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The Purpose-Driven Life will help you understand why you are alive and reveal God's amazing plan for you-both here and now,and for eternity.Rick Warren will guide you through a personal 40-day spiritual journey the will transform your answer to life's most important question:What on earth am I here for?Knowing God's purpose for creating you willreduce your striss,focus your energy,simplify your decisions,give meaning toyour life,and most important,prepare you for eternity. 作者简介：RICK WARREN is the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest,California,one of America's largest and best-known churches.
Discover how to access your creative power to boost yoursuccess in business Success in business demands constantcreativity. Generating fresh solutions to problems and the abilityto invent new products or services for a changing market are partof the intellectual capital that gives a company its competitiveedge. "Business Innovation For Dummies" gives you practical,easy-to-follow information for generating new ideas, usingcreativity to boost sales, solving problems creatively, masteringthe art of invention, honing creative thinking skills, andidentifying new opportunities. Advice on how to apply creativity tothe workplace Ideas for spicing up presentations Shows you howinnovation leads to more productive business "Business InnovationFor Dummies" is a must-have guide for anyone in business who islooking to harness their creativity to boost productivity andrevenue 9780470438541 Discover the ins and outs of constructing agreat business plan When you're establishing, expanding, orre-energizing a business, t
What do Bill Gates, Henry Ford, J. P. Morgan, Mary Kay Ash, and Walt Disney all have in common? Uncompromising vision, a willingness to take risks, and exceptional business acumen. Not only did these individuals amass great fortunes, they revolutionized the business world and helped shape society as we know it. Theirs are just a few of the stories collected in this anthology of commercial ingenuity. Drawing on a wealth of sources, this priceless collection brings to life extraordinary achievements, many of them forgotten or little known: how Robert Morris, the preeminent merchant of the eighteenth century, financed the American Revolution with his personal credit; how Ray Kroc used a shrewd real estate strategy to turn a faltering hamburger franchise operation into the McDonald's fast food empire; and how Mary Kay Ash built a billion-dollar direct sales cosmetics company by preaching a message of economic empowerment to women. Enlightening and fascinating, Forbes(r) Greatest Business Stories
This book is a dramatic wake-up call to investors. It portrays an apocalyptic future of high risk and low rewards. It is well informed and highly readable. While some may dispute the author's bleak vision, this is nevertheless required reading for anyone who wants to understand the massive changes hitting the world's economies in the coming decades.' Luke Johnson, Chairman of Channel 4 and Signature Restaurants and Columnist for The Sunday Telegraph. This book is a compelling recital of serious points upon which all citizens, whether professional investors or not, will have to make up their mind.' Simon Cawkwell（aka "Evil Knievil", leading British Bear）. If you are not yet worried about the financial future you should be. The global economy isn't as healthy as you think it is. Wake Up! explains why and then tells you exactly what to do about it. A brilliantly written and very convincing financial horror story. A must read for anyone who wants to preserve their capital over the coming decade.'
Do you need help with time management? Need to better manageyour time at work or at home? Feel like there are never enoughhours in the day? Successful Time Management For Dummies deliverspractical solutions for getting organized, working better andfaster, reducing stress, and getting rid of time-wastingdistractions. You’ll find out how to eliminate late nights at theoffice and spend more time with your family, friends, or even justyourself! This authoritative, plain-English guide shows you how to setyourself up for success, overcome common time management obstacles,and focus your efforts on your most important tasks and objectives.It explains how to determine the value of your time, providesfantastic tips on streamlining your workspace to speed up the flow,and even helps you minimize or eliminate interruptions from yourworkday. You’ll discover how to: Assess your strengths and weaknesses and establish goals Create a routine and make the most of time-saving technology Prioritize daily efforts, block off
A guide to writing grant proposals tailored specifically to adonor's interests, complete with step-by-step instructions andsamples of winning proposals. In grant- seeking, words can go where the applicant can't-thefoundation boardroom, the corporation's headquarters-so it'simportant to use them as the strategic, powerful tools that theyare. This book shows readers how to find, frame, and use wordseffectively to make the case for any organization and itsprojects. Readers are provided the tools for crafting a grant proposal thatspeaks directly to the funder's interests. Grant-seekers willlearn: ? How to find out which funders fit their project exactly ? Strategies for figuring out what each grant-maker is lookingfor ? Critical tips for crafting attention-grabbing proposals Koch shows readers how to write with a point of view that isgeared to the funder's interests and goals, while remaining true tothe project. Packed with examples of winning proposals, andstrategies fo
In this groundbreaking book, Bill Price and David Jaffe offer a new, game-changing approach, showing how managers are taking the wrong path and are using the wrong metrics to measure customer service. Customer service, they assert, is only needed when a company does something wrong—eliminating the need for service is the best way to satisfy customers. To be successful, companies need to treat service as a data point of dysfunction and figure what they need to do to eliminate the demand. The Best Service Is No Service outlines these seven principles to deliver the best service that ultimately leads to “no service”: Eliminate dumb contacts Create engaging self-service Be proactive Make it easy to contact your company Own the actions across the company Listen and act Deliver great service experiences 作者简介： Bill Price is president of Driva Solutions, the North American arm of LimeBridge, a customer service consultancy whose clients include
Mark Penn argues that the biggest trends in America are theMicrotrends, the smaller trends that go unnoticed or ignored. Onemillion people can create new market for a business, spark a socialmovement, or effect political change. In 1996, a microtrendidentified by Penn ("soccer moms") was crucial in re-electingPresident Clinton. With years of experience as one of world's mosthighly regarded pollsters, Mark Penn identifies the new microtrendssweeping the world: *Single women by choice: More often than ever before, they aren'twaiting for Mr. Right. They are raising children by themselves andbuying their own homes. *Splitters: A growing number of middle-class residents areshuttling between two homes, creating new communities and dynamicsin the real estate market. *Sun Haters: Environmentalists, skin cancer survivors, andparents concerned about the impact the sun is having on ourhealth. *Philo-semites: A growing number of people want to date Jewishmen and women. *Classical Musi
In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, service, and human dignity -- principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.
The global financial crisis has made it painfully clear that powerful psychological forces are imperiling the wealth of nations today. From blind faith in ever-rising housing prices to plummeting confidence in capital markets, "animal spirits" are driving financial events worldwide. In this book, acclaimed economists George Akerlof and Robert Shiller challenge the economic wisdom that got us into this mess, and put forward a bold new vision that will transform economics and restore prosperity. Akerlof and Shiller reassert the necessity of an active government role in economic policymaking by recovering the idea of animal spirits, a term John Maynard Keynes used to describe the gloom and despondence that led to the Great Depression and the changing psychology that accompanied recovery. Like Keynes, Akerlof and Shiller know that managing these animal spirits requires the steady hand of government--simply allowing markets to work won't do it. In rebuilding the case for a more robust, behaviorally informed Keynes
Og Mandino This great book can be your key to success and happiness if you will only follow its powerful principles. Harvey Mackay Looking for a book with the power to jump-start your life? Look no further. Brian Tracy's Maximum Achievement is a wake-up call to the wonders within us all. It is straight to the point and straight to the heart. Denis Waitley Brian Tracy is a master of self-management skills development. In this treasure chest, he gives us an encyclopedia of inner wealth more knowledge-based, action-oriented, and relevant to today's global achiever than any other source you can tap. More than a self-help book, this is an owner's manual for high-performance winners.
