Interview with Asad Husain, author of Careers Unleashed: Unlock your potential for extraordinary career success
Asad Husain, author of Careers Unleashed: Unlock your potential for extraordinary career success recommends a great group of books! Before jumping into the interview, please check out Asad's book:
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Careers Unleashed: Unlock your potential for extraordinary career success
Extraordinary careers are not built on luck - you CAN take control, thrive, and transcend your limits. If you are an ambitious professional stuck in an average career, Careers Unleashed will empower you with the mindset, strategies, and skills needed to break free and achieve genuine success and fulfillment..
Read this book to:
- Unleash the power of career ownership and manifestation to create an extraordinary, unique career
- Understand how to overcome career monotony and escape the sleepwalking mentality
- Conquer the fear of failure and challenge the boundaries of your comfort zone to realize your true professional potential
- Discover the advantages of being disruptive and pursuing your career goals strategically and thoughtfully
- Adopt a holistic approach to career success and build a clear action plan to achieve it.
Buy On:
Bookshop.org UK £16.14
Bookshop.org US $17.99
Blackwells £14.30
Waterstones £12.99
Q. Do you have a favourite smart thinking book (and why that book)?
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey. Description from Bookshop.org: (All links earn commission from purchases. Prices accurate at time of writing)
I don’t think I can pick one book as my all-time favourite. But if I were to pick a book that has influenced me the most, it would the smart thinking book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. I love this book. I was just on the cusp of making a leadership jump in my career and I was invited to attend a signature leadership training program by my company. The facilitator introduced the participants to this book in that program. I think it was the timing, my desire to improve myself, and the content of the book that just clicked.
This book has had a big impact on how I see the world and live my life. It teaches important lessons about being proactive, setting goals, and working well with others. The ideas in the book are easy to understand but powerful. They have helped me in my career and personal life. Now I recommend this book in almost every speaking session, workshop or training program I conduct.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Considered one of the most inspiring books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has guided generations of readers for the past three decades. Presidents and CEOs have kept it by their bedsides, students have underlined and studied passages from it, teachers and parents have drawn from it, and individuals of all ages and occupations have used its step-by-step pathway to adapt to change and take advantage of the opportunities that change creates. Now this thirtieth anniversary edition of the timeless classic commemorates the wisdom of the 7 habits with fresh insights from Sean Covey.
With penetrating insights and practical anecdotes, Stephen R. Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity - principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.
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Bookshop.org UK £16.14
Bookshop.org US $18.59
Blackwells £14.99
Waterstones £16.99
Q. What's the most recent smart thinking book you've read (and how would you rate it)?
The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today by Lewis Howes. Description from Bookshop.org: (All links earn commission from purchases. Prices accurate at time of writing)
The most recent smart thinking book I read was The Greatness Mindset by Lewis Howes. I would give this book a high rating, around 8 out of 10. The insights in this book on how to unlock your full potential and achieve greatness in all areas of life, resonate with me. The book is full of valuable nuggets, and I had to free myself of distractions to read this book. I found it to be inspiring, and it offers actionable steps to living one’s best life, which is what I like in a book.
The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today
Discover the mindset you need to reconnect with your purpose, overcome self-doubt, and fulfill your dreams.
Are you living your most authentic life? Are you leaning into your purpose or running away from it? Is this the story you want your future self to tell or do you ache for something more?
Through his breakthrough discoveries, New York Times best-selling author Lewis Howes reveals how you can rewrite your past to propel yourself into a powerful and abundant future. With these raw and revealing personal stories, science-backed strategies from industry-leading experts, and step-by-step guidance, you will learn how to:
- Clearly define a Meaningful Mission to enhance your purpose for this season of life
- Identify the root causes of self-doubt and conquer the fears that hold you back
- Transform your mind to end self-sabotaging thoughts to live a rich life
- Manifest your greatness to make the maximum positive impact on those around you
By applying the lessons and strategies found in The Greatness Mindset, you will be able to design the life of your dreams and turn it into reality.
Buy On:
Bookshop.org UK £15.19
Bookshop.org US $25.10
Blackwells £15.99
Waterstones £15.99
Q. Do you have a favourite childhood book?
I don’t think I have a favourite childhood book. I loved reading comics, all kinds of comics. I also enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest.
Q. Do you prefer reading on paper, Kindle or listening to an audiobook?
I enjoy paper and audiobooks for different reasons. If it’s a business book, I would much rather read it on paper. If it’s a self-help or motivational book, I enjoy listening to those on audiobook, while I am walking or exercising, or traveling. I have not read books on Kindle.
Q. Do you have a favourite bookshop (and why that shop)?
Waterstones
My favourite bookshop in the US is Barnes & Noble. In the UK, I like Waterstones and Foyles. I like these bookstores because of their very large collection of business and self-help books. I can easily spend hours in these bookstores going through their collections, as I enjoy that experience. I like spending time in a bookstore, and these stores allow me to do that in a comfortable manner.
Many thanks to Asad for recommending a great group of books! Please don't forget to check out Careers Unleashed: Unlock your potential for extraordinary career success.
Daryl
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