THE POWER OF SMALL
A USA TODAY, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal bestseller
In a follow-up to their national bestseller, THE POWER OF NICE, co-authors Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval once again tackle conventional wisdom with a provocative and counterintuitive book on the importance of sweating the small stuff in our lives and in our careers. They call it THE POWER OF SMALL.
Our smallest actions and gestures often have outsize impact on our biggest goals, from getting the dream job to finishing the marathon with a personal best. Did you double-check that presentation one last time, or hold the elevator for a stranger? Going that extra inch — whether with a client, customer, family member or friend — speaks volumes to others about our talent, personality and motivations. After all, if we can’t take care of the small details, how can we be counted on to deliver when it really matters?
Bigger isn’t always better, especially when dealing with today’s challenges. In fact, it’s often the baby steps that put us on the path to delivering a true competitive advantage. The real secret to getting ahead in life and in our careers is to refocus our attention on the small details that, if disregarded, can sabotage a multimillion-dollar ad campaign or undermine your most important relationships.
Written in the same entertaining, story-driven style that made THE POWER OF NICE the go-to book for finishing first, THE POWER OF SMALL demonstrates how all of us can harness the power of small to improve and reinvent our lives. It’s the ultimate guide to shrinking your outlook to broaden your horizons.
So get SMALL and get going!
Sat, July 24, 2010 - 10:41:49
From Old Phone to New Porsche
By now, we all know that it’s not safe to have one hand on the phone while your other’s on the wheel, but what if we told you that a California 17 year-old traded a cell phone in order to get his hands on a new set of wheels? Well, that’s exactly what happened to Steven Ortiz who, through a series of Craigslist trades found himself as the only teenage owner of a Porsche in his high school.
Steven’s story may remind you of another Craigslist phenom, Kyle MacDonald, whose famed One Red Paperclip Project in took him from humble paperclip owner to proud home owner in just one year. And although both Ortiz and MacDonald’s stories are uncommon to say the least, they both illustrate the SMALL truth that anything is possible when you take advantage of even the littlest of opportunities.
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Thu, July 22, 2010 - 2:17:41
Jay Shafer and the Tiny House that Launched a Big Career
According to Deloitte’s 2010 American Pantry Study, there’s been a dramatic culture shift in America from a society of spenders, to a society of savers. And 55% of those surveyed said they were cutting back not because of a reduction in income, but simply because they felt they “should be.” Clearly, big cars, big McMansions, and big debts are becoming a thing of the past, while “living small” has become much more main stream.
And it’s something Jay Shafer decided to do in the extreme, when he built his very own—and very small—house in 1997. But, that hand-built, 85 square-foot home (yes, you read that right!) didn’t just dramatically change his lifestyle; it transformed his whole life.
As, the one-time grocery-clerk turned CEO explains in this video we discovered on Yahoo!, “My whole life changed when I started living small.”
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