The Little Stuff Matters Most: 50 Rules from 50 Years of Trying to Make a Living

Rating:
Summary: A Fast and Interesting Read
Review: Just finished reading this book and overall it was good, I would actually give it 3.5 stars if I could. It's concise and can be read in a day. Some entertaining stories and a few nuggets of inspiration.

As a downside, readers may find the book more anecdotal and most of the "Rules" are common sense. However, the author does state in the introduction that this is not meant to be a "how-to" guide, rather like talking to an older mentor. Though the principles are common sense, I do agree with the author that it is the little things like having manners and being yourself that does make the difference.

Again, a good book that would make a great gift for a young person starting out in life or an experienced person that needs some grounding.

Rating:
Summary: Invaluable
Review: This book is clear-headed, chock full of invaluable tell-it-like-it-is insights, humorous or serious when it needs to be. If you want coddling go elsewhere. If you want to hear the truth about what it takes to get ahead in business and in life -- manners, smarts, listen to your own instincts, think in the long term -- you'll have to agree that the little stuff DOES matter most, and Brillstein's career and accumulated respect shows it. As the jacket says: like having your own personal manager without having to part with 15% of your paycheck. That's worth the price of the book right there. (And it's small enough to carry everywhere!)