BOOK: Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tsu, Translation by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English – The Tao Te Ching, which can be translated as “The Book of the Way and its Virtue,” is the Chinese classic text attributed to Lao Tsu (or Lao Tzu). Although it may seem very abstract, Taoism is actually quite practical.
BOOK: Emerson’s Essays, by Ralph Waldo Emerson – My mom gave me Emerson’s Essays when I was a teenager. I’m just realizing how much of an influence it’s had on my own writing in content and form. Emerson was an American orator, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early nineteenth century.
BOOK: The Game of Life & How to Play It, by Florence Scovel Shinn – The Game of Life & How to Play It is one of the classics from metaphysician Florence Schovel Shinn. First published in 1925, the book explains eternal truths, the benefits of right thinking and how to solve everyday problems in very simple language and funny stories.
BOOK: The Greatest Salesman in the World, by Og Mandino – The Greatest Salesman in the World is by one of my absolute favorite authors, Og Mandino. It is such a quick read, and yet it is packed with inspiration. The copy I still have was my dad’s and then my brother’s; I confiscated it out of the family library and have had it ever since!
Q&A: I have a small financial advisory firm based in New York City and I just bought a house in Philadelphia to lower my cost structure. I have decided to keep my New York office… commute in three days a week and work from my new home two days. How can I manage my schedule so I still grow the business, have a social life (I am single) and not burn out!
