My book, 101 Ways to Get Wild About Work, has been out for three months now, and one of the things I've loved is hearing all the great feedback about it.
What are they saying? Well, here's a taste, with all the blog posts I know about that have written comments about it:
Doing software development in Chicago
"I am enjoying reading this book and taking it slow. I would recommend it to anyone..."
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"The writing is upbeat, and the message is written straight from the heart...There is a strong bias towards tools to help yourself too. People who like to focus on "so what" from a book, would gets lots of techniques to deploy it.
In that way, it's a book for the dreamer and the detail-minded. I think the message from Curt's book is that to be passionate about work you have to be both."
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"...it is packed with thought-provoking insights and exercises that you can put into action today to revolutionize how you approach your talents, dreams, aspirations and ideas."
It can be read like a regular book, or you can use the topical cross-index (which serves as a more useful version of a table of contents) in the front of the book to zero in on the areas you really want to focus on. Each chapter is only 1-2 pages in length, so you can easily digest one nugget, think about it and take action on it. Each chapter ends with a set of "taking action" bullet points that are designed to help you explore it further and make it your own.
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legal sanity
"Curt offers a lot of practical insight and action points for reenergizing our current work or reorienting towards a different job or career that rewards us on many levels – financial, emotional, intellectual and spiritual. There’s a hefty helping of material here. But, Curt makes it very easy to consume by breaking it down into bite-sized tips, ideas and inspirational perspectives."
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"If you're not 100% in love with your job, I encourage you to pick up a copy of Curt Rosengren's new book 101 Ways to Get Wild About Work. It's packed with (you guessed it) 101 ways to get wild about work. It's an easy read, as you can take each piece as your own daily to-do. Not only does this book have information, but it has (my favorite) action steps. Curt calls the ends of his chapter "putting it to work" and they are invaluable ways for you to love your job more.
...I strongly encourage you pick up a copy of 101 Ways to Get Wild About Work for you and for those you work with."
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Management Craft
"This book offers 101 ways, and each is written up with energy and
inspiration. Yes, there are lots of practical ideas, too, but I just
like the "vibe" of this book.
I think it would be a great book to give to all employees as a nice surprise. Just slip one into everyone's mailbox (you know that place crammed full of boring memos and tedious reports?) and let it do the work."
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If you have a review that I've missed, please let me know and I'll add it to the list. And if you have read it and have any feedback to share, drop me a line. I'd love to hear it.
One pleasant development has been several multi-book purchases (the largest order was for twenty). My guess is that it has been managers buying the book for their employees or co-workers, but I don't really know because there's no way to see who made the purchase (so if one of those was you, I would love to know about it!).
If you want more of a taste of what the book has in store for you, you can find three sample chapters here.
Enjoy!
Curt Rosengren, Passion Catalyst TM
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