My Book Reviews

ISBN :  9781508524359 Verdict :    👍👍   👍   👍   This is one of those rare books I wish I had read a few decades ago, especialy as its only 99 pages long, I strongly recommend it be one you read if you haven't allready - it is both short and provides great wisdom ! Arkad the Chancellor and richest man in Babylon is asked by the King to teach his subjects about growing wealth and he sets out to teach them his  ‘The Seven Cures for a Lean Purse’, which are  Start Thy Purse to Fattening  Control Thy expenditures  Make Thy Gold Multiply Guard Thy Treasures from Loss Make Thy Dwelling a Profitable Investment  Insure a Future Income  Increase Thy Ability to Earn It would be wrong for me to spoil this classic s hort book for you by replaying some of the great quotes ands fundamental principles the most notable being “ A part of all you earn is yours to keep ”

ISBN : 978-1-5011-2402-0 Verdict :  👍👍   👍   👍   Seldom a business book comes along that one both enjoys and learns from, here we have one of those books.  Don’t be mislead by the title, it is more than just a cluster of great principles, it’s the foundations for an approach Ray adopted to build his amazing multi billion-dollar business with great  insights into how he grew it. The principles are summariesed in the middle of the book ( p272)  for the both Life and Work principles discussed in the book – my favorite two principles are ; Life: Principle 5.1 –  Learn How to Make Decisions Effectively –  Recognize  that 1)  The biggest threat to good decision making is harmful emotions, and 2) decision making is a two-step process (first learning then deciding).   p276      Work: Principle 4.4 –  Get and Stay in Sync – If its your meeting to run, manage the conversation.   p282  With so many nuggets of wisdom in this book I can only recommend that one reads the