Books I've Read
Elon Musk. Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Author › Ashlee Vance
Year of Reading › 2020
Summary › A full insight into the life of Elon Musk, who is widely known as one of the greatest disruptive entreprenure of our time. The book provides a detail view of his life, spanning from his childhood days up to 2015. As the Wall Street Journal puts it, "[A] spirited and riveting biography". Being constantly referred to as Tony Stark (Iron Man), he has proven lived up to the name. Due to his grit and high tolerance of failure.
Personal Impact › Having spent a week to complete this book, I fully understand why I understood his mission. Disruption is happening on all levels, but he has managed to take on the hardest problems despite the pushbacks. All his companies are leading the way for a cleaner and better race and that I'm greatful for.
The Montessori Toddler
Author › Simone Davies
Year of Reading › 2020
Summary › A detailed insight into how we should be raising up kids to be better human beings. By empowering them on how they can become better citizens of this world.
Personal Impact › I grew up under the reward & punishment model. This approach to parenting will affects a childs confidence and freedom of thought beyond their childhood years. This book helped me renew (reshape) my parenting method and how I can help my son become a major contributor to society.
Ted Talks - The Official TED Guide for Public Speaking
Author › Chris Andreson (Head of TED)
Year of Reading › 2019
Summary › This book teaches at a pratical level how to plan and deliver a powerful idea through public speaking. Having an idea you're passionate about is one thing, but communicating it effectively is another. This book lays the foundation on how to execute a powerful presentation.
Personal Impact › The adivces and the format of the book are clear and easy to follow. I'm now able to understand why I'm so drawn to Ted Talk presentations.
Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI
Author › Paul R. Daugherty & H. James Wilson
Year of Reading › 2019
Summary › With the current FUDs around artificial intelligence and its disruption in relation to job market. This book has done a great job of contextualizing the fact that this technology gave us superpowers. It lays out the plan required by companies to achive this with the use of MELDS. Mindest is needed to channel uncharted territory. Experimentation should be done in a sandbox manner and then move outwards. Leadership is necessary in alleviating those fears. Skills are important as the workforce should be reskilled to handle the new terrain.
Personal Impact › Provides some direct examples as to how I can contribute to this change by improving my AI skills and think about ways of using it.
Gamify - How GamificationMotivates People To Do Extraordinary Things
Author › Brian Burke - Bartner, Inc.
Year of Reading › 2019
Summary › Gamification is a technique use to improve outcomes while incentiving users to achieve the intended outcome. This book focuses on how projects maybe able to achieve remarkable results by engaging their users with the use of various reward system. In providing a step by step process, this book showcases how projects may go about achieving this objective. It uses examples from Nike+, DirectTV among others to highlight benefits and success cases from both an employer/consumer perspective.
Personal Impact › Help me understand what is the science behind how to think about gamifiying any user experience and how to differentiate it from a simple reward model. A book that was written in 2014 has done a remarkable job predicting a technology and its viability in 2020. Evidentily, I've seen gamification in various projects and I do expect this model to continue. I agree with the ideas expressed in this book as I find myself looking at the leaderboard of various programs I'm involved in.
The Missing Piece
Author › Paul J. Rosen
Year of Reading › 2019
Summary › This is an introduction to Nutrition Response Testing. Which is an effective method used to effectively highlight the underlaying cause of various body ailments. This deviates from the current medial profession, whereby a broad brush approach is used to resolve ailments. This method instead focus on what the body requires inorder to resolve this issue.
Personal Impact › This short read was very informative. It highlights the way in which the various sectors of my body is related. It also highlights how my body function and what approach I can use to identify various issues by tapping into the body's natrual response mechanism.
Grab You Some Lemons: Make the Best Out of Life's Sour Moments
Author › Damien Marcus Williams
Year of Reading › 2018
Summary › A Grenadian/Jamaican author sharing his story of how he transformed his life by turning all his challenges into opportunities.
Personal Impact › This book encourages me to continue to server and help others as much as I can. Trusing the process and believe in your abilities and the Most High will find a way to bless you.
Who Moved My Cheese
Author › Dr. Spencer Johnson
Year of Reading › 2018
Summary › Never get comfortable, keep looking for more opportunities even when you've achieved your initial goal. These are some of the lessons which can be found in this 30min read.
Personal Impact › Despite it being a short book, the story line compelled me to substitue my own experience while reading it. I ended up thinking if I'd get too comfortable and stop going after new cheese.
5 Step To Getting What You Want Out Of Life
Author › Kemal Brown
Year of Reading › 2017
Summary › A quick top 5 recommened action you should take in order to achieve what you hope for in life. In this book Kemal share his entrepreneural experience.
Personal Impact › I appreciate reading this book as it is from a Jamaican who has international reach. I thoroughly appreciate the advices given in this short sync.
The Go Giver
Author › Bob Burg and John David Mann
Year of Reading › 2017
Summary › A little story about a powerful Idea and how the five laws of stratospheric success ( The Law of ..Value, Compensation, Influence, Authencity and Receptivity) propelled him to great heights.
Personal Impact › This book made me shed a tear. This book has such a lasting impact on my life, up to this day I'm governed by the lessons it has taught me. I've tried and proven all five laws multiple times and for that I say it is a must read.
The Virgin Way
Author › Richard Branson
Year of Reading › 2017
Summary › A leadership book teaching how to achieve your goals through the eyes of Richard Branson. This powerful book provide a full account of all the challenges he went through during the process.
Personal Impact › The book encourages me to follow my passion irrespective of what others may think or say. It also prepares me for the challenges ahead and how to overcome them.
The Bible (New Testement)
Author › The Most High?
Year of Reading › 2016
Summary › The Christian holy book.
Personal Impact › Creates that inner peace which helps me go through the daily challenges. This holy book taught me how to care for others and how to workship the Most High. It must be authored by a higher being as it is the only book which governs our life irrespective of your generation, culture or ethnicity.
How To Make Money With Stocks
Author › William J. O'Neil
Year of Reading › 2016
Summary › A comprehensive guide on how to identify all the key indicators when trading on the stock market.
Personal Impact › Learn about the important data points integral when trading. The historial lessons gave good insights on how trade.
Nudge
Author › Richard H. Thaler
Year of Reading › 2015
Summary › As the name suggests, it encourages its audience to change their view about society by taking small steps. The simple action may not have large impact but with time they can form the foundation for success.
Personal Impact › When I'm unable to complete a task, I often think about the smallest action I can take which would get me closer to the goal.
Running Lean
Author › Ash Maurya
Year of Reading › 2015
Summary › Build, Measure, Learn are the key concepts when testing any business idea. It teaches entreprenures how to iterate & test the problem-solution fit in the most effecient manner.
Personal Impact › It taught me about the bigger picture of how to first find the customer and build the product around them. To this day all my personal projects are done using this level of iteration.
Rich Dad Poor Dad
Author › Robery Kiyosaki
Year of Reading › 2015
Summary › This is the most powerful book I've ever read around financial education and how to understand the unwrittern rules around your finance. It tells a story about a young man and his friend how had two fathers.
Personal Impact › I over-heard my past workers expressing their interest in this book. This book changed my life. I no longer think about $ as the 99% of the population do. My financial education started as a result of this book.
The Healing Wonders of Herbs
Author › Herminia de Guzman-Ladion
Year of Reading › 2014
Summary › Herbs have the same benefits today as they did in the past. This is a book sharing how we can cure simple ailments with use of water and other type of herbs.
Personal Impact › Before my grandmother passed away, she taught me about herbs and their different health benefits. I however took that knowledge for granted, so now I'm grateful to have recooperated a portion of it. My aim is to have this information available to the public (if possible).