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The Sink: Leave It Better
Ever met a stranger who changed your view of life forever? Could one sentence change the way you look at relationships? Work? Maybe even your world? There are many day to day interactions that we brush off as unimportant. What if we saw more? What if we left the world better, in each moment, than it was when we arrived? Even if that meant doing hard things. What would that look like? What would that mean for your job, for your family, for your life?
Consider what could happen if we took responsibility for not just our mess, but cleaned up found messes, even if it isn't ours. What could this mean for a company? What if you taught your employees to take initiative to leave the world and the things around them better than they found them?
The Sink is the story of the small moments that make the biggest impact in our lives and our business, if only we pay attention. All it takes is one moment to transform and shift our perspective. Like the book Who Moved My Cheese, The Sink will ignite individuals, employees, leaders, and CEOs in organizations across the world to give more, pay attention to the details, and achieve results by leaving everything better than the way they found it.
Consider what could happen if we took responsibility for not just our mess, but cleaned up found messes, even if it isn't ours. What could this mean for a company? What if you taught your employees to take initiative to leave the world and the things around them better than they found them?
The Sink is the story of the small moments that make the biggest impact in our lives and our business, if only we pay attention. All it takes is one moment to transform and shift our perspective. Like the book Who Moved My Cheese, The Sink will ignite individuals, employees, leaders, and CEOs in organizations across the world to give more, pay attention to the details, and achieve results by leaving everything better than the way they found it.
48 pages, Paperback
Published February 1, 2017
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About the author
Daren Martin
21 books7 followersDr. Daren Martin provides strategic insights to companies which empower them to Create an Epic Culture, Bust Silos, and Attract and Retain Top Talent.
Dr. Martin's thought leadership and change strategies in transforming companies earned him the title The Culture Architect. He acts as a Trusted Advisor and Executive Coach to business leaders at companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small businesses.
He is the CEO & Founder of The Global Company Culture Association, a Global Keynote Speaker, and Author. His WSJ and USA Today Bestselling book “A Company of Owners” has sparked positive change at companies around the world and has been called "Best book since Good to Great".
He resides in New Orleans.
Dr. Martin's thought leadership and change strategies in transforming companies earned him the title The Culture Architect. He acts as a Trusted Advisor and Executive Coach to business leaders at companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small businesses.
He is the CEO & Founder of The Global Company Culture Association, a Global Keynote Speaker, and Author. His WSJ and USA Today Bestselling book “A Company of Owners” has sparked positive change at companies around the world and has been called "Best book since Good to Great".
He resides in New Orleans.
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November 12, 2017
This book is written with very simple yet powerful quote. "It's not a bad idea to leave things a little better than how you found them." The author has shown ways to apply this quote in life.
I got "Beached Whale" and "The Sink" in one mail from the author - Daren Martin in the exchange of the honest review. I accepted both books but didn't download that time. I completely forgot about books after that. Last week, while checking emails I found the mail and instantly downloaded book to Kindle app. I finished both books within an hour. Yes, both books in an hour because both are just hardly 20-30 pages long.
Detailed Review - http://chevusread.blogspot.in/2017/11...
I got "Beached Whale" and "The Sink" in one mail from the author - Daren Martin in the exchange of the honest review. I accepted both books but didn't download that time. I completely forgot about books after that. Last week, while checking emails I found the mail and instantly downloaded book to Kindle app. I finished both books within an hour. Yes, both books in an hour because both are just hardly 20-30 pages long.
Detailed Review - http://chevusread.blogspot.in/2017/11...
March 2, 2017
Awesome!
Love this way of thinking. Every since I've heard about the SINK I've been wiping down every sink I come across.
Love this way of thinking. Every since I've heard about the SINK I've been wiping down every sink I come across.
June 6, 2017
Great lesson; small book. Leave people places and things better than you found them.
S-See the need
I-Invest yourself
N-Nullify the need
K-Keep it going
:)
S-See the need
I-Invest yourself
N-Nullify the need
K-Keep it going
:)
October 17, 2017
This is a must read for every single person, not just on a corporate level . A wonderful, short very inspirational book that makes you think how you can change things and make them better. Chock-full of ideas, simple everyday things that people can do to make a change, however small and inexpensive.
I have already placed an order for a printed copy.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC and the opportunity to read and review this book.
I have already placed an order for a printed copy.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC and the opportunity to read and review this book.
January 10, 2018
This is an absolute must read. One simple question... "what would it look like if everyone left things better than they found them as a way of life?" spawned by one statement one person made while cleaning an sink at an airport. The man was dressed in a sharp suite and simply said, "you know, it's not a bad idea to leave things a little better than how you found them."
It's a short read, 10 to 15 minutes but the implications can dramatically change every aspect of your day.
It's a short read, 10 to 15 minutes but the implications can dramatically change every aspect of your day.
September 5, 2017
Simple yet a Strong message - leave things better than you find them!
September 9, 2023
Snowball Effect for Positive changes.
I rated this book 3 Stars after my first read through. Initially, it seemed too simple. Practical, sure.. but life changing “meh”. I woke up the next day and started acting on the book’s theme “Leave it better than you saw it”. Using the action of entering new environments/rooms/scenes as a reminding trigger to intentionally do easy tasks (cleaning, organizing, saying a friendly “hello” to others) compounds more than I would have ever realized without reading this book. How quickly I saw the results which I did not originally expect, earned my 5 Star rating.
It’s up to the reader how they want to commit to this theme.. it does not need to stop at material things like a sink or room. It’s highly effective when applied to personal and work relationships as well.
I rated this book 3 Stars after my first read through. Initially, it seemed too simple. Practical, sure.. but life changing “meh”. I woke up the next day and started acting on the book’s theme “Leave it better than you saw it”. Using the action of entering new environments/rooms/scenes as a reminding trigger to intentionally do easy tasks (cleaning, organizing, saying a friendly “hello” to others) compounds more than I would have ever realized without reading this book. How quickly I saw the results which I did not originally expect, earned my 5 Star rating.
It’s up to the reader how they want to commit to this theme.. it does not need to stop at material things like a sink or room. It’s highly effective when applied to personal and work relationships as well.
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