Mastering Self-Leadership Strategies Review

Book Review Essay
Achieving success, whether it is in a personal, social, or professional setting, is often the end goal of
most human efforts. Most of the time, acquiring that success requires hard work, perseverance, and
dedication. Yet it is often difficult to maintain the continual motivation needed to overcome the
frequent obstacles and setbacks that litter the road to success. C.P Neck's and C. Manz's book,
Mastering Self–Leadership: Empowering Yourself for Personal Excellence, explores strategies and
tools to strengthen the key attribute that provides sustenance for an individual's motivation,
self–leadership. The tools encompass ideas such as world–altering strategies, natural reward system,
and positive thinking. While each is a different, unique...show more content...
As the author's shifted focus to psychologically driven concepts, such as mental and thought
patterns, the strategies shifted from creating a positive environment to overcoming obstacles. One of
the first steps in overcoming an obstacle was to visualize the achievement, to create an "imagined
experience". Envisioning success bolsters a person's morale and provides a renewed vigor with
which to attack the obstacle.
Although the text focused on self–leadership, the authors did discuss how self–leadership is directly
tied into the success of teams. The same strategies, which improve self–leadership in oneself, can be
extrapolated for a team: removal of negative cues, goal–setting, strong team beliefs and team mental
imagery are a few examples. However, in order to ensure the success of the team, there must be a
balance of "me and we", meaning that while individualistic goals must be set and followed, they
must coincide with team goals and neither should "outweigh" the other. The importance of fitness to
self–image and self–leadership was the penultimate strategy discussed in the text. Studies illustrated
the benefits of fitness resulting in improved job performance and professional satisfaction. Lastly,
the text discussed the importance of life factors such as happiness, emotional satisfaction, and social
responsibility to self–leadership. Different personality types approach
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Critical Book Review
CRITICAL BOOK REVIEWS: WHEN HELPING HURTS
Introduction
The title of the book on which I am doing a critical book review is called, "When helping hurts,
How to alleviate poverty without hurting the poor and yourself. The book was written by Steve
Corbett and Brian Fikkert. Corbett is the community development specialist for the Chalmers for
Economic Development and an assistant professor in the department of economics and community
Development College. Fikkert is an associate professor of economics at Covenant College and he is
the founding executive director of Chalmers Center for Economic Development at Covenant
College. The book talks about the meaning of poverty and how best we can alleviate it without
causing harm or hurt through our...show more content...
Instead they should first acknowlwdege that God has been working even berofe the came, seek to
understand how God has been working and then partner with God and the local people in
enforcing the working of God. The planning and enforcing fo the plans should not be done in the
absence of the people but instead it should be done with the local people. The affected people
should alsways participate in the poverty alleviation process for the process change to be long term
and

Book Review: The Prince Essay
This semester in Mr. Sellers' History class, we were asked to read a history novel and write a
book review on it. I chose to read The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli, and it sure did not
disappoint. For a book on history, it was not so bad. The two parts to this review include a
summary and a critical analysis. This paper will discuss the major points Machiavelli made in his
book and analyze his tone and writing style, with an overall critique. The Prince is a novel written
in 1513 by Niccolo Machiavelli. This book contains 26 chapters, focusing on acquiring and
maintaining political power. In other words, it could be seen as the "do's and don'ts" of the political
world. In Chapters One through Eleven, the author discusses the different...show more content...
Auxiliaries are just as unreliable and dangerous as the mercenaries, but they are loaned to a ruler
from others. The most desirable troops are the natives, the citizens and subjects. Mixed troops are
less desirable than fully native troops because they are a mixture of natives and mercenaries or
auxiliaries. These descriptions are accompanied by examples to help the reader better understand
the roles different types of troops served and how effective each type was for the rulers
mentioned. Machiavelli goes on in Chapters Fifteen through Twenty Three to discuss his advice
to the reader in the ideal behavior and characteristics of a prince. He mentions that doing good
would only lead to the ruin of a prince's kingdom. He claims that a prince should be stingy and
cruel as opposed to generous and merciful. He then, of course, adds in examples of successful
rulers who were both moral and immoral alike. A prince should break promises more than he
keeps them, according to the author. He also suggests that, while behaving in the aforementioned
ways, a prince should do his best to avoid being despised by leaving his subjects' land and women
alone and by undertaking great projects to boost his reputation. As suggested at the beginning of
Chapter Nineteen, a prince should not be "fickle, frivolous, effeminate, cowardly, [or] irresolute,"
(70). В¬В¬В¬He should also choose wise, as opposed to flattering, advisors. In the last few
chapters, the author refers to

Review of English Semester Essay
English 101–60 has taught me many things and has helped me grow and develop my skills as a
writer. It has taught me how to think more creatively and use clear concrete details. In the
beginning of the semester, our first writing assignment was a narrative journal entry that focused on
writing about an uninteresting moment from your life and making it interesting. This was a
challenging assignment because it was a broad topic that allowed the writers to take it in any
direction. I remember thinking I had no idea what I am going to write about. Once I was able to
narrow down the ideas I started writing what a traumatic experience I had six years ago. This was
when I underwent the surgical procedure, to remove my gallbladder. My main focus...show more
content...
Once I found that topic, I was able to start writing the research paper, My group faced a couple of
challenges along the way. One of the biggest challenges we faced was all of us meeting the length
requirement because were all still in the beginning stages of the assignment. The workshop group
was a new experience for me because I have never worked with that many person, this kind of
overwhelmed me because there was so many opinion on one paper. The groups weakness was,
our lack of organization. Fortunately, we were able to make this up with all of us being very
truthful towards each other and not sugarcoating the revisions we suggested among our papers.
We all accomplished the beginning stages of writing our research papers and making sure
everyone had their thesis there. Over the semester I have been challenged and intrigued over and
over by the content of this course and the professor, who thought I could develop a fairly strong
paper if it was not for all my grammatical errors. It has been a very enlightening and enthralling
experience that has taught me a new way to write a paper. In high school there was only one way
to write and that was it. I think that this class is a great way for students to think out of the box,
rather than having to be stuck. It allows them to write more freely about a subject, and I am very
thankful for that. I have learned many new skills and improved the skills I already

Examples of Book Review
Example of Book Review
The Ka, a novel
An example of book review writing can be found listed with most books sold on the Net and on the
writer's Web sites.
A good sample book review would pertain to writing your personal feelings about a book that you've
read.
Writing a book review is not to be confused with writing a summary of a book. Writing a summary is
a totally different matter and that will be covered eventually in my Articles section.
In my opinion, no real format exists for writing book reviews. Writing help may not be needed. An
example of book review variations is shown below.
Some rules do apply, however, and you will see that they are loose and easy to apply.
On this page, you will find reviews pertaining to my...show more content...
~~ Joseph J. Ursprung, Phoenix, AZ
This was his entire review:
The Ka is a book for all tastes. This skillfully craft novel contains history, science, mysticism,
mystery, intrigue, humor and romance in a neat package that is not just entertaining but challenges
your mind and imagination.
Mary Deal has created word images so vivid it is almost like watching a movie. She takes you for a
romp through ancient Egyptian history as an archaeological team finds and opens a tomb in Valley
of the Queens.
An archaeological student has the mystical ability to communicate with the ancient Egyptians, and
this keeps the story moving at a breathtaking pace.
The Ka is a delight to read. One can only hope that from a writer of this talent, there will be many
more books to come.
~~ Joseph J. Ursprung, Phoenix, Arizona
_______________
Fortunately, lots of people write much more, as you can see in this example of book review data
that I've put together. Doing so gives the author a more detailed sense of how their book is be
accepted.
A lengthy review – good or bad – can help an author improve their writing.
Hopefully, if it's a review that leans toward something negative, it comes as a pre–review, before the
book goes to publication. Then things can be corrected or changed.
________________________________________
What follows is an example of book review completeness left on the Barnes & Noble Web Site.
Not only does

Essay on Critical Book Review
Critical Book Review
Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction
Michelle Beel
Liberty University
Psych 307
Summary Dr. Mark Lasser's book "Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction" gives insight to those
who suffer from sexual addiction and to the families, friends and other people in their lives. Dr.
Mark Lasser has chosen to write this book, to share with others his personal struggle and victory
with sexual addiction. Dr. Lasser has written this book from a Christian view, to give other
individuals hope in a difficult and growing disease, which is taking control and destroying our
families. Lasser defines sexual addiction as "a sickness involving any type of uncontrollable sexual
activity, and because the addict cannot...show more content...
Mark Lasser's book "Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction" there are 4 major themes being
explored, Part One: What is Sexual Addiction? Here Dr. Lasser explains what sexual addiction is,
and what the three building blocks of sexual addiction are "Sexual Fantasy, Pornography, and
Masturbation". (Lasser, 2004, pp 28)Lasser expands on the different types of sexual addiction, and
give us understanding of the different characteristic of the addiction. Major theme part 2: "The
Roots of Sexual Addiction", here Lassser gives the roots of sexual addiction and explains the
reasons why it happens, these reasons as listed are Unhealthy Family Dynamics, and Family abuse,

Book Review
BOOK REVIEW
FREEDOM IS NOT FREE
BY SHIV KHERA
Submitted by:
Particulars of the Book
Title in full : Freedom is Not Free
Written by : Shiv Khera
Publisher : Macmillan India Ltd
Price : Rs 295
Pages : 223 pages
Aim
1.To review the book "FREEDOM IS NOT FREE "by Shiv Khera.
About the Author
2. Shiv Khera, the author of the book is the founder of Qualified Learning System. He is an
educator, business consultant, and a much sought after speaker. He has taken his dynamic personal
massage to opposite sides of the...show more content...
4.This book is a wakeup call for those Indians whose conscience has gone to sleep, but is not yet
dead. It is also a call to action for those hearts beat and weeps for India. It is also a challenge for all
of the readers–a challenge that will put us on the path of prosperity and development. In this book
the author is encouraging every Indian to take the initiative in bringing glory to our country–India.
Highlights of the Book
5.This book altogether contains 16 chapters, all cohesively interlinked and idea progressively
carried forward, the first chapter beginning with "Pay it forward" and the last chapter being
"Country First". Here the author wanted every Indians to dream of a beautiful India, a
compassionate and caring society, free from poverty and crime and an efficient Govt which leads
the world in the field of business and technology and world look to us with amazement and pride.
The author also felt that we have all the ingredient to create an ideal country – talented people,
abundant natural resources, a functioning democracy an appetite for growth and development. But it
has remained a dream only till now.
6.The author is also of the considered view that youths are pillars of the future for development and
growth of the nation but this important pivot of the nation has remained dormant in a nation plagued
by feeling of regionalism, communalism, casteism and the absence of a strong

4mat Book Review Essay
4–MAT Book Review: Susan A. Wheelan
Knox Capre
Liberty University
APA Formatting
Abstract Creating Effective Teams: a Guide for Members and Leaders is a book by Wheelan
(2013) designed to do as the title states; guiding members and leaders to create effective teams.
Wheelan (2013) begins the book by highlighting the reasons that groups are important. Wheelan
(2013) states that throughout history, "Groups have played a major role in both the survival of
human beings and the development of human culture" (p. 1). The majority of the book is based on
4 stages that create a group of individuals into an effective team. The first stage is called
dependency and inclusion. According to Wheelan (2013), the first stage of the group is...show more
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The first goal of stage three is to solidify positive relationships between members. The second goal
is to engage in more mature negotiations about group roles and organizational procedures. Once the
three are stages are worked through the n the fourth stage, Work (Wheelan, 2013), can be
accomplished. Wheelan (2013) identifies the fourth stage as a time of intense team productivity and
effectiveness. This is the stage that is the result of creating the effective team. Once the four stages
have been identified and understood, Wheelan (2013) goes on to elaborate on how a group leader
can keep the team effective. Wheelan (2013) speaks of 10 keys to productivity (goals, roles,
interdependence, leadership, communication and feedback, [discussion, decision making and
planning], implementation and evaluation, norms and individual differences, structure, cooperation
and conflict management). Wheelan (2013) also shares the ways that group members become
effective team members (don't blame others, support the leader, promote effective problem–solving,
etc...) as well as how a leader can be an effective team leader (be direct and confident, involve
members in leadership, adjust your leadership style to the group, etc...). Finally, Wheelan (2013)
highlights effective organizational support for teams, which includes an organization support
checklist. Concrete Response There really wasn't a video roll that played in my head, but I can

Critical Book Review Essay
To begin, I feel the need to state that this book was slightly hard to digest. I realize that I am meant
to elaborate on whether or not I agree with Joseph Nevins' thesis, but to be honest, I was rather
confused as to what that thesis is. The author jumped around quite a bit, giving the reader extensive
background information and lessons in history and geography, and yet, he managed to tie everything
back to the main story of Julio Cesar Gallagos. I think that, perhaps, the extraneous information
might have drawn too much attention away from Julio's story, and therefore, I found myself
becoming detached and uncertain of Nevins' central argument. Basically, I have concluded that
Nevins is a humanist. I believe that the main point of...show more content...
Nevins admits that he felt "paralyzed" in this situation, despite being "outraged". However, an older
man in a suit and tie began to yell at the Border Patrol agents, comparing their behavior to that which
he had witnessed during the time period of the Nazis. In short, these Spanish–speaking individuals
were being treated as criminals, or as Nevins states, "permanent outsiders" (Nevins, p. 177). This
was a very compelling passage, and it jogged my memory back to a time where I was returning
from visiting some friends in San Marcos, California. On this occasion, I saw for the first time,
yellow traffic signs on the side of the freeway that portrayed silhouettes of a man, woman, and child
holding hands in a running motion, with the word "Caution" posted above. To this day, that image
haunts me. That horrid traffic sign is probably still there, warning the people of Southern California
that immigrants are some kind of potential threat or something to be afraid of. Additionally, I think
that the majority of people who want to abolish illegal immigration, are not worried about the
dangers that individuals like Julio face, but are concerned with their own safety from these outsiders.
Nevins seems to capture this idea in his statement: "...Combined with the state's power to mold the
collective mind–set of its citizenry to distinguish between

Night Book Review Essay
Book Review
Night by Elie Wiesel was one of the best books I have ever read. Night is the story about Elie's
horrible time spent in Auschwitz and Buna the death camps. This story impacted me the most
because all of this is real. Elie's mother and sister were murdered as soon as they arrived. The story
goes on telling his unimaginable experiences with his father in 1944 during the Holocaust.
The book opens with Elie's life before him and his family were taken away. The story continues
talking about how when they arrived in Auschwitz his mother and sister were taken to the
crematorium with other women and children who were not strong enough to work in the camps.
The only people left from Elie's family were him and his father. Throughout the whole book Elie
talks about how his father was his only motivation to keep going. When Elie's father dies he
contemplates to keep going or just to give in. In the end he is liberated and is freed....show more
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Elie was lucky to have lived through the death camps Auschwitz and Buna. Out of 11 million people
5 million were women and children and non–jews but 7 million were jews. Only about 70 people
who were in Auschwitz came out alive. Night is told in such a way that even 45 years later I felt
like I was right there with him throughout the whole book. If you are a person who wants to learn
more about the Holocaust I couldn't recommend Night enough. You will go on an adventure
where your only concern was staying alive. Elie will never forget what happened and after you
read this book you won't either. In my opinion, the best part of night was in the end when he was
liberated. This is the best part because throughout the whole book I thought in the back of my mind
how can he survive in these conditions. When he was freed it gave me some relief because if he
hadn't survived the whole Wiesel family would've been wiped out, and there would be no one left to
tell his

Review Of 'The Book Thief' Essays
Review of: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
It seems sometimes like the market for young adult literature is written down to the readers,
almost in a condescending manner. That is why a book like The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is
so refreshing in this sea of cookie cutter romances and fantasies. While classified as a young adult
novel, it deals with very serious themes. The book's cover comes printed with this label: "It is
1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will
become busier still." It is a dark allusion to what is to come. But Zusak makes this story more
accessible to the audience he is writing to and does this by creating identifiable characters, by
bringing humor into...show more content...
Hans is a passionate, caring man who earns his living as a house painter by day and an accordion
player by night. Liesel believes his eyes show kindness, and is closer to him from the beginning
than to her foster mother. He is one of a few in their village who is not a registered member of the
Nazi party, which comes to have serious repercussions on the family as the book progresses. Rosa
Hubermann is a stern, strong woman who looks like a "wardrobe with a coat thrown over it" and
would be "cute," but appears perpetually annoyed. She peppers her language with epithets like
"Saumensch" and "Saukerl" and "Arschloch". "Sau" refers to "pig" and mensch is girl and kerl is
man, arschloch sounds pretty close to its English equivalent. From the beginning Liesel is
"saumensch," which at first refers to Rosa's annoyance at taking this girl in, even though it does
mean more money for the family. But by the end, it has become a term of true endearment. Liesel's
best friend in the village is a little boy named Rudy, "the boy next door who was obsessed with the
black American athlete Jesse Owens." Rudy is in love with Liesel and always pesters her for a kiss,
which he does finally receive, after some pretty serious turns in the story. He is a simple, almost
naГЇve boy, and would do almost anything for her, including jumping into a nearly

What I Like By Steve Biko Essay
Author Steve Biko, shares his different views and aspirations for what it was like to live in a
country that was under apartheid. In I Write What I Like, several different selections from his
writings help to remind readers what it was like in such a time, fighting the struggle against
apartheid. Steve Biko's belief was that they were the ones who could most help themselves, their
liberation lied in their own hands. By working together and learning how to put their differences
aside is the only way they will accomplish good. Only through allowing their minds to be liberated
will they be able to break their shackles of subjugation. Black Consciousness, becomes a very
important theme throughout I Write What I Like, the belief that Black men and women should be
given the same equal opportunities and rights as others. The vision is ultimately the same as Biko
pushed toward a world where there is no longer a separation of chance and equality due to the color
of your skin. He aims to unite Black people together and create a unified liberation movement that
allows Black men and women to challenge White supremacy and the status quo. The call for Black
consciousness was to awaken those who had lost all hope and remind them that the fight had not
yet been lost. Biko wanted to engrave in the minds of Black people that they too were good enough
and able to be successful. "Black consciousness is in essence the realization that by the black man of
the need to rally together with his

Review : Book Review
The reaction of the curators' fellow academics largely ranged from mixed to positive, with criticism
being much more nuanced and muted than the comment books and national press. Former Librarian
of the United States Congress and Historian, Daniel Boorstin, was a notable exception, who led the
charge against the exhibit commenting in the first guestbook that it was "perverse, historically
inaccurate [and] destructive." Most academic reviews were positive, especially praising the
catalogue which provided considerably more nuanced and detailed analysis that the wall texts. Some
historians found it hard to see what all the fuss was about, with Byron Pierce remarking that the
ideas expressed in the exhibit were "hardly controversial to...show more content...
Similarly, in the introduction, Broun stated that the show dealt with issues that "America still
struggles with today" while Truettner stated "Today, a century after America's creation myth was
ushered into the world, we struggle with its inadequacies and insensitivities," indicating that the
exhibition was indeed making a comment on contemporary society. This opened up a powerful line
of attack against the curators in the comment book with one guest writing, "It is ironic that an
exhibit which accuses all American frontier art as being the lowest form of false propaganda should
itself resort to propaganda of the most obvious, most popular kind." (in footnotes another accused
the curators of doig exactly what they accused the artists of doing) The historian Thomas Vale
mounted a similar criticism, wondering "what 'hidden agenda's' lurk in conscious or subconscious
minds of the writers" if one were to apply the same scepticism TWAA applied to Western artists.
Vale concludes that, much like the artists, the writers were simply reflecting the social concerns of
their times. As displayed throughout this dissertation, this was very much the case and had the
curators acknowledged this, they may have staved off some of the criticism,

Website Review Essay
After visiting and examining the PBS Web site, I was able to conclude that it is an extremely
successful entertainment and educational site. The Web site has won many substantial awards,
including the prestigious "Webbie Award" in 1998 and 1999. According to a recent survey, fifty
–six
percent of users at the PBS Web site are male and sixty percent are between the ages of eighteen and
forty–four. Forty–four percent of the Web site users have children and fifty–seven percent make
online purchases. (Gallup/Plaw Release: Survey of 40,000 Internet Users. Fall 1998.) The design of
the Web site is very bright and appealing to the eye. Its layout is inviting and easy to navigate. Its
design is consistent through all pages. There are many...show more content...
Another main section in the PBS Web site is called "TeacherSource." Its articles offer teachers
advice on incorporating cable, video, and the Internet into their classrooms and lessons. The
"Indie Scene" section concerns independent films and videos. It includes film reviews, a schedule
of movies, and interviews with filmmakers. The site has two different news sections, " Online
Newshour" and "News & Views." The "Online Newshour" section has up to date objective articles
with many photos. It also includes a new section geared towards high school students. The "News
& Views" section also deals with up to date news, but in a more subjective way. This section
includes opinion articles from a variety of people concerning more controversial news issues.
The section also has its own discussion group where users are able to post and reply to many
different topics. Other main sections on the PBS site include Adult Learning, history, science,
technology, and arts. The Web site also has its own shopping site called "ShopPBS." Here users
are able to purchase videos and books about anything from the Olympics to the rainforest. The site
offers users to sign up to receive a weekly email newsletter called "PBS Previews." The site also
offers television listings for PBS. In addition, there is a section where users can view the annual
report of PBS and find out about possible employment with the company. There is also an extensive
section where people interested

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