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Dale Carenegie’s Lifetime Plan for Success
Fundamental Techniques in Handling People 1. Don’t criticize, condemn, or complain. 2. Give honest, sincere appreciation. 3. Arouse in the other person an eager want. Ways to Make People Like You 1. Become genuinely interested in other people. 2. Smile. 3. Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important…
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The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra
Gives an outline for conducting one’s life at the highest and most integrated level. Things to remember: 1. The Law of Pure Potentiality When we realize that our true self is one of pure potentiality, we align with the power that manifests everything in the universe. Strive each day to be alone and silent, to…
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A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
The title is a little misleading. This is a book about finding inner peace and perspective. Quotes to live by: “If you can recognize the illusion, it dissolves.” “Do you realize you will have to let go of [that which troubles you] at some point, perhaps quite soon? How much more time do you need…
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SPIN Selling by Neil Rackham
Buy it Thesis: Determine the customer’s need and make your product fit it. Stuff to Remember: Sales calls: Open the call Relate to buyer’s personal interest Make initial benefit statement Investigate needs – * most important* Ask open questions Situation questions Do you make purchasing decisions? What kind of business is this? These establish rapport…
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The Trail to Tranquilty
By Rabbi Lazer Brody Thesis: Anger is a bummer. It does nobody any good; get rid of it and find peace. Stuff to remember: Different levels of anger 1 – Overt anger and violent revenge 2 – Silent anger and emotional revenge 3 – Incessant overt anger, but no revenge. 4 – Conventionally polite –…
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12 Greatest Entrepreneurs of Our Time, and What You Can Learn from Them, by John A Byrne from Fortune Magazine
“Praise in public when someone does a good job.” – Fred Smith “Say no to focus groups and market research.” – Steve Jobs “Find very smart people and create small teams.” – Bill Gates “Rely on ‘first-level’ managers.” – Fred Smith “Take mini-retreats.” – Jeff Bezos Spare no expense on innovation – Larry Page…
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The Good Marriage, by Judy Wallerstein and Sandra Blakeslee
Thesis: Good marriages come in many shapes, sizes, and flavors, but there are some common themes that help you make yours. Preamble: A case study of well-off west coast white couples who have been married at least 15 years with children and describe their marriage as happy Specific Things To Remember: There are nine…
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How to Live 365 Days a Year by John A Schindler
Thesis: Your life sucks because you stress. Stop. Stuff to remember: We have two different emotions running through us all the time Foundational – what’s underlying it all, what we know about that’s constantly on our mind Surface – what we fake or when we experience fleeting emotions, these are them Our emotions are responsible…
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Your Money Or Your Life by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin
Thesis: Learn to manage your money because it has a huge impact on your quality of life. Stuff to Remember: Make peace with the past Determine how much you have made in your life. Check with social security Copies of tax returns Paycheck stubs; employers’ records Why? Give a clear picture of how powerful you…
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The Power of Full Engagement by Loeher and Schwarts
Thesis: Manage energy, not time. Stuff to remember: To become a corporate athlete, you must work toward the following set of values: Full engagement requires drawing on four separate but related sources of energy: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Because energy capacity diminishes both with overuse and with underuse, we must balance renewal expenditure with…