Beyond Code: Learn to Distinguish Yourself in 9 Simple Steps By Rajesh Setty

By the title, you might think this book is for "programmers, IT professionals and other technical-types." Because the author's experience in that world, yes, these groups of people will benefit.

But any of us can learn from this concise book. The "9 Simple Steps" are broken up into two areas - The Inner Game (what we control) and The Outer Game (our relationship with the outside world).

Cleverly these nine areas all start with L.

Inner Game

• Learn
• Laugh
• Look
• Leave an Lasting Impression
• Love

The Outer Game

• Leverage
• Likeability
• Listen
• Lead

Any book that bookends with two of my favorite topics, learning and leading, can’t be all bad!

This book is far better than "not that bad". Setty had 6 novels published by age 16 and tells that story in the middle chapter in the book. It's a well written book on an important topic - how can you become more valuable as a professional.

I met Rajesh in December 2007 and was struck by how smart he was. This intelligence and ability to bring things from different sources is evident in this book, and I highly recommend it.

The best news? At this moment, you can download a copy of the complete, unabridged book for free!

If you would prefer to buy a copy - to save your printer or for any other reason - you can purchase it at Amazon.