{"id":1966,"date":"2020-12-09T15:18:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T15:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/?p=1966"},"modified":"2020-12-09T15:18:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T15:18:07","slug":"the-greatest-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/uncategorized\/the-greatest-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe more one knows, the luckier he is, for knowledge is the\u00a0<\/em>greatest\u00a0gift in life.\u201d<\/em><\/h4>\n

– L. Frank Baum (author of Wizard of Oz)<\/p>\n

Many years ago, I was given one of the greatest gifts I have ever received. I am not sure I completely understood it at the time, but eventually and thankfully I did.<\/h4>\n

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The gift that I received was in the form of a quote and message.\u00a0The quote was by Mark Twain, \u201cThe man who can read but doesn\u2019t is no wiser than the man who can\u2019t\u201d.<\/h4>\n

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The message was, “It doesn\u2019t matter what you read, just read. If you are reading, you are learning”.\u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n

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Both the quote and the message were given to me by my mentor. Since that time, he has also given me many books and has suggested many others.\u00a0 Thanks Jake!<\/h4>\n

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If your goal is to become a better media rep, a better manager, a better mother or father, a better spouse, a better friend, a better leader, or just an overall better, happier, and wiser person, here is a list of recommended reading that will help:<\/h4>\n

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Nelson Mandela, Portrait of An Extraordinary Man\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>– Richard Stengel (Leadership and Life)<\/h4>\n

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Restoring the Soul of Business, Staying Human in the Age of Data<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0– Rashid Tobaccowala\u00a0(Business Leadership)<\/h4>\n

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Mind Gym, An Athlete\u2019s Guide to Inner Excellence<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0– Gary Mack\u00a0(Mind over matter –\u00a0Good for business too)<\/h4>\n

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Boys in The Boat, Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0– Daniel James Brown\u00a0(Motivation, Tenacity, Endurance)<\/h4>\n

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Game Plan for Life, Your Personal Playbook for Success<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Joe Gibbs (Faith-Based, a guide for success in business and life)<\/h4>\n

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Whale Done \u2013 The Power of Positive Leadership<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0– Ken Blanchard (Leadership for work and home)<\/h4>\n

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The Difference, When Good Isn\u2019t Good Enough<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0– Subir Chowdhury (Business Management and Leadership)<\/h4>\n

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Mr. Jenkins Told Me\u2026 Forgotten Principles That Will Grow Any Business<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Jonathan Bancroft (Business and Leadership)<\/h4>\n

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Onward<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul\u00a0– Howard Schultz\u00a0(Business)<\/h4>\n

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Marketing Outrageously Redux \u2013 How to Increase Your Revenue by Staggering Amounts!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0– Jon Spoelstra (Marketing \u2013 Advertising \u2013 Business)<\/h4>\n

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The Leadership Secrets of Santa Claus, How to Get Big Things Done in YOUR Workshop All Year Long<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Eric Harvey, David Cottrell, Al Lucia, Mike Hourigan (Leadership \u2013 Setting Goals \u2013 Business)<\/h4>\n

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Remember, the person who can read but doesn\u2019t isn\u2019t any wiser than the person who can\u2019t read!<\/h4>\n

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We wish you a very Blessed and Merry Christmas, and a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous 2021!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe more one knows, the luckier he is, for knowledge is the\u00a0greatest\u00a0gift in life.\u201d – L. Frank Baum (author of Wizard of Oz) Many years ago, I was given one of the greatest gifts I have ever received. I am not sure I completely understood it at the time, but eventually and thankfully I did. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[539,538],"class_list":["post-1966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-merry-christmas","tag-read"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1966"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1969,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1966\/revisions\/1969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}