First Business

In Dante’s Renaissance-sparking Divine Comedy, Virgil guides the hero Dante through the many layers of Hell to reach paradise. Entrepreneurs, too, walk through a hellscape of risk so they may create wealth, freedom and meaning. Survival First ushers in a new Renaissance by guiding modern Dantes through this hellscape. Survival First humanizes risk by discarding academic jargon and complex formulas for simple logic, emotional realism and the stories of ordinary entrepreneurs.

Most first-time employees don’t know how to successfully navigate their first job opportunity. They get hired, hopefully get trained, and get a paycheck. Their first job becomes a line item on a résumé and nothing more. You need a plan to thrive at your first job. Master Your First Job is the remarkable path to get from your first day to your first promotion. In this book, you’ll learn how to build a personal brand at work, give and receive good feedback, get your first raise, get your first promotion, and use your first job to advance your career.

Regardless of your expertise and experience, it’s your people skills, political nous and ability to build key relationships that will ensure you survive and thrive. Packed with real-life examples and practical guidance, Become a Successful First-Time CEO is a roadmap to help you develop the confidence and master the strategies you need to be an inspirational corporate leader.

Decades ago, the Visitors descended on Earth. They claimed to bring peace and prosperity. Their real goal was the total subjugation of humankind. But humanity did not give up its only home without a fight. After a devastating war, the Visitors were driven back to Mars. Their millions of willing human collaborators were left behind. The task of hunting down these former alien collaborators and bringing them to justice falls to Federal Recovery Agents like Nathan Foster.

Author and ICF-certified Leadership Development Coach Tajan Braithwaite Renderos, ACC, MPH has been coaching individuals to take that next step into management. By offering solid, proven tools and tactics, this book can help anyone transition smoothly into a management role by filling common gaps in knowledge that can hold people back.

Steering clear of advice column "should"s and preachy "everyone must"s, The Muesli Bar is an engaging piece of writing, fit for overwhelmed minds of young entrepreneurs. It is a peek into the life of businessman, a quick look at the author’s personal experiences, and a long hard look at perspectives and attitudes that chase happiness and fulfillment instead of the illusion of success.

> First Job Lessons emerged from a LinkedIn conversation with over 2,200 comments, one of the most popular ever on the site. People contributed their thoughts about first-job lessons and hiring managers commented on those. Interestingly, hiring managers found that people’s comments were right on point, but they did not find that employees walked that talk. In fact, they thought people required more of themselves than they had to do.

First, Hide The Poison Arrows: A new three-point strategy to drive sales and leadership effectiveness in our post-recession economy. The one, primitive desire of every human being? Remove Unwanted Tension. Did you know that over 75% of sales and management professionals have not received or pursued updated sales training since the recession hit? Dr. Russell Riendeau, award-winning executive-search professional and recognized expert in business development strategies, delivers three dynamic hours of real world tools, humorous stories and behind-the-scenes insights on how to increase sales and leadership effectiveness.

This three-part audiobook is about everything you will ever want to know about spam. In Part I, I look at all of the different kinds of "unsolicited commercial messages" and how our tolerances for each vastly differs from total acceptance to $50,000 fines for the same type of message. In Part II, Gary Thuerk, the Father of Email, tells his story how the world's first spam email message was sent. Part III of the audiobook delivers the actual email message itself, the very first spam message. And there's even a section in here that will explain how spam became know as...spam!

Learn how to create and scale your online business fast while putting profit first! Do you have a brilliant idea to create a business but you have no idea where to start? Is the number one reason for not growing your business that you don´t have enough money to invest? Have you hit rock bottom with your business because you’re making plenty of revenue...but with no profit? The number one reason why someone doesn't start a business is because of their fear of not making or (even worse) losing money.

“You never get a second chance to make a first impression” Turn your dreams into a reality as you embark on your first date! Make this special day one of the best days of your life. This book discusses the important factors that will make sure your first date is not your last. The in-depth advice in this book will educate you on things to do, what to wear, where to go, and how to have the perfect conversations with that special someone. It is essential that the first impression you give to your date is the one memory that will make them quickly return.

The 45 Things I Have Learnt About Life takes the listener on a journey of reflection and self-discovery. As the title implies, the author outlines 45 lessons learned and draws on examples from her personal life to drive the point home. There is no shortage of salient Bible verses we can rely on when faced with the storms life throws at us. The Krio (African) adages in this book will keep the listener thinking as these lessons are universally accepted among all cultures and cut across time.

Solomon Aletor provides an easy understanding of how a decision can make or break things in life, in view of success. He also expresses his leadership experiences as a digital transformation professional, businessman, and football coach to enable the listeners to experience a blend of decision-making techniques, leadership strategies, and insights, all coupled in one book. Focusing on your decision from a single entry point helps to determine the course of our expected result, and it is best when using The First Decision as a preferred method to attain a fixed result.

The One Minute Sales Series: Volume 1, First Impressions, gives listeners quick, relevant, practical applications, and motivation for ensuring you make a solid first impression with your customers. Volume one, First Impressions, reminds us to "Wash your ass!" Whether you meet your customers face-to-face, over the phone, or online, learn some practical advice to ensure you win this part of the sales process.

Competing in the global economy isn't unlike guerrilla warfare. Your competitors come at you from unexpected places with surprising force, and the marketplace is constantly shifting. As a leader, what do you do to empower your business and your people not only to survive but to thrive - and win? First, Fast, Fearless is a practical guide for the business leader who wants to learn from the best of the best how to build and lead effective teams in conditions of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity, and constant change.

Start getting involve as an Amazon seller to have a profitable and sustainable business yourself! Learn how you can leverage the Amazon platform to sell your private labeled products, not worrying about how you can survive on the 9 to 5 job or what we call a rat race...Entering the Amazon FBA world will require you to be fully prepared and set your expectations. Following the mentioned step inside this course, you will specifically discover how you can start Amazon FBA the easy way.

There are countless books taking on the subject of the Elevator Pitch, that address that one sentence method that wakes up the interest and make the customer want to know more and more. But, the experienced networker and entrepreneur Daniel Kern knows from personal experience: Even the best prepared Elevator Pitch interests a very small number of people. With his new approach "Elevator Pitch 2.0" success can be multiplied, while making less of an effort. In this guide, he gives an approach suitable for everyone to learn. As a successful networker Daniel Kern makes more than 90 percent of his sales through recommendations from his network. The Elevator Pitch 2.0 has already opened hundreds of doors for him.

You may want to start a home business and don’t know where to start or don’t know if you are ready. There are many steps in starting a home business, but you may not know where to begin. Answering these questions will allow you to begin the process of moving forward with your home business.

Her extensive career in corporate governance has included working with and advising numerous Boards of substantial operating entities (listed and unlisted, private and government), on how to operate on the right side of good governance and the law. Living and breathing the world of Directors means Robyn can provide both aspirational and new Board Directors with detailed, humanistic insights as to what a newbie to this field might encounter upon their first appointment—details very seldomly shared in structured education courses.

Creating Your First Team is based on my experience and that of several business owners and professionals who have gotten a few reps to help them grow their business. It is designed to help entrepreneurs, start-ups, small businesses, and professionals obtain more clients and customers.