Prepare to Be a Millionaire Review

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(More customer reviews)The previous 4 reviews are by people who are helping to push the book. In other words, pumpers who help authors. When you have a book that utilizes 43 owners telling stories, the information is very lite-weight and superficial. The author should have concentrated on 3-4 owners and obtained more in depth information from them on how they started their business from start to current state. When you try to take into account 43, you are very limited in how much you can tell before you end up with a book the size of an encyclopedia. Thank goodness I found this copy in my library and not a bookstore where I may have had to pay for it.

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Discover What Self-Made Millionaires Do--Every Step of the Way

People need blueprints to achieve success, just as a builder needs blueprints to construct a house. Whether you are building a house or building a business, you need to know what has worked in the past. That is what Prepare to Be a Millionaire is all about.

Tom Spinks founded the Texas-based award winning magazine, Millionaire Blueprints, because he discovered that most people who have realized their dreams have had specific directions, examples, guidelines, and instructions from individuals who have already been there. Prepare to Be a Millionaire expands on Spinks's mission of entrepreneurial networking and mentoring by offering first-person accounts and advice from self-made millionaires who have already 'walked the walk' and who are now gracious enough to teach and guide others toward their own journey to success.

No matter what industry you are in or want to be in, Prepare to Be a Millionaire delivers priceless information and ideas through each and every story. Each featured entrepreneur has gone through the good times--as well as the tough times--that are part of a successful journey. Now, it is your turn. Through reading what entrepreneurs really have to say about their success and failures, the lessons they've learned along the way, and the mistakes they've made, you will be empowered with specific knowledge that will grow your business, build your customer base, and put money in your pocket. Follow their directions--their Blueprints--and build and succeed in the business of your dreams!

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Construction Marketing Ideas: Practical strategies and resources to attract and retain clients for your architectural, engineering or construction business Review

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(More customer reviews)I am impressed. Construction Marketing Ideas provides a comprehensive overview of not simply the basics of marketing, but truly how to leverage marketing to bring work in the door. The book is filled with practical ideas and stories from others in the construction industry. Beyond anything else it challenged me to think outside the "marketing" box.

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Marketing in the architectural,engineering and construction industries lags behind most others insophistication and strategies. Many professional practices andcontractors chase public tender/bidding opportunities and others relyon repeat and referral business without appreciating the power oftheir brand (if they know what the word 'brand' means). This book addresses marketingchallenges with a positive and practical approach especially forbusiness owners who don't want to be bogged down in clichés and whohave been encouraged to try a variety of marketing ideas which simplydon't work. The author has published a network ofregional construction industry newspapers and websites for 20 yearsbut does not encourage AEC marketers to use paid advertising, exceptin exceptional circumstances. He shows instead how being proactivewith relationships and referrals -- rather than simply relying onthem -- and working with relevant associations can provide incrediblemarketing results at little cost and how the marketing process can beenjoyable as well as profitable.

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Small Is the New Big: and 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas Review

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(More customer reviews)Many say you shouldn't give away your work for free if you wish to sell it. Nonsense. Seth Godin has got a big idea with his new book Small is the New Big. This entire book of riffs already exists for free in places such as on Seth's blog or via his Squidoo lens. I've read most of the stories in the book already. Yet I pre-ordered the book on Amazon for overnight delivery because I wanted the content, again, in the new package. I want to take it to the beach. I want to have it on my desk and pick it up now and then.
"you're smarter than they think"
Yes, I'm a Seth Godin fan. Reading his stuff contributed to a life change for me. Back in the late 1990s, I had ideas about how content drives action on Web sites. As the VP Marketing of several reasonably large public companies, I realized that I had "power" and "a good job." In most people's eyes, I was successful. But I just didn't have the right platform to tell the world about my ideas. And I was not fulfilled.
Seth Godin's writing always focuses on getting people like me, those with a fire in the belly to take action. "I've been betting on the intelligence of my readers for almost a decade," Godin writes on the back cover of Small is the new Big, "and that bet keeps paying off. They just don't get it. Now you, you get it... And I'm, betting that once you're inspired you'll actually make something happen."
For me, the big moment was when my company was acquired by a huge organization and I was shown the door. I chose not to take the "safe" route and find another VP Marketing job, but instead to strike out on my own. The "I dare you" messages from Godin were an important part of my life changing decision.
Wow.
I work much harder than before, but fewer hours. I attend very few meetings. I choose the terrific companies I want to work with and tell the idiots to take a hike. I've never missed one of my daughter's swim meets because of work. I have dinner with my family most evenings. I'm helping people make a difference because of my ideas rather than saying "I wish I had..." or "I could, but...".
Read Small is the New Big.
It is an important book. And no matter what you want to do to make a difference, listen to Seth's advice. Just get out there and make it happen.

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Marketing Shortcuts for the Self-Employed: Leverage Resources, Establish Online Credibility and Crush Your Competition Review

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(More customer reviews)I just attended a seminar by Mr. Schwerdtfeger and the only thing less than excellent about it was trying to pronounce his last name. I am a web business consultant and the problem is that the possibilities of social media are endless. Mr. Schwerdtfeger makes the steps that work clear and sorts out clearly what does and what does not work, and how exactly to use each form of social media. Each chapter is about 4 pages on one subject, and has a checklist of action steps at the end. This is as close to an action plan as you can find. Anyone using or needing to use social media must have this book. He doesn't say "Use Twitter," he tells you how to make it work for you. He doesn't say "Use Linkedin," but tells you what works and doesn't. BTW--he gave an excellent presentation, but you would also want the book as the details are outlined there. I have been to the workshop, reviewed the book, and read the first 8 chapters. I am definitely finishing it this weekend to develop polish up my social marketing action plan.

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A quick guide to effective techniques that will boost your business today
Want the juicy marketing secrets that save time and get results quickly for your business? Then this is the book for you. Marketing Secrets for the Self-Employed offers a detailed plan for entrepreneurs, small business owners, salespeople, and service professionals. Filled with effective tactics and strategies ready to apply immediately, this guide supplies a complete toolkit to leverage resources, establish online credibility, and crush your competition!
Provides practical strategies to promote your business using powerful online tools
Each chapter can be read in 10 minutes or less and offers an itemized to-do list at the end
Author has personally used these strategies to promote his business online and has helped dozens of companies do the same

If you're ready to take immediate action and see results quickly for your business, Marketing Secrets for the Self-Employed has all the tools and techniques you need!

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Passion To Prosperity: Instant Ways To Profit From Your Skills and Talents Review

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(More customer reviews)Maria has offered up so many ways to make money, all you have to do is pick something. Really looking at the abundant list and get clear with yourself on what your good at and find a niche to fill. Find a problem and then read the book for a solution. Then take action. Have you ever asked yourself "What do I want to be when you grow up?" Then stuck for a way to monetize it? This is the book for you. You not only get that answer, you get more with creating a structure of a team to support you. I personally am always looking for different ways to monetize or promote people, products and services.

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This "recipe" guide for creating a multiple income lifestyle will show you how to create additional income in your life doing things you love to do, packaging yourself in new and exciting ways, and tapping into resources already at your disposalIn this edition you'll learn:● How to put your contacts to work for you to create new income streams that you never thought of.●How to package your talents to create passive income in your life that comes in regardless of how hard you work.●Strategies to create exponential growth in any business venture you start.● Dozens of marketing strategies that bring you a steady stream of customers 24/7.● Inside secrets of building a support team that will help you achieve your goals so you'll never have work alone.●Success blueprint to create the life of your dreams.●Included are treasured contacts and resources from Maria's "Golden Rolodex" which would ordinarily take years to acquire.

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AN Optimist's Tour of the Future: One Curious Man Sets Out to Answer "What's Next?" Review

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(More customer reviews)I really enjoyed this book! It is very readable and offers a very informative look at some of the most important future technologies. It's based on the author's travels and interviews with the top people in the various fields. I find it interesting and surprising that a professional comedian would write such an insightful book on these subjects.
The book looks at genetics/biotech engineering, robotics and artificial intelligence, transhumanism (merging people and machines), nanotechnology, the commercial space program and technology to battle climate change. The last part of the book focuses on how all this might affect people, society and culture. As the title suggests the book has a generally optimistic take on these technologies, but it does offer some balance, and the author keeps up his sense of humor (British humor) even when writing about existential treats from things like engineered viruses or nanotechnology grey goo.
Highly recommended for anyone who wants to get an idea of what might be coming in the next few decades. The book didn't talk alot about the economics of all this, and one thing I wonder about is unemployment from advanced robots and artificial intelligence. For more on that also check out The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future, which is also an easy and informative read and talks about many of the same technologies more from an economic point of view.
If you really want to delve into the technology and especially transhumanism there is also Ray Kurzweil's (who was interviewed in this book) classic, The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology (but that is a much more challenging and technical read that this book).

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In the tradition of Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything, a smart and entertaining guide to the future of civilization When unexpectedly confronted with his own mortality, Mark Stevenson-a writer, deep-thinker, and stand-up comedian-began to ponder what the future holds for our species. "The past is a foreign country," writes Stevenson. "By my analysis it's a bit like France-in that I've been to parts of it and eaten some nice food there. But the future? The future is an unknown territory-and there isn't a guidebook." Thus, his ambition was born. Stevenson set out simply, asking, "What's next?" and then traveled the globe in pursuit of the answers. Along the way, he visited the Australian outback to visit the farmers who can save us from climate change, met a robot with mood swings, and talked to the Spaniard who's putting a hotel in space. While some might be overwhelmed, or even dismayed by the looming realities of genome sequencing, synthetic biology, a nuclear renaissance, and carbon scrubbing, Stevenson remains, well, optimistic. Drawing on his singular humor and storytelling to break down these sometimes complicated discoveries, An Optimist's Tour of the Future paints a wonderfully readable, and completely enthralling portrait of where we'll be when we grow up- and why it's not so scary.

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