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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

The Necessity of an Enemy by Ron Carpenter Jr.

"How the battle you face is your best opportunity."

This book is not just about how to defeat your enemies and properly put into perspective the adversaries you encounter in your life. More than that, this book will bring you a message of hope. If you need encouragement about our misfortunes are positioning you to receive a divine blessing. "With God three is no pain without pain."

Important to know is that the book was written in the fall of 2011, during the worst economic climate of our lifetimes. What began as a downhill spiral in our economic times in 2008, began a divine book written by Ron Carpenter Jr.

I am not sure why I read this book at this particular time of my life other than I am on a path of transition in my career. I am going back to my Christian books to stay grounded on God’s words.

I am seeking an understanding of how God uses people coming against us and situation s hat are very negative can change everything. The author, Ron, wrote this book after the FBI put him under investigation for possible criminal activity. He asked himself, "How did I end up here? Why is this happening to me?"

Here are some notes I took to remember:

In your time of transition your enemies are your stepstools. Enemies are indicators to you that God is planning movement in your life and transition is right around the corner. Your enemy will show up in the form of:

A person

A mindset

A situation

The enemy is the issue, between you that may be driving you crazy! Fight the problem not the person.

You go through pain for the sake of promotion. If you ever discover what people hate about you then will discover what is valuable about you. Talk about thought provoking.

If someone like peace, they will withdrawal from conflict.

If a person wants security, the will get upset when changes happen.

Anywhere there is disappointment, you will find a root of false expectation for something to produce what is was not designed to produce.

Someone is expecting something that goes against the grain of the other person’s nature.

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Pro Resumes Made Easy (The Made Easy Series Book 1) [Kindle Edition] Andrea Drew (Author)

Pro Resumes Made Easy (The Made Easy Series Book 1) (Kindle Edition)

Pro Resumes Made Easy (The Made Easy Series Book 1) [Kindle Edition]

Andrea Drew (Author)

In this era of the Information Age we all need to know how to write a resume. The world has changed, in the old days getting a job was easy as entering a place, asking for an application, filling it out and waiting to get a phone call for an interview to get a possible job. Today (2014) things have changed with resume wrriting and Andrea Drew gives all the tips and tricks to land a job by her experience and knowledge of trial and error and passing it along to all of us. If you need a job, her recommendations go beyond what I had imagined and if you an learn one new thing when you read a book, then it's worth the price of gold. I highly recommend this book for those looking for work. © 2014 Jackie Paulson

Below is from her Amazon Page, she wanted me to read her book and do an honest review in exchange for a book review. Since I love to read and want to start my own business doing book reviews for a living I wanted to share this with all of you.

Publication Date: January 4, 2014

If you’re looking to get a break that could lead you to your dream career, or if you’ve tried desperately for a foot in the door, only to get knock back after knock back, you’re not alone. And you’ve certainly come to the right place!

You see 95% of people fail miserably in their search for a simple job interview – 95%!!

They put in the effort to create a good resume.

They buy the appropriate clothing to make a lasting, great first impression.

They take the time to learn the effective job interview techniques for success.

But instead of an invitation to a job interview, they get the cookie cutter, “Thanks but you were unsuccessful” letter, notifying them of job application failure. In other words, they don’t even make it to the job interview stage!

Sound familiar?

If that’s been your experience so far, listen up: chances are it’s not your fault. Chances are it’s not your lack of experience or qualifications that’s letting you down. It’s something as simple as your resume. In fact, I’m almost certain it’s your resume that’s not cutting the mustard for you.

In other words, you’ve probably got one heck of a lot going for you in terms of the job you’re applying for – you just need one thing: the right resume representation!

And that’s where this ebook can help you. In it you can learn:

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The SINGLE most critical resume step that means the difference between success or failure and can GUARANTEE a resume that gets results in hours (page 16);

The biggest resume blunders and how to avoid them (page 69);

How to avoid creating an embarrassing resume that ends up thrown in bin with a laugh (page 76);

What you must do NOW to dramatically increase your resume response rate by 100% (page 10);

The one explosive secret that’s sure to get you more job interview requests than you could have ever imagined (page 19);

My most VITAL and confidential tips that most job seekers will never discover ;

Samples and examples of winning cover letters (page 82);

All the secrets from an expert Resume Writing Veteran, in the business since 1998; and

The specific A-Z step by step guide on how to write a winning resume, not a general what do to guide – commonplace with all the e-books you’ve seen on the topic so far!

In other words, everything you need to do in order to turn your resume into a job interview magnet is in my e-book…Pro Resumes Made Easy....

From <http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A2820FVK0ZMY9W?ie=UTF8&display=public&page=5&sort_by=MostRecentReview>

Coming Alive The Journey to Reengage Your Life and Career by Ruth K. Ross Book Review

Coming Alive

The Journey to Reengage Your Life and Career by Ruth K. Ross

This book is a roadmap to taking the steps to walk toward a job to re-engage your life and career. Coming Alive will take you on a journey to understand the power of passion and commitment, pinpoint the underlying causes, recognize the symptoms and most importantly, learn an easy-to-use treatment plan for re-engagement. Jackie Paulson received a copy for honest review. I hope you enjoy it as I did. I am sick and tired of being a "robot" at work and at home, reading this book made me realize coming alive will help you find the passionate career you are meant to be in. © 2014 Jackie Paulson

Think for Yourself by Heath Damien Book Review

Think for Yourself: 5 Powerful steps to be the Leader in your Own Life! (critical thinking, independent thinking, philosophy, peer pressure, goal setting, vision, speaking up, personal freedom) (Kindle Edition)

By Heath Damien

I read this book Think for Yourself: 5 Powerful steps to be the Leader in Your Own Life in one hour. I loved the cover and the way it was written. It's a quick way to get a boost.

Are you your own leader? Great question!

Yes, I am my own leader, because I do not conform easily to the popular trends or criticisms of the people around me.

Have you failed in your past? Yes

Experienced hardships? Yes

Struggled at something? Yes

You are not your failure your hardships or Struggles – Period.

This book seeks to encourage, empower and inspire you to see your inner greatness. Its main objective is to help you listen to your thoughts to be equipped to be the leader of your own life regardless of any past, present or future circumstances. It has actions steps and tells us all to “Be your authentic self.” © 2014 Jackie Paulson

Shadow Jumper by Karen Andor Book Review

Something woke him up in the middle of the night slowly starts to remember what happened that make him sore, black and blue all over his body. Dad had another of his bad nights. He lost a game of poker again. He would go to the local bar in town after work on Thursdays and play poker with his friends. He beat me for not wanting to eat dinner as it was an insult to not eat his mother's cooking, his family value.

The next day, the boy is told to get ready fast and jump into the truck to get to the farm to do his work. The father has a Jackal and Hyde personality due to his drinking. As they drive the boy is an expert at altering his state of consciousness to not feel the pain from the beatings of his father. The boys is an expert at altering state of consciousness to not feel the pain. This reminds me of when I was a child and if I did not like something or when I got a beating that I could take myself to another place in my imagination to escape.

The boy is forced to take orders from his father and rake and shovel on the farm. When Uncle Joe pulls up and asks what is wrong with the boy and the father tells a lie, "you know what boys are like, Joe. Always getting into scraps, I think he got into a fight with another kid."

Boy nicknamed a pig after the book, Wilber, his only friend. He can eat an apple he snuck and relax for just a little while as his father is working on the farm. He fed Wilber his apple to build trust. This brings him true happiness and daydreaming how to sneak him out not get slaughtered. Father catches him, and kills Wilbur and beats the boy. With all that said you can imagine that the author brings in the ego, the supernatural, daydreaming, and different stages that humans go to when they need to. It reminds me of all of the abused children in our world and how they have to cope with abuse from someone, and find a way to survive. This book is great for adults, kids, abused, and for anyone who wants to see the reality that could take place in a boy's life from childhood to adult and the many scenarios that can play out. Please ask questions, comment, or give observations below. © 2014 Jackie Paulson

Mrs. Wagstaff and the Awkward Accountant by Tabitha Tikkle Book Review

Mrs. Wagstaff and the Awkward Accountant (Mrs. Wagstaff's Erotic Adventures Book 2) [Kindle Edition]

Tabitha Tikkle (Author)

First off I am not a fan of erotica books but wanted to see what the author could produce with making the imagination go wild. Second, it reminded me of the book Fifty Shades of Gray book in that the erotica part could teach you things that you may not know about. My review is only one, and Gary Harp on Amazon is by far a book reviewer that everyone should get to know and read.

The opening of the book sets the stage where husband Harold Wagstaff the world's largest manufacturer of quality adult novelties died. Mrs. Jane Wagstaff then has to take on the business and keep it a success and she goes about it with her erotica and in great detail for the reader’s imagination. If you are into the graphic details of sex, and all that goes with it, then by all means take this book and run with it. Mostly, the male readers will want to pick this book up but then again a women into this type of fantasy erotic almost realistic story line could be a page turner as well. I really wanted to see what type of writing style the author had and what could be offered to my own desires. In the end, I was not disappointed at age 47, female with an imagination that actually enjoyed this type of reading erotic book. By all means, if you have questions, observations, or negativity please post it.

My Bangkok Story by Eric Lim

First let me share that the author asked me to be the first person to buy his book and review it for all of you. It is a pleasure as an experienced book reviewer on Amazon and other social networking sites to give you an overview of this book.

Back in 1966, news of a missing American from Bangkok on holiday in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia hit the headlines. He disappeared without a trace and was never found. Back then, the name Jim Thompson meant little to me. Still that incident led to Eric Lim's journey to Bangkok. Right then I knew this was a book I wanted to read because of the compassion and passion that Eric had to find out more about what really happened. True stories area always a type of book most readers enjoy.

Eric Lim first arrived in Thailand in 1985, he was not sure where to live or what to do but had an intuitive notion to be there. In the 1990s as a visitor a Thai friend drove him around the city and we passed the Democracy Monument. As the trauma of Black Sept 1992 fresh into his being, he knew it was destiny to find out more. "So many people have died here. Why don't we learn from history?"

Finally in 2003 he met his dream by living in Thailand to learn about the landmarks in the city and the landmarks in Thai history. Thailand was never colonized and Eric Lim has often wondered how this European architecture ended up there? He wanted to learn about the monument and who and what it was for.

My research and travels have helped me to uncover the historical and cultural treasure. Eric Lim had no idea he would write a book about it. Eric Lim wants to share with you as he journeyed into a world that you may treasure as he has. This book and what he learned began Eric Lim's own website for the "Tour Bangkok Legacies" for all of the reader who wish to adventure into a world shared by my firsthand knowledge. © 2014 Jackie Paulson