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What would legendary Boston Celtics coach and 16-time NBA champion Red Auerbach say is the most critical quality for a person to be successful? Would his advice differ from 10-time NCAA championship coach John Wooden's? What would each say to a young person just starting out in pursuit of their dreams? What is the best advice they were ever given?
It took author Christian Klemash more than two years of research, persistence, and original interviews, but now he's ready to pass on the best advice you'll ever get. Only the rare individual has had the opportunity to pick the brain of just one legendary sports coach—let alone thirty-four of the best sports coaches of all time. Klemash gives sports fans a once-in-a-lifetime chance to learn valuable life lessons from the most famous, intelligent, and victorious coaches ever. The legends span the sports world, from gold medal-winning gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi and three-time college football championship coach Tom Osborne to four-time World Series-winning baseball manager Joe Torre and hall-of-fame boxing trainer Angelo Dundee.
These coaches know how to teach top athletes about character and winning, how to manage pressure at crunch time, and how to bring out the best in their players when it matters most. How to Succeed in the Game of Life shares their insights into sports, life, and the most vital keys to sustain success.Featuring Exclusive Interviews with:
Red Auerbach, 16-time NBA World Champion
Bobby Bowden, College Football's All-Time Winningest Coach, 2-time National Champion
Scotty Bowman, 9-time Stanley Cup Champion
Bill Cowher, Super Bowl Champion
Tony Dungy, Super Bowl Champion
Dan Gable, 15-time NCCA Champion
April Heinrichs, Gold Medal Winning Coach of the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team
Bela Karolyi, The World’s Greatest Gymnastics Coach
Bill Parcells, 2-time Super Bowl Champion
Emanuel Steward, Boxing Trainer of 30 World Champions
Joe Torre, 4-time World Series Champion
Bill Walsh, 3-time Super Bowl Champion
Lenny Wilkens, NBA’s All-Time Winningest Coach, NBA Champion
John Wooden, 10-time NCAA Champion
And More!
Customer Reviews:
A Great Read.......2007-08-26
Wow!Could not put it down.An extraordinay self help book.Gave it to my kids they loved it.Don't miss this one
What a great read!.......2007-07-25
I took it on vacation with me and I couldn't put it down. A great book for aspiring athletes and coaches as well as your average Joe who works 9-5. The coaches discuss a variety of topics from their childhood to how they motivate their players. Any easy read for all ages.
Game of life.......2007-07-24
I've read through Game of Life and I enjoyed it very much. There are so many things to take from this book, not just into sports, but also some reflections on life. I would recommend this book to everybody.
Coaching advise from athletic coaches.......2007-06-27
A fun read, especially if yoiu're a sports fan. I read it in search of things that would help my own ability as a coach in my company. Much of it is light stuff but the easy read makes it fun nonetheless and there are few golden nuggets laced throughout the book.
Overcome Adversity.......2007-04-12
Anyone looking for inspiration, either for their own life or to share with others, will find a gold mine of quotes here. This book isn't just for sports fans.
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People are the most valuable asset in today's fiercely competitive workplace. In HIRING SMART, now available in paperback for the first time, Dr. Mornell delineates 45 simple strategies for "people reading"—observing a candidate's behavior and predicting what they'll be like in the workplace—that virtually guarantee hiring the best possible candidate for any job.
Customer Reviews:
Powerful tool for building a consistent hiring process that works for you!.......2007-04-20
This book provides you with 45 effective strategies that you can pick and choose from to develop a hiring methodology that YOU feel comfortable with and WORKS FOR YOU. I just got off the phone with a friend that I hired several years ago as a sales rep who is now recruiting and managing a sales force at another company. I told him that if he could only read one book on interviewing, this was the one. In close to 20 years of hiring salespeople, this is the most practical and useful book that I've encountered. The content is great and I enjoyed the writing style and the aesthetics of the book as well. It's a fun, interesting and rewarding read!
People are not losers, Attitudes and Behaviors are........2007-03-24
I believe that any author who would catagorize people as being losers, is a part of the problem and not the solution. God would not want us to ever give up on our fellow human beings; He would want us to forgive and not discard people as if we were some disposable commodity. Businesses will never survive as long as we think only about the "bottom line".
Good for people who do a few critical hires.......2005-01-20
I bought this book because it was written by a Psychiatrist and looked like a methodical, psychological approach to hiring. It is a good book, but it has some limitations.
The book is organized temporally by stages of the interview process. There are forty-five topics that present ideas for how to interview candidates at each stage. The book covers all the common interview processes, but also presents creative and original approaches that are intended to reveal personality or character. One example I really like is meeting the spouse. I have asked to go out to dinner with potential bosses and their spouses to see what kind of people they are (and they get to meet my wife, too, which has frankly been to my advantage).
Overall, the strategies presented are good, but many people would say they are too time consuming for use in hiring a lot of people. I would be surprised if a Fortune 500 company used the complete strategy for routine hires. But most of us are not hiring a lot of people, so that is not an excuse for not using good ideas. Hiring key people, such as executives, should be a methodical and careful process. So should hiring just one programmer to add to your six person team.
I have two concerns about the strategies presented. The first is that foreign-born people may respond differently than expected to psychological things. For example, if you ask some people the meaning of the phrase "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones," they will misunderstand the question because it is culturally linked. By the same token, one question in the book abstractly described playing the game Monopoly, but some people would not understand because they know nothing about parlor games. Because of America's rapidly growing multi-culturalism, I am hesitant to employ some of these strategies.
The other danger of being too sophisticated is that we may reach beyond our qualifications to interpret the results. I would be very interested in employing the services of Dr. Mornell to interview an executive candidate since he is an experienced and knowledgeable Psychiatrist. I would be wary of trying to draw too many conclusions myself about the psychological make-up of a candidate. It is also true that a certain amount of finesse and talent is needed or else you will not get meaningful results.
The approach presented in this book is intellectual and requires a great deal of effort. If you are looking for an easy road to hiring great people, I wish you luck, but this book isn't it anyway. If you have the time and determination to implement these ideas, you might get good results with the caveats I pointed out above. I can say that I certainly enjoyed reading the book and got some great ideas from it.
Great ideas, sketchy writing.......2004-07-08
If you're looking for ideas about how to extend, deepen, or accelerate an existing hiring process, this book is full of excellent ideas. The author clearly has considerably experience and if you follow his advice and pick the techniques that best match you and your organization you'll find the book helpful.
However, if you're looking for an introduction to hiring practices or interviewing in general, look elsewhere. The anecdotes are compelling but disconnected--use this as a source book.
Simply a "Must-Read" Tool for Employeers.......2003-08-24
Hiring Smart is an exceptional "must-read" tool for any hiring manager... and anyone looking for a job. In today's world when hiring poorly can lead to expensive mistakes, it is more important now than ever to get the "right" person in an organization.
Hiring Smart is simply one of the best tools around for hiring employees. It is original and excellent - I cannot recommend it enough.
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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio introduces Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit, poetry, and perfect prose during the "contest era" of the 1950s and 1960s. Standing up to the church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated ideas about women, Evelyn turned every financial challenge into an opportunity for innovation, all the while raising her six sons and four daughters with the belief that miracles are an everyday occurrence. The inspiration for a major motion picture, Evelyn Ryan's story is told by her daughter Terry with an infectious joy that shows how a winning spirit and sense of humor can triumph over adversity every time.
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Stepping back into a time when fledgling Madison Avenue ad agencies were active partners with consumers and everyday people saw possibility in every coupon, Terry Ryan tells the story of her mother, Evelyn, who kept her family afloat writing jingles and contest entries. It is a compelling drama of a woman who defies the church, her husband, and antiquated views of housewives to seize every opportunity to secure a happy home for her ten children. Entering contests on TV, on the radio, in newspapers, and through the mail, Evelyn Ryan won every appliance her family ever owned, not to mention bicycles, watches, a jukebox, cars, even trips to New York, Dallas, and Switzerland. But it wasn't just the winning that was amazing; it was the timing. If a toaster died, one was sure to arrive in the mail from a forgotten contest. Days after the bank called in the second mortgage on the house, a call came from the Dr. Pepper company: Evelyn was the grand prize winner of their national contest -- and had won enough to pay the bank. From the frenetic supermarket shopping spree to the clever entries that captured the imagination of contest sponsors everywhere, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio is about one woman whose joy for life overshadows both lean times and her husband's alcoholism to raise children who seek out their own winning ways.
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Great Read.......2007-08-28
Well written true account about a family of 12. Mother is creative in her ways to keep the family feed and happy. Do not pass up this book for a great read.
An incredible family.......2007-06-04
This is a story that just shines with hope for the underdog. What a resourceful mom to keep her family afloat while her husband's alcoholic self destruction rages on. A highly intelligent and witty woman, Terry Ryan's mom is an everyday hero! This a very funny, funny book!
The Truth about Alcoholism.......2007-04-28
A great movie, based on a true story. All comments aside regarding the acting (although I thought Moore and Harrelson were at their best) I saw it as a sad portrayal about the effects of alcoholism - I would highly recommend it as an "eye opener" for young people who are dealing with drug and alcoholism issues. It is pretty clear about the life-long ill effects of one's choices. It reminded me of the book, "The Glass Castle", by Jeannette Walls.
To Be Chewed and Digested.......2007-04-24
I heard random references to this movie a while back, and I've seen the DVD on the shelves at Blockbuster. The cover of the movie makes it look like some kind of "Yours, Mine, and Ours" farce (not the older version, which is still solid gold, but the lame, slickened-up, modern version of a story that didn't need modernizing) so I've purposely avoided renting it. But while looking through the nonfiction section at the library recently, I saw it in the biographies: The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less. I was intrigued - not just because I didn't know the movie was based on a biography, but also because I hadn't heard the subtitle before. What do you mean "25 Words or Less?," the writer in me wondered (I was less interested in the 10 kids part). I grabbed the book and entered the world of 1950's and 60's midwestern America. The world of the "contest era." The world of the poor, put-upon, persistant Ryan family.
Contests today are, by and large, contests of luck. You pull the instant win cap off your Sprite. You get Park Place on the McDonald's Monopoloy Board. You're the 3rd caller in to the radio station. In the 1950's and 60's, though, major corporations sponsored contests with *huge* payoffs, the bounty going to entries written (typically) with 25 words or less. Jingles, limericks, you name it. Dial soap, Jello, Burma Shave. And many, many others. Send in proof of purchase with your cleverly written entries, and you might win big. Evelyn Ryan sure did. LOTS of times!
Evelyn Ryan always had a knack for writing, and enjoyed a short career writing the op-ed column at her step-grandmother's newspaper when she was a young woman. But then came marriage - to a hard-drinking, hard-working Irish Catholic man named Kelly - and one by one, ten active children. A career in journalism was out of the question, but Evelyn kept her writer's fire alive by filling mountainous piles of notebooks with quick poems and anecdotes, many of which she sold to area newspapers. She also spent countless hours at the ironing board, combining her everyday household chore with the inspiration to write catchy jingles for major contests. For Lucky Strike cigarettes:
Send me laundry, send me dough
Send me Luckies to send my beau
I'm true to him, he's true to me
And we're true to Luckies, eternally.
She won $25 for that entry, money crucial to the care of such a large family, and with a father that typically drank the better part of his weekly paychecks.
Terry Ryan, one of Evelyn and Kelly's daughters and the author of this biography, includes many of the little jingles that won her mother some big and not-so-big prizes. She tells of a housefull of won appliances, the trip to New York for her mother and brother after a particularly large win, the Christmas her mother bestowed the kids with won presents she had been stashing in her closet all year long. Terry writes of some close calls - medically, financially, domestically. Her writing is so totally engaging that you laugh and cry and feel every little emotion just like you would if you were just one more child in that brood of Ryan kids. You want to cheer when they cheer for another prize win, you want to yell and scream when their father loses his judgement to the beer (again), you feel the anxiety of waiting every day for the postman - Pokey - as they wait to hear from the bank (on the foreclosure) or the brand (for the contest win that just might save the day).
It's not all serious, though. There are many moments of clear gaiety. Like when they learn their cat can open doors (by turning the KNOB!). Or when that same cat adopts an orphaned chick as a member of her newest litter. The frequency with which Evelyn forgets she has hidden food in the dryer (and fuses cake donuts, bananas, you name it, into the fibers of the clothes!). Or Evelyn's method for mending her girdle, keeping the oven door on, fixing the melted gears in the family car. I laughed loud and long at the story of their garbage disposal - a tempermental beast that only worked on occasion. They kept it switched "on," and whenever they heard the trap start to churn - day or night, tragedy or no - all the kids would clamor into the kitchen and start feeding the piles of trash into the sink. There are also moments of pride, like when two of the Ryan boys are selected to play minor league baseball, or when some of the other kids get scholarships for school.
Almost all of Evelyn's writing came from the ready-made material all around her - her family. As a result, many of her poems portray the wonders and worries of family life, and I really identified with them. For instance:
Lawn Time No See
When I survey
my barren plot...
Long stamping ground
For tyke and tot...
I must conclude
It's clear (alas!)
One cannot grow
Both kids and grass!
I also love this one she wrote about her boys, whom she helped as often as she could with their progress and success in sports:
Fielder's Choice
There are moms who can cook,
And moms who can sew,
And moms who will come
When they're beckoned;
But give me that pearl
Of a mom-type girl...
A mom who can slide
Into second.
And finally, letting her guard down just a little to vent:
Complaint
Forgive me if I mutter, Lord,
Against my bitter cup;
But why can't bread `n' butter
Ever land with the butter up?
These types of poems often earned her anywhere from $1-$25, but it was the corporate contests that really kept this family afloat. The whole affair was a business to Evelyn, as it was to many (many!) people in those days. There were 4 unofficial "rules" to any entry, above and beyond filling out the necessary forms and making sure to include the proofs of purchase. All entries needed to be written thus:
1. Make your statement.
2. Use a conjunction like "yet," "while," or "so."
3. Use a series of three nouns ("the mystic three").
4. Include an unusual word or turn of phrase (called a "Red Mitten"), preferably at the end.
There were societies formed for the improvement of a contester's skills or for the socialization of people hooked on this lucrative hobby. Evelyn herself joined a charming group of women called the Affidaisies (a play on the word "affadavit," documents necessary for winners to claim big prizes). In the book, Terry begins to see her mother as a person as she learns what contesting means to her. It's the fulfillment of a dream, really, that makes Evelyn so passionate about what she does. It may not be the writing career she envisioned, but in a way, the contesting life allows Evelyn to be outspoken, independent, and keep her mind engaged on more than just cleaning up after 10 children.
I found this book to be funny, inspiring, sometimes sad, but altogether uplifting. Terry dedicated the book to her late mother, but also "the little bit of Evelyn in all of us". I'd like to think there IS a little bit of Evelyn Ryan in me. I'd like to think that I could have the same passion for my family and for writing that she lived every day. I'd like to think that I have the wits about me to survive just about anything. I'd also like to think that I have some of the faith she showed in getting through some very rough times. I'll leave you with one last poem, something Evelyn wrote in her final days and that Terry read aloud to her siblings as they were gathered around Evelyn's deathbed. It gives an idea of just what may have fueled this amazing woman through more than 80 years of an incredible life:
Every time I pass the church
I stop and make a visit
So when I'm carried in feet first
God won't say, "Who is it?"
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio.......2007-03-11
An absolutely wonderful story, well written and hard to put down. I've shared this with family and friends who all enjoyed it immensely.
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The ultimate guide on crisis management of corporations that are foundering or failing.
Customer Reviews:
this is my bible.......2006-09-17
Despite having other books, I find that I refer to this book all whenever I need to refresh my memory about something. Very logically structured and with sufficient detail for you to get on with the job.
Great for all managers, not just turnarounds.......2001-11-13
This book contains sound advice for all managers, not just managers of distressed businesses. Knowing and understanding the danger signs of distress can help a manager stay out of trouble. Although this book was written over 20 years ago, the material is totally relevant today, especially in light of the recent IPO meltdown. It would be great reading for a CEO who must now live entirely within his own means.
Right on Target.......2001-04-09
I just reordered two more copies of Corporate Turnaround by Donald Bibeault.
I am an investment banker who, on occasion, has a client that gets into financial trouble. I find the book very helpful in both organizing a turnaround plan for the client as well as in coaching the client in taking corrective action.
When I first read Dr. Bibeault's book, I immediately recognized that this author knew exactly what happens to a troubled company and has mastered the tools of recovery from practical experience and not from some academic research. Bibeault's turnaround steps are simple and realistic and therefore can be applied in a variety of circumstances.
Each time that I encounter a turnaround situation, I offer my client a copy of Corporate Turnaround with relevant passages highlighted. As a first step, I always turn to Chapter 19 - "The Emergency Stage", and put emphasis on the section that covers Cash Flow Analysis and Control. Building a chart similar to the one showing a cash flow plan is an especially useful way to get started in the right direction.
I am delighted to see that this book is back in print because it's the best in its field. And in my case, its teachings have helped to save a number of companies from almost certain bankruptcy.
Jim Herrmann
Definitely a primer for turnarounds.......2000-04-24
For those who need an introduction to corporate turnarounds, look here! Tells you what they are about, and what are the keys to a good turnaround. However for those looking to turn around a failing company, you would still best be served looking for a professional consultant granted every case is unique.
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The banner in Rafe Esquith’s classroom at Hobart Elementary School reads: “There are no shortcuts.” And his students are a testament to the power of that philosophy. These are kids who speak English as a second language, fourth--and fifth--graders who go to school in a part of Los Angeles where violence and despair are the norms of the neighborhood.
But the statistics are not what you’d expect: Esquith’s students score in the country’s top 10 percent on standardized tests and go on to colleges such as Harvard, Princeton, University of Chicago, Swarthmore, Stanford, and UCLA. How do they do it?
Esquith’s view—that learning isn’t easy and that it shouldn’t be—is an increasingly unusual take among educators. Success, he believes, comes from a strong work ethic and from dedication and perseverance on the part of children, teachers, and parents alike. But such ideas prove to be a hard sell to those who believe that hard work and fun must be mutually exclusive. On the other hand, visitors from all over the world have made a pilgrimage to this astonishing classroom.
Esquith’s students work hard. They are in the classroom at 6:30 a.m. and stay until 5:00 p.m. They come to school during their vacations. Each year the Hobart Shakespeareans, as Esquith’s students are known, perform one of the Bard’s plays—Sir Ian McKellen and Hal Holbrook are passionate patrons. These Renaissance children are outstanding mathematicians and scientists; they read Steinbeck and Malcolm X; they are artists; they play classical music and blistering rock 'n' roll. Above all, they are recognized for their impeccable manners, which serve them well as Esquith accompanies them all over the United States. They are, as many observers have commented, the gold standard in American education.
His former students in middle and high school return on Saturdays, where they read Ibsen, Chekhov, and eight Shakespeare plays a year. In their “Wake Up with Will” program, these eager youngsters travel the world with Esquith and his wife, from London to Paris to colleges all over the country. It’s a classroom where the American Dream really does come true.
There have been no shortcuts for Rafe Esquith, either. He had to learn the hard way: dealing with bureaucratic administrators, antagonistic colleagues, and his own impetuous and occasionally tactless, even confrontational, nature. But his history, peppered with funny and painful incidents, and a gallery of incisive portraits--Miss Mothball, Miss Busy-As-a-Bee, Mr. Incompetent--explains his extraordinary success as a teacher.
His scathing yet loving view from the front lines is the most trenchant look at American education to appear
in many years. It’s a full-alert warning signal, an inspiration, and a guide for teachers, parents, and all the rest of us who care about our country’s children.
Customer Reviews:
Must read!.......2007-08-27
Anyone who has children, cares about how we educate them, proposes to teach, MUST meet Rafe Esquith. Achieving his level of dedication may be impossible for most, hut he can inspire us all to greater performance. His imaginative insights to helping fifth graders to new levels of self-esteem and real accomplishment is astonishing. Unafraid of bureaucracy, indeed scornful of it, he has managed to do things most classroom teachers only dream of. In addition to breaking old molds, he offers considerable hope, as he clearly tells us that the fault is not in the children, but in ourselves.
motivating?.......2007-08-15
I wasn't as motivated as I thought I would be after reading this book. This book left me empty and feeling sorry for Rafe's wife and family.
Teacher Helps.......2007-08-13
This is a must read for any classroom teacher. Mr. Esquith has many insights and ideas that help the classroom teacher. Some of it you may have heard before but it is a good reminder of what great teachers do or can do for their students.
Big on image, low on facts.......2007-08-03
Yes, this man is a dedicated teacher. No, his methods are not the wave of the future for educational reform or methods that would often work elsewhere. The writer skews the perspective of this book (which is very self-serving and slanted towards his own ego) by describing his inner-city school as "The Jungle" (ooh, scary) and his students as underprivileged inner city kids. Actually they are mostly Asian and Latino immigrant students. As a successful teacher of underprivileged children myself, I can tell you that it is relatively easy to teach students from immigrant families, even those just barely learning English, because their families came to this country for more opportunity and are usually highly motivated to succeed. The true underprivileged and most challenging students are those whose impoverished families have lived in American housing projects for generations, have little faith left in the system and are often unmotivated as students and parents. Families from this demographic are conspicuously absent from this model teacher's class. This is an important distinction to make, because when when the author touts himself as a "hero" and portrays himself as an expert on inner-city education, all too often people with less knowledge about the educational system will be awestruck and believe everything he says. There are many dedicated teachers in this country who use more sustainable methods of instruction and who are valiantly struggling with much more challenging students than the ones in this book.
Get Ron Clark's Essential 55 instead........2007-07-08
I felt that from the moment i started reading this book, it should have been named "All About Rafe". He makes mention at the beginning of this book how he wanted to be known as the best teacher whenever he walks down the street. His wife-to-be lets him know eventually that it's really moronic to think that way. Although he says this changed him, from the cover to the end of the book, it's obvious that his original mission never really changed.
As a new teacher, that disgusts me. In the 3 years I have taught, I have cultivated very successful readers and outstanding citizens in my own "jungle"(Newark, NJ). I have had my share of losses as well, that's life. However, whenever teachers/administrators compliment me on my classroom management or test scores, I give all the credit to my kids(they WANT to do well, and behave well, I just steer them the proper way by giving a consistent, caring adult to believe in.) All I've ever asked of them in return is to focus on becoming the best they can be.
All teachers should be selfless. We are cultivating the next generation of this Earth, not attempting to break into Hollywood. I'm disappointed that a teacher the caliber of Mr. Esquith is such a narcissist.
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SUCCESS CAN BE YOURS WITH ZIG ZIGLAR'S HOW TO BE A WINNER
You know what it means to be a winner.
Now find out how to become one.
You have the potential. But you need that powerful lift that can vault you over any obstacle: a winning attitude. Your talents and skills are inert without a winning self-image to activate them. "Attitude is more important than aptitude," asserts Ziglar as he leads you to think and feel like a winner. Winners are not born - they're made. You can train your mind and body for high performance by applying Zig's formula to your everyday life. As you gain a winning edge, you'll be able to:
- Find the positive in people and situations
- Change bad habits
- Set goals
- Have more rewarding relationships
How to be A Winner is so motivational and inspirational that you'll want to listen to it again and again. This powerful program will revitalize you whenever you are down.
Customer Reviews:
Good, but Zig's has better to offer.......2000-05-13
This tape is apparently a combination of at least two presentations (Zig's voice tone changes noticeably, and his verbal outlining is interrupted). This is a very short overview of Zig's philosophy, and might be a good introduction to his work. Yet it is too rushed and is presented at the surface level only. As a result, it just does not have the impact we have come to expect from one of the great motivational speakers. I recommend you spend just a little more for the "Success and Self-Image" tapes. For those of you who already have those tapes, you do not need to buy this one.
How To Be A Winner.......2000-01-24
If you really want to learn what it takes to be a winner, this is the audiobook you should listen to. Excellent tape for your children to listen also, if they learn this concepts early in life they will learn what they need to do on a regular basis in order to excel in whatever they choose to do.
Winning Stars, just three of them.......1998-11-30
The first thing that made this tape noticeable was Zig's southern accent (or Texan?) and the funny jokes here and there which were actually funnier than most other personal development speakers. The theme (the beef of the matter) however, was pretty much the same as many others. The only differing part was that he just doesn't believe we can do 'anything' with a positive attitude, but at least we can do 'everything better that with a negative attitude'. It wasn't that bad. Not.
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Sharing private wealth management secrets typically reserved for elite and institutional investors, these advisors reveal the investing strategies that they recommend to their clients. For financial professionals, this book offers a rare glimpse at how these luminaries have built their businesses and provides extraordinary advice and insight for future investment strategies.
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Uncover and invest in the best funds for today and tomorrow
The number of mutual funds investors must choose from is now greater than the number of stocks listed on the NYSE. Selecting the right fund-and, just as important, the best manager-in a turbulent investment arena is more difficult than ever before. Revealing money-management secrets typically reserved for elite investors, top fund managers share their investment approaches, and provide in-depth explanations of their philosophies, disciplines, and backgrounds that can be applied by both individual and professional investors.
R. J. Shook (Boca Raton, FL) is the popular and influential author of the Winner's Circle book series. He has authored six Wall Street-related titles, and writes a monthly column as well as a popular annual cover story-"The Winner's Circle Top Advisors"-for Research Magazine.
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It's just an ordinary book........2007-03-09
No new thing in this book. It only show ordinary concepts.
stock brokers still have no credibilty.......2005-08-10
The brokers who produce the most in commissions, by CHARGING THE HIGHEST RATES, are considered to be the most successful.
What are their customers returns? Are there any returns?
For all of the changes in the financial industry, the one tenet that remains is the importance of separating the customer from his money, and that is what this book is all about.
This book is a "Winner".......2004-05-08
Probably the best book on the subject. You can glean insights here from the real masters in the business.
Excellent book!.......2004-02-08
This book sets new standards in the industry. The best advisors in the business share their best practices--something every individual in the business should learn.
I enjoyed this book.......2003-12-07
This book was well researched and offers some great ideas. I'd recommend this book for anyone in the business.
Book Description
Some go for the hard sell, others are softspoken. Some are flamboyant, others seem almost introverted. Some have led charmed lives, others were blocked at every turn. But these ten stockbrokers have at least one thing in common: they're the absolute, hands-down best in the business.
For the first time anywhere, get a behind-the-scenes look at financial wizards like Martin D. Shafiroff of Lehman Brothers Inc., Richard F. Connolly of Paine Webber, and Tara Schuchmann of Merrill Lynch. Based on intimate interviews, this provocative book exposes the personalities and fast-paced lives of ten super stockbrokers and tracks how they rose up to the top of their profession.
You'll feel like you know these luminaries personally as you listen to them all, in their own words, tell these and more private tips and industry secrets.
* How they broke into the business--building a reputation from scratch--and today their clients include national and international business leaders, entrepreneurs, professional athletes, and entertainers.
*Their special sales techniques--ten different styles of selling a brokers' wares.
*Their investment philosophies and strategies.
*How they efficiently manage their time--a "must-have" talent for the top stockbroker.
*How they build loyalty by indulging their clients with exceptional service.
*How they balance work and life--proving that you don't have to be a workaholic to shine in the securities industry.
Witness a day in the life of each of these top professionals--from jogging at 6 a.m. to meeting with high-powered clients, to making key investments, to networking on the golf course.
If you're an investor, you won't be able to resist rating your own broker against the topflight performers in this book. Or, if you invest for yourself, see how the best in the business manage money. If you're a beginning or seasoned stockbroker--or considering getting into the business--you'll be captivated by tales of tough clients, candid talk about portfolio performance and learn new ideas that can dramatically alter your business for the better.
Pick up valuable advice about how to increase your selling power and stretch yourself your maximum potential. And choose from these brokers' different styles the one that works best for you. You'll be thoroughly inspired by comments like this from Van Kasper & Company's Jack A. Sullivan: "I try to do well for people. And because I do well for people, I do well for myself."
Customer Reviews:
I loved this book!.......2004-02-11
There's always something to learn from the "masters." This book hides no secrets. It's loaded with great ideas, and interesting stories.
A great purchase.......2002-06-02
I found a lot of value in what these top achievers shared in the book. They share what made them successful, as well as mistakes they took along the way. Overall, this book is very inspiring.
I really enjoyed this book.......2002-05-30
If you're in the business, you will compare yourself to the best by picking and choosing ideas, styles, and approaches that work best for you. There isn't any clear cut route to success in the business so you must learn from the leaders.
This is the best book written on the subject.......2001-09-25
No other book offers tips from people who are the best in the securities business. I would recommend this book for anyone involved in sales, those running their own business, and even individual investors looking for a new advisor or interested in investing for themselves. I'm looking forward to the next Winner's Circle book.
A must read for anyone in the business.......2001-09-03
This is the only book on the market where you can obtain insights and secrets from those who are the best in the business. If one is to truly succeed in this business, you need to learn from the best. Even as a 26-year veteran in the business (and a producing branch manager), I was able to take ideas from every person profiled. This book is required reading in my branch office.
Book Description
THE TRADING EDGE
How to trade Like a Winner
"Rickey Cheung work is outstanding. His book is highly recommended not only for the logic of his systematic approach in developing a trading edge but primarily for the approach he presents in becoming a successful trader. His systems have been tracked for over two years now (without benefit of hindsight) and the results speak for themselves: No. 1 in the SP'S systems in current issue." - John Hill, Futures Truth magazine
"Rickey Cheung lays out in plain-language a step-by-step detailed trading plan for anyone who has the thirst and discipline to become a truly successful trader. After reviewing literally hundreds of trading systems and methods each year I can say that he has succeeded in producing what seems to be his life's masterpiece. His method and style are inspiringly different, innovative and unique." - James R. Casper, Founder, Olive Tree capital
"Rickey Cheung has created a masterpiece that provides a practical and comprehensive perspective of today's market trading. Without the promise of a "Get rich quick scheme." , it is truly a great way to make money. I am currently using most of the RC systems and will be happy to add more as they become available. In my 29 years in this business, I have seen virtually every indicator and trading system available. Nothing, however, compares to the exceptional work of Rickey Cheung. Bravo! - Mike Meisner, Founder & Fund Manager, Phoenix Diversified Investment Corp
"In this book, Rickey Cheung demonstrates that to be a successful trader, you must hone the skills of your craft by constantly reviewing the data and your performance to find your edge... He not only explains what this edge is, and how to use it, but he also shows you how he discovered it. It is this later point that I found most interesting." - William H. Gibbs, Former President, University of Phoenix
Customer Reviews:
Great!.......2007-02-27
This book is very inspiring. Mr. Cheung demonstrates hardworking can work in trading that trader need to spend time after market to research and practice in order to keep up with high performance during trading. After I read it, i purchased three more to send to my friends. It's beneficial and must read for traders.
It's an impressive book!.......2006-12-27
great book with new idea. I haven't found a more valuable book in recent years. Mr. Cheung (the editor) gives out his trading secrets of using NQ to trade ES. In the past, I have seen traders using ES to trade Dow, bond to trade ES etc. But using NQ to trade ES is the first time. I think the editor has put in great effort in his own trading through a scientific approach. It's inspirable and I strongly recommend traders at all levels to read this book
Interesting Trading Concept.......2006-12-11
The book starts out with the good trading advice that seems obligatory
these days. The big difference here is that it is presented in an easy
manner, and offers definitive, concrete rules to ensure adherence to
that advice.
The concept behind all the methods is the relationship between the SP500
and Nasdaq E-mini future contracts. These methods are the basis of the
system rated so highly in recent years by "Futures Truth," which thought
the concept unique for a system. Evidently, it is not so new, as Gary Smith,
in his book, "How I Trade For a Living" relates an anecdote of a
highly successful trader that used the difference between the SP500 and
the Dow.
As successful as the system is today, we know the markets are dynamic,
and the strategies as given will not hold up in the future. Also, no
effort is made to equalize the differences of the two index future contracts
in making comparisons, and constant point values are used as trigger points
in the strategies rather than some proportional method.
Another drawback is that the book is loaded with filler, mainly in the form
of constant unnecessary listings of five minute data in the examples.
And the book obviously has been written to hype the sale of related methods
and the seminars.
Still, these index future relationships add another dimension to trading
and should be explored. The ideas in the strategies have proven value,
and the rules in the strategies can easily be improved upon.
Book Description
•Author will be named after the final show is aired in Australia•
The winner of the hit TV show, The Apprentice, shows how anyone can become their own personal success in both business and life, using his or her own experiences as a self–made entrepreneur, his or her work ethic, top business strategies, and lessons learned competing on the show, working for Donald Trump and winning the most talked about reality shows in years.
Foreword by Donald Trump.
Download Description
"
Bill Rancic, winner of the hit TV show The Apprentice, tells how anyone can become their own personal success in both business and life, using his own experiences as a self-made entrepreneur.
Getting back to basics, Rancic shares insights about his own path to The Apprentice -- his work ethic, top business strategies, and lessons learned competing on the show, working for Donald Trump -- and offers a practical, step-by-step guide to climbing the success ladder from first job to Boardroom. From valuable lessons learned as a budding ten year old entrepreneur pitching pancake sales; to starting his own small business to pay for college; to launching an on-line cigar company now worth millions -- Rancic proves you don't need to be a Harvard MBA to be a success in business.
Includes a foreword by Donald Trump! "
Customer Reviews:
For small business owners.......2007-05-03
I picked this book up at a used book store simply because I'm a fan of the show; but, I figured I might gleen a few words of wisdom from Mr. Rancic's experience with Mr. Trump. I had forgotten that Bill was also a business owner prior to his appearance on the show.
I was pleasantly surprized at the insights contained in this jem of a book. The insights strike me more as wisdom I will one day recall and put into practice rather than strategies I will implement immediately.
I can see now that I will read this book a second time, and more than likely, a third. I recommend it to any small business owner.
For Apprentice fans.......2007-01-30
I was hooked on the Apprentice from the first time I saw a preview. Sadly, due to the delay in broadcasting, while doing some research on my favourite candidate from Season 1 - Bill Rancic I found out about half way through watching season 1 that he had won. I enjoyed Bill's book but found it more of a great story that inspired me, rather than a book that gave me new direction and pointed me towards new discoveries. Reading about Bill's company Cigars Around the World and Bill's Cigar of the Month Club was however fabulous! I'm interested to read his second book which shows kids how they can get out there and start their own businesses.
Fired Up!.......2006-10-12
Bill Rancic, the dashing winner of the first season of Donald Trump's runaway-hit reality show The Apprentice admits on the back sleeve of his book You're Hired: How to Succeed in Business and Life that he never went to business school and that he doesn't believe that business theory can be learned from a book. What then is the affable Mr. Rancic doing offering advice on good and ethical business practices? Making the most of his fifteen minutes of fame, that's what. In two hundred pages, he lays out the formula for his own success that led to him beat out 215,000 applicants to become the Donald's first `Apprentice.' The reader is privy to Mr. Rancic's early entrepreneurial efforts, businesses that whet his appetite for something larger. Readers are also witness to his failures and mishaps that threatened to derail his ambition. Through it all, Rancic recounts the lessons he's learned, persons he's admired, falls from which he's risen. He offers opinions on Kwame Jackson, his fellow runner-up to the Apprentice title, and `deceitful' Omarosa, whom many believed was the cause of Jackson's loss. He also details lessons he's learned on goals, values, strategies, leadership, vision, and success. While business school grads may scoff at Rancic's straight-shooting and simplistic advice, it is less idealistic than The One Minute Manager series of books. Here, Rancic seems to be offering advice to the everyman and everywoman looking to get a better hold on the direction and management of their lives in pursuit of their goals and dreams. The result is one that is as memorable, yet as pleasing, as a tall glass of lemonade.
Time honored advice still holds.......2006-05-26
This is not the type of book I usually read, but the persona that came through was so engaging that after flipping through a few pages, I decided to buy the book.
Rancic personifies the American ideal; wholesome, grounded in a loving family that emphasizes hard work and integrity (and genetically blessed in the looks department!). This fortuitous mix of "apple pie" ingrediants have garnered him national fame, and this book outlines his experiences (along with the lessons he learnt along the way) that propelled him to be The Apprentice.
The accounts of his experiences are modern day fables, with the moral of the story encapsulated as life lessons at the end of each chapter. In addition, each chapter contains vignettes of wisdom boxed in grey shading. Many of these are commonsense admonitions we've been hearing all our lives to the point that they have become cliches. Rancic shows that these tried and true maxims of the American dream still apply.
I gave the book four stars for two reasons. One, the editing is sloppy. Writing a book in a conversational tone does not override the need for proper grammar. Two, Rancic's references to himself sometimes tend to sound smarmy (as when he refers to himself as "master chef" in the pancake story from his childhood and later when he calls himself an eligible bachelor).Somehow, this takes away from his self-characterization as humble. Such relatively minor flaws aside, this is a book worth reading.
Practical Business Advices.......2005-10-31
While lots of books give you high level theories on how to succeed in your business, they usually leave you hanging at the end of the reading not know what actions to take in order to apply the theories in your day-to-day operation. Rancic's book however has a step-by-step recount of how he did it with his cigar business. You will get specific actions that you can do tomorrow to generate sales. While other books give you general directions (and lots of bullsh&ts), Rancic tells you specifically what he had done to succeed his business, what radio station he called, how much he paids for, what's the account was, how much he charged.
If you are an entrepreneur starting out or already struggling with your small/medium size business, this book is your road map.
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