Practical Wisdom : Quotes and Comments That Inspire, Enlighten, and Entertain VOLUME 1

by Rick Ott

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966349121
• ISBN13: 9780966349122
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Ocean View Pub
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Bite Sized Bits of Practical Wisdom

Rick Ott admits to making his share of mistakes while working on as a student disk jockey at Michigan State University. But the experience lead him to a treasure that he shares in his latest book, "Practical Wisdom"."Having no prior on-air experience," he writes,"I made my share of mistakes. I eventually noticed that when I dwelled upon a mistake I had just made... I subsequently made even more mistakes during the remainder of my airshift that day."Rick developed the ability to erase the negative effects of a mistake from his memory and found that it supercharged his ability to grow and improve, remaining "free of the poisonous effects of dwelling on misfortune."This is one over 90 nuggets the Rick shares in his latest book. He begins each segment with an inspiring quotation followed by his comments on how to integrate a new skill or idea into your every day life.Pracital Wisdom provides bite sized bits of motivational guidance ala Byrd Baggett, Zig Ziglar and Todd Duncan, that can be catalysts for life changing action. His breezy approach is accessable to everyone, making Pracital Wisdom a great gift idea.Translating good ideas into practice for individuals and corporations has been Rick Ott's mission for nearly two decades. After a career in broadcasting, he started a consulting practice where he serves Fortune 500 companies and others as a speaker and high performance coach. Rick is also the author of the best selling book "Creating Demand" and created the popular Nightengale-Conant audio tape series, "Unleashing Your Productivity".

Conversations

A most interesting read. In addition to the obvious (good insight via vignettes of wisdom from leaders and philosophers, etc., followed by an application from Ott), I found myself going through the book with my 23 year old son and with each page we discussed whether we agreed with both the quote and Ott's insight on it. At times we would find ourselves at odds with the "wisdom" ... at times with Ott ... and at times with one another. But in a good way. "Practical Wisdom" created interesting conversation. For this category of book, it is excellent.