succeed. so i took his book list and browsed the aisles in hope for expanding my own personal libes (library).

i started with Tim Sander's Love Is The Killer App. wow. i finished it in about two days. it is excellent. and i would recommend it to anyone involved in business. oh, wait isn't that everyone.

my summary: Tim candidly and simply articulates profound principles and thoughts on what he calls the Lovecat Way! ultimately, he encourages his readers to bring love back into the bizworld. the humanity. the Lovecat Way hinges on three primary intangibles: knowledge, network and compassion. gaining knowledge is one of the most important things you can do for your brand and it trickles through the rest of your biz. the more reading you do, the more you learn, the more you expand your mind, the more successful you will be. he then goes on to discuss the importance of networking and how to love the people with whom you connect. he gives concrete ways by which you can expand and grow your network. finally he reflects on the power of compassion in the bizworld and purports us to wield that power more often. be human, be honest and be real. bottom line: love. after all is it is the "killer app."

what impressed me most about this book was how it took much of what i had already heard or seen, and took it to a new level. Sanders weaved it all together and created a tangible schema for thinking about intangibles. i love it. i am particularly excited to employ this thinking in my own biz and career and am simply tickled that i read this book so early in the process of building a successful business. thanks you DJ for the rec. 'preciate it.

here are a few of my favorite quotes:
"when you represent knowledge, opportunity, selflessness, and intimacy, you are not just a service provider or a product. you are fun, you are interesting, your are valuable; ypu take people places they have never been before, you show them books they have never heard of, you introduce them to people they never dreamed they would meet--in short, you are the equivalent of a human them park."

"the ability to create an experience can jet-propel your career. It raises your vale and drives your price."

"to the extent i can differentiate my person, product or service, I extract premium value."

"success in the future will be base on the fuzzy intangibles:" the way you speak as a leader, the culture you nurture, the process for managing information you set up for your people, the partnerships you from around technology's opportunities and challenges."

"at the office, our humanity can be defined as the ability to involve ourselves emotionally in the support of another person's growth."

get this book. read it and add it to your library. but don't forget to "share the love" with others. read on...

next up: dale carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People...