A compelling vision. Bold leadership. Decisive action. Unfortunately, these prerequisites of success are almost always the ingredients of failure, too. In fact, most managers seeking to maximize their chances for glory are often unwittingly setting themselves up for ruin. The sad truth is that most companies have left their futures almost entirely to chance, and don’t even realize it. The reason? Managers feel they must make choices with far-reaching consequences today, but must base those choices on assumptions about a future they cannot predict. It is this collision between commitment and uncertainty that creates THE STRATEGY PARADOX.

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A one-stop resource for small business owners with questions--of any kind!- Contains information based on hundreds of hours of dedicated research- Streetwise is the only business series to offer small business owners such a comprehensive toolEvery day, small business owners make decisions about what products to buy and who should service their businesses based on sketchy facts, gut feelings, and the occasional recommendation--or they waste valuable time and money trying to find information …+ read more- A one-stop resource for small business owners with questions--of any kind!

Contains information based on hundreds of hours of dedicated research

Streetwise is the only business series to offer small business owners such a comprehensive tool
Every day, small business owners make decisions about what products to buy and who should service their businesses based on sketchy facts, gut feelings, and the occasional recommendation--or they waste valuable time and money trying to find information. What if there was an authoritative one-stop resource that would help them?Now there is! Streetwise Small Business Book of Lists helps small business owners find what they need, increase sales, and lower expenses by providing quick resources, answers, and advice on: - Top collection techniques

- Things to consider before incorporating a business
- Key questions to ask insurance brokers
- The best frequent flier programs and office supply companies

Streetwise Small Business Book of Lists gives small business entrepreneurs advice they can depend on year after year

 

Beginning with the million-copy bestsellers First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths, Marcus Buckingham jump-started the strengths movement that is now sweeping the work world, from business to government to education. Now that the movement is in full swing, Buckingham's new book answers the ultimate question: How can you actually apply your strengths for maximum success at work?
Research data show that most people do not come close to making full use of their assets at work -- in fact, only 17 percent of the workforce believe they use all of their strengths on the job. Go Put Your Strengths to Work aims to change that through a six-step, six-week experience that will reveal the hidden dimensions of your strengths. Buckingham shows you how to seize control of your assets and rewrite your job description under the nose of your boss. You will learn:

Being self-employed often requires self-motivation and for many of us, self-motivation often faces off with that ever present barrier called “procrastination.”  The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield, is a quick read that addresses procrastination and motivation.  There’s no need to be misled by the title key words “war” and “art”.  While the author does address creative battles for writers, it applies to most people’s daily battles with staying motivated.  This book is a great read for anyone who has struggled with completing a project and faced with what Pressfield refers to as “Resistance.”

Have you ever attended a conference or networking event and found yourself overwhelmed, maybe even intimidated by a large group of strangers talking and mingling?  Perhaps your first instinct is to head to the food table and focus on the bite size appetizers, or maybe you find yourself lingering on the outskirts, watching from outside the ring of networking.  What if in that large group of strangers, there are potential clients for your business, or a future employer?  How can you meet them if you are on the sidelines?

Have you ever faced a big decision or life changing question that you didn’t have an answer for? Making big decisions is never easy, especially when there is a high level of risk involved.  Consider the following questions:

Should I expand my business? Where should I live? Should I lease or buy? What marketing strategy should I use for my business?  Where should I save my money?

We have never been more free to design our career paths however we desire. We have never had more options for how we construct our organizations. Access to creative expression has never been more available. We have turned our eyes to aboriginal wisdom because the very same skills that they used to negotiate their magical, networked, multi-dimensional world are what we now need to negotiate ours.

The choice of how to make a living is perhaps the single most important of all our decisions, yet it's often the one most neglected. Sometimes we feel we have to take a job because of financial needs, or we are steered into a career because it has "excellent prospects," when really our heart isn't in it. This is unfortunate and totally unnecessary when you realize how many options are available to you. Certainly in any given period of several months or even several years you might have to work at something you don't enjoy to make ends meet, to pay off debts or just to get started, but new opportunities will always present themselves to you if you are open and receptive to them. Don't ever sell yourself short. You deserve more than just a job.

No amount of money, no matter how much it is, will ever compensate you sufficiently for remaining in a job that is drudgery and robs you of your spirit, or one that prevents you from fulfilling a dream. As the old saying goes, "In your haste to make a living don't forget to make a life." Be bold; forge off in a direction that you have a passion for.

Tracy Lyn Moland’s book, Mom Management is a great resource and a recommended read for moms who are searching for ways to manage their active lives.  While giving great ideas and suggestions, she emphasizes the importance of creating personal time for oneself to better fulfill family obligations.  She truly understands that moms typically put their children’s needs before their own and should balance this with self-care.

Ever wondered how the lives of indigenous people and those in developing nations can be made better? Then this is the book for you! For the first time in print, real turnaround solutions are provided in answer to such poverty through focused strategic action. Take the 10,000 year mystical canoe journey through time and space. Learn how you can make a difference now! Detailed research and indigenous storytelling are dramatically blended in this groundbreaking publication—a publication that provides a fantastic gift of knowledge and understanding. Printed in full colour, with a beautifully embossed dust jacket, and featuring over twenty dazzling full-page art works by internationally renowned northwest coast artist Bill Helin. This hardcover book is sure to be a collectors’ edition.

 According to Steven R. Covey, to live with security and wisdom, and to have the power to take advantages of the opportunities that change creates, we need fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity. Quite a tall order when you consider that most of us live our lives in a permanent state of flux, questioning our ideals and values and fighting a daily battle with the lack of self-confidence that stops us from taking risks of any kind. But, in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey manages to make it sound as if changing the way we look at ourselves and the world around us so that we can become more successful both personally and professionally an absolute doddle. He defines the "habits" as "the intersection of knowledge, skill and desire" and states that the "Seven Habits" of the title are not mutually exclusive, but rather when developed together help to form a well-rounded, sensitive, confident and effective human being.

As elegant as his bestselling How to Know God and as practical as his phenomenal The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, this groundbreaking new book from Deepak Chopra contains a dramatic premise: Not only are everyday coincidences meaningful, they actually provide us with glimpses of the field of infinite possibilities that lies at the heart of all things. By gaining access to this wellspring of creation, we can literally rewrite our destinies in any way we wish.

From this realm of pure potential we are connected to everything that  exists and everything that is yet to come. “Coincidences” can then be recognized as containing precious clues about particular facets of our  lives that require our attention. As you become more aware of coincidences and their meanings, you begin to connect more and more with the underlying field of infinite possibilities. This is when the magic begins. This is when you achieve the spontaneous fulfillment of desire.
 

The Power of Focus by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Les Hewitt - 

Whether they are corporate professionals, budding entrepreneurs, or they own a home business, most people are looking to achieve more in less time, while earning enough money to live comfortably. This book reveals the proven techniques thousands of people have used to attain all of the money they wanted while living healthy, happy and balanced  lives. 

This updated edition presents a simplified, step-by-step approach to bookkeeping principles for beginners. The book also concentrates on instructing owners of small businesses who keep their own records. Chapters demonstrate use of financial statements, the ledger, the two-column general journal, and various other journals. Instruction includes true-to-life bookkeeping problems with answers.

Chapters demonstrate the use of financial statements, the ledger, the two-column general journal and more for beginning business students and owners of small businesses who keep their own records.

The painless way to master the art of bookkeeping!

Manage your own finances to save money and grow your business!

If you’re a small business owner who manages your own finances, Bookkeeping For Dummies is for you. This friendly guide covers all the basics of bookkeeping – from recording transactions to producing balance sheets and year-end reports. It’s the easy way to keep track of your business’s financial well-being. 

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The high-performance study guides that help you cut study time, hone problem-solving skills, and achieve top scores on exams!

Success adds up when you choose Schaum’s

Ideal as a study guide for college courses and certification tests, Schaum’s Outline of Bookkeeping and Accounting contains complete new information reflecting current trends in the field.

Focusing on practical accounting as opposed to theoretical accounting, this revised and updated text covers all basic elements in the field. Comprehensive review peoblems help increase student’s understanding.

For almost four decades, Made Simple books have set the standard for continuing education and home study. In answer to the changing needs of today’s marketplace, the Made Simple series for the ‘90s presents a thoroughly up-to-the-minute portfolio of skills, information, and experience, with revised and updated editions of bestselling titles, plus a whole range of new subjects from personal finance to office management to desktop publishing. B&W illustrations throughout

What stops someone from being the person they want to be? Read by the author herself, this CD tackles the problem of fear: fear of tackling an issue with your boss, fear of getting to grips with a problem, fear of change or taking control. The aim is to help break the barrier to happiness

The Inspired Business Approach

 ~ A Fun and Practical Guide for Building your Business from Inspiration not Perspiration ~ is now available to you in a comprehensive 200+ page practical self study guide.

This workbook covers sales, marketing, the Art of Enrollment, staying motivated and lots of out of the box ideas so you can build your business at your own pace and in the comfort of your own office.

A proven 5-step formula for easily creating wealth from the inside out.
Use the five-step easy process revealed in this inspiring new book and you can achieve the impossible.

E-Myth n 1: the entrepreneurial myth: the myth that most people who start small businesses are entrepreneurs 2: the fatal assumption that an individual who understands the technical work of a business can successfully run a business that does that technical work

RICH DAD’S CASHFLOW QUADRANT will reveal why some people work less, earn more, pay less in taxes, and feel more financially secure than others. It is simply a matter of knowing which quadrant to work from and when.

 
Robert Kiyosaki teaches people to be millionaires… That’s why they call him the millionaire school teacher. “The main reason people struggle financially is because they have spent years in school but learned nothing about money. The result is that people learn to work for money… but never learn to have money work for them.”

 Jay Conrad Levinson, president of Guerrilla Marketing International, lectures around the world on guerrilla business techniques for major companies, professional organizations, and universities. He is the author or coauthor of twelve books in the best-selling Guerrilla Marketing series, which have sold more than one million copies worldwide. He lives in northern California.

Michael E. Gerber, the world’s leading small business guru and bestselling author of the phenomenally successful The E-Myth Revisited, presents the next big step in entrepreneurial management and leadership with E-Myth Mastery.

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