November 11th, 2020 I wanted to do a quick review of Part 1 of Classical Myth by Barry Powell. This could be considered more of a textbook and was used as such when I took a class on classical myth in college. It goes over the myths of the Ancient Greeks and Romans with allusions …
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November 6th, 2020 I have been tasked with reading Leadership 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves. It’s similar to Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by the same authors in that it has a survey and strategies for how to improve. I wanted to organize what the survey results were so that I could refer back to …
November 5th, 2020 I just finished reading Volume 1 of A History of Religious Ideas by Mircea Eliade and I wanted to write a review, but first I wanted to have a quick discussion about some thoughts that I’ve been having recently. I had breakfast with someone who I would consider a conservative Christian this …
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October 25th, 2020 I was thinking about The Social Dilemma on Netflix and I somehow got to thinking about another show on Netflix called Explained and specifically the one episode they have on cults (which is also on YouTube). I don’t wish to summarize the episode here, but it was essentially about famous cults, what …
October 24th, 2020 I had lunch with my pastor recently and we got talking about some of the things I’ve been working on and why I’m working on them when it came to my reading of the Bible. It was a good conversation that I very much appreciated and I wanted to take the time …
October 15th, 2020 I just finished reading Part 1 of A History of the Jews by Paul Johnson and I wanted to do a quick review as well as share some thoughts that I was having. The book is not a scholarly or academic endeavor but derives from the author’s reading and interpretation of some …
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October 11th, 2020 I am currently reading Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves. It was recommended by a colleague of mine who is starting an executive coaching business. I will be completing part one of this action plan which involves listing my scores from the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal test, picking one EQ …
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October 9th, 2020 I just finished reading The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology’s New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of its Sacred Texts by Israel Finklestein and Neil Asher Silberman. It was quite a difficult book to get through. It discussed the various archeological finds that related to the Old Testament. The main takeaway that …
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October 5th, 2020 I wanted to take the time to document who I was voting for and why I’m voting for them in the 2020 Elections. This will be my first time voting in any election and I figured I’d list who I’m voting for so I can remember and see who actually gets elected …
September 29th, 2020 I just finished reading a book called The Platinum Rule by Tony Alessandra, Ph.D., and Michael J. O’Connor, Ph.D. It was recommended to me by someone that I’ve been working with who is starting an executive coaching business. He’s recommended that I read this book and then Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis …