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Seeing things
from different points of view can expand your options in dealing
with situations. Here are some personal favorites- clicking on graphic
or title will open a window into Amazon for your review and ordering
convenience:
Motivation
Perspective
Leadership
Personal Effectiveness
Stress Management
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The
One Minute Millionaire: the Enlightened Way to Wealth by Mark Victor Hansen & Robert G. Allen. Hansen is the co-creator
of the hugely popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series; Allen is a
mega-best-selling personal finance author of titles such as Nothing
Down (1990). They have combined forces to produce this step-by-step
guide for becoming a millionaire in a short period of time. In an
unusual format, the right-hand pages depict the fictional story of
Michelle, a lowly waitress and mother of two who breaks out to pursue
her dream of creating her own business and owning income-producing
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Rich
Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the
Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki,
Sharon L. Lechter. Personal-finance author and lecturer Robert Kiyosaki
developed his unique economic perspective through exposure to a pair
of disparate influences: his own highly educated but fiscally unstable
father, and the multimillionaire eighth-grade dropout father of his
closest friend. The lifelong monetary problems experienced by his
"poor dad" ( weekly paychecks that didn't meet family needs)
pounded home the message by his "rich dad" (that "the
poor and the middle class work for money," but "the rich
have money work for them"). Taking that message to heart, Kiyosaki
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The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Hardcover) by Timothy Ferriss. The author has spent more than five years learning the secrets of the New Rich, a fast-growing subculture who has abandoned the “deferred-life plan” and instead mastered the new currencies—time and mobility—to create luxury lifestyles in the here and now.
Whether you are an overworked employee or an entrepreneur trapped in your own business, this book is the compass for a new and revolutionary world:
• How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour
• How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs
• How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours
• How to trade a long-haul career with frequent "mini-retirements"
• How to get free housing worldwide and airfare at 50–80% off
• How to create a meaningful life after removing work and the office
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Multiple
Streams of Income: How to Generate a Lifetime of Unlimited Wealth by Robert G. Allen The author of the rags-to-riches real estate bestseller
Nothing Down for the '90s presents advice drawn from 20 years of writing
and promoting get-rich books through seminars, infomercials, and home-study
courses. In Multiple Streams of Income, Robert G. Allen shows you
how to create income with little or no investment. Says Allen: "Today,
very few families can survive on less than two streams of income.
In the volatile future, you will need a portfolio of income streams--not
one or two--but many streams from completely different and diversified
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Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi Since the publication
of its first English translation in 1974, The Book of Five Rings
has become an underground classic in the American business community.
Here are timeless principles of craft, skill, timing, and spirit
from a great samurai warrior with great applicability to modern-day
business competition. This translation by Victor Harris is considered
to be the best.
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Tao
Te Ching : A New English Version by Stephen Mitchell Next to the Bible, the
most translated book in the world is the Tao Te Ching, the ancient
Chinese Book of the Way. It lays the philosophical foundations for
one of the world's great wisdom traditions, Taoism. Written approximately
2,500 years ago by the legendary sage Lao Tzu, this classic continues
to inspire readers today. This version by Mitchell is considered
to be one of the best versions.
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Man's
Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl Among the most influential
works of psychiatric literature since Freud. The book begins with
a deeply moving personal essay about Frankl's imprisonment in concentration
camps for five years, and his struggle during this time to find
reasons to live. The second part of the book describes the psychotherapeutic
method that Frankl pioneered as a result of his experiences. Freud
believed that sexual instincts and urges were the driving force
of humanity's life; Frankl, by contrast, believes that man's deepest
desire is to search for meaning and purpose. This is a fascinating,
sophisticated, and very human book.
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The
Forbes Book of Business Quotations: 14,266 Thoughts on the Business
of Life Drawn from 80 years of FORBES magazine's "Thoughts on the Business
of Life" feature pages, this ultimate collection of wise, weighty,
and witty thoughts on the world of business comes from business
leaders and mavericks, philosophers and pundits, poets and politicians,
gathered across the centuries, from many corners of the world.
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The
Art of War by Sun Tzu Here is a seminal work on the philosophy
of successful leadership that is as applicable to contemporary business
as it is to war. The writings of the ancient warrior Sun Tzu have
provided tremendous wisdom to generations through the ages. James
Clavell has taken a 1910 translation and clarified it for the contemporary
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Principle
Centered Leadership by Stephen Covey How do individuals
and organizations survive and thrive amid tremendous change? How
do we unleash the creativity, talent, and energy within ourselves
and others in the midst of pressure? Is it realistic to believe
that balance among personal, family, and professional life is possible?
Covey demonstrates that the answer to these and other dilemmas is
Principle-Centered Leadership, a long-term, inside-out approach
to developing people and organizations. |
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The
Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies and Tools for Building a
Learning Organization Peter Senge et al. Offers a refreshing
look at what work can be and should be. With stories, examples and
exercises in five areas (personal mastery, mental models, shared
vision, team learning, and systems thinking) and key leadership
principles (looking at self, developing others, and seeing the larger
picture), Senge demonstrates that learning is essential for sustainable
growth, for organizational and personal development. |
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Seven
Habits Of Highly Effective People:
Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen Covey An internationally
respected leadership authority, writes that true success encompasses
a balance of personal and professional effectiveness. This book
is a manual for performing better in both areas. First published
in 1990, it continues to be a business best seller with more than
10 million copies sold. |
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Crucial Conversations How to deal in conflict resolution and how to communicate best when it matters most. The book is filled with real-life situations and strategies on how to talk through the difficult conversations one might encounter in life and work. |
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Discover Your Strengths What are your talents and strengths? co-authored by Marcus Buckingham
and Donald O. Clifton, past Chairman of the Gallup Organization, draws
on decades worth of data from the Gallup Organization to support their
premise that the best way to do good work is to do what you are intrinsically
good at and to debunk assumptions of learning, performance and career
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Time
Shifting: Creating More Time to Enjoy Your LifeStephan
Rechtschaffen, in his book Timeshifting (Doubleday, 1996,) reminds
us that our mind is always working in the future or the past and
that we should slow down and dwell on the present as it happens.
Otherwise we will miss much of what life has to offer. |
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Who
Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work
and in Your Life by Dr. Spencer Johnson I read this one in less than an hour. But
don't let its shortness take away from its profound message. It
provides valuable insight into how and why we avoid change. You'll
enjoy seeing yourself and others in the roles of Sniff, Scurry,
Hem and Haw. It's been at the top of the New York Times Best-Seller
list for months. When you read it, you'll see why. |
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