Book Reviews
"Some books leave us free and some books make us free" Ralph Waldo Emerson
As part of every personal development journey - books are a must!
Someone once said that 'the only difference between who you are today and who you'll be in 5 years time are the books you'll read and the people you'll meet' (or words to that effect - feel free to email through the correct version and author!).
This month, I'd like to share with you two of my favourite books relating to building trust across all areas of your life.
The Simple Truth about Trust
Vanessa Hall's unique model that she shares in this book has been admired for its simplicity and its power in helping people around the world understand how trust is built and how it breaks down. It gets to the core of trust and how it works in all our business and personal interactions. Her conversational style makes this book an easy and enjoyable read and is a must for anyone wanting to improve their relationships.
(download your free copy of this e-book at www.entente.com.au)
The Truth about Trust in Business
With simplicity and clarity, Vanessa outlines her unique and clever model which helps readers to understand what trust is, how it is formed and how it breaks down. It includes practical guides on how to cultivate a trustworthy organisation, coupled with insights from leaders in their fields of expertise, and is written in an easy, conversational style making it an enjoyable read.
(purchase a copy of this hard copy book at www.entente.com.au)
And an old favourite.
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
People express and receive love in different ways. Dr. Gary Chapman identifies these as the five languages of love:
- Quality Time
- Words of Affirmation
- Gifts
- Acts of Service
- Physical Touch
Over time we develop a perception that a demonstration of love might involve one of the languages described by Gary and if our dominant love language is Acts of Service, we?ll feel that our partner will know instinctively that we love them simply because we put the garbage out. However, our partner's dominant language might be Words of Affirmation, so unless we actually say the words "I love you" they just don't think that we do.
Each of us has a dominant language and we tend to give what we need rather than what our partner wants.
In the new edition of The Five Love Languages, you will find a couple's guide to help you work as a team. This is a book packed with practical solutions to help couples show and receive love. Did I say 'receive' love? What does that mean? It means that if we can recognize our partner's love language, we can recognize when they are showing us love in their own language and will be better able to 'accept and receive' that love as a sign of their commitment to us. Awareness is a marvelous thing!
What's New
Two great new programs!
Promises, Promises - if you are a couple who is engaged or considering committing to a permanent relationship, then this program is definitely for you. Learning what makes each other tick and building a Relationship based on trust may not be as straight forward as 'falling in love'. There's a whole lot more involved in building a lifelong relationship that's going to weather the storms as well as the joys in life than you might think...