“How long are you going to keep reading that book?” “Markets” was one of my Marine buddies. He noticed that I had been working my way through a thick book for a long time. I told him I wasn’t sure, but I needed to finish the book. Then, Markets asked me a question that changed my life. “Why?” The “why”  »  Read More

My Father’s Business: The Small-Town Values That Built Dollar General into A Billion-Dollar Company by Cal Turner, Jr., is one of only a few excellent first-person books about business. Too many authors want to document their greatness. Some want to settle old scores. You won’t find that in this book. Other authors  »  Read More

I’m embarrassed. I read Erika Andersen’s book, Being Strategic: Plan for Success; Outthink Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change, when it came out almost a decade ago. I thought it was great then, and now. I put it on my list of best books on business strategy. That was when I realized that I never reviewed the book  »  Read More

In June, I planned what I would read this summer. My father created a reading plan for every summer. I’ve learned from what he did, and I follow the same tradition. In June, I shared what I intended to read this summer. Here’s how that plan worked out. A Book I’ve Always Wanted to Read For my summer reading, I  »  Read More