We all strive to work smarter and not just harder. Unfortunately it’s not always clear how to do that because we don’t know what we don’t know. But we figure out pretty quickly that quality is more important than quantity, so to work smarter, we need to improve the quality of what we’re doing. The easiest way to do that is to reduce or eliminate what we shouldn’t be doing. Whether we like to admit it or not, we know exactly what that is. We just have to have the awareness and discipline to resist the temptation and do it.
From April 3-28, Pump Up Your Book is hosting a virtual book tour for The Investment Club. Each day for the duration of the tour, a different blogger will post a review, an interview, or have a guest blog from Doug. Some of the features include the following:
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To stay updated, follow PUYB, the blogs above, or stay tuned to the ByCooper Blog. We’ll be sharing information on all the features as they post throughout the tour.
Worrying about the future and living in the past can be exhausting and merely a means to distract ourselves from what’s really important. While there’s great value in crafting a vision of what we want our lives to be and learning from our histories, we can also become imprisoned by these uncertain potential realities and already determined past outcomes. To be truly free we must let go of both what waits ahead and what lies behind and focus on being mindful and aware and present in the moment. These are the greatest gifts we can give to ourselves and to those around us.
We hear so frequently about the importance of commitment, or are critical of someone’s fear of the same. But when we too often view commitment as the initial act of pledging ourselves to someone or something. We forget that this is only the first, and maybe the easiest, step in a much longer process. It’s what happens after that really makes the difference because surrendering to a person or cause creates expectations that we’ll be there for the entire journey, not just the start. Accepting the responsibility and following through on these expectations is the real test of our mettle.
Doug will appear for an author talk and signing of The Investment Club with Stephen Robert Stein, author of The Oath, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati on Saturday, February 25th at 2:00 pm. Each author will read a passage and discuss their books and answer questions.
The Oath, named as a Kirkus Best Book of 2016, tracks the intertwined lives of Dr. Michel Katz and SS Doctor Hans Bloch, who both survive Auschwitz and the war to practice medicine in the United States, never losing the stains upon their souls. Stephen Robert Stein is a retired orthopedic surgeon living in rural Indiana with his wife Becky and they have two children, Matthew and Alyssa. Leaving his thirty year practice in Phoenix, he moved out to Batesville, Indiana, where he concentrated on writing and enjoying the Midwestern lifestyle. They have traveled extensively throughout Europe laying a solid historical foundation for The Oath while delving deeper into the reasons behind the Holocaust. His passions include Scuba diving, flying and exploring new environments. He presently serves as the President of the Batesville School Board and is active as a Director of the Ivy Tech Community College Foundation.
Joseph Beth Booksellers is an independent bookseller with five locations in Lexington, Cincinnati, Crestview Hills, Cleveland Clinic, and The Christ Hospital. With over 25 years of being more than a book store, Joseph-Beth has become a place where ideas are shared, knowledge is gained, and memories are created. Driven to create value the people and communities where stores reside, Joseph-Beth has donated over $175,000 to local charities and works to support the local economy with job growth and community involvement. Visit one of their stores for books, exceptional gifts, toys and educational games; attend events and book signings; or bring your children to enjoy exciting activities such as Camp Joseph-Beth or Story Time.
intertwined lives of Dr. Michel Katz and SS Doctor Hans Bloch, who both survive Auschwitz and the war to practice medicine in the United States, never losing the stains upon their souls. 
