Archive for the ‘Books’ Category

Help Is Not a Four Letter Word

Posted on October 10th, 2012, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

Collins, Peggy with Saverance, Deborah. Help Is Not a Four Letter Word: When Doing It All is Doing You In.  This book has all kinds of wisdom in it.  At least find it at your library and give it a perusal!

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How Full Is Your Bucket?

Posted on September 20th, 2012, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

Worth reading – on so many levels: Rath, Tom, and Clifton, Donald O.  How Full Is Your Bucket?: Positive Strategies for Work and Life.

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Writers: Do You Have Too Many Books? 10 Tips for Clearing the Clutter and Getting More Writing Done

Posted on May 22nd, 2012, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

When is it time to clear out some of your clutter? As Beth Morrissey said in a 2010 issue of The Writer Magazine, it’s time to clear out the clutter when “disarray” has reached “dismay.” So what to do, what to do? Where should you start? How about getting started with the book clutter you have [...]

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Postponing Writing Procrastination – Working at Your Desk With Your “Seat” in a Chair

Posted on May 2nd, 2012, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

Heaven only knows that being writers, we can all procrastinate. Anyway, rather than postponing the actual writing of this article by meandering around with words, let me get to it for you. Here are three tips to apply starting today to begin to postpone writing procrastination:   Clean off your desk. You might think that this [...]

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Writing Tools – Books to Help You on Your Writing Journey

Posted on April 24th, 2012, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

No matter what your profession, being a better (and published) writer will increase your success. Here are some books that you will find useful to consider for your library of books about writing and publishing. 2010 Writer’s Market (Paperback). Holy moly. This book is a treasure trove of information for anyone who is a writer. Just [...]

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Determining Your Strengths + Putting Those Strengths to Work for You = Productivity and Profits

Posted on February 7th, 2012, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

Knowing what your strengths are and then working through your strengths will change your business and professional life. Here are three books worth reading (and I have read them more times than I can count). Now, Discover Your Strengths – Buckingham, Marcus & Donald O. Clifton I cannot recommend this book enough and even though [...]

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Take Back Your Life! Using Microsoft Outlook to Get Organized and Stay Organized.

Posted on November 29th, 2011, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

McGhee, Sally. Take Back Your Life! Using Microsoft Outlook to Get Organized and Stay Organized. For anyone who uses Microsoft Outlook, this books is worth reading…and even if you don’t, most of the concepts apply across the various types of productivity software. As I skimmed this book at the bookstore prior to buying it, I [...]

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10-10-10

Posted on November 12th, 2011, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

This book is a perfect example of someone taking a clear, simple idea – and making it into a book.  I have used and recommended Suzy Welch’s book ever since I first read the excerpt of it.  The gist is that you consider the ramifications of your decision 10 minutes, 10 hours, or 10 weeks [...]

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The Introvert Advantage

Posted on March 20th, 2011, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

Olsen Laney, Marti. The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World. This is an OUTSTANDING book whether you are an introvert or an extrovert.  I learned so much from reading Laney’s book.  I wish it had been written years ago and that I had known about it. Her information is enlightening and her suggestions [...]

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Writer’s Market

Posted on March 15th, 2011, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

2011 Writer’s Market (Paperback). “Holy moly!”  This book is a treasure trove of information for anyone who is a writer.  Just click on the link and once you get to the Amazon page, you’ll see several of this book’s brothers and sisters (including an on-line version), too.  Note:  It’s not necessary to purchase the Writer’s [...]

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