--- title: Tim McCarthy & BGF | Blog | Creativity & Favorites (22) description: Creativity & Favorites | This site is solely intended to share my learning in business and engaged philanthropy with like-minded people. Ideally, I will continue to build up my audience through readership and speaking gigs but since I've been writing and speaking for 30 years now, my real intention is just to share my journey. 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It’s historical fiction drama about two young Russians caught in the siege of Leningrad (1941). (I found out later that Benioff is best known as screenwriter of “Game of Thrones”.) The story’s details can be rough at times, reflecting the true history of the siege but if you’re looking for a well-written page turner, this is it.* [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/city-of-thieves-by-david-benioff) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/2008_LUTA_RyanMontbleau.jpg) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/75-and-sunny-by-ryan-montbleau) ## [75 and Sunny by Ryan Montbleau](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/75-and-sunny-by-ryan-montbleau) ** Mar 31, 2022 12:00:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/75-and-sunny-by-ryan-montbleau#comments-listing) Editor’s note: *Thanks to Mikey Utesch for this one, a song that has it all: rhythm, energy, nice voice and meaning.* Favorite lyric: “You’d better believe I’m living for the moment because the moment is the whole damn thing” [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/75-and-sunny-by-ryan-montbleau) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/maxresdefault-3.jpg) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/four-thousand-weeks-time-management-for-mortals-by-oliver-burkeman) ## [Four Thousand Weeks  - Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/four-thousand-weeks-time-management-for-mortals-by-oliver-burkeman) ** Feb 28, 2022 5:18:16 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/four-thousand-weeks-time-management-for-mortals-by-oliver-burkeman#comments-listing) [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/four-thousand-weeks-time-management-for-mortals-by-oliver-burkeman) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/noah-cyrus-instagram-black-enterprise.jpg) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/july-by-noah-cyrus-featuring-leon-bridges) ## [July by Noah Cyrus, featuring Leon Bridges](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/july-by-noah-cyrus-featuring-leon-bridges) ** Feb 28, 2022 5:09:48 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/july-by-noah-cyrus-featuring-leon-bridges#comments-listing) [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/july-by-noah-cyrus-featuring-leon-bridges) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/billy-summers.jpeg) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/billy-summers-by-stephen-king) ## [Billy Summers by Stephen King](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/billy-summers-by-stephen-king) ** Jan 31, 2022 9:36:50 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/billy-summers-by-stephen-king#comments-listing) ** [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/billy-summers-by-stephen-king) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/Two%20cute%20children%20sitting%20on%20ground%2c%20consoling%20each%20other.jpeg) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/mary-ridpath-mann) ## [Mary Ridpath Mann](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/mary-ridpath-mann) ** Jan 31, 2022 9:08:06 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/mary-ridpath-mann#comments-listing) Grief is the price we pay for love. [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/mary-ridpath-mann) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/maxresdefault-2.jpg) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/catching-and-releasing-by-matt-simons) ## [Catching and Releasing by Matt Simons](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/catching-and-releasing-by-matt-simons) ** Jan 31, 2022 5:00:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/catching-and-releasing-by-matt-simons#comments-listing) [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/catching-and-releasing-by-matt-simons) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/lasting%20positive%20impression.jpeg) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/originals) ## [Originals](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/originals) ** Dec 27, 2021 7:12:03 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/originals#comments-listing) Famous quotes are enjoyable and instructive. I’ve compiled hundreds of my favorites since I began writing these newsletters in July of 1988. Most are from legendary folks like Churchill and Rogers. 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