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Brazen Reads - Virtual Book Club
The virtual book club for Brazen members.
Our first book is Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky - we'll discuss the book here in this network on Thursday, May 27th - see you then! Buy the book on Amazon - http://amzn.to/dtFf7S
Network Leader: Rebecca Thorman
Jenn Pedde
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81 weeks ago from Book Shelf, Write a Book!, Creative Writing, Creatively Inspired and Brazen Reads - Virtual Book Club3 more
Sadya Siddiqui, Riley Carson and Julia Prior recommended this
Sean Kean:
thanks for the tip - thats a great project - do you have the software behind how you are going to power the writers/readers platform yet? go to a ...Morethanks for the tip - thats a great project - do you have the software behind how you are going to power the writers/readers platform yet? go to a ruby/rails meetup and find someone to help you out... wordpress will only get you so far...
meanwhile, i want to write a book, might as well do it this month!
79 weeks ago
meanwhile, i want to write a book, might as well do it this month!
79 weeks ago
Adam Clarke:
the summation of all the articles I write at Ditto Effect will for to make my Ditto Effect book :D. That wat slowly but steadily I can always put ...Morethe summation of all the articles I write at Ditto Effect will for to make my Ditto Effect book :D. That wat slowly but steadily I can always put in work without worrying.
29 weeks ago
29 weeks ago
La Donna Lokey
I just quoted a favorite passage of Atlas Shrugged, a book that helped to clarify and shape my work/life philosophy as a young adult. What books have influenced your work & life principles, or helped you to clarify your thoughts on your approach to life? (add Harold and the Purple Crayon to my list, also!)
43 weeks ago from Brazen Reads - Virtual Book Club, Book Shelf, SoCal Bloggers, Personal Branding and Citi3 more
Mozart:
A Million Miles in A Thousand Years by Donald Miller is by far the most elegrant motivational writing I have ever experienced, Linchpin by Seth ...MoreA Million Miles in A Thousand Years by Donald Miller is by far the most elegrant motivational writing I have ever experienced, Linchpin by Seth Godin changed how I approached work and leadership, Pema Chodron and Martin Luther King Jr.'s writing constantly shift the way I look at relationships and suffering!
42 weeks ago
42 weeks ago
La Donna Lokey
"...that the man who has no purpose is a machine that coasts downhill at the mercy of any boulder to crash in the first chance ditch...that your work is the purpose of your life, and you must speed past any killer who assumes the right to stop you, that any value you might find outside your work, any other loyalty or love, can only be travelers you choose to share your journey and must be travelers going on their own power in the same direction." Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
43 weeks ago from Innovators Incubation, Career Changers, Brazen Reads - Virtual Book Club, Book Shelf and inCORPorated3 more
Noel Rozny recommended this
La Donna Lokey
"...and to settle down into a job that requires less than your mind's full capacity is to cut your motor and sentence yourself to another kind of motion: decay--that your work is the process of achieving your values, and to lose your ambition for values is to lose your ambition to live--that your body is a machine and your mind is its driver, and you must drive as far as your mind will take you, with achievement as the goal of your road..." Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged (cont'd)
43 weeks ago from Innovators Incubation, Career Changers, Book Shelf and Brazen Reads - Virtual Book Club2 more
La Donna Lokey
Correction - last Ayn Rand quote is from Atlas Shrugged, not Fountainhead! No matter, I love them all!
43 weeks ago from Innovators Incubation, Career Changers, Career Rocketeer, Brazen Reads - Virtual Book Club and inCORPorated3 more
La Donna Lokey
What's the best business book you've ever read? You know, the kind that makes you stop in your tracks and literally change approach or direction. List a couple if you can't decide!
54 weeks ago from Citi, Brazen Reads - Virtual Book Club, Breaking Into Banking, Ask A Coach and Ask Penelope Trunk!3 more
Rebecca Thorman, Timothy Johnson III and Sarah Peck recommended this
Timothy Johnson III:
A good one I've read recently is Josh Kaufman's "The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business."
48 weeks ago
48 weeks ago
Tyler Durbin
I enjoy reading but find it difficult holding myself accountable to read & absorb what I’m reading..thus I created http://GenYBookClub.com.
GenYBookClub is an online community & monthly twitter chat dedicated to bringing the best Gen Y books and minds together. We vote on a book, take a month to read it & then have a twitter chat (#GenYBookClub) the 1st Tuesday of each month (8 pm ET). The idea is simple: One book. One month. One chat.
Is this something you’d want to be involved in?
Berrak S. recommended this
Jason H. Parker:
Tyler, yet another thing for us to discuss tomorrow morning! We've had a few folks recommend that we do something like this here on Brazen, and ...MoreTyler, yet another thing for us to discuss tomorrow morning! We've had a few folks recommend that we do something like this here on Brazen, and use Network Roulette as a way to create 1-1 conversations around the book. Our focus would be on entrepreneurship and early career/professional books.
We'll talk more tomorrow about this--don't let me forget to bring it up!
60 weeks ago
We'll talk more tomorrow about this--don't let me forget to bring it up!
60 weeks ago
Steven Pofcher
Hello!! Anybody home!!
Well anyway, I have a recommendation for the book club.
I am now reading The New Rules of Marketing & PR, by David Meerman Scott. This is a good book that talks about social media marketing. Social media is here to stay and all businesses need to understand these tools. Marketing has gone from being a single directional messaging vehicle to being uni-directional. An informative book that is easy to read.
Aurian Campbell
I know this group may have gone quiet for right now, but I just wanted to say a quick thank you for the original book recommendations that went into making my 2011 book order (http://bit.ly/fojqzi). I'm excited to get reading them!
Jenn Pedde
Hey all... if any of you have read #UnMarketing, please join in a one hour chat Wednesday at 8pm EST to discuss some of the finer (or not so finer) points of the book. Follow the tag #CuseTS (Which stands for Syracuse Twiterary Society - a local book club that opens its meetings up to online chats). Hope to see you there - this was a great book to read!
77 weeks ago from Social Media Marketers, Brazen Careerists on Twitter, u30pro, Brazen Reads - Virtual Book Club and Social Media3 more
Meghan Skiff
Hey guys..let's get this book club going again! There are so many great things out there right now. Post your suggestions on what we should tackle next by Friday and we'll come up with a selection and move forward! Anyone interested?
96 weeks ago from Brazen Reads - Virtual Book Club and Book Shelf
Jessica Bahr and Meghan Skiff recommended this
Stephanie Springer:
Great choice! I read it quite some time ago but this is a great excuse to reread it since it is timeless.
94 weeks ago
94 weeks ago
Meghan Skiff:
Ready to discuss? Starting a new feed above to house the commentary on How to Win Friends and Influence People.
91 weeks ago
91 weeks ago
Meghan Skiff
Other than joining Brazen Careerist, how can we win friends and influence people? What did you find most useful? Which ideas do you challenge? What are some outstanding questions that you'd like to discuss?
Rebecca Thorman recommended this
Lauren Bracey:
Meghan, thanks for jumping on and making the decision on this book! Can we set a date for discussion? I've just checked it out from the library.
91 weeks ago
91 weeks ago
anjum azad
Wonderful books are the best companion. They enhance imagination of readers. God Bless this website. I admire authors, who have written so much, and wrote nothing.
Kathryn Jackson
Hello everybody!
I appreciate that you may have already chosen your books to read, but as a first time author I'm genuinely interested in any feedback about my book How to Keep Your Cool if You Lose Your Job (Longacre Press, now Random House).
If anybody has read it, please let me know what you think! I'd like to reprint and am looking for ideas....! I'm looking forward to joining your book discussions! Have a great weekend, Kathryn Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Hello everybody!
I appreciate that you may have already chosen your books to read, but as a first time author I'm genuinely interested in any feedback about my book How to Keep Your Cool if You Lose Your Job (Longacre Press, now Random House).
If anybody has read it, please let me know what you think! I'd like to reprint and am looking for ideas....! I'm looking forward to joining your book discussions! Have a great weekend, Kathryn Jackson
anjum azad
Excellent venture. Thanks.
Lauren Bracey
I'd go for Seth Godin's Linchpin. But I'm always looking for other recommendations - business-related or otherwise!
Rebecca Thorman
My friend Nisha just posted on a study that found that children who grew up in a house with 500+ books stay in school three years longer than kids who grew up in homes with fewer books. (http://ow.ly/1SFEL) Like Nisha, this was certainly true in my case. I was a book worm (I even won an award for reading the most books in kindergarten and was totally down with the Pizza Hut Book It! program) :) and still love to read to this day. What about you?
103 weeks ago from Education, Education Conversations, Book Shelf and Brazen Reads - Virtual Book Club2 more
Elysa Rice recommended this
Becky Benishek:
@Lee, that's awesome -- and if kindergarten is anything like I remember, it'll be great fun for your oldest to read to the other kids in class.
97 weeks ago
97 weeks ago
Rick Wahlberg:
The program David Brooks writes about is excellent.
MoreThe program David Brooks writes about is excellent.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DEFD81E39F93AA35754C0A...
I came from a family of readers and we all did well. As did my own children.
96 weeks ago
MoreThe program David Brooks writes about is excellent.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DEFD81E39F93AA35754C0A...
I came from a family of readers and we all did well. As did my own children.
96 weeks ago
Aurian Campbell
Is anyone else attending their local linchpin meetup on June 14th? Even though I think it is a bit weird to be gathering in such a religious fashion, I've signed up for the one in Perth :-).
If you haven't yet, and you'd like to, then here's the site: http://www.meetup.com/Linchpins-are-everywhere-raise-the-flag/.
104 weeks ago from Brazen Reads - Virtual Book Club, Inspiring Leadership, Perth, Australia and Future Leaders2 more
:
I'm hosting our Linchpin meetup in Charlotte, NC. I didn't think it "religious," just a fun way to meet others who are drawn to sharing ideas. I ...MoreI'm hosting our Linchpin meetup in Charlotte, NC. I didn't think it "religious," just a fun way to meet others who are drawn to sharing ideas. I look forward to hearing how your meetup in Perth goes. I've got dear friends who lives in Perth--Brian and Krista Penney.
104 weeks ago
104 weeks ago
Aurian Campbell:
Good job on hosting a session, Cathy. I'm really looking forward to mine, and I'll make sure I keep an eye out for your friends if they are ...MoreGood job on hosting a session, Cathy. I'm really looking forward to mine, and I'll make sure I keep an eye out for your friends if they are coming along :-).
104 weeks ago
104 weeks ago
Marie McKinney-Oates
So how is everyone doing with Making Ideas Happen? I'll be honest, I haven't gotten into it quite yet... is there a point in the book I should skip to, like where it starts to get amazing?
Marie McKinney-Oates:
So, I love the nook, especially the immediate gratification when I order something. That's pretty sweet.
I am a huge marker/note taker, and it's ...MoreSo, I love the nook, especially the immediate gratification when I order something. That's pretty sweet.
I am a huge marker/note taker, and it's something I don't like about the nook. I'm sure ChaChanna is right that you can highlight and whatever, but I'm so not interested in learning. I've just been carrying a notepad along to jot down notes.
I thought it was a good read. Only thing was the nagging feeling that maybe I should quit reading and start executing instead.
103 weeks ago
I am a huge marker/note taker, and it's ...MoreSo, I love the nook, especially the immediate gratification when I order something. That's pretty sweet.
I am a huge marker/note taker, and it's something I don't like about the nook. I'm sure ChaChanna is right that you can highlight and whatever, but I'm so not interested in learning. I've just been carrying a notepad along to jot down notes.
I thought it was a good read. Only thing was the nagging feeling that maybe I should quit reading and start executing instead.
103 weeks ago
Rebecca Thorman:
I'd definitely want to highlight on my nook and "mark pages" to quickly reference. What I would LOVE is the ability to export my highlighted ...MoreI'd definitely want to highlight on my nook and "mark pages" to quickly reference. What I would LOVE is the ability to export my highlighted sections into a Word document that I could then quote in my blog posts and such. That would be the most useful for me.
And Marie, I totally know what you mean... I def skimmed the end of that book so I could just start doing vs reading :)
103 weeks ago
And Marie, I totally know what you mean... I def skimmed the end of that book so I could just start doing vs reading :)
103 weeks ago
Rebecca Thorman
Okay guys, let's read Making Ideas Happen as a group (thanks for the push, Cameron!) - let's plan to discuss it in four weeks, Thursday, May 27th here in this network. I think it's going to be a good one! I recently talked with the author Scott Belsky, so I'll get back in touch and ask if he can join us (cross your fingers :). Here's the link to buy the book on Amazon - http://amzn.to/dtFf7S
Cameron Plommer:
Jen: I like the idea and would be pumped to do the discussion on my blog, if that's cool with people (I don't know about the details though). ...MoreJen: I like the idea and would be pumped to do the discussion on my blog, if that's cool with people (I don't know about the details though). Otherwise Doing it here is fine with me.
106 weeks ago
106 weeks ago
JenG:
Sounds good to me, Cam. I think what would be nice is if we all had discussions going, disecting the book from different angles and perspectives ...MoreSounds good to me, Cam. I think what would be nice is if we all had discussions going, disecting the book from different angles and perspectives on each of our blogs. It would be really fun. Kindof a whole new take on the blog carnival idea.
106 weeks ago
106 weeks ago
Cameron Plommer
I'm starting "Making ideas Happen" with or without you guys! :)
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