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Want to Scale? This is the Way to Entrepreneurial Success
Skip to main content If you want to scale your company to impossible heights, you need to do the one thing that forces you to rethink how it operates, what it needs, and what it can become. Barry Raber, EO Portland, shares his Aha! moment around why he believes overly ambitious goals are the key to unlocking extraordinary growth. Barry Raber and Ripley.
UnStuck
Discover the inspiring firsthand account of Stephanie Stuckey's rise to CEO upon suddenly acquiring her family's beloved yet struggling brand, which had become a "whatever happened to . . . ?" fading memory for most Americans. Stuckey's, a roadside oasis for generations of travelers along America's highways, fell into disrepair after decades of outside ownership.
Scrap the 5-Year Plan. Start Thinking 10 Years Ahead Instead.
If you’re like most driven entrepreneurs, you are preoccupied with today, this week, this month and maybe this year at the most. You want it now. Yet this short-sightedness is limiting you. When you shift to long-range thinking, time will slow down. A feeling of peace will come over you. You will start to make better decisions. You will become more consistent. And the irony is that you will get to where you want to go faster. I was 35 years old when I shifted to this mindset.
Why You Need to Completely Unplug From Work When You Take Time Off
This excerpt is shared with permission from Shine: How Looking Inward Is the Key to Unlocking True Entrepreneurial Freedom by Dr Gino Wickman and Rob Dube (BenBella Books, 2024). Here are a few of the activities that past clients proudly share with us when they return from vacation. “I cleared out all of my emails!” “I read the latest business book!” “I finally caught up on all the industry and business news!” That’s not a vacation. That’s not time off.
Top Books to Level Up Your Software Leadership Skills
Being a software business leader means having a 360° view on all aspects of running a successful company, from sourcing (or outsourcing) new talent and effective human resources management, to streamlining processes, optimizing financial expenditures, and creating a robust sales pipeline. It means learning resilience, and adapting to change with calm confidence. It also means that you are capable of reaching out for support as needed because no-one can be an expert at everything.
Priority Is Action
What do our words truly mean, whether they are posted on a website, spoken on a shareholder call, projected on a wall in an internal meeting, or shared with a customer? While eloquently written prose may inspire and engage any audience for a short time, it is our actions that define both our priorities as well as our future success. Our priorities are what we do not what we saywe’d like to do.
February 2024 TD Authors: What's on Your Bookshelf?
Contributors to the February 2024 issue of TD magazine offer their book recommendations. Rachel G. Teague Feedback Mentality: The Key to Unlocking and Unleashing Your Full Potential by Shanita Williams Advertisement Williams makes feedback easy to understand in bite-size, relatable chunks. Whether you're in the position of providing feedback or receiving it, this resource is an invaluable addition to your toolkit.
June 2023: Irresistible, 16Personalities and more!
Here’s OUR monthly top picks for you (and your field) for reading, listening to and utilizing in order to stay engaged, informed and one step ahead. BOOK / Irresistible: The Seven Secrets of the World’s Most Enduring, Employee-Focused Organizations By Josh Bersin Can companies be irresistible? By implementing seven simple yet profound management principles—such as “Growth, Not Promotion” and “Coach, Not Boss,”—renowned industry analyst and author Josh Bersin believes that yours can be.
185: Why Haven't You Done the Thing You Keep Saying You Want To Do?
Why haven't you done the thing you keep saying that you want to do - start the podcast, write the book, create a course, or make YouTube videos? Whatever your thing is - why haven't you done it? What obstacles or issues keep getting in your way? This episode is inspired by two books I'm currently reading: 1. The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday 2.
Top Books Mentioned On The Fit Growth Machine Podcast In 2022
If you've been listening to the podcast, I'm sure you've noticed that by the end of each episode I typically ask the guest about their favorite books. The reason? I'm curious and love to discover new books to read. It's as simple as that. Today, I thought it'd be nice to share some of the books that the guests shared throughout the year. I hope you enjoy it. Self Help (aka.
Thriving on Overload
When managing massive amounts of information is part of your job and daily life, how do you transform a feeling of overwhelm into a sense of abundance and empowerment? This groundbreaking guide delivers the practical insights and strategies you need to build a positive relationship with information and excel at work and in all your ventures.
What's in It for Them?
When everyone around you is asking What’s in it for me?, Joe Polish—“the most connected person on the planet”—offers one simple question to change the conversation. There’s no shortage of networking and entrepreneurship advice in books and on social media in today’s world—but it’s harder than ever to know what’s authentic.
Audiobooks to Help You Enjoy Your Time in the Cab
How can you maximize your hours in the field? Listen to an audio book or two. Regardless of your interests, there are great books that can make the hours slip away. For example: If you’re a history buff … Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose Want a story that combines heroism, adventure, hardships and astounding sights? Look no further than this masterful telling of the Lewis and Clark expedition, which covered 8,000 miles in less than three years.
Audiobooks to Help You Enjoy Your Time in the Cab
How can you maximize your hours in the field? Listen to an audio book or two. Regardless of your interests, there are great books that can make the hours slip away. For example: If you’re a history buff … Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose Want a story that combines heroism, adventure, hardships and astounding sights? Look no further than this masterful telling of the Lewis and Clark expedition, which covered 8,000 miles in less than three years.
#102 - What is Storytelling & Why is it So Important for Social Entrepreneurs? With Adam Force, Co-Founder of Change Creator
Resources & Links: ⭐️Download Your Episode Companion 📄Full Show Notes & Episode Bonuses 🌍Better World Weekly Newsletter 🎬Subscribe on YouTube 📈Get Help Growing Your Purpose-Driven Business In this episode, we're chatting with Adam Force, Co-Founder of Change Creator. Change Creator is a media company that empowers conscious entrepreneurs to change the status quo through the power of storytelling.
Financing, Enticing Investors, and an Indefinite Hold with James Knull
When James Knull first started in real estate, he leveraged his youth by asking experienced investors to critique his business plans. Most people provided him with a lot of feedback, but a few were intrigued by his plans and asked to join him. Flash forward a few years and now James is the founder of his own realty group and a multifamily investor. In this episode, James walks us through how he went from single-family homes to starting his own realty group while investing in commercial real estate.
The 4 Best Ways to Manage Your CRE Investments with Your Full-Time Job with Jaideep Balekar
It can be a struggle trying to break into commercial real estate investing when you have a full-time job that occupies most of your schedule. How do you even find the time to dive in, let alone keep up with your investments? Jaideep Balekar was in a similar situation when he started actively investing while working full-time as a cybersecurity consultant. In this episode, he shares his advice on how to navigate and persevere through these challenges.
#060-Amazon, Walmart and Etsy Product Ranking with AZ-Rank and Alina Vlaic
Dec 14, 2020 060-Amazon, Walmart and Etsy Product Ranking with AZ-Rank and Alina Vlaic There are a lot of ways to top rank your Amazon products but which ones work? With millions of Amazon sellers trying to rank, what are the chances yours could? What are effective ranking factors to make it on top? Learn a thing or two about ranking from Alina Vlaic of AZ Rank and with her knowledge in the Ins and Outs of ranking, she can guarantee ranking as problem solved.
#079 - Ranking 101, Re-writing History, Keyword Strategies, And Winning Launches with Alina Vlaic
Apr 7, 2021 Welcoming a second timer on the show, Alina Vlaic of AZ Rank. In this episode, we are going back to the basics of ranking.Tune in as the ranking expert gives us tips on getting the right keywords, beating algorithm and ways to rank. These and more ranking techniques when you tune in. In This Episode: [00:29] Welcoming Alina Vlaic [01:20] Alina describes herself in two sentences. [03:15] What is ranking? [04:20] Red flags people often missed.
#082-How to Optimize for Alexa Voice Search with Robyn Johnson
Welcome to the Wizards of Ecom podcast. The official podcast of the Wizards of Ecom and the Wizards of Amazon Meetup group. The goal of this podcast can be summed up simply: #SelllersHelpingSellers . While the slant is heavily towards Amazon FBA and Private Label, the podcast shares actionable tips and tactics for all areas of online selling.
Rohit Roopchand and Michael Goodman of The Dandy Collection on Designing a Vibe
Dimly lit dining alcoves with beautiful murals depicting roaring Bengal tigers and majestic elephants, an officer’s clubroom where peacock feathers, velvet armchairs, and hunting memorabilia set the scene, a railway-themed space anchored by a cartoon scenescape of Rajasthan by local visual artist TraseOne. Stepping into the world of Firangi Superstar feels akin to walking onto a film set (specifically a Wes Anderson one) and not into a modern Indian restaurant.
Audiobooks to Help You Enjoy Your Time in the Cab this Spring
How can you maximize your hours in the field? Listen to an audio book or two. Regardless of your interests, there are great books that can make the hours slip away. For example: If you’re a history buff … Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose Want a story that combines heroism, adventure, hardships and astounding sights? Look no further than this masterful telling of the Lewis and Clark expedition, which covered 8,000 miles in less than three years.
Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey
TheBarefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand (2013, 2018) TheBarefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand (Audiobook, 2019) The Entrepreneurial Culture, 23 Ways to Engage and Empower Your People (2014) Your biggest literary influencers: Brian Tracy, Dale Carnegie, Napoleon Hill and James Allen Last book read: Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman The book that changed your life: Think and Grow Rich by...
More Leadership Reads to Succeed
Growing as a leader never stops. Along with Ratchet+Wrench's article on the automotive industry leader's top picks, John Beebe, owner of Bellingham Automotive, is here to provide more of his favorite leadership reads.
Best Leadership Books Chosen by Vistage Members and Chairs
The key to great leadership is excellent communication. So, it is little wonder that the best leadership books are concise, engaging and easy to follow. From irreverent sendups of common failures to painstaking dissections of the human condition, the following leadership books offer actionable insights to help helm a company, or a leadership team, to success.
ConnectWise IT Nation Connect 2020: Virtual Conference Details Confirmed
by Joe Panettieri • Aug 6, 2020 ConnectWise, as most MSPs expected, has shifted its IT Nation Connect 2020 conference to a virtual-only event. The face-to-face event won’t be held because of the coronavirus pandemic.
TMBA543: Taking the Entrepreneurial Leap
One of the most widely read and recommended books about business management is Gino Wickman’s ‘Traction‘. When Gino’s team reached out to say that he had a new book coming out that was aimed at helping would-be and early-stage entrepreneurs, we jumped at the opportunity to invite Gino on to the podcast to talk about it. On today’s podcast, Ian sits down with Gino to discuss the ideas raised in his new book, ‘Entrepreneurial Leap’.
How I Built A Business With 10-Year Thinking
I encourage you to consider, what do you want ten years from now? Adopt this mind-set to help you make better decisions, and avoid the mistakes that hinder business growth.
Why Open Book Management Creates Better Businesses and Stronger Teams
Mike Rose Posted on December 17, 2019 Listen to the episode: Get ready for an hour packed with brilliant leadership and entrepreneurial wisdom! On this episode, hear how Mojo Media Labs founder and CEO Mike Rose found his passion for business, evolved into a people-first leader, learned the value of total transparency, and more. Mike’s also an advocate for open-book management.
The Smart Passive Income Blog
Love books like I do? When you join, youâll receive my personal book reviews, book giveaway contests, and more⦠all monthly. The SPI Book Club is a community of passionate readers seeking stories that will stick in their brains and inspire their lives long after theyâve read them. Sound like a place for you?
Your Planting Season Resource
Tips to troubleshoot planter issues, gather tools for the field, prioritize communication, manage to-do lists and enjoy cab time. ( Lindsey Benne, Chris Bennett, Darrell Smith, Greg Vincent ) Spring planting season is a hopeful yet anxious time. The days are short and tensions run high. Equipment breaks down and communication does too. Meals are quick and a full night’s sleep is rare. Our goal with the planting season package is that you will take it to the field with you.
Your Planting Season Resource
Spring planting season is a hopeful yet anxious time. The days are short and tensions run high. Equipment breaks down and communication does too. Meals are quick and a full night’s sleep is rare. Our goal with this planting season package is that the information will come in handy at just the right time. 3 Planter Performance Tips to Check Every Time You Pull Into a Field Think of planting not merely as dropping seeds in soil but as creating a microenvironment for growth around every seed.
How to Be a Great Boss
Listen to the Intro Gino Wickman, René Boer Strategies to Help Your Employees Bring Their A-Game to Work Brief summary How to Be a Great Boss offers practical strategies and tools for leaders to manage and inspire their teams effectively. Wickman and Boer emphasize fostering a positive workplace culture and improving accountability for sustained business success. Table of Contents More knowledge in less time Read or listen Get the key ideas from nonfiction bestsellers in minutes, not hours.
Let's Talk Sales! Interview with Jeremy & Jack of Cold Email Outreach
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS This episode's featured guests are Jeremy Chatelaine and Jack Reamer. They are the hosts of the podcast Cold Email Outreach With Jeremy & Jack, where they share actionable strategies to help salespeople with their cold emails. Jeremy, founder of Quickmail.io, and Jack, founder of EmailsThatSell.com, both have years of experience in improving business' email tactics in order to help them grow.
Do Your Pro AV Business Employees Care? 5 Ways You Can Hold Them Accountable
You can’t walk into work and have 23 things to do. How do you measure that? How can your pro AV business succeed if you’re constantly playing catch-up with your managers, your technicians, and your own understanding of where their strengths and weaknesses lie?
5 Business Books You Need To Read In 2018 - News | Agweb.com
Try using an app like Audible to boost the number of books you "read" even when you don't have time to sit down with a paperback book. Have you heard the old saying, “readers are leaders?” We believe it to be true. While you likely don’t have time to sit and read books for hours on end. You likely spend a substantial amount of time a cab, whether that’s of a pickup or piece of farm equipment. This year, try using an app like Audible to listen to books on the go.
The Marketing Book Podcast: "Smart Marketing for Engineers" by Rebecca Geier
Rebecca Geier was named by The Wall Street Journal editors among the Ten Most Innovative Entrepreneurs in America. She is the CEO and Co-Founder of TREW Marketing a full-service marketing agency uniquely serving engineering and scientific companies that target technical audiences.
Increase Your Business Acumen with These 12 Books
Reader Resource Apply now to be an Entrepreneur 360??? company. Let us tell the world your success story. Get Started » As exciting and exhilarating as starting a business can be, running and growing a company can present a major challenge.Related: Beach Reading?
24 Inspiring Books Every Business Leader Should Read
A good book can be an escape from reality, inciter of tears--or, for people intent on self-improvement--a sage tutor. Whatever you're looking for, here are quotes from two dozen executives who name their favorite book and explain why it's worth reading. "This book walks you through the historic rise of Warren Buffett from an Omaha hedge fund manager to legendary business oracle. Mr. Buffett's 'forever-business' genius comes through clearly, making this a must-read for any executive.
The Leader's Guide for Making Decisions in Meetings
I used to believe that everything was a choice. Whether I ate healthy food or not: a choice. Whether I obsessed over past slights or whether I forgave and moved on: a choice. I believed every action I took, and every action everyone takes, began with a decision to act. I believed this choosing applied to organizations too. Do you run decent meetings, or do you ignore the ineptitude and hope it will go away on it’s own? That’s a choice. Image credit: Alice Donovan Rouse on Unsplash Yep.
Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business (Expanded)
Readers Legacy | Books | Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business (Expanded)
Avoiding “Thump, Thump”
As a leader, you must be a good communicator. There is a simple discipline that doesn't require any time, investment, or learning on your part, and it will help you become a great communicator. In addition, it will help you avoid what one client calls "Thump, Thump."
Traction
Do you have a grip on your business, or does your business have a grip on you? All entrepreneurs and business leaders face similar frustrations: personnel conflict, profit woes, and inadequate growth. Decisions never seem to get made, or once made, fail to be properly implemented. But there is a solution. It’s not complicated or theoretical. The Entrepreneurial Operating System is a practical method for achieving the business success you have always envisioned.
Double Your Profits
What listeners say about Double Your Profits Average Customer Ratings Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 4.5 out of 5.0 5 Stars 108 4 Stars 29 3 Stars 10 2 Stars 6 1 Stars 2 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 4.6 out of 5.0 5 Stars 97 4 Stars 17 3 Stars 12 2 Stars 3 1 Stars 0 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 4.5 out of 5.0 5 Stars 86 4 Stars 25 3 Stars 11 2 Stars 4 1 Stars 1 Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
The best books for practical, hands-on business leadership
Winner of the International Book Awards for General Business Winner of the Readers' Favorite International Book Award for Non-Fiction Business It’s been over a decade since Verne Harnish’s best-selling book Mastering the Rockefeller Habits was first released. Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0) is the first major revision of this business classic which details practical tools and techniques for building an industry-dominating business.
E-Myth Mastery
The Seven Essential Disciplines for Building a World Class Company Narrated by: Michael E. Gerber Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins 4.3 out of 5 stars 4.3 (725 ratings) 1 title per month from Audible’s entire catalog of best sellers, and new releases. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. Your Premium Plus plan is $14.95 a month after 30 day trial. Cancel anytime. Buy for $25.09 Publisher's Summary Michael E.
The E-Myth Revisited
E-Myth Mastery By: Michael E. Gerber Profit First By: Mike Michalowicz Traction By: Gino Wickman Clockwork By: Mike Michalowicz The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated) By: Timothy Ferriss The E-Myth Real Estate Agent By: Michael E. Gerber, and others
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