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Yuan Zhou
MKT 452
5/15/2013
Book report- The Managerial Odyssey
There is nothing worse than being always ways on the tramp – Homer book fifteen I start reading this book with bad mood. I hate to read books, especially the book not written by English. It will always be a disaster for someone to read the book that not written by their first language. However, this book really blows my mind. Bod Focazio and his special style of humorous told me this is a knowledgeable and fun book. This book gives me a lot of things that will be used in the future; this book really is a guide to me. One day, if I could be a successful person, this book really played an important role for that. A great gift to his dad and his dad must be very proud of him.
Never forget how good you are – Bod Focazio In today’s society, the competition is being more and more fierce; confidence is playing an important role to survive in this competition. To give yourself more confidence is really a good way to be succeeded. So, always tell yourself how good you are and never forget about that. This book basically has three sections. Let’s start with the three rules for the road.
Rule #1. You have to have fun to become successful
Since we spend at least half our waking lives on the job, we ought to like what we do. Fun on the job, in fact, ought to be a precondition for our careers. Whether you work within or help create a working environment, that environment simply must be a place where fun is not only an acceptable but an encouraged attitude on the part of the people in your organization.
Rule #2. Remember, you’re better than you think you are. Too often, we got so wrapped up in the problems, tensions and worries of the moment that we forget about the big picture. Dwelling on the negativity of the moment, we lose sight of our past achievements and the array of personal talents that produced them. The author told us we need only to jog our memory to recall our past accomplishments,

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