4/23/2010 – Follow Friday
If you are on Twitter, you are probably familiar with the concept of FollowFriday or #FF. The idea behind FollowFriday is that you share people in your network that you think that others who are followers of yours should be following. I don’t think this should be limited to just Twitter, that is why I have decided to start featuring 2 people on my personal and business blogs that I feel you should be following. So without further ado, two people you should be following are:
- Michael Hyatt – http://www.michaelhyatt.com – http://twitter.com/MichaelHyatt – Michael is the CEO of Thomas Nelson publishers. He regularly blogs on leadership, productivity, and social media. I have really enjoyed the time I have spent reading his tweets and blogs. Michael is a very giving man, regularly giving away books on his blog. I also found out about the BookSneeze program through Michael’s blog. Two of my favorite posts are:
- http://michaelhyatt.com/2008/06/yes-you-can-stay-on-top-of-email.html
- http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/04/the-20-to-1-rule.html
- Dave Ramsey – http://www.daveramsey.com – http://twitter.com/ramseyshow – Many of you have heard of Dave Ramsey, but I wouldn’t be doing you justice if I didn’t mention Dave in one of my first FollowFriday posts. Dave is known for his rock solid financial wisdom that has led thousands of people to financial freedom. Mandy and I are currently working our way out of debt using Dave’s plan.
Have a great time getting to know these two great guys!
Book Review – What’s in a Word? – Webb Garrison
In my time reviewing books for Thomas Nelson publishers through their Book Sneeze program I have tried to make sure that I review several different types of books. I continued with that trend when I picked out What’s in a Word? by Webb Garrison. I was intrigued because I love random trivia so I thought this would be an engaging read. As I write this, I am torn. There were parts of the book that I really enjoyed but at times the book was kind of a drag. Garrison breaks the words up into 17 different categories then discusses the roots of over 350 words. Am I more enlightened because of reading this book. Yes. But would I recommend this book as an engaging read for someone to sit down and plow through in a couple sittings? No. This book would make a great coffee table or bathroom reader. The type of book that you read in bits and pieces. Overall it was a good book, but you have to approach it with the right attitude. Some of my favorite definitions are:
- Character – p.37
- Bring Home the Bacon – p.117
- Cheese – p.121
- Crisscross – p.201
If you are a trivia buff or random fact buff then I would recommend What’s in a Word? to you, but otherwise, I would recommend a pass.
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