Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall in Love With the Process of Becoming Great by Joshua Medcalf

Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great by Joshua Medcalf
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a great book to read as a group or as an individual! My boss chose this book for us to read as an office to see how we could improve ourselves individually and as a staff.

In this story, John has a strong desire to become a samurai warrior. He goes away to samurai school and quickly learns from his sensei, Akira, that the key to becoming the best samurai warrior is to chop wood and carry water. John learns a series of lessons over his five years with Akira. Some of the lessons he learned were easier than others but none taught him as much as chopping wood and carrying water. You must start at the bottom in order to be successful and to learn from mistakes made along the way. The second biggest take away for me personally from reading this book is to remember you are building your own house.

This is a super quick read chocked full of practical advice for those looking to make a difference!

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The Passenger by Lisa Lutz

The Passenger by Lisa Lutz
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Put your seatbelt on for this one! I read this book on the recommendation of my boss after she couldn't stop talking about it!

Tanya is in the shower and when she gets out, she finds her husband dead at the foot of the stairs. Did he fall? Was someone else in her house? Fearful of what the police may try to pin on her, Tanya finds herself on the run. She isn't going to take the fall for someone else's crime!

Tanya makes a phone call to a "mystery man" who gets her a new identity to go along with her new look. Tanya soon becomes Amelia. She then meets Blue and her life will never be the same again.

In this fast paced novel, you aren't entirely sure of who is doing what and how they are all connected until the very end. The adventures of Blue and Amelia really set the stage for what is to come.

I enjoyed reading this novel and would recommend it to others who enjoy a good horror story!

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