There’s a lot that Gary Szenderski got right in his book
Szen Zone: Reaching a State of Positive Change. It is a very straight forward
word to the wise for the young business professional who needs a positive pick
me up in their career and life. This book is a win for the new corporate work
force and is very Millennials friendly. The author is also on point in his
instructions for how to use this book, where he suggests, “Open it anywhere and
find a short story that may make your day or make you think.” However, me being
sequential I attempted to read it straight through and got a little bored with
the randomness of the stories. I kept wanting to connect the dots, but there
were none to connect. I was also amused by some of the play on words, everything is Szen..., and the
editor’s notes which are like a review of the book in the book. Unique.
I don’t have a lot to say about the book. The Holiday Math story
was just the cutest and I did a little underlining of notes to remember,
however, there was not much else that moved me. Most of the morals, advise and
encouragement in Szen Zone is common knowledge. I was able to equate most of
the Szenippets, which are the closing words to remember and internalize from
the reading with other popular sayings, and I picked up on a couple of adages
from Gates and Zuckerman. However, I do know that this kind of advice is new to
the new generation of workers.
I can see Szen Zone being very useful for Gary’s intended
audience, however as one of those Generation X wise old souls who was set for
retirement before 40, it was apparent that the corporate game hadn’t changed
much and the young ones are still needing some spiritual, mental and emotional
help to get them through the maze of life. Good job Gary.
By the way I received a free copy of this book from the
author for an honest review. 3 ankhs is what I can give on this book with the
hope that all the young people who read it will work hard to make the new
retirement age 45 because life is so much more than the “work” you do or the
job you have, which is the very point a got from Szen Zone.
K. Akua Gray
November 14, 2017
Central Region, Ghana
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