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Lip Service by Hal Becker
Lip Service by Hal Becker is a very bold attempt by the author. It is way out of the common books you read, and the uncommon always have a point between being greatly appreciated or getting discarded by the audience. You can almost feel Hals attorney or editor cancelled out a lot of words and pages from the book.
Background
Hal Becker, an award-winning salesperson, a sales trainer and eventually a business owner took a minute out to look at all the services and the mess ups the big companies and their small-time employees make. He collected information about them and knew the right way around. He knows exactly where the employee messed up.
The 50 Stories
Lip Service has 50 unique stories about the worst customer service examples in America. Each story has a different character where Hal is an everyday person, an impatient New Yorker and sometimes someone who seemed to play along with the staff.
This puts the reader in the shoes of everyone and tells you what you could have done in a situation like that and it makes you laugh uncontrollably. Some references though not supposed to, make the company obvious because you have gone through it too! Otherwise, they are hard to crack. The different way a salesperson looks at the other, is what makes you go on reading.
10 Interviews
At the end of the book, there are 10 interviews with some big giants. In these interviews, Hal shows the reason why they are earning big and what differences they have in their customer services as compared to the stories you’ve read so far.
He tells that customer service is not what the lips say, its about what the company provides. What a company does is customer service, what it says, is Lip Service.
Conclusion
The unique point of Lip Service is that it almost holds an idea you can imply next time you have some problem with the customer services. It gives you your way around the normal approach. It is a really fast read and though it lacks the comedy punch, it could really be a good laugh if you can relate.
Lip Service by Hal Becker
book review by Pervaiz “P.K.” Karim
CalcuttaKid.com
2 Chairs by Bob Beaudine
2 chairs, by Bob Beaudine is not exactly a self-help book that Bob is famous for, it is a book about spirituality and belief. In 2 Chairs, Bob tells the reader to connect with God, and find the answers to their questions.
2 Chairs
Bobs mother once told him to set up two chairs every morning, one for himself and one for God. She told him to try connecting with God and find his answers. So, each day he does that, and hopes that God will show up.
He encourages the reader to do the same, saying that though the chances are low, He might show up.
3 Questions
Through the book Bob gives out three questions and tells the reader to ask God, when He shows up:
Does He know your situation?
Is it too hard for Him to handle?,
Does He have a good plan for you?
He has tried to indirectly answer the questions with his stories and tells the reader to have faith. He says that when God will show up, He will not only answer all your questions, but He will make changes in your life. He will fix everything and show you the fatherly love He has for His children.
The Content
The length of the book is 200 pages and the content runs 170 pages. The book is not long but feels like a long read, since there is little content, and a lot of fluff words to meet the word count. The content of the read is good, there are no second thoughts about it, but the same content is repeated or the chapter has random irrelevant stories, forced to sound relevant.
Conclusion
2 Chairs is a book meant for the believers and those who seek help. Though it is a book about God, one could read it as a guide to life, things you need to know about yourself, and the things the universe has planned for you. The pace of the read is, however, slow and could be a turn off for a lot of readers.
2 Chairs by Bob Beaudine
book review by Pervaiz “P.K.” Karim
CalcuttaKid.com
The Power of Who by Bob Beaudine
100/40 Strategy
The book tells the reader to create a list of 100 people that are close to them. Not the influential people they have just met or could seek favors from, Networking as we know is crap, say Beaudine. But, people who have been with them and are their well-wishers. Next, he tells the reader to create a list of 40 things they want from life, their 40 goals.
It is impossible to get every 40 of those without seeking any help. These 100 people are the ones that are going to help you on your way up. They are going to make it possible for you. Know the power of who is going to be with you and who is here for fun.
The Life Events
The author has shared his life events to show his ways work, but more than that, it is just adorable to see the way he walks his talk. He shares an incident from his life about a basketball match and that chapter alone is the crux of the book. There are a lot of other events backing up every sentence in the book.
Reading it!
Each chapter has nearly same bite size length and the book being fairly small, yet it feels like a long read. There is a lot of repetition of the message and after a while the life events, which are funny and at times witty, seem to be the only difference in chapters. The advice is nothing the reader will have heard before, but the way you realize it, is different.
Conclusion
Beaudine says, that you’ll meet thousands of people over the ages, there are going to be hog callers, dream killers and people who want to see you succeed. Its you who decides, where you want to be. There are parts and events in the book that make The Power of Who, a book you’ll turn to, when you seek advice.
The Power of Who by Bob Beaudine
Book review by Pervaiz “P.K.” Karim
CalcuttaKid.com
How to Meditate by Lawrence LeShan
How to meditate by Lawrence LeShan, is not a usual book of mediation and will not tell you that questioning is against meditation and the less you know the better you meditate. It wouldn’t lead you to show life’s depths, auras, your death and the chakra’s. Its a scientific book, which tells you the whys, hows and whats of meditation. The book seeks to teach everyone meditation irrespective of their caste and beliefs.
Why Meditate and The Benefits of Meditation
A psychotherapist himself, he shows you the scientific path. He tells the reader the benefits of meditation and the psychological and physiological benefits of meditation. He has seen results which he says are secondary benefits of meditation and the meditator should not focus on them. The book also shows the reader a way to avoid pitfall while meditating, like dropping heart pulse rates.
The Purpose of the Book
There are hundred of self-proclaimed scholars and teachers who teach people how to meditate if they do not ask questions. This, LeShan says, is not how you learn and is against methods of meditation. It is difficult to find a good teacher, and until you find one, start on your own.
The Ways of Meditation
LeShan gives a briefing and then a detailed insight of 11 different methods of meditation. He separates them as 10 structured types and 1 unstructured meditation. The previous chapters, build up to this differentiation. He shows the close resemblances and yet the different ways of meditation.
Afterword
The first 3/4th book is beneficial to the reader. The latter chapters are the ones you can skip, unless, you want to know the medical benefits of meditation. LeShan has shown the benefits he was talking about so far and then there is a foreword by Edgar N. Jackson saying what should one take from Leshan’s book, which contains nothing about meditation and one can call it useless.
Conclusion
This book isn’t for the ones who believe in auras, deeper meanings of life, supernatural and, astronomical activities. This book is for the ones who seek to find peace in meditation and even for those who think meditation is not going to change anything.
How to Meditate by Lawrence LeShan
book review by Pervaiz “P.K.” Karim
CalcuttaKid.com
Emotional Intelligence by Dr. David Walton
Emotional Intelligence by Dr. David Walton is a book that shows the importance of EQ in our lives. The book mainly focuses on describing what is EQ and its necessity in our lives.
What is Emotional Intelligence?
Emotional Intelligence or Emotional Quotient is a measure of ones emotional understanding and stability. The term just like IQ is relative, however, there is no way to measure it.
The Process of Thoughts
Our days productivity depends on the thoughts running in our mind. On the cycle of thoughts that plan our next act. We could be doing great until there is a heated argument with someone, when someone doesnt fulfil their duty and it delays your work. It could also be something as trivial as missing a bus.
In situations like these, it is important to understand the reason why the other did what they did. It is important to hold yourself together and not let the situation affect you.
It’s not the IQ
Though, we are firm believers that IQ is the measures of ones success, but that is not always the case. IQ could get you a nice job, but your success at job, depends on EQ. Dr. Walton shows exactly how, one can emotionally manipulate situations in their favor.
Though most big business owner we look up on seem to have high IQ, but they also have high EQ and we are unaware of it. Most small business, run on strong conversations which comes from high EQ.
The Content
The whole idea of Emotional Intelligence runs deep, and it is hard to capture it entirely. The author instead produced a Read Me First book which gives a brief overlook on the subject. David has shared some few tips and tricks we can use in our daily lives to turn things around for ourselves.
Conclusion
Who should read the book, Everyone! Though the brief content, there is a lot of information one can pick up from the book. The unusual way of presenting a psychological fact in a non-scientific manner is what makes the book stand apart.
Emotional Intelligence by Dr. David Walton
book review by Pervaiz “P.K.” Karim
CalcuttaKid.com