Hey there, reliability engineers; let me tell you a little about why I wrote my book, "The Five Habits". As an engineer with over 20 years of experience,
I noticed a gap in the market for a book that didn't focus on technical aspects of engineering but instead focused on how to behave as a reliability engineer to ensure success in your plant. And that's how "The Five Habits" was born.
So, why five habits and not six or seven? Well, my nickname is Seven, so people kept suggesting that I should have seven habits in my book. But after reflecting on my career, which includes over 15 years as a reliability engineer and 20 years as an engineer, I identified over a hundred problems I had encountered. I then grouped those problems into the things I didn't do that led to the issues we faced. I ended up with five "don'ts", and the opposite of those "don'ts" became the five habits.
Each section of my book describes one of the habits, and within the text, I try to put in a story to help explain each habit. I talk about my successes and failures with each habit to give you a more personal and relatable experience.
Now, onto the process of writing the book. I started writing it on a bullet train in Japan during the Christmas holidays in 2016. It took me the following year and part of the next to complete it.
During the writing process, I had several reviewers, including Ron Moore, Peter Todd, Wayne Bisset, and Gary Silversides, who gave me constructive feedback. Gary's illustration suggestion made the book what it is today, and I owe him a lot for that.
So, I'm happy to announce that the first five people to leave their details in the blog comments will receive a free copy of my book.
I encourage you to join an industry group like Industry Partners Australia, which has significantly helped my career.
And to answer one final question, my book is just under 30,000 words, which I successfully wrote in 30 days with the help of a book coach and an accountability group.
Thank you for joining me on this journey, and I hope my book will help you become the best reliability engineer you can be.
