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Be Proactive

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Intro and Habit 1 - Be Proactive Part 1 Paradigms and Principles Leadership: "Leadership is communicating others' worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves." -Stephen R. Covey Key Takeaways -Real success is sustainability and Growth - Cant always have it "right now" -Take Responsibility. Take Initiative. -Don't play the blame and victim game  -Prioritize - Create Balance in your life -Work selflessly with mutual respect for mutual benefit -Deep listening - Come to mutual understanding -Avoid Personal Stagnation    Body - Create a healthy lifestyle rather than a bad lifestyle and relying on surgery and meds    Mind - Read books instead of watching TV    Heart - Serve others rather than trying to forward self interests    Spirit - God rather than secularism and cynicism Intro - Inside Out -If you want to change your situation - first chan
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

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I am stoked to kick off Book Club Z with a classic. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is one of my favorites and definitely a must read. We are going to read the book as follows: Sunday: Intro & Habit 1 Monday: Habit 2 Tuesday: Habit 3 Wednesday: Habit 4 Thursday: Habit 5 Friday: Habit 6 Saturday: Habit 7 & Conclusion As I mentioned before, we will discuss what we read today on Monday. What we read on Monday we will discuss on Tuesday and so on. I am very excited to share my thoughts and lessons I have learned from this book I hope everyone will share their insights as well. Enjoy the rest of you weekend. I look forward to hearing from everyone tomorrow! -Z
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September Book List

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In order to give everyone enough time to get the following months books - I am going to post what books we will be reading in advance. Here are the books we will be reading in September. Let me know what you think!  -Z
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August Book List

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I know it is short notice, but here are the books we will be reading in August. Below the book number, you will also see the week that we will be reading that specific book. My plan is to start reading the book on a Sunday.  Then on Monday, we will discuss what we read on Sunday. On Tuesday, discuss what we read on Monday, and so forth. Then on the next Sunday we will discuss Saturday's reading which will be the end of the book, we will then start reading the next book. I know this a lot of reading. If you want to read every other book, or read at your own pace, that is totally fine. Still make sure to comment on the book you are reading even if it is a few weeks back. I would like this blog to turn into a community where we can talk about all of the books that we are currently reading and have read in the past. I will continue commenting and responding to comments on old books and hope others will as well. Let me know what you think of August's book list! -Z
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The Beginning

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First off, I am excited to get Book Club Z up and running! A little bit of background on Book Club Z... I love reading and I read a ton of books. Having said that, I'm one of those people who can't watch a movie twice. I mean, I already know what is going to happen. How is that even entertaining? Anyways, I feel the same way when it comes to books, once I have read it once, I am good. However, I wanted to create a system where I can reference the main ideas and key takeaways from each book. Initially, I began taking notes and kept them all in a notebook. I later realized it would be far more interesting to discuss the ideas with other people - rather than keep all the notes to myself. So I started Book Club Z.  My initial thought for the blog is I will read one book per week. Each day I will write about the previous days chapters. That is where you come in! Please leave your comments and thoughts. I learn so much more when I discuss these books rather than just read them
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