Business Wisdom

No Reserve is your guide to shattering the ceiling you’ve built on your dreams by taking risks on yourself and your passions. Its 11 strategies for removing the reserve from your life — or dispensing with any minimum conditions for taking action and giving of yourself — will enable you to live with unlimited joy, success, optimism, and a fearless generosity.

Becoming a successful entrepreneur takes energy and drive. Less than 20% make it beyond the first three years. Achieving the next level, the status of business titan - the upper echelon of leadership - takes an unrelenting commitment to turn an idea into a plan, a plan into a startup venture, and a venture into a successful business. The chances of getting to the top are slim at best, relying on a particular set of skills and attributes.

As the first black female on the Forbes billionaire list, it was obvious that Oprah Winfrey was not only a great talk show host but a smart business woman. From humble beginnings, Oprah has had a lifetime of experiences and touched the lives of millions of people. Her long running show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, covered a wide range of topics with sensitivity and dignity. It is from these experiences that Oprah has developed philosophies which can help anyone through all aspects of their lives.

Traverse the life and times of one Thomas A. Cook. You will be truly rewarded and, at times, amazed at his tomfoolery, shenanigans, and entrepreneurial endeavors. Experience his life's triumphs, failures, and struggles in overcoming addiction. Hear the wisdom delivered from the green leather chair that created an invisible wall at the cliff edge of disaster and was instrumental in shifting his life direction.

Selfistry offers a fresh take on embodying authentic spiritual principles. It is an innovative and integrative framework for self-reflection—an opportunity for the genuinely curious to reconsider their relationship with themselves and the cosmos. Listeners will learn about the nature of the “self” as described in ancient texts as well as modern science. They will come to understand what it means to observe oneself and engage in mindfulness in daily life, as well as how to address their assumptions about the fundamental nature of existence.

In today's fast-paced and often stressful work environments, the message of Spiraling Up is more urgent than ever. Negativity can quickly spiral out of control, eroding trust, stifling innovation, and undermining performance. But it doesn't have to be this way. In Spiraling Up, Dr. Russell Verhey presents a powerful framework for reversing negativity and creating thriving workplace cultures.

In the first nine chapters of Proverbs—Solomon’s letter to his son who will be king someday—Solomon provides an astounding amount of wisdom. If the son will listen to, accept, and claim this wisdom for his own, he will be a wonderful king and enjoy the fruits of kingship. The question is, will he? Business and Personal Wisdom: A Wise King’s Advice takes the wisdom Solomon gave and translates it into wisdom for us today using historical references and anecdotes from author Bob Biles’ career and personal life.

If you’re ready to detach from the toxicity of the corporate mindset, The Joy Manifesto is your guide, your motivation, your workbook, and your accountability partner, inviting you back into your heart to name, honor, and center your unique brand of leadership. This transformative work by renowned joy coaches Dr. Jax Black and Tomer Yogev proves that self-love is the truest compass for navigating our constantly changing world—while delivering bottom-line results for you and your organization.

In Outlast, Tao Master Arthur Levitan brings new life to ancient Tao philosophies. Master Levitan illuminates the fundamentals of Taoism through personal stories of hardship and perseverance. Outlast will equip you with the wisdom to not only weather the storm but to come out the other side with your character intact and the strength to move forward.

La verdadera sabiduría no es algo reservado a los estudiosos, a los trabajadores del intelecto, a los místicos ni a los filósofos. Tampoco es la posesión de una serie de verdades indudables y eternas que resuelvan de una vez por todas nuestros problemas existenciales. El exitoso terapeuta y escritor Jorge Bucay considera, por el contrario, que la auténtica sabiduría, aquella que realmente merece este nombre, es una disposición permanente a aprender.

Wisdom has always been a precious and powerful resource, but what exactly is it, and how can we cultivate and apply it? As a problem-solving tool, it has never been more necessary, and as a guide to living well, it is our best friend. To explore its nature and use, its cultivation and benefits, best-selling author Miguel Mendonça interviews 25 highly accomplished and insightful artists, activists, writers, and teachers from around the world.

Think of it! Think of the people who drift aimlessly through life, dissatisfied, struggling against a great many things but without clear-cut goals. Can you state, right now, what it is that you want out of life? Fixing your goals may not be easy. It may even involve some painful self-examination. But it will be worth whatever effort it costs, because as soon as you can name your goal, you can expect to enjoy many advantages.

We’re all looking for answers. We just need to open our eyes to the world around us to find them. Author Chess Britt shares a delightful personal collection of down-to-earth maxims with one clear agenda: to inspire us to search for truth and wisdom. If we actively seek wisdom, says Britt, we’re bound to live our happiest and most productive lives.

In I Am Accountable, renowned speaker and consultant Sam Silverstein explains how accountability is the secret to filling your life with more meaning, more success, and more joy - and it all starts with your mind-set. In order to create a truly meaningful life, we must first accept that the problem is never other people. “The real problem,” Sam Silverstein maintains, “is what we believe about other people.”

Isn't it time you got started on the road to your dream life? You are not alone in your journey. This audiobook will help you not only get off the starting line but reach your destination. You want more from your life. You can visualize the life you dream about but may not know how to get there. This audiobook was designed to be a road map to help you make the changes you have dreamed about and make those changes stick. Life is too short to wait for happiness. These 9 simple steps will help you take action and claim the life you truly deserve.

In 1952, Napoleon Hill spoke at a dental convention. He was introduced by insurance tycoon W. Clement Stone. Stone had been given a copy of Hill's best-selling book, Think and Grow Rich, and was so impressed that he gave away thousands of copies. Hill and Stone jointly wrote Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude in 1960, and it became an immediate best-seller. Over 50 years later, the book still sells well in the United States and all over the world.

In their provocative new book, Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe explore the insights essential to leading satisfying lives. Encouraging individuals to focus on their own personal intelligence and integrity rather than simply navigating the rules and incentives established by others, Practical Wisdom outlines how to identify and cultivate our own innate wisdom in our daily lives.

In 2015, after a decade of sales, John Wyatt took a sabbatical to Alaska to work as a wilderness guide and commercial fisherman. Using the time and distance from his professional career, he was able to reflect on the sales mindset of the successful sales mentors and colleagues he had worked with, from real estate and investments to medical devices. Finding the common thread of a successful professional sales career, the notes he wrote became this book. The Alaska Pages makes a timeless philosophy immediately applicable to a successful sales mindset.

Charm is good business. It can increase your income, boost your status, and establish and maintain your reputation. Most businesspeople don't fully understand the concept of charm. It ought to be a reflex, a conditioned response, to "turn on the charm" when dealing with customers, clients, associates, and employees, but it isn't. Charm draws customers. Charm gets noticed. But charm is only partly innate. Much of it is learned.

Wisdom of the Wealthy tells the story of three US immigrants. Two grew up so poor they were humiliated and reviled even by their own schoolteachers. The third gave up everything he had to save the woman he loved from an honor killing.