Jolt by Phil Cooke

Jolt by Phil Cooke is a great read for anyone that feels stuck in a rut with others controlling your destiny.  It takes you on a journey that jumpstarts you into getting back on course with your goals or how to lay out a plan to begin to realize what those dreams may be.  Each chapter is short and concise so the information is not overwhelming.  One of my favorite parts are the quotes listed at the beginning of each chapter.  They make you stop and think and then it motivates you to make it work in your life.  Since I recently took on a new position that needed some updating and revival this book is going to prove invaluable into making that happen.  It reminds you that you don’t need to depend on everyone else to get things accomplished and you do have the power within yourself to reach your goals.  It is a book that is up to date with how our society works, inundated with social media and distractions everywhere. Instead of pretending those things don’t exist he shows you how to work with those distractions to benefit yourself, your workplace and those around you.  I would highly recommend this to anyone.

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The Final Summit

The Final Summit by Andy Andrews is a very interesting read.  For some reason I struggled to really get into this book and I’m not sure why.  I guess there were parts for me that seemed a little bit out of the realm of my own imagination.  I am the first to admit that I am missing the science fiction part of my brain and it feels like this book did that for me.  It did however have some great principles that would help me with different areas of my life.  But what was interesting was that while I was reading it and struggling to get through it, I knew there were a lot of people in my life that would love this book.  It is very well written and has a well thought out story line and I realized early on that just because it wasn’t for me doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be great for someone else.  I would have no issues recommending this book to friends.  It has also piqued my interest to check out an earlier book by Andy Andrews titled The Traveler’s Gift to see if that would help me in my understanding of this book.