The Obvious by James Dale is a book packed with information to help you succeed. As I've grown in my journey, I've realized a lot of these books are like quick caffeine boosts that give you the "pick me up" when you either think you need it or just want a quick stimulation. While it's great to get a boost, the downfall is that it doesn't last. Maybe this is where certain authors or people before me have said that the more they read, the more they feel they don't know. I guess that's the beauty of life, we think there are set rules, but the rules are going to be different everyday. And this book is really a book of quotes where you choose one or two you would frame up on a wall in the bathroom or entrance of your home or office. James Dale, you get the credit for writing this and selling it. It's residual income and you probably did use a good chunk of energy to make this but there's something always funny about books that tell you "you should do this, or this" to succeed. Also there were a lot of sections where you would start and the next chapter you contradict what you just taught.
Out of the ride in reading this book, I did learn a few things or got reminded of a few things so I can't fully say it's a bad book. It did get me to think about my career as someone's boss, hiring someone better than me, thinking different, becoming someone's mentor, creating my own system, letting go, really asking questions to myself that someone else might be answering. Basically what to be thinking about as I continue to upgrade in life.
My favorite part was where we discuss selling, finding an audience and opening your mind. Breaking down the latin root of Question which means "to seek" and that is what we're doing everyday. Seeking to serve, and create. I'm thankful for finding this book even though I think it could be better without so much contradictions. I will skim and do more note taking on this again to get it to sink in better.
