Business Reality

Unlock the powers of your mind in this concise, enjoyable course. In 10 simple and straightforward lessons, PEN Award-winning historian and explorer of alternate realms Mitch Horowitz surveys the most persuasive ideas and techniques from within the positive-mind tradition, and shows how to use them in your life.

In Reality-Based Leadership, expert Fast Company blogger Cy Wakeman reveals how to be the kind of leader who changes the way people think about and perceive their circumstances - one who deals with the facts, clarifies roles, gives clear and direct feedback, and insists that everyone do the same - without drama or defensiveness. Filled with dynamic examples and innovative tools, this book shows you how to become a reality-based leader.

Bending Reality is Victoria Song's innovative process used by billionaires, tech founders, and the world's most successful leaders to make the impossible probable. After achieving success without fulfillment at Yale University, Harvard Business School, and then as a Forbes 30 Under 30 Venture Capitalist, Victoria set off on an unusual quest to study with over 24 of the world's best coaches, therapists, and healers.

🚀 From Idea to Launch Turn Your Brightest Ideas Into Real-World Success Sell Your Invention, Innovation, Brand, Product, Service & Business Idea with Confidence! Have you ever had that “lightbulb moment”? The one where a clever solution pops into your head and you think, "Why doesn’t this exist yet?" Now ask yourself—what if YOU were the one to create it? “Think it. Make it. Launch it. Profit from it.” In From Idea to Launch, I’ll walk you step-by-step through the exciting, messy, and life-changing process of taking a spark of inspiration and turning it into a marketable, ...

In his comprehensive Starting a Business QuickStart Guide, Ken Colwell concisely presents the core fundamentals that all new entrepreneurs need to know to get started, find success, and live the life of their dreams.

Your own wonderful human imagination is the actual creative power of God within you. It is your savior. If you were thirsty, water would be your savior. If you needed a job, employment would be your savior. Your imagination is the power to save you from whatever circumstances you now find yourself. You can experience your heart's desire through the use of your imagination. Nothing is impossible to your imagination.

More than anything else, you need to understand exactly how your employer evaluates you, and your annual performance review doesn't tell the whole story. In The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace, Cy Wakeman shows how to calculate how your true value to your organization by understanding your current and future potential against your "emotional expense" - the toll your actions and attitudes take on the people around you.

We are entering a new technological age in which artificial intelligence and immersive media will transform society at all levels, mediating our lives by altering what we see, hear, and experience. If managed well, this could unleash a new age of abundance. If managed poorly, this technological revolution could easily go astray, compromising our privacy, autonomy, agency, and humanity. Two industry veterans provide a data-driven debate on whether the new world we're creating will be a technological utopia or an AI-powered dystopia and give guidance on how to aim for the best future we can.

There’s never been a better time to start a business—or so the conventional wisdom would have you believe. But with up to 90 percent of businesses failing within the first five years, it’s time to take off the rose-colored glasses and think twice before you invest your precious time, money, and energy.

Ready to turn your dream into a real business—without the guesswork? The Essential Guide to Small Business by Trevor Sheehan is your all-in-one roadmap to planning, launching, and growing a business that aligns with your passion, purpose, and lifestyle goals. Whether you're just starting out or finally ready to take your side hustle full-time, this guide cuts through the overwhelm with clear steps and practical advice from an entrepreneur who's been there—and helped build a $40M company from a garage startup. Inside you'll discover how to: ✅ Clarify Your Vision: Uncover your passions ...

What if your thoughts could change your reality? In Reframing Your Reality By Elevating Your Thinking, David L Jackson III invites you on a transformative journey of personal growth, encouraging you to elevate your mindset, build fulfilling relationships, and deepen your faith. Through positive thinking and spiritual insight, you’ll learn how to reshape your life, create powerful connections, and unlock your potential. Amid the global pandemic, David faced his battles—mentally, physically, and spiritually. During this time, he discovered the power of cognitive reframing, a tool that ...

Stan McChrystal served for 34 years in the US Army, rising from a second lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division to a four-star general, in command of all American and coalition forces in Afghanistan. During those years he worked with countless leaders and pondered an ancient question: "What makes a leader great?" He came to realize that there is no simple answer. McChrystal profiles 13 famous leaders from a wide range of eras and fields - from corporate CEOs to politicians and revolutionaries. He uses their stories to explore how leadership works in practice.

In the streaming reality series Selling Sunset, Mary Fitzgerald Bonnet is the charismatic, calm, and level-headed agent who effortlessly lands multi-million-dollar homes while sidestepping the drama of a cutthroat business in one of the wealthiest and most glamorous places in the world. Often thought of as the “big sister” of her co-stars for her compassionate advice and uplifting attitude, Mary is admired for her unwavering kindness. But behind her sunny personality is a remarkable story of resilience, forged by a life filled with profound challenges.

"Virtual Reality Will Change The World!" -Palmer Luckey I have been following up trends on emerging technologies, and their impacts on how we live and do business. One of the new technologies that have caught my attention and that of my kids is IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE. Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus, was once quoted for saying that "Virtual Reality will change the world." While we have seen glimpses of this notion over the years, I strongly believe that the situation created by the Coronavirus Pandemic may be the match that finally ignites the fire. I remember my kids asking constant ...

Leap into entrepreneurship and launch your dream business, even if you lack business experience! Do you dream of starting your own business, but feel tied down by the fear of the unknown? Launching your dream business from scratch doesn’t have to be intimidating. Even if you lack a business degree or have no prior entrepreneurial experience, starting your own successful business is more achievable than you think.

Who Do We Choose to Be? is a book that offers a path for leaders to engage wisely with the destructive dynamics of this time that manifest at every level, from individual to organizational to global. We enter the path by facing reality, wanting to see with clarity and discernment where we are and how we got here. Because of her own studies and experiences, Wheatley has chosen to use the lens of new science to understand where we are and why we ended up here.

Integrity. It is more than simple honesty. It's the key to success. A person with integrity has the, often rare, ability to pull everything together, to make it all happen no matter how challenging the circumstances.

In Silicon Valley slang, a "bozo explosion" is what causes a lean, mean, fighting machine of a company to slide into mediocrity. As Guy Kawasaki puts it, "If the two most popular words in your company are partner and strategic, and partner has become a verb, and strategic is used to describe decisions and activities that don't make sense"...then it's time for a reality check.

Exactly Where to Start is a playbook for everyone with a great idea, everyone with a goal in mind, and everyone with a specific destination but no journey. This book coaches you through the journey with precise, actionable steps that help you take that all-important first leap and keep the momentum going. Discard the distractions, break through the overwhelm, and get going for real with this real-world blueprint for turning your vision into reality.

We have been talking about ‘leadership at all levels’ for over a century – let’s make it a reality for today’s world. This completely updated second edition of the award-winning The Inner CEO provides the tried and tested blueprint to make distributed leadership a reality and tap into the potential of the many.