- Stedman Graham's Nine-Step Process to to Identity: Your Passport to Success
- Feb 22, 2012
- Stedman Graham shares a process for developing your identity, improving your life, and becoming successful through his nine-step success process to identity: your passport to success.
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- Taxes and the Home-Based Business
- Jan 14, 2005
- It's great to be able to play with the kids or toss a load of clothes in the laundry while running your home-based business, but don't forget that it's still a business, and that means preparing for and filing taxes. Carol Anne Carroll walks you through useful deductions and IRS expectations.
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- The 24/7 Lifestyle: Time Management in the Home Office
- Jan 3, 2003
- Between having a home office and the 24/7 nature of life, you need to learn how to manage those 24 hours in a day when your desk is just a 60-second commute away.
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- The Art of Asking: Neglected Questions
- Dec 18, 2008
- Afraid of looking foolish? Waiting for a better time? Don't want to make waves? Terry J. Fadem explains why you should speak up.
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- The Genius of Instinct: the Face of Emotions
- Mar 18, 2009
- The evolutionary function of emotions is a chief strategic concept, as the author explains in this sample chapter.
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- The Key to Finding a Good Job in IT
- Dec 9, 2008
- Warren Wyrostek explains how the key to finding a good job in IT is making sure that you label your skill set the same way as others do.
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- The Leadership Challenge
- May 16, 2013
- In this introduction to his book, Michael A. Roberto explains that leaders should stay attuned constantly to the social, emotional, and political processes of decision. However, they need to do more than this. They must not simply react passively to the personality clashes and backroom maneuvering that emerges during a decision-making process. Instead, they should actively shape and influence the conditions under which people will interact and deliberate. In short, leaders must “decide how to decide” as they confront complex and ambiguous situations, rather than fixating solely on the intellectual challenge of finding the optimal solution to the organization’s perplexing problems.
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- The Power of Impossible Thinking: Our Models Define Our World
- Feb 17, 2006
- In order to see the world clearly, we need to understand our mental models, the constructs that we create to make sense of the world around us. This chapter will help you discover how you're limiting what you see by relying on models to fill in what you don't see.
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- The Power of Social Networks
- Dec 23, 2008
- What are social networks, why do they matter, and most importantly, how do they apply to you and your business?
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- The Rules of Life: Rule 1 -- Keep It Under Your Hat
- Nov 16, 2010
- You are about to embark on a life-changing adventure, possibly, if you choose to accept your mission. You are about to discover ways to become positive, happy, and successful in everything you do. So there's no need to say anything to anybody about it. Keep quiet. No one likes a smart arse. That's it. First Rule: Keep It Under Your Hat.
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- The Rules of Life: Rule 2 -- You'll Get Older But Not Necessarily Wiser
- Nov 17, 2010
- Be kind to yourself when you do muck things up. Be forgiving, and accept that it's all part of that growing older but no wiser routine.
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- The Technology and Power of Language for Career Consultants, Coaches, and Mentors
- Jun 25, 2013
- Michael Lawrence Faulkner explains that it’s the power of the words selected and the way they are delivered that makes the greatest difference in how people receive and react to words.
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- The Truth About Getting Your Point Across: You and Your Recipient
- Dec 1, 2005
- From its earliest roots, communication has focused on sender and recipient having some common understanding of the information flowing between them. This chapter focuses on establishing the kind of common ground that allows effective communication.
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- The Truth About Making Smart Decisions: Get Some Z's
- Apr 7, 2008
- It’s not always easy to get a good night’s sleep. But if you don’t sleep, don’t decide.
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- The Truth About Starting a New Job
- Dec 9, 2005
- This chapter busts some myths and provides some helpful tips to keep in mind when starting a new job.
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- The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing: Most People Aim for the Wrong Target
- Jan 14, 2010
- Take the first steps in writing-for-results by learning to describe the characteristics of strong writing.
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- The Truth About Thriving in Change: Life Is 10% of What Happens to You and 90% of How You React
- May 15, 2008
- There are some scientifically proven tips to deal with anger, frustration, and exhaustion—helping you keep your head while those about you are losing theirs.
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- Throw Away the Resume!
- Jul 28, 2006
- Although most IT professionals rely on their resume as their primary marketing document, published articles and case studies can have a dramatic impact on career development. Matthew Moran discusses techniques to help you get started in writing case studies and articles and also provides some ideas for getting them published.
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- Touchdown!: Achieving Your Greatness on the Playing Field of Business (and Life)
- Jun 4, 2009
- What if you had just one play in you, one opportunity? What would it be? Think about it in light of your career, your health, your family and friends. Here is your starting point.
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- Trading from Your Gut: How to Use Right Brain Instinct & Left Brain Smarts to Become a Master Trader
- Nov 17, 2009
- Curtis Faith introduces you to the concepts in his book, which teach you how to incorporate expert-level gut instinct in your trading.
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