Posts Tagged ‘book review’

Review of Bill Hybels, “Holy Discontent”

Review of Bill Hybels, Holy Discontent: Fueling the Fire that Ignites Personal Vision. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2007. What really sets you off? What are the things in life that really get your blood boiling? In this short, provocative, and easy-to-read book, Willow Creek’s Bill Hybels uses his pastoral fluency to challenge the reader to consider what he calls their “holy discontent,” which consists of a sort of God-given righteous… Continue reading

June 10 2009 | By Art | Tagged: activism, book review, change, discontent, religion, spirituality | 9 comments»

Where to After College? A Review of “How’d You Score THAT Gig?” by Alexandra Levit

One of the few things scarier than going to college is graduating from college. Once you toss that mortarboard in the air, "real life" sets in: it's time to get a job. Or better yet, to start a career. Therein lies the rub. For most college students, not only has there been little instruction about how to start building a career, there's also been little guidance about how to choose a… Continue reading

April 17 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: alexandra-levit, book review, career, college, job, planning, student | 3 comments»

5 Things I’ve Learned About the Financial Crisis

When it comes to the current recession, just about everybody has a plan to fix it. Some people are in favor of using the government to support failing businesses. Others support letting the market move us past the current economic crisis. But if you want to sit down and have a serious discussion about some of the related details — how did we get here? what can we as individuals… Continue reading

April 9 2009 | By Thursday | Tagged: book review, financial crisis | 9 comments»

Build Your Renegade Career! A Review of “Career Renegade” by Jonathan Fields

Jonathan Fields is an extraordinary sort. A corporate lawyer by training, a severe illness – Jonathan says his body “rejected his career” – led him to quit law and follow a path of his own making. After a stint as a personal trainer followed by the founding and eventual sale of a successful training business, Jonathan found his true passion in yoga and opened Sonic Yoga, one of the most successful… Continue reading

January 16 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: book, book review, career, job, jonathan_fields, renegade, review, work | 15 comments»

Organize Your Work in 2009

Regina Leeds, the best-selling author of One Year to an Organized Life: From Your Desk to Your Deadlines, the Week-by-Week Guide to Eliminating Office Stress for Good, has a brand new book out that might come in handy as you work on getting your work organized for 2009. It's called One Year to An Organized Work Life — and it's different from a lot of the self-help, get-yourself-organized books that… Continue reading

January 8 2009 | By Thursday | Tagged: book review, organization, regina leeds | 9 comments»