Reviews for The Essentials of Power, Influence, and Persuasion

The average rating for The Essentials of Power, Influence, and Persuasion based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-07-08 00:00:00 Todd Petre This book makes so much sense - it's frustrating that these principles aren't understood widely and incorporated into our lives and culture. The concept is actually similar to another book I recently read - Mood Mapping - where various states are explained in four-quadrant graphs. Physical, emotional, attention and focus. A recurring theme in the book is the idea of waves, the need to oscillate from intense states of exercise or productivity to "recovery" states of rest, relaxation and big-picture thinking whilst avoiding the "dark" side such as propping yourself up with caffeine, working 14-hour days, not taking regular breaks ... which aren't just bad for your health and mood, they're also not as effective as working 90-minute highly-focussed sprints punctuated with rest and recovery. This book is actually changing my life. I'm going to bed earlier so I can wake up earlier to exercise and meditate and prepare myself for work. I'm drinking less coffee and paying more attention to how I prepare my work priorities and plan my day. I still have a long way to go. This book really is special and I recommend everyone read it.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-06-25 00:00:00 Jerry Champion This book is written for the corporate world, so I had to adapt it to my very un-corporate life. Some of it just didn't apply to me, but there was some excellent information that really helped me. I LOVED the idea of periods of work mixed with periods of rest and renewal. And now I am going to go take a well-deserved nap :).