A Book on How to Find Clarity, Work Less, and Achieve More
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I recently had the chance to check out an awesome business book: Clarity: Business Wisdom to Work Less and Achieve More by Jim Vaselopulos. It’s a great read for any business professional who’s looking to:
Navigate complicated work situations with clarity
Focus on what really matters
Grow wiser, work less, and win big in business
Jim’s coaching voice comes through strongly in his book and he writes with a down-to-earth, practical, encouraging voice. Each chapter offers practical advice, including application ideas for how to implement the concepts in your life and see results quickly. He also sprinkles in a lot of bold, interesting questions to help engage the reader, plus a number of helpful and relatable case studies to bring the concepts to life.
The book is broken up into the following sections:
Part 1: Understanding common business symptoms and how they’re warning signs for underlying problems
Part 2: Exploring how to make decisions without jumping to conclusions
Part 3: Nuanced aspects of diagnosing business problems (like a 300-level college course on Business Wisdom)
Part 4: Exploring time as a constraint that holds the answer to a calmer and clearer path forward, and the importance of patience
I loved how Jim explores the idea of the power of curiosity.
“Curiosity,” he says, “is the key that turns context, assumptions, numbers, and emotions into powerful allies in our search for clarity. Curiosity opens doors to new ideas and new perspectives that can sharpen our critical thinking. Curiosity is the vital first waypoint on the path toward clarity.”
He also talks about the importance of patience.
As he says, “Patience demands self-discipline… In order to be patient, we must overcome the fear of being victimized, the guilt of indecision, and self-doubt in our own capabilities. Patience requires confidence and confidence comes from trust in both people and process, but most of all, patience requires trust in ourselves.”
I’m excited I had a chance to read this book and am looking forward to checking out Jim’s podcast as well!
LINKS:
Connect with Jim and learn more about his business at BusinessWisdom.com.
