Coffee at Luna's: A Business Fable: Three Secrets to Knowledge, Self-Improvement, and Happiness in Your Work and Life

by Chuck Martin

Book Overview

The story of an overworked manager named Bill who cant seem to get off the treadmill. The more he works, the less he gets done. Then he meets someone called Teacher, who suggests three key principles... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0976327309
• ISBN13: 9780976327301
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Nfi: Net Future Institute
• Length: 111 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

I loved it!

I loved it! Short and to the point..I also thought the "story like" writing style was great.

A Renewable Success Strategy

Coffee at Luna's paints a vivid picture of our high speed society and A types trying to make a difference. It touched a little to close to home for me and was a thought provoking reminder of the importance of balance in our lives. I particularly liked the renewable aspect to the strategy presented. Stop, look, listen, execute and then teach! So often, we are presented a plan for success in our lives and careers but it fails to include that key renewable component. The power of recognition and the simple thank you can not be overstated. This fable makes that abundantly clear.

Common Sense and Trust Produce Powerful Results

Coffee At Lunas has a real common sense quality about it. When you read the story, you will find yourself in familiar territory. Why? Because we have all traveled down both the right and wrong paths in our relationships (both business and personal). In this "Out For Myself" world, Coffe At Lunas is a real affirmation of Leading By Example and how caring enough to trust others produces significant rewards for everyone. A good short read that will make a difference!!!

Cofee at Lunas; stopping to smell the coffee

Sometimes we need to be reminded to stop and smell the coffee. Chuck Martin's book suggests slowing from an often frenetic pace to assess life's challenges can provide calm and clarity. This book is fun and not preachy. This is a quick and enjoyable read that will leave you with enough time for another latte.

A self-help guide written in a unique modern parable style

NFI Research Chairman and CEO Chuck Martin presents Coffee at Luna's: A Business Fable, a self-help guide written in a unique modern parable style. It offers very simple secrets to self-improvement and happiness in one's work life: learning to stop and take a measured assessment of what is going on, observing and listening for information that will help one make decisions, and apply that knowledge to change things for the better. The narrative style follows an ordinary manager who is working as hard as he can to keep his business branch solvent - but the harder he works, and the more hours he sinks into the job, the more remote his financial goals seem. Company morale is in defeat, what is he to do? Meeting with a wise teacher, he accepts the wisdom of learning to disconnect from the pressure of the grind and look around at what is truly going on. An entertaining, enjoyable, and valuable self-help guide offering keen insight to properly balancing work-related responsibilities and relationships for greater happiness both at business and in one's personal life.