Community Member Highlight | Know Honesty
I recently had lunch with a constituent you may or may not know. Ken Bogard’s assistant reached out, mentioning he’d like to connect, so a few weeks ago, we enjoyed lunch at Honey Creek and got to know each other as well as one can over an hour.
Ken owns a successful EOS company and recently completed writing a book called Know Honesty. I love reading—especially self-improvement books. It feels like staying in “the word” to be my best self. Ken gifted me a signed copy of his book, and then, funnily enough, later in the week, I won an online contest for another copy! I thought the best thing to do would be to pass the book on to a friend and make it a contest—after reading it myself to ensure I agreed with the content. Here’s my favorite parts!
Oh and guess what, Ken and I both have son’s named Dax?!? So I know he has good taste. LOL
Highlights from Know Honesty:
- The quickest way to cultivate more honesty is to allow others to express theirs.
- Having technology at our fingertips can accelerate our disconnect.
- Meaningful change is a choice.
- When our lives are unexamined and without curiosity, we’re actually missing out on life.
- Absolute control isn’t attainable because it doesn’t exist.
- Encouraging someone to be themselves builds space for you to be yourself.
- Knowing, understanding, and self-love are essential to believe you’re enough as you are and to be truly, freely yourself.
- Not just brutally honest—that doesn’t work—but 100% honest and 100% loving at the same time (which is a skill to master!).
- Honesty can be the easy part, but we also need to be open to others’ truths. Listen without judgment or jumping in before they’re done—thinking you have the answer. This is an area I know I can work on! I tend to interrupt when I get excited or try to save time by pushing someone to get to the point, even though I enjoy a good buildup, too.
The rest of the book shares tips on cultivating openness and honesty, by letting our walls down, and it even includes an assessment tool to gauge how open and honest you are. It has a very EOS feel, which, if you’re familiar with that system, is great for focus and measuring progress. Personally, I struggle with that part a bit since self-improvement is subjective and requires real introspection. But I can see why so many people love tracking those metrics.
It was about a three-and-a-half-hour read; I listened on Audible while following along. This is my favorite way to read, and it was perfect for this book since Ken and his co-author Grace narrate it, making it feel like I really got to know them.
If you’d like to win a signed copy, simply reply to my email or fill out this form. This contest isn’t affiliated with the authors, and I received no compensation for this blog post—I just think it’s fantastic to have an author among us! I’ll pick a winner for my next e-blast.
If you have a business or are doing something interesting in Cannon, let me know. I love learning and sharing when it feels right.
