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Author of cult classics The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur offers a simple, counterintuitive cash management solution that will help small businesses break out of the doom spiral and achieve instant profitability. Conventional accounting uses the logical (albeit, flawed) formula...

One of the few Black women to break into the boy's club of Silicon Valley offers her secrets for how anyone can build a legacy of wealth and impact. Having lived nearly her entire life below the poverty line before going on to attain wealth and success as an entrepreneur and investor, Arlan...

What separates elite teams from average ones isn't talent, resources, or strategy. It's culture. In Culture First, Jon B. Becker draws on four decades working alongside the world's most high-performing units — from special operations forces to elite law enforcement teams — to reveal the nine leadership practices that build cultures where people give everything they have.

The world’s most trusted guide for leaders in transition. Transitions are a critical time for leaders. In fact, most agree that moving into a new role is the biggest challenge a manager will face. While transitions offer a chance to start fresh and make needed changes in an organization, they also place leaders in a position of acute vulnerability. Missteps made during the crucial first three months in a new role can jeopardize or even derail your success.

Systems: Using First Principles Thinking to Advance Your Career or BusinessesThis book aims to introduce professionals and entrepreneurs who want to be innovative and stand out from the crowd to First Principles Thinking. It offers them a set of guidelines or a system that they can apply to examine and tackle work and business problems or challenges. At Coaching for Better Learning (CBL), we believe a good system is the key to stress-free improvement, growth and success. We also coach our clients on leveraging First Principles Thinking to create innovative solutions and rise above the ...

YouTube powerhouse and self-made millionaire Rose Han shares the practical tools to overcome financial struggle and watch your net worth grow—one zero at a time There's no doubt about it: the financial struggle is real, especially in a world that isn’t designed to help you get ahead. But...

How do you run a big meeting? Help your employees meet their goals? Hire someone? Master these skills and more with this indispensable guide to the first 30, 60, and 90 days in your new management role. Jump into the job with confidence as you navigate the dos and don'ts of first-time managers, learn to communicate effectively, delegate responsibilities clearly, and build the 5 qualities all great bosses have.

What does the rapid rise and astonishing rate of improvement of AI mean for brands in the next five years? Listen to what OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told authors Adam Brotman and Andy Sack when he met them: "It will mean that 95 percent of what marketers use agencies, strategists, and creative professionals for today will easily, nearly instantly, and at almost no cost be handled by AI. No problem." Upon hearing that astonishing statement, the authors began a journey of discovery to understand what the transition to an AI first world would mean.

Do you have trouble keeping your team focused, motivated, and committed to the pursuit of their assigned goals? The truth is, the majority of bosses fail to inspire their employees to be engaged and productive at work. And they're often frustrated by their inability to incite their team to action.

2012 Audie Award Finalist for Audiobook of the Year Walter Isaacson’s “enthralling” (The New Yorker) worldwide bestselling biography of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs. Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family...

If you want to start and grow a landscaping business or if you want to demolish self-limiting beliefs and transform yourself into a warrior of a self-employed lawn and be a landscape contractor, then this audiobook will change your life.

Starting a Successful Airbnb Business for Beginners is a comprehensive guide, offering valuable insights and actionable steps based on my personal trials and errors. If you’re looking for guidance, my book will show you on how to make a profitable property, by showing you how to provide your guests with great experiences that will give you five-star reviews and a fully booked calendar.

You open your CRM and find three versions of the same client. Your file system has a folder called "Final FINAL v3." Your spreadsheet has columns that no one on your team can explain — including the person who made them. And somewhere in the back of your mind, a voice is saying: I should probably be using AI by now. Here is what that voice isn't telling you: so should everyone else. And almost no one's business is ready for it. Not because the technology is too advanced.

Master Conversations, Connect Effortlessly, and Build Lasting Relationships Are you tired of awkward silences and superficial conversations? Do you struggle to make a memorable impression at networking events or social gatherings? The Art of Better Small Talk is your ultimate guide to mastering the art of conversation, helping you transform mundane interactions into meaningful connections. Unlock the Secrets of Engaging Conversation In this compelling book, you'll learn the skills and techniques necessary to become a confident, charming, and engaging conversationalist. Whether you're an ...

If you are fed up not making enough money, working for someone else, going nowhere, and you want to start a small, profitable business for yourself even if you are young, unexperienced or just have little or no money then keep reading to discover which steps could help you change your actual situation. Are you someone who is looking to change your life, take control of your finances, and live the Dream Life that you have always wanted to live, but never seem to be able to achieve? Do you want to stop working for others and helping them achieve their goals and, instead, work for yourself ...

Packed with behind-the-peel stories, hard-earned lessons, and a few other surprises, Fans First teaches you how to stand out in your marketplace, drive explosive growth, and inspire fanatical loyalty.

Many owners of lawn care and landscape businesses found their companies on the belief that they would make more money working for themselves than they would as employees. Dedicated to the maintenance and beautification of properties, they believe that their hard work and expertise in softscape, hardscape, irrigation, or snow plowing will guarantee their success. But technical knowledge alone won't generate profit or help a company grow.

You installed OpenClaw. You followed the README. And now it just sits there, doing nothing useful. You're not alone. The 145K-star GitHub project that Jensen Huang called "the most important software release probably ever" has a dirty secret: most people who install it never get past "Hello World." They burn through API credits, get confused by YAML configs, and end up with an expensive chatbot that can't even manage their calendar. This book turns that dead install into a staff of AI agents that run your email, write your content, and send you money while you sleep. You won't read about ...

Zero to AI Hero: The Founder's Playbook 🚀 Build Smarter, Scale Faster: The AI Playbook for Modern Entrepreneurs Are you ready to turn your business into an AI-first powerhouse? Zero to AI Hero by Mo Rousso is the must-read guide for founders, business leaders, and creators who want more than theory—they want results. This practical, no-fluff playbook shows you how today’s fastest-growing companies—like Duolingo, Stitch Fix, Lemonade, and Upstart—are using AI as the central nervous system of their business. Inside, you’ll learn how to: Spot high-potential AI-first opportunities ...

Looking for that ever elusive way to obtain Professional and Financial Freedom? Learn the tactics that the millionaire dealmakers use to obtain freedom we only dream about. The process of Buying a Business without experience and without risky one’s capital is explained in a sequential and easy to apply format. Arturo Henriquez is a successful entrepreneur, consultant, coach and sought after speaker. Has taken 25 years of entrepreneurship and deal making and condensed it into a methodology to buying businesses. By following his simple and proven, step by step process you are really ...