Personal success

  • The must-read summary of Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko’s book: “The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealth”. This complete summary of the ideas from Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko’s book “The Millionaire Next Door” reveals the secret to joining the ranks of America’s wealthy. The authors explain that traditional methods for becoming rich...
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  • Complete summary of Bill McGowan's book: "Pitch Perfect: How to Say It Right the First Time, Every Time".This summary of the ideas from Bill McGowan’s book "Pitch Perfect" gives advice on how to make your presentations engaging and influential. According to McGowan, there are Seven Principles of Persuasion that you can use to make your presentations more effective and entertain...
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  • Complete summary of Eileen Shapiro and Howard Stevenson's book: "Make Your Own Luck: 12 Practical Steps to Taking Smarter Risks in Business".This summary of the ideas from Eileen Shapiro and Howard Stevenson's book "Make Your Own Luck" explains how "predictive intelligence" is your ability to act in the face of uncertainty to make your own luck and destiny. In their...
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  • Complete summary of Michael LeBoeuf's book: "The Millionaire in You: Ten Things You Need to Do Now to Have Money and the Time to Enjoy It".This summary of the ideas from Michael LeBoeuf's book "The Millionaire in You" shows that, for most people, the goal is not simply to achieve millionaire status, but to have sufficient time and money to...
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  • Complete summary of Tom Peters' book: "The Brand You 50: Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an "Employee" into a Brand that Shouts Distinction, Commitment and Passion!".This summary of the ideas from Tom Peters' book "The Brand You 50" suggests that the paradigm of an employee working for a company on a corporate payroll is increasingly outdated. Even if you...
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  • Th must-read summary of James O'Loughlin's book: "The Real Warren Buffett: Managing Capital, Leading People".This complete summary of the ideas from James O'Loughlin's book "The Real Warren Buffett" tells the story of Warren Buffett, who served for 37 years as chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway. During that time, the company’s market value has grown from $600 million to...
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  • The must-read summary of Jack Welch and John Byrne's book: "Jack: Straight from the Gut, The Autobiography". This complete summary of the ideas from Jack Welch and John Byrne's book "Jack" shows that Jack Welch joined General Electric in 1960. From 1981 to 2001, he served as chairman and CEO of the company . In his book, he takes the...
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  • The must-read summary of "Write Your Business Plan: Get Your Plan in Place and Your Business Off the Ground" by the staff of Entrepreneur Media, inc.This complete summary of the ideas from "Write Your Business Plan" by the staff of Entrepreneur Media, inc. explains just how important it is to have a solid business plan. It is the business plan...
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  • The must-read summary of Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennungton's book: “The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 weeks than Others Do in 12 Months”.This complete summary of the ideas in Brian P. Moran’s and Michael Lennungton’s book “The 12 Week Year” explains that for many companies, December is the best sales month of the year as everyone...
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  • The must-read summary of Gary Keller and Jay Papasan's book “The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results”.This complete summary of the ideas in Gary Keller and Jay Papasan’s book “The One Thing” explains that, surprisingly enough, the best way to achieve incredible results is to do less. The key is to focus on actions that will rule...
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  • The must-read summary of Tom Rath and Barry Conchie's book “Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams and Why People Follow” This complete summary of the ideas from Tom Rath and Barry Conchie's book "Strengths Based Leadership" outlines the characteristics common to the best and most effective leaders and explains how you can identify and develop your personal strengths in an...
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  • The must-read summary of Adam Grant's book: "Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success".This complete summary of the ideas from Adam Grant's book "Give and Take" shows how success depends on how you interact with others.In the world of work, there are three types of people: takers, who maximise reward from every transaction, matchers; who give only as much...
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  • The must-read summary of Akash Karia's book: "How to Deliver a Great TED Talk: Presentation Secrets of the World's Best Speakers".This complete summary of the ideas from Akash Karia's book "How to Deliver a Great TED Talk" demonstrates how you can deliver a memorable TED talk or presentation. The author provides a formula that you can learn and apply that...
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  • The must-read summary of Albert J. Dunlap's book: "Mean Business: How I Save Bad Companies and Make Good Companies Great".This complete summary of the ideas from Albert J. Dunlap's book "Mean Business" shows that the essence of business is competitiveness. Success in business is not built on a foundation of being good enough to survive. Instead, long-term success is based...
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  • The must-read summary of Albert Poissant's book: "How to Think Like a Millionaire: Ten of the World’s Most Successful People Reveal Secrets of Their Success"This complete summary of the ideas from Albert Poissant's book "How to Think Like a Millionaire" shows that successful businesspeople are successful not because of the industry they are in, but because they share four key...
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  • The must-read summary of Alexander Green's book: "The Gone Fishin' Portfolio: Get Wise, Get Wealthy...and Get On With Your Life".This complete summary of the ideas from Alexander Green's book "The Gone Fishin' Portfolio" shows that the best long-term investment approach is to manage your money yourself and set up your investments using the "Gone Fishin' Portfolio" as your central strategy....
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