Aaron Marcelli | February 12, 2010
Continuing with the theme where every chapter asks a question, Put Your Dream To The Test ends with chapters seven through ten asking how much you are willing to sacrifice to see your dream come to pass, if you are moving closer toward your dream, and what benefit to others does your dream contain. If [...]
Aaron Marcelli | February 11, 2010
I cannot think of a dream a person could possibly have that would not effect or involve others. Opening a store, improving business, moving to another country, attaining a certain job, even simply wanting to have a family all require others to be on board. Chapter six of Put Your Dream To The Test discusses [...]
Aaron Marcelli | February 4, 2010
Another barrier I am having to overcome in allowing myself to have a dream and pursue it is to realize it’s ok to do what I like to do. I grew up with a background and personality of self-denial and somehow in church world we give the idea that such makes one spiritual. Ever notice [...]
Aaron Marcelli | February 3, 2010
What is it you really want to do? Or better yet, if you knew you could not fail, what would you do? I heard someone ask that question and then follow it up by saying, “you’re foolish to do anything other than what you just answered.” My initial reaction to those statements a few years [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 31, 2010
“A dream is an inspiring picture of the future that energizes your mind, will, and emotions, empowering you to do everything you can to achieve it.” That self-made definition of John Maxwell’s serves as the hinge of the introduction to his book, Put Your Dream To The Test. While underlining it, I reflected on the [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 30, 2010
The first book I chose to read in 2010 was John Maxwell’s Put Your Dream To The Test. Of course, I’m all about having dreams, living with goals, making plans, and believing in the passions of your young aspirations rather than just letting them fade away. That’s why this book title appealed to me. Just [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 7, 2009
I was quite anxious when I arrived at the court house to fulfill my duty as a citizen by appearing for jury duty. From 9am to 5pm, minus a ninety minute break, I sat, and sat, and sat. Come days end I never even got questioned for the possibility of serving on a jury, something [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 2, 2009
So if you follow the “What I’m Reading” section of this blog, you may have noticed that the cover of Cy Charney’s The Leader’s Tool Kit was posted for quite some time. I do admit it took me basically the entire summer to work through this book. Grant it, I have the bad habit of [...]
Aaron Marcelli | October 27, 2009
A few days ago I knew I was going to have the whole day free. After mulling all the lazy and pointless things I could do with those hours I decided to do something I have never done before – read a book in a day. I know that for most people this is no [...]
Aaron Marcelli | October 15, 2009
I have had a very bad year as far as reading goes. I have done way more writing than reading, which is never a good thing. It has been hard for me to finish some of the books I have started this year just because about half way through I have found them to not [...]
 |
|
Be a People Person |