Small Business Motivation

What is a personal brand? Can I build a personal brand? How does it help me? Why do movie actors, singers, TV anchors, and athletes earn millions of dollars? Could I be globally famous like them? Can I get better returns from my marketing? If any of these questions are swirling in your mind, this book has your answers. In one book, you get a completely new perspective to improve your life by building a valuable personal brand and gaining confidence, just as it has for countless others globally. Follow the easy step-by-step process and be amazed at the rapid results.

In this provocative book, Margaret Heffernan, former CEO and Fast Company contributor, fuses her own experience with that of hundreds of women to identify the biggest challenges and the best solutions that women face today. From VPs of Fortune 100 companies to entrepreneurs to women just starting their careers, she traces the patterns and themes underlying women's power, choices, love, sex, money, and other vital topics.

A remarkable teenager who went from public assistance to a million dollar net worth shares his story and offers nine key principles to success. Farrah Gray is no ordinary teenager. He wears a suit and tie; he has an office on Wall Street and another one in Los Angeles...and he sold his first business at the age of 14 for more than a million dollars.

Richard Branson, one of the world's most famous and admired business leaders, argues that it's time to turn capitalism upside down - to shift our values from an exclusive focus on profit to also caring for people, communities and the planet. As he writes: "It's a vibrant and definite sea change from the way business was always done, when financial profit was a driving force. Today, people aren't afraid to say, Screw business as usual!-and show they mean it."

Since founding Orange County Choppers in Upstate New York in 1999, Teutul has grown the business from a hobby into a 70-person-plus operation that produces and sells 150 custom bikes a year at retail prices starting at $30,000 and quickly escalating to six figures. Teutul and his team not only sell their choppers from their world headquarters in Newburgh, New York, but throughout a multicountry dealership network in the US and abroad.

The one and only reason your business exists (and why it matters). Your business can have a dramatic impact on your personal life. Understanding why you are in business will help you enjoy your business more and will help you build the right kind of business.

With magazines such as Computerworld, PCWorld, and Macworld, Patrick McGovern's company, International Data Group (IDG), quickly became a global powerhouse with information technology publications in nearly 100 countries. The story of IDG's astonishing success has been a source of inspiration for entrepreneurs all around the world. Future Forward shows you how to apply McGovern's principles to your own organization.

Downsizing your home or possessions can be a tough project to finish - or even start. From simple logistics to complex feelings, the process can quickly overwhelm without a plan in place. Here’s help organizing and accomplishing your decluttering; Downsizing: The 5-Step Method for Life Transitions Big and Small. Written by a minimalism expert, this straightforward guide draws from real life experience and offers actionable advice for specific situations.

Are you a savage, an aristocrat, or a peasant? Savages make things happen. Aristocrats, like a parasite, live off the success and production that the savages generate, while the peasant is happy to exist from the scraps from the tables of both.

What if I can tell you that you can design and accelerate the level of success that you always wanted in your life and career? How many times have you wonder if you are wasting your time following someone else plans and dreams instead of following your own? Here is a little tip you need to know today: To be consistent, you need to focus 100 percent on the assignments you have in front of you. As an individual, you are the one responsible to build yourself up. Obviously, that’s easier said than done.

As an aspiring entrepreneur, you have fallen into a trap that many others like you fall into—the trap of over-analysis paralysis. And even though your high level of planning is crucial for startup success, it has made taking action overwhelming. While there may be many things keeping you stuck in the planning stage, a significant barrier that could stand in your way is fear. Fear of what? The fear of failure, experiencing financial difficulties or having to rebuild your professional network.

The world prizes success. It rarely shows the effort people make to achieve it. We crave success, but it can seem so unattainable that we assume it’s not for us. What if successful business people were to let us in on their secrets? That what separates the adored from the overlooked is mindset. This anthology gathers advice from several dozen exceptional leaders, ranging from CEOs to champions to game-changers. Success Mindsets reveals that many roads lead to success and you must choose the one that suits your concept best.

Are you stuck in a valley of self-limiting beliefs, looking for inspiration to get past your fears and advance your entrepreneurship journey? Here’s a chance to create your dream life on your terms–you’ll find all the tools, tricks, and tips for a successful entrepreneurship journey right inside.

Relationship Economics® takes a unique long term, strategic and quantifiable view of business relationships that goes far beyond networking oriented books. Nowadays, many companies believe that networking is a key to success. Relationship Economics shows us that this notion is a mere fallacy. With this course, the reader will learn that success comes from learning how to invest in people for an extraordinary return.

How did a young transfer student at the University of Pennsylvania who immigrated from South Africa to Canada at the age of 17 become one of the wealthiest and most powerful businessmen in history? From revolutionizing transportation both on Earth and in space to founding the most popular and widely used financial platforms in existence, Elon Musk is, without a doubt, one of the most successful individuals the world has ever seen.

An informative book with alphabetically listed concepts of positive thinking principles, practices, and actions needed to perform as a peak entrepreneur. The author has accumulated a lot of ways to get paid in his journey in entrepreneurship. This book gives his translation from personal development books to personal real-life instances.

When I Start My Business I'll Be Happy does so much more than offer new entrepreneurs a way to establish the legal foundations of their businesses. Vander Wielen has developed a necessary resource for those who are new to doing business online, or who are ready to take their existing business to the next level. Having walked the entrepreneurial path many times before--and now that it's led to a 7-figure income-- Vander Wielen presents practical, easy-to-implement business ideas and advice that covers all the ages and stages of entrepreneurship.

Using extensive research, life experiences, and hands-on exercises, this book reveals the Small Is Big source code and outlines how to apply it. When you harness Small Is Big, fulfilment, productivity and extraordinary results are inevitable.

Do you want to lose weight and get that body you are proud to look back at in the mirror, but always seem to lose motivation to workout after a few months or even weeks? Then keep listening. It always seems to happen: You start out at the gym full of enthusiasm excited to start this journey towards a body that you will be proud of, one your other half will love too. You go a few times a week - you have seen some quick progress and are starting to feel good.

An engaging blend of business and baseball that inspires and entertains, Small Ball Big Results is about the little things that add up to the big wins in baseball, business, and life. Leaders and team players alike will draw vital lessons from stories that transport you from the baseball field to the board room revealing what it takes to build an unbeatable culture. Emmy Award-winning sports broadcaster Joel Goldberg shares tales of perseverance, patience, grit, and gratitude from soldiers, executives, entrepreneurs, baseball players, and many more.