Tag: Learning

10 Books That Are as Valuable as an MBA

On By Christopher PierznikIn Books, Business, Career, Knowledge, Learning, LessonsLeave a comment

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You can’t learn everything in school.

In fact, many of the greatest lessons are found outside of the classroom. As someone that went to graduate school (twice) and did get an MBA, I will not diminish it by saying that reading some books is the equivalent of completing a postgraduate degree. It’s not. I learned a great deal from reading case studies, listening to lectures, and engaging with my fellow students.

However, there there were some gaps that business school did not address.

To fill in those gaps, I turned to books.

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From 12 Copies Sold to 10 Million — The Evolution of The Fugees

On By Christopher PierznikIn Hip-Hop, Lessons, Rap, True StoryLeave a comment

Whether personally, professionally, or creatively, you’ve probably had a project or plan fail miserably, even beyond your wildest fears and worst-case scenarios. In fact, you’ve probably had more than one. I certainly have.

While there may be a natural tendency to wallow in our misery, it’s important not to let that failure derail us. They say the best marketing for your current project is to make a new project. And that’s true.

It’s also the best way to overcome failure.

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When Collecting Becomes an Obsession

On By Christopher PierznikIn Books, Life, Nostalgia, PassionLeave a comment

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Like many ’80s babies, I was a huge card collector when I was kid. I bought, sold, and traded baseball, basketball, football, and even some hockey cards with my friends. We’d have card collecting parties where everyone would bring boxes of the cards with which they were willing to part and we’d act like we were in an adolescent version of Boiler Room.

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