Recommended Reading from HospitalityEducators.com | An excellent resource with value to a reader who will take the time to pay attention

Manifest Moment to Moment: 8 Principles to Create the Life You Truly Desire

 

 

My adult son was visiting with us on vacation last summer and saw I was reading this book. His question was direct and logical – haven’t you read enough of these self improvement books over the years?

Good question that made me think.

I usually read about two books per week – one a novel and the other one that can teach me something or give me some insights I did not have previously.

This book may or may not share something “new” to a reader – it depends on where that reader is in relation to their life journey. We all encounter challenges with both successes and failures in life. It is how we deal with those experiences that makes a difference.

This book is published by Hay House, which was founded by Louise Hay http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Hay . This publisher has a number of excellent books for people at all stages in life.

The authors connected in Tuscon Arizona , where one is a University Professor and the other a corporate educator, consultant and life coach.

The book has eight principles the authors describe as guides to help create the life the reader really want. Some will likely have a deeper meaning than others, but they do flow well.

1. You Have a Unique Soul Mission.
2. It’s All About Energy.
3. Intuition is the Magic Wand.
4. Your Belief and Your Story Do Not Define You and Can Be Changed.
5. Your Desire Forms the Basis of Every Manifestation.
6. Intention Overcomes Every Obstacle.
7. You Have the Power to Clear, Heal and Reinvent Constantly.
8. Your Inner Guidance Knows the Path to Creating Life Balance.

There are some short checklists and exercises of value to a reader who will take the time to pay attention, which is sometimes a challenge for me as it seems I am often in a rush to finish a book rather than “listen” to the messages in them.

An excellent resource with  value to a reader who will take the time to pay attention

Recommended!

Dr. John Hogan
Hospitality Educators
Hogan Hospitality

 

 John J. Hogan     CHA CHMS CHE CHO

Hospitality Educators                      Hogan Hospitality

John J. Hogan CHA CMHS CHE CHO and Kathleen Hogan MBA CHO are the co-founders of HospitalityEducators.com, which was created in 2010 to be a resource for hotel owners and professionals as they sought to improve market share, occupancy, operational efficiency and profitability.

The husband and wife team are transitioning the original membership site concept and evolving the business model today to a focused resource offering consulting, training, and individualized support to both hospitality and other service businesses.   Services include keynote addresses workshops, online support, metrics measurement, marketing and customer service from a group of more than a dozen experienced professionals.   While continuing to serve hospitality, the demand for these types of services is growing and can be personalized.

John Hogan is also the principal of HoganHospitality.com, which provides a range of expert professional services for hotel owners, including professional development for organizations, training, consulting and expert witness services.

Contact information: 

Kathleen Hogan  480-436-0283, John Hogan 602-799-5375

service@hospitalityeducators.com

Keynotes: 

• It’s the Size of Your Idea,  Not the Size of Your Budget
• 15 Timeless Philosophies in Leadership and Hospitality
• Becoming a Class of One
• Where is Your Desk? 
• THE Service Code
• From the Chalkboard to the Front Line –  What They Don’t Teach You at Hotel School  
• Understanding Brands  Maximizing the Equity in All of Your Hospitality Brands
• Russell Rules – Teams Win 
• Pilgrims to Pioneer

Workshops Available: 

•  Lessons From the Field:   A Common Sense Approach to Effective Hotel Sales 
• A to Z Steps to Profits
• 45 Proven Ways to Succeed in Hospitality in Any Economy
• Hotel Sales Action Steps to Succeed – Anytime, Anywhere 
• 10 Hotel Mistakes to Avoid in Selling 

Spring Training is over | Now it is time for reality checks in our life planning! Recommended reading from HospitalityEducators.com

This book is a series of contrasts.
The contrasts are an evolution of time and are generally positive and to the point.

 

I am not familiar with the career of Mike Robbins as a ballplayer, but it can be interesting to see the world from a different profession than our own. Some can say that most readers don’t really care about his ego and success in baseball, yet we all care about our life story and that is what we know about.

The author’s writings style uses an easy to read format and the chapters are short and bite sized. This is a book from Hay House publishing and one can see the values and approach that many of their authors use.

In particular, I like the following chapters
* Chapter one – focus on what really matters
* Chapter six – ask for help
* Chapter seven – don’t get caught in the trap of comparison
* Chapter 10 – don’t take yourself too seriously
* Chapter 13 – give yourself permission to make mistakes
* Chapter 17 – remember that it’s not the circumstances, it’s you
* Chapter 18 – appreciate people
* Chapter 20 – give yourself permission to cry
* Chapter 24 – practice gratitude
* Chapter 27 – remember that you are much more than what you do
* Chapter 31 – be easily amazed
* Chapter 37 – focus on what you can control
* Chapter 40 – live like you’re going to die (because you are someday)

I read two books a week, with one novel and one for something to expand my mind in a different direction. I doubt if there is much information in this book that many of us have not been exposed to previously, yet we all realize that we must keep repeating the lessons that are hard for us to learn if we are to gain from their strength.

This is a good book and a recommended reading over a two week period, in small tastes and taking time to sink in.

Dr. John Hogan, CHA CHMS CHE CHO
HospitalityEducators
Hogan Hospitality

 

 John Hogan

John J. Hogan CHA CMHS CHE CHO and Kathleen Hogan MBA CHO are the co-founders of HospitalityEducators.com, which was created in 2010 to be a resource for hotel owners and professionals as they sought to improve market share, occupancy, operational efficiency and profitability.

The husband and wife team are transitioning the original membership site concept and evolving the business model today to a focused resource offering consulting, training, and individualized support to both hospitality and other service businesses.   Services include keynote addresses workshops, online support, metrics measurement, marketing and customer service from a group of more than a dozen experienced professionals.   While continuing to serve hospitality, the demand for these types of services is growing and can be personalized.

John Hogan is also the principal ofHoganHospitality.com, which provides a range of expert professional services for hotel owners, including professional development for organizations, training, consulting and expert witness services.

Contact information:  Kathleen Hogan  480-436-0283, John Hogan 602-799-5375 or  service@hospitalityeducators.com

Keynotes: 

• It’s the Size of Your Idea,  Not the Size of Your Budget
• 15 Timeless Philosophies in Leadership and Hospitality
• Becoming a Class of One
• Where is Your Desk? 
• THE Service Code
• From the Chalkboard to the Front Line –  What They Don’t Teach You at Hotel School  
• Understanding Brands  Maximizing the Equity in All of Your Hospitality Brands
• Russell Rules – Teams Win 
• Pilgrims to Pioneer

Workshops Available: 

•  Lessons From the Field:   A Common Sense Approach to Effective Hotel Sales 
• A to Z Steps to Profits
• 45 Proven Ways to Succeed in Hospitality in Any Economy
• Hotel Sales Action Steps to Succeed – Anytime, Anywhere 
• 10 Hotel Mistakes to Avoid in Selling 

A Self-Made Mayor | Recommended Reading from HospitalityEducators.com

Why does a hospitality blog include a review on the job performance of a big city mayor?   Part of it may be the timing in the Boston Marathon Bombing trial but that is only one small slice of it

The answer is that mayors actually are much more the heart and soul of where we all live, just as we as hotel and restaurant managers and hotel owners are the center of many small businesses.

Menino -What a new Boston and  new America needed then and now- a person who cares more about the citizens than himself! This book is properly titled as America needs a NEW approach in city governance.  Thomas Menino has authored an exceptional recap of his time as the CEO of one of America’s oldest, most culturally diverse and at times controversial cities.

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First – the oldest descriptor – Boston has often been a hot bed of activity, in politics, government, trends, sports and more.  Menino tackled all of those topics and more in his 5 terms.  In his 1st inaugural, he addressed Boston’s newest immigrants with “I am your mayor. You came here seeking a better life, just like my grandparents.”  The book addresses the many small and sometimes large ways this rather quiet man from Hyde Park found his way to City Hall for that record 5 terms and service as the longest mayor in Boston history.  (He actually ran unopposed in 1997)

Second, the descriptor of culturally diverse – Boston has had many waves of immigrants from many nations. Some of those immigrants stayed, while others left.  Some kept their native heritage while embracing the new American dreams, while others chose to blend in as quickly as possible.  In a city (and state) known for its Irish politicians, Menino became the 1st Italian American to find his way into the heads and hearts of the very diverse population of Boston.  As one who was born 50 miles from Boston and a former resident, I have experienced this blend of different values that can be both uplifting as well as challenging.  The stories in this book are not so much about him, but more about how he cared enough to keep trying until there were results for all.

Third, the descriptor of controversial.  Boston has had much controversy.  Some was about race, some about schools and others about the financial differences in the many parts of the city.  He discusses busing, racism and the efforts to get better jobs and opportunities for more than just a select few.

He openly shares the struggles and challenges in dealing with school committees and school reform to make 21st century students in  Boston.  He describes the issues with teachers unions, as well as the police and fire departments that had two centuries of tradition that Menino felt needed discussion and updates.

He discusses reform and change in dealing with the evolution in health care, while caring for the poor of Boston.  Real estate is very valuable in certain parts of Boston and the wheeling/dealing insights are fascinating.  He even discusses the then controversial topic of what Boston should or should not do to keep the New England Patriots and their financially well set owners content to stay.

This is a self made man – he entered the University of Massachusetts to begin to earn his college degree the same year as his 18 year old daughter.

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I enjoy only a limited number of books about politicians and public service, as too many tend to glorify the author or person described.  This book seems to tell it pretty much like it was – at times down and dirty, and at other times everyone working together, like the city did after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

I have not lived in Boston since the 1970s and am not naive enough to think Thomas Menino was a perfect mayor.  It does seem like he was what a new Boston and a new America needed at the time – someone who cared more about the citizens than himself.

 

I READ AND REVIEWED THIS BOOK IN LATE SEPT/EARLY OCT 2014. IT WAS VERY SAD TO LEARN THAT MAYOR MENINO PASSED AWAY ON 10/30/14. SEE THIS LINK FOR OTHERS WHO COMMENTED ON HIS LIFE http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/10/30/local-leaders-remember-mayor-tom-menino/

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

 John Hogan

John J. Hogan CHA CMHS CHE CHO and Kathleen Hogan MBA CHO are the co-founders of HospitalityEducators.com, which was created in 2010 to be a resource for hotel owners and professionals as they sought to improve market share, occupancy, operational efficiency and profitability.

The husband and wife team are transitioning the original membership site concept and evolving the business model today to a focused resource offering consulting, training, and individualized support to both hospitality and other service businesses.   Services include keynote addresses workshops, online support, metrics measurement, marketing and customer service from a group of more than a dozen experienced professionals.   While continuing to serve hospitality, the demand for these types of services is growing and can be personalized.

John Hogan is also the principal ofHoganHospitality.com, which provides a range of expert professional services for hotel owners, including professional development for organizations, training, consulting and expert witness services.

Contact information:  Kathleen Hogan  480-436-0283, John Hogan 602-799-5375 or  service@hospitalityeducators.com

Keynotes: 

• It’s the Size of Your Idea,  Not the Size of Your Budget
• 15 Timeless Philosophies in Leadership and Hospitality
• Becoming a Class of One
• Where is Your Desk? 
• THE Service Code
• From the Chalkboard to the Front Line –  What They Don’t Teach You at Hotel School  
• Understanding Brands  Maximizing the Equity in All of Your Hospitality Brands
• Russell Rules – Teams Win 
• Pilgrims to Pioneer

Workshops Available: 

•  Lessons From the Field:   A Common Sense Approach to Effective Hotel Sales 
• A to Z Steps to Profits
• 45 Proven Ways to Succeed in Hospitality in Any Economy
• Hotel Sales Action Steps to Succeed – Anytime, Anywhere 
• 10 Hotel Mistakes to Avoid in Selling 

Dr. John Hogan

Hogan Hospitality

Hospitality Educators