Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual


Jocko Willink - 2017
    In Discipline Equals Freedom, the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Extreme Ownership describes how he lives that mantra: the mental and physical disciplines he imposes on himself in order to achieve freedom in all aspects of life. Many books offer advice on how to overcome obstacles and reach your goals—but that advice often misses the most critical ingredient: discipline. Without discipline, there will be no real progress. Discipline Equals Freedom covers it all, including strategies and tactics for conquering weakness, procrastination, and fear, and specific physical training presented in workouts for beginner, intermediate, and advanced athletes, and even the best sleep habits and food intake recommended to optimize performance.Within these pages discover the keys to becoming stronger, smarter, faster, and healthier. There is only one way to achieve true freedom: The Way of Discipline. Read this book and find The Way.

The 15-Minute Writer: How To Write Your Book In Only 15 Minutes A Day


Jennifer Blanchard - 2016
    Perfect for busy writers or writers who are easily distracted or who want a better way to make consistent progress with their writing. Includes write ups from 15-minute writers who swear by the method. Also covers mindset, getting into a writing flow, how to clear mental clutter so you can focus during your writing session, and more.

The Pomodoro Technique


Francesco Cirillo - 2006
    The Wall Street Journal says the method can “help anyone to focus.”The new version of the Pomodoro Technique includes a chapter on how to make the Technique work for you. Readers will also learn how to predict the time it takes to complete a task, monitor their productivity and set personal goals.Having fun with time management might seem like an oxymoron to some but it’s actually possible with the Pomodoro Technique!

The New Articulate Executive: Look, ACT and Sound Like a Leader


Granville Toogood - 2003
    . . Updated for a New Generation of Media-Savvy Leaders Even with the latest high-tech tools and communication options, the simple truth is this: You need to look, act, and sound like a leader to succeed in today's world. According to top executive coach Granville Toogood, "Wonderful things happen when people talk face-to- face. His proven secrets of professional speaking give you the power and confidence to command any audience--in any situation--and get results.An indispensable tool for executive success. -- Zbigniew Brzezinski, Robert E. Osgood Professor of American foreign policy at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International StudiesGranville Toogood is a brilliant communicator and teacher who has made world-class communicators out of our people. -- Michael Koffler, Chairman, Young President's OrganizationThe beauty of Granville Toogood's method is how simple it is to implement. -- Scudder Fowler, CEO, The Liminal GroupGranville Toogood is a transformational teacher and coach. His new book is a must read for anyone hoping to effectively engage an audience or lead organizations. -- Sean Geehan, President, The Geehan GroupMakes the capable business person more capable, more successful, and definitely more confident. -- Martha StewartCorporate coach Granville Toogood has trained some of the biggest names in business today--including 38 top executives in the Fortune 50--and his bestselling book, The Articulate Executive, has become the gold standard when it comes to public speaking and corporate communications.This all-new edition provides you with the most powerful speaking tools and techniques from Toogood's acclaimed workshops--so you can look, act, and sound like a leader in any situation.Using his proven step-by-step system, you can:Position yourself as a leader in your industry.Command any venue and compel any audience.Use the 8-second rule to make a strong first impression.Speak with the confidence of a CEO.Outperform in any presentation.Whether you are giving a speech, making a presentation, conducting a meeting, or simply talking one-on-one, these tried-and-true communication techniques are guaranteed to help you step up your game and speak like a pro.The book is filled with easy-to-use checklists and essential tips to help you organize your thoughts and deliver your message--with confidence, style, and great success. In addition, you'll learn how to master high-tech tools such as PowerPoint and deck presentations, how to deal with Q&A sessions and media interviews, and how to write winning corporate communications that really do the job.Remember: In today's competitive market nothing is more important than how you present yourself and your company--and no book is more informative and powerful at this--than Granville Toogood's The New Articulate Executive.

The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success


Megan McArdle - 2014
    So do most small businesses. And most of us, if we are honest, have experienced a major setback in our personal or professional lives. So what determines who will bounce back and follow up with a home run? If you want to succeed in business and in life, Megan McArdle argues in this hugely thought-provoking book, you have to learn how to harness the power of failure.McArdle has been one of our most popular business bloggers for more than a decade, covering the rise and fall of some the world’s top companies and challenging us to think differently about how we live, learn, and work. Drawing on cutting-edge research in science, psychology, economics, and business, and taking insights from turnaround experts, emergency room doctors, venture capitalists, child psychologists, bankruptcy judges, and mountaineers, McArdle argues that America is unique in its willingness to let people and companies fail, but also in its determination to let them pick up after the fall. Failure is how people and businesses learn. So how do you reinvent yourself when you are down?Dynamic and punchy, McArdle teaches us how to recognize mistakes early to channel setbacks into future success. The Up Side of Down marks the emergence of an author with her thumb on the pulse whose book just might change the way you lead your life.

Influencer: The Power to Change Anything


Kerry Patterson - 2007
    You'll be taught each and every step of the influence process-including robust strategies for making change inevitable in your personal life, your business, and your world. You'll learn how to:- Identify a handful of high-leverage behaviors that lead to rapid and profound change.- Apply strategies for changing both thoughts and actions.- Marshall six sources of influence to make change inevitable.Influencer takes you on a fascinating journey from San Francisco to Thailand where you'll see how seemingly “insignificant” people are making incredibly significant improvements in solving problems others would think impossible. You'll learn how savvy folks make change not only achievable and sustainable, but inevitable. You'll discover why some managers have increased productivity repeatedly and significantly-while others have failed miserably.

Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work


Whitney Johnson - 2015
    An expert in driving innovation via personal disruption, Whitney Johnson, will help you understand how the frameworks of disruptive innovation can apply to you: if you want to be successful in unexpected ways, follow your own disruptive path. Dare to innovate. Dream big dreams. Do something astonishing. Disrupt yourself. In this book, you will learn how to apply these frameworks to building a business, career – and you.We are living in an era of accelerating disruption – those who can manage the S-curve waves of learning and maxing out will have a competitive advantage. But this is a skill set that needs to be learned. Disrupt Yourself will help people cope with the unpredictability of disruption, and use it to their competitive advantage.

College Admission: From Application to Acceptance, Step by Step


Robin Mamlet - 2011
       Let’s be honest: applying to college can be stressful for students and parents. But here’s the good news: you can get in. Robin Mamlet has been dean of admission at three of America's most selective colleges, and journalist and parent Christine VanDeVelde has been through the process first hand. With this book, you will feel like you have both a dean of admission and a parent who has been there at your side.   Now completely updated to reflect changes in the Common Application, testing, financial aid and more, inside this book, you'll find clear, comprehensive, and expert answers to all your questions along the way to an acceptance letter:    • The role of extracurricular activities    • What it means to find a college that's the "right fit"    • What's more important: high grades or tough courses    • What role does testing play    • The best candidates for early admission    • When help from parents is too much help    • Advice for athletes, artists, international students, and those with learning differences    • How wait lists work    • Applying for financial aid This will be your definitive resource during the sophomore, junior, and senior years of high school.

Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment


George Leonard - 1991
    Whether you're seeking to improve your career or your intimate relationships, increase self-esteem or create harmony within yourself, this inspiring prescriptive guide will help you master anything you choose and achive success in all areas of your life.In Mastery, you'll discover:The 5 Essential Keys to MasteryTools for MasteryHow to Master Your Athletic PotentialThe 3 Personality Types That Are Obstacles to MasteryHow to Avoid Pitfalls Along the Path. . . and more

Writing to Learn: How to Write--And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All


William Zinsser - 1988
    This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning.

Cigars, Whiskey and Winning: Leadership Lessons from General Ulysses S. Grant


Al Kaltman - 1998
    Grant never sought fame of glory, nor did he try to tie his performance to personal reward. Instead, he concentrated on contribution and service. He looked upon being given increased responsibility not as increasing his power, but as increasing his ability to get the job done. "The great thing about Grant...is his perfect correctness and persistency of purpose." (Abraham Lincoln)In this masterful retelling of Grant's story, Al Kaltman draws on Grant's writings and life experiences to present a series of practical lessons on how to get superior performance from the troops.Going beyond mere "how-to's", Cigars, Whiskey & Winning deals with character traits, core beliefs, and fundamental values to reveal the secrets to becoming a winning leader that are as much about "who to be" as "what to do". And there isn't a chart, table, or checklist in sight-just a handy index of lessons for ready inspiration on demand.

52 Mondays: The One Year Path to Outrageous Success & Lifelong Happiness


Vic Johnson - 2012
    If you had started something new and worked on it every week since one year ago, what might you have been able to accomplish? Twelve months, after all, is plenty of time to start accruing success. For example: * If you had written 1,000 words every week, you’d be close to completing a novel. Or you could have published several how-to eBooks. * If you had taken in one music lesson per week, you might be approaching a level of proficiency that would allow you to entertain friends and family. * If you had taken one day per week to start a side business, you could be entertaining the possibility of quitting your job. A lot can happen in a year, and this easy-to-follow 52 week guide will walk you there step-by-step with exercises like: * The champion's secret to building mental toughness muscles that keep you firmly focused on your weekly tasks. * A no-brainer way to add one-hour of quality, productive time to every week. * Scientifically proven methods to help you adjust your "mood barometer" at will. Never get stuck in a momentum-sucking bod mood again. * The AAI principle taught by the ancient greeks that virtually guarantees success in any endeavor when practiced properly. * and lots more! --->>> Includes an offer for a free training video <<<---

Personal coaching: Influence and Lead ! Fundamentals for Personal and Professional Growth (Personal Growth)(The Leadership Series)


Michael Nir - 2013
    These are proven and tested, based on cumulative professional experience from consulting engagements given to global clients, and on the many workshops and seminars I've delivered on various topics. I decided to write <i>Personal Coaching: Influence and Lead !</i> as a stand-alone bonanza, practical book for you to use. <b>Personal Coaching: Influence and Lead ! - A Surefire field guide for individuals and teams, Genuine and proven!</b>*** Learn the power of a support coalition to further your goals and support your endeavors, differentiate between the naysayers and the supporters.*** Do you know whom to address in an Important presentation? Do you talk back at the people sitting in the last rows? I am sure you do! Is it a mistake? Read <i>Personal Coaching: Influence and Lead !</i> and know the answer!Ace your next meeting and interview<h2>Change the stories you tell with <i>Personal Coaching: Influence and Lead !</i></h2>The biggest most challenging obstacle we have to change is?*** If you answer Yourself - you are correct!*** You want to know how to change your self-fulfilling convictions? Don't you? I am sure you do!*** Powerful concepts of the influence the narratives have your life!Liberating yourself from your stories is an extremely powerful exercise! ---------------------------------------------------************* Once you have read Read <i><b>Personal Coaching: Influence and Lead !</b></i>, you will have access to tested concepts that immediately increase performance and ultimately make your life much easier. Thanks again for buying and striving to learn and better yourself.*************---------------------------------------------------<h3> HURRY - to get your copy of <i>Personal Coaching: Influence and Lead ! Fundamentals for Personal and Professional Growth</i>, Scroll up and Click the buy button now!! 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed</h3><h2> More Books by Michael</h2><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="//amazon.com/dp/B00ATJUROG"><... width="150" height="200" alt="Influence Silent Influencing" src="//pnay.co.il/uploads/sapir-cs/Personal Growth Silent Influencing Project management_small.jpg"></img></a>      <a href="//amazon.com/dp/B00B4ZVPQI"><... width="150" height="200" alt="Leadership Effective Teams" src="//pnay.co.il/uploads/sapir-cs/Leadershi...      <a href="//amazon.com/dp/B00E4NO0WI"><... width="150" height="200" alt="Motivational Books Marketing Impossible" src="//pnay.co.il/uploads/sapir-cs/Motivatio...      <a href="//amazon.

5 Things Successful People Do Before 8 A.M.


Terri Savelle Foy - 2018
    you will get the insights, encouragement, and practical steps needed to create a powerful, life-changing daily routine.  Terri Savelle Foy shares with you the habits of successful people as well as her own personal habits that took her from a mundane, undisciplined life to living a life filled with purpose, self-discipline and God-given success.  This book will help you:  • Seize each day by taking control of your mornings.  • Become aware of (and change) your bad habits.  • Establish realistic habits that will revolutionize your life.  • Understand how to harness the power of self-discipline.  • Discover your purpose so you stay driven.  When you change your daily routine, you can change your life.

Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ


Daniel Goleman - 1995
    Daniel Goleman's brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our "two minds"—the rational and the emotional—and how they together shape our destiny.Through vivid examples, Goleman delineates the five crucial skills of emotional intelligence, and shows how they determine our success in relationships, work, and even our physical well-being. What emerges is an entirely new way to talk about being smart. The best news is that "emotional literacy" is not fixed early in life. Every parent, every teacher, every business leader, and everyone interested in a more civil society, has a stake in this compelling vision of human possibility.From the Trade Paperback edition.