Monday Morning Choices: 12 Powerful Ways to Go from Everyday to Extraordinary

By David Cottrell

Book Overview

Learn to make the right decisions to achieve greater success Each of us has a different idea of success. Whether you strive for money, power, happiness, or love, your personal choices, the actions you take, and the relationships you choose to invest time and energy in, will determine whether you reach your goals. Internationally recognized leadership coach David Cottrell will show you how to make the right choices, even when they're hard. There are character choices that define the person you will be on the road to success. Cottrell shows you how to make The No-Victim Choice to overcome roadblocks, and The Integrity Choice , to listen to your gut and do the right thing, even when it's not the easiest thing to do. There are action choices you make to continue on your path to success. The Persistence Choice encourages you to bounce back from failure and learn lessons that will lead to your future success. The Do-Something Choice lets you to stop dreaming and start doing the things that will make you happy and successful. Finally, you make investment choices about the people you spend time with and develop relationships with. The Relationship Choice teaches you to invest your time in other successful people in order to contribute to your own future success. Learn to make all these choices and many more in Monday Morning Choices , and find yourself on the fast track to success

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061451916
• ISBN13: 9780061451911
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Harper Business
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Monday Mornings

We began a book of the month club at work and we have found this book to be helpful in dealing with life. It is a great exercise for employees to discuss how the steps learned in the book can help us on the job

A great pick-me-up

Good advice condensed into a nice little volume.This book reminds us where we can go wrong and makes use of some great stories and anecdotes to get the point across. A list of inspiring quotes end each chapter. This book would be great to keep in your night stand and pull out during those times when you are meditating about life, just to see how you measure up. A gently inspiring and motivating read.

A pick not just for New Age collections, but for any general-interest lending library.

The premise is simple here: change your Monday, change your life - and here are 12 strong, explicit ways to do so. These lessons emphasize making the right decisions leading to more success. From character choices which define the type of person you will be on this road to 'action choice' to point out places where one can take charge, and investment choices which discuss how you choose who you will spend time with, MONDAY MORNING CHOICES is all about placing the 'choice tools' under more reasoned, personal control - and is a pick not just for New Age collections, but for any general-interest lending library. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch

It is my "choice" to pass on David Cottrell's message

We all know the importance of making the right choices in life. In this easy to read book, I learned a method for examining my choices that helps insure my personal success. Each of the 12 choices examined in the book cover an important part of everyday life. I was especially impressed with the chapter on "The Do-Something Choice" because of the strong reminder that action typically trumps analysis. I promise to do as David suggest and not vacation on "Someday Isle." And, of course, the "Attitude Choice" that combines action with enthusiam makes all the other recommendations come to life. A smart choice would be to purchase David Cottrell's book!

A book for all reasons, all seasons and everyone you love

David Cottrell is a no-holds barred writer who boils it down where every area he covers has straight-forward clarity. I've read several of his books, including Monday Morning Leadership, Monday Morning Communications and The Next Level. I first heard about Monday Morning Choices when the CEO of the company where I work began holding weekly meetings, going over each of the choice areas. We applied them to our worklife as well as our personal life and, I -- along with my colleagues -- began seeing remarkable differences in our effectiveness, productivity and our outlooks. The difference was remarkable enough to buy books for every member of my team and I have continued the Monday Morning Meetings. However, the most unexpected results came when I left some extra copies at home -- and my high school senior "helped herself" and began reading. Her evaluation of the book was unexpected. "Dad, I want copies of this book for some of my friends. This will help when we go off to college next year. As a result, we've purchased more than a dozen copies of Monday Morning Choices for early graduation gifts. These days, we're confronted with many choices. Some we get to think about while others are made at a moment's notice. This book provides some time to think...about the important choices, not only in the workplace but in life, as well. Because I've now read through Monday Morning Choices three times, I think I'm not only more effective at work and at home but I'm also more balanced. I hope to meet David Cottrell some day so I can thank him in person for the changes I've witnessed and experienced because of this powerful and thought-provoking book.