Nice Start

Phoebe Anderson

Mark — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:40:34 +0000

Nice Start is simply brilliant. In easy, authentic language, and with depth, honesty, sensitivity and wisdom, Mark skillfully weaves personal stories, deep reflections and whips of humor with those of classic and contemporary thinkers as he guides readers into self-reflection about life possibilities and choices. A bonus: insight to the human side of this high-powered technologist, strategist, businessman and author. Certainly a beautiful gift to give and a guide to keep for a lifetime.

Sean A. Campbell

Mark — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:41:52 +0000

What I like best about Mark’s book is that he has made the brave leap into writing about his own personal experiences vs. simply writing about a set of industry trends or about a meme that just happens to be popular within the business community today.

And while Mark has great gifts as a consultant only a certain breed of person is willing to lay out some of their personal experiences in such a public forum.

Lastly, Mark’s recounting of a selection of the experiences he has had is carried off with a grace and dignity that makes it easy to see how these remembrances contain a broader message than can help anyone move forward.

Sean A. Campbell is co-owner of Cascade Insights.

G. M. Beatty-Tinsay

Mark — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:44:34 +0000

I read this book before spending a week as a group facilitator/leader at a week-long leadership conference designed for young professionals. Taking some cues from Nice Start I had a lot of great questions to ask myself and grapple with, as well as questions and ideas to use in my presentations and facilitation. I was pleased to discover that I was able to uncover a whole new level with the groups I worked with. Using the exercises, ideas, and questions from Nice Start allowed me to direct the presentation in an organic and fluid way that was very eye opening for both large groups and smaller more intimate conversations.

Nice Start is one of those books that you can work through in any order that you wish, at any pace you wish. It’s there for you when you need it, and has been a valuable jump start for my thoughts and ideas when I’m running up against blocks.

I recommend this book for anybody who is working on bettering themselves, or whom interacts with others mindfully and with the heart of a servant, in other words, anybody who considers themselves to be a true leader!

S. R. Warner

Mark — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:45:43 +0000

Nice Start is just as the title suggests… a nice start to thinking or re-thinking about your life. Included are many chapters that allow you to read the author’s perspective on his life and then gives you a chance to reflect upon your own. Nothing too long and drawn out but a clean, simple, effective, easy read.

Are you interested in improving your world? Buy this book and share it with loved ones. Someone recently suggested to me that it would be a great read to share with my 13-yr-old daughter – I totally agree! I was so focused on myself with this book and am thrilled that I can read it with my husband and kids.

Christine Cruver

Mark — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:10:30 +0000

Reading Mark’s book has helped me become more at peace with who I am and patient with the person I am becoming. I have learned to be less self-critical and more free in how I think. I have learned to reflect more and listen to my heart as I visualize my future.

Christine Cruver, Owner, Simetra Strategies

Christy Scattarella

Mark — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:14:14 +0000

Nice Start is insightful, mind-altering and pure pleasure to read. As with a great whodunit, you can’t put the book down. Only the mystery being revealed is you. Who knew that self-discovery could be so much fun?

Christy Scattarella, Executive Director, The Shadow Project

Jeffrey Zaslow

Mark — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:01:00 +0000

Nice Start is so much more than that. In thought-provoking exercises that invite you to trust your own instincts, Mark Chussil helps walk you into a mindset of self-discovery that might just change your life.

Jeffrey Zaslow, The Wall Street Journal, co-author of The Last Lecture and Highest Duty

John Gray, Ph.D.

Mark — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:02:03 +0000

Nice Start is fascinating and powerful. It will help you discover how to think deeply and differently about yourself, and help you get more of what you want in your life. You’ll be very glad you read this book.

John Gray, Ph.D., author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

Babette Bensoussan

Mark — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:02:44 +0000

Nice Start is so lovely and so helpful to the soul. It is a wonderful, gentle, and inspiring approach to the things in life that matter.

Babette Bensoussan, Managing Director, The MindShifts Group (Australia)

Larry Brooks

Mark — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:54:00 +0000

Mark Chussil has achieved that rarest of accomplishments in self-enrichment literature: a book that is every bit as interactive as it is expository, offering succinct gems of wisdom with brilliantly-designed reader exercises. It’s organized as a roadmap to the potholes on life’s highway — or, put more positively, a guide to its most interesting vistas and turnouts. Read it with relish. This is real wisdom.

Larry Brooks, bestselling novelist