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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results! Dec 22, 2008
By Mark Silberg
"M Silberg"
I am used to reading books that are full of cookbook recipes and good "how to" ideas so I read Source the way I would read any book. I perused it cover to cover and then put in on the shelf. I enjoyed it but, not surprisingly, it did not make a difference. I wondered why nothing really stuck. After thinking about it for a while I pulled it back off of the shelf and placed it on my desk. Over the next several weeks I contemplated one page a day and committed to keep the "topic for the day" present and vocal in the office. I shared the topic each day with the staff and began a dialogue for all of us to participate in throughout the day. When I got to the page on responsibility I paused there for several days and began to see my real role as a leader in my office.
So, here is the conundrum: This is a wonderful book if you don't treat it like a book. If you read it for information, you will miss the beauty and power that lie within its pages. If you approach this book as a mystery and a challenge to what you already think you know, and what you think about yourself, your business, and your life, and if you are willing to use it to guide you to think new thoughts, you will gain powerful insights that will make a difference. So, I urge you not to read this book-instead study and contemplate this book and use it to Source your future.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Life Guide Feb 11, 2009
By John F. Lohse
"John F. Lohse"
The book "Source" is listed as a "business" book. What it really is, is a "life guide". It consists of a collection of well organized aphorisms, an aphorism being a short, pithy instructive saying. Another definition of an aphorism is "a tersely phrased statement of a truth". And this book is loaded with truth.
It's a quick read but it should be read every day until "the truth" begins to sink in. It's a book that should be carried around in your pocket/briefcase/purse and read whenever you have a few minutes. It's a book that should become worn and tattered over time as it alters who you are. Plainly put, it's powerful!
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Clarity, courage, commitment, context, connection Jan 15, 2009
By Suzanne R. Keller DMD
Business? Life! Dr. Marc Cooper reminds us what we have forgotten: to be aware, the power of our words to make a choice, and the power of context to determine outcomes. Is it good, or is it bad? It depends on the context, and the context changes, depending on the individual's frame of reference. I read this book in just a few hours. I will spend the rest of my life "becoming" my new awarenenss. With zen-like clarity, "being-ness" is presented, and I stop, suddenly, and for a time, question all my "doing," question the context in which I am "doing". And, I make a different choice. I'm nervous, and I step over the edge, regardless, and commit to doing something differently. And, in that action, I change who I am. I change my words, and I achieve different results. Simple, not easy, and definitely worth moving through the clouds of fear to find the sunshine on the other side. That was easy! Why did I wait so long to ask for what I needed and act on what I needed? "Source" is the owner's manual to life that we've all been searching for. It is time for all of us to learn to use the power of "Source"!
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 Behind the Eight Ball Jan 14, 2009
By Steven G. Reitan
This is a great New Year personal read. It defines the essence of all life and business success. It is the person behind the "8 ball" and that is you. My wife, who has degrees in education and human resources, just returned it to me. I gave her another of Dr. Cooper's books, "Mastering the Business of Practice". Her comment: "This is how you handle the other 364 days of the year." I use this resource routinely in managing our 28 person practice. Combine these two books and you have the business equivilent of Phil Jackson's "Sacred Hoops".
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Review of the Source Dec 30, 2008
By Steven D. Bradway
I am looking for meaning in my life; it is a fundamentally human thing to do. The greatest meaning comes from making a difference, but creating difference means facing change; one of the more difficult human things to do. It is easy to let myself "off the hook" and when I do the difference I am trying to make moves a little further away. It is easier to create reasons "not to" than take a stand. The first reading of the Source was a page turner, not a "who done it", but a "path to it"; it was the counter to my excuses. It was a quick read that produced a sense of empowerment. I have reread "The Source" several times; each reading supports a sense of discovery in the book and me. I would highly recommend this book to anyone, it is extraordinarily valuable.
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