Firefighter Exam Study Guide 2024-2025

 Firefighter Exam Study Guide 2024-2025, Talon Redwood, 2023

This book will help with taking the exam to becoming a firefighter. Each state might have a slightly different exam, but the basic exam is the same.

Of course, being a firefighter involves more than just taking an exam. The requirement that a firefighter must be in very good or excellent physical condition should be at the top of the list. Next comes the requirement that a firefighter undergoes a thorough mental exam. They will encounter people trapped in a burning building and panicking, or people otherwise not at their best. Awareness of different cultures and ethnic groups is also important.

The book also explores the anatomy of a fire, types of fire extinguishers, basic first aid and a firefighter's personal protective equipment (PPE). There are many questions and answers in this book, along with a practice test (with answers and explanations). 

For anyone thinking of becoming a firefighter, this book feels very complete and is a good place to start that journey. It's also recommended for anyone who just wants to know more about the world of the fireman.

Mindset That Changes Everything

 Mindset That Changes Everything, Aryan Chaudhary, 2018

In a person’s journey to the land of wealth, mindset is a very important thing. It’s much more difficult to become rich if you still think like a poor person. This book may be able to help.

On your way to becoming rich, you will certainly learn to become adaptable. Change is going to happen at the most inconvenient time. You need to stay motivated, regardless of what happens. Another requirement is to be passionate about “it,” whatever it is. Expect stress and competition. Always set goals and never stop learning.

Discipline, the ability to keep moving toward your goal, no matter what obstacles life throws at you, is an important skill of successful people. Emotional intelligence is much more important in business than regular, IQ, intelligence. You need to keep yourself motivated at all times, and also stay focused. Be patient – becoming rich and successful will take time; potentially, lots of time. Can the making of any part of your product or service be outsourced to someone else? How will people know what you are selling if you don’t do some marketing? Learn how to manage your money, or find someone to do it for you.

On the other hand, poor people would rather watch TV than work on their business. They don’t place a high priority on health, so they will eat the typical American un-healthy diet. “Unless you are a professional athlete or an owner of one of the teams, there’s really no reason for you to watch sports.” (!!) Poor people blame others for their misfortune.

Once you become rich, there are other things to worry about. Does your spouse really love you, or are they only interested in your money? Will your children grow up to be spoiled brats, having never experienced life as an average person? What about your friends, both old and new? Do they have dollar signs in their eyes whenever they look at you? Will you be subject to frivolous lawsuits, simply to get at your money?

This is a very interesting book. It won’t reveal any secrets to getting rich, but having the right mindset is still an important part of the journey. It is really worth reading.  

Your Last Step to Financial Freedom

 Your Last Step to Financial Freedom, Aryan Chaudhary, 2021

This book deals more with the mental aspects of being an entrepreneur, than it does to describe “The Hottest Way to Earn Extra Money.”

Passion and energy are both absolute requirements, no matter what your product or service is. Having just one or the other is not good enough. Consider adopting an action mantra, a saying that will keep you going forward through thick and thin. Look at successful people in your area of business; consider following their footprints. There is no need to be fastest in a particular area. It is very acceptable to be second fastest; that way, you can learn from Number One’s mistakes. Failing is totally OK. It shows that you are doing something. Wrong action is better than inaction.

Mindset is another important part of success. Are you a person who thinks “I can do this” or “I can’t do this?” A habit is a regular tendency or practice, usually one that is hard to give up. Among the individual parts of habits are commitment, discipline, focus and setting (and implementing) goals. Developing a growth mindset can be helped by immersing yourself in quality content (like books, podcasts and online videos). Don’t be so hard on yourself, and don’t try to be perfect. Stop trying to please everyone else. Give before you ask and stop complaining. Do what is needed, not what you want. Leave things better than you found them.

Forget about creating multiple streams of income. It is much more important to acquire multiple skills (like blogging, coding or digital marketing). An income stream without the required skill is a recipe for failure. Learning a new skill requires daily practice. Learning any skill can lead to learning related skills; don’t limit yourself to learning just that one skill. Find your best move, or moves, and practice to perfection.

This is an excellent book. The mental part of being an entrepreneur is just as important, maybe more important, than finding the hottest money-making trends. It is very much worth reading.

The Python Bible for Beginners

 The Python Bible for Beginners. Nicholas Kimmel, 2023

 

This book is not just an introduction to the Python programming language. It is also intended to help the reader become an asset in the ever-changing world of software development, and to help you get your dream job.

 

It starts with the basics, downloading Python onto your computer and having it say "Hello, world!" After that, the book gets into data types, variables, conditional statements, functions, error handling, tensorflow and keras modules. There are many examples throughout the book, so the reader knows what to input, and what the output should be.

 

As someone with no coding experience, this book feels very easy to read and understand. For anyone who wants to become a coder, here is an excellent place to start that journey.

Face Maskculinity

 Face Maskculinity, Paul-Wesley Bailey, 2020

 

Eric is a member of Congress, and a rising star in the national Democratic Party. The White House seems to be the next step, until an affair with Sue, another member of Congress, derails his political career. Sue is a satanist, and introduces Eric to satan. Why limit yourself to being President of the United States, when you can be dictator? For a while, Eric is married to Destiny, who he turns into his sex slave.

Robert is your average twentysomething living in Long Island. He lives with his mother, he doesn't own a car and he works a dead-end job at a local supermarket. He meets a woman named Destiny (the same one). After a night of sex, Robert is violently ill. He recovers, and discovers that he has incredible physical powers.

Eric's takeover of America, through a cult called Eye for an Eye, is complete. He and Sue are in the White House. Millions of people are dead. Robert and Destiny are the only ones who can stop him. Who is still alive at the end? (The author leaves room for a possible sequel.)

This is a really good story. It has lots of action and religion and sex. There is also lots of good writing. This book almost, but not quite, reaches the level of being an excellent book (it gets 4.5 stars). Yes, it is very much worth reading.

Nurse Executive Study Guide 2024-2025

 Nurse Executive Study Guide 2024-2025, Winona Hant, 2023

 

This study guide for the Nurse Executive position contains a number of good suggestions for anyone taking a standardized test. If you don't know the right answer, see if you can eliminate one or two of the possibilities; a wrong answer is better than no answer. Read the question thoroughly. If it's a timed test, don't spend too long on any one question. Most of all, take a deep breath, and relax.

 

As with any supervisory position, the book explores areas like management, finance and reducing staff burnout. Specific to the medical field, the practice test in the back of the book (with answers and explanations) looks at things like diagnosing and assessing a patient, and reducing medical errors as much as possible.

 

This book feels very straightforward and easy to understand. Anyone interested in taking the Nurse Executive exam would be well advised to start their preparation right here.