Earning Serendipity

Author : Glenn Llopis
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781929774913

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Earning Serendipity by Glenn Llopis Pdf

For some people, success seems fated or shrouded in mystery. But in "Earning Serendipity", Glenn Llopis shows that most positive changes in fortune--in careers or in corporate ventures--are no mystery at all.We all have control over the path to prosperity. Progression along that path is the result of a rare combination of skills that readers can develop and apply in their careers, businesses, and lives. These four skills are -Seeing with circular vision: Broaden your observation beyond what you seek and beyond the obvious details before you, and enlarge your field of opportunities; search within conversations and adverse circumstances for possibilities.-Sowing entrepreneurial seeds: When good vision is met with consistent, hand-dirtying execution every day the result is a stable, growing fortune; focus on proper timing and proper depth.-Growing seeds with the greatest potential: Learn how to recognize the most promising opportunities and give them the right amount of attention; dont let the best opportunities wilt and dont waste energy on opportunities with limited potential.-Sharing the harvest: Focus on meeting others needs to improve personal good fortune; make generosity part of your purpose, an integral part of the DNA of your career or company.Those who master this quartet tap into a power most never reach: the power to create and sustain a momentum of good fortune. This ability to earn serendipity can elevate a career or company quicker than any single force. And with the skills outlined in this book, readers will be catapulted onto the path of prosperity.

Author : Glenn Llopis
Publisher : Entrepreneur Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781613083598

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The Innovation Mentality by Glenn Llopis Pdf

Companies and their leaders need a new strategy for success, because without that strategy, change is merely substitution not evolution. Simply put, business today is becoming less about the business defining the individual and more about the individual defining the business. That’s how people feel they are making contributions and connect to leaders and their companies – as individuals who create shared cultures that drive change and foster growth. You must be accountable to this as a leader – you need to have the wisdom and the courage to turn the spotlight of accountability on yourself as a leader. Problem is, most of us have no idea how to do this. Instead, leaders continue to manage by the templates of old and cannot evolve to become the leaders America needs, because those templates stripped them of their identities and left them insecure about who they are and how to face change. To change the conversation and get beyond words, beyond diversity, we need diversity of thought to stimulate new growth, attract new talent, and generate new marketplace opportunities. That's where Glenn Llopis comes in. Featuring six ways to disrupt the status quo and reinvent the way we work, The Innovation Mentality gives leaders in both entrepreneurial and corporate arenas the tools they need to get the most out of their colleagues and employees to harness the power of positive change for the long term.

Author : Erik Wahl
Publisher : Currency
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780770434007

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Unthink by Erik Wahl Pdf

In the tradition of A Whole New Mind and The War of Art, graffiti artist and corporate thought leader, Erik Wahl explores the power of creativity to achieve superior performance. Somehow we’ve come to believe that creativity is reserved for the chosen few: the poets, the painters, the writers. The truth is creativity is in all of us and re-discovering it is the key to unlocking your fullest potential. Unthink pushes us beyond our traditional thought patterns. It will inspire everyone to realize that we are capable of so much more than we have pre-conditioned for. Creativity is not in one special place--and it is not in one special person. Creativity is everywhere and in everyone who has the courage to unleash their creative genius.

Author : Marcal Graham EdD
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-30
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781663236173

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Reclaim Your Career & Life by Marcal Graham EdD Pdf

For many of us, our desks occupy an enormous part of our lives because that is where we have created, shaped, and reimagined our careers. As a result, our desks often become our lives, and subsequently leave us lacking passion, ownership over our time, and work-life balance. Dr. Marcal Graham, a dedicated educator and student mentor, shares guidance intended to spark the desk-bound to reclaim their lives and space to break free of the mundane workday and seize opportunities to dance, a way he says creates free expression, ideas, innovation, happiness, and a roadmap to finding purpose and passion again. Interspersed within his shared personal experiences that illuminated his own vision and daily life before and during the global pandemic, Dr. Graham offers introspective questions and wisdom that lead those who feels trapped behind their desks to shun fears and negativity, and dance down a path forward to realize their true potential and best selves. Reclaim Your Career and Life offers guidance from a seasoned educator and career coach to help the desk-bound dance their way from the mundane to find joy, fulfillment, and purpose.

Author : Erik Wahl
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780399564222

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The Spark and the Grind by Erik Wahl Pdf

We’ve been conditioned to think about creative genius as a dichotomy: dreamers versus doers, creativity versus discipline, the spark versus the grind. But what if we’re wrong? What if it’s the spark and the grind? We love people whose creative genius arrives in sudden sparks of inspiration. Think of Archimedes in his bathtub or Newton under his apple tree. But we also admire people who work incredibly hard and long for their creative breakthroughs. Think of Edison in his lab, grinding through hundreds of failed variations on the lightbulb. We remember his words in tough times: “Genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration.” Now Erik Wahl, a visual artist, speaker, and entre­preneur, helps us unite the yin and yang of creativity— the dynamic new ideas with the dogged effort. He shows why we won’t get far if we rely on the spark without the grind, or the grind without the spark. What the world really needs are the creators who can hold the two in balance. Fortunately, it’s possible to get good at both, as Wahl knows from experience. After his corporate career sud­denly ended, he pursued a spark—to paint photorealistic portraits—and ground it out until he got good enough to make very good art very quickly. That’s the basis of his riveting live shows, which have captivated skeptical audiences who never expected to be inspired by art—and taught them to embrace creativity in a whole new way. This book offers surprising insights and practical advice about how to fan the sparks and make the grind more productive. Wahl deftly synthesizes the wisdom of other artists, philosophers, scientists, and business visionaries throughout history, along with his own views. Here’s how he sums up his approach: The world needs people who enjoy swimming in ideas until they discover a great one. The world also needs doers who have a gift for activation, a.k.a. “getting s*** done.” But the most potent individual creators in any industry or environment have learned how to be both. They’ve learned how to spark their grind and they’ve learned how to grind their sparks. As a result, they not only make things happen, they make great things. If you want to ensure constant creativity in your life and produce your most innovative work—this is your guide.

Author : Richie Manu
Publisher : Crown House Publishing
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-31
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781781352168

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You: Rebranded by Richie Manu Pdf

This book will inspire and enthuse you and change the way you think about yourself and your career. You: Rebranded delivers a distinct, provocative and abstract perspective in a compelling practical guide, with indispensable creative elements to improve your career prospects, opportunities and networks, whether you are at the start of your career or finding new paths and direction in your current career. It also serves as a sign post to other essential material, with links and pointers to unique interviews, stories, anecdotes and references. It also puts the reader in full control with digestible, and manageable, tasks and actions which have proven results. Key subjects and features include: Know your Industry: Know yourself Building and nurturing important relationships Key interviews and perspectives New mode of engagement for 21st Century thinking Differentiating Yourself Breaking career myths and misconceptions Vocabulary, codes and clues Wellbeing Manageable Actions and Tasks putting you in control

Author : The Staff of Entrepreneur Media
Publisher : Entrepreneur Press
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781613083789

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Entrepreneur Voices on Strategic Management by The Staff of Entrepreneur Media Pdf

Everything You Need to Know About Managing Your Team As a manager, you tend to walk a tightrope with executives on one side and employees on the other. But while managing personalities, team dynamics, and company culture aren't your only responsibilities, they are vital to the well-being of any company. To help you boost productivity and find the right management style for you, the staff of Entrepreneur helps you tap into the expertise of over 20 contributors and learn how to: Delegate the right jobs to the right people Decentralize management and boost employee productivity Promote accountability with remote and in-house staff Motivate your team with radical candor and genuine appreciation Create a culture that fits your brand and management style Supervise a staff without breathing down people's necks Plus, get an inside look at the management styles of Karim Abouelnaga, founder and CEO of Practice Makes Perfect, Dr. Riaz Khadem, founder of Infotrac and author of Total Alignment, Chung-Man Tam, CEO of Homesuite, and Glenn Llopis, chairman of the Glenn Llopis Group and author of The Innovation Mentality.

Author : C. A. King
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781988301778

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Serendipity's Debt by C. A. King Pdf

Author : GamerGuides.com
Publisher : Gamer Guides
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781619799042

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 - Strategy Guide by GamerGuides.com Pdf

After the happy ending of Final Fantasy XIII, Serah Farron sets out on a search for her sister Lightning who mysteriously disappeared. No one but Serah remembers what happened that day underneath the crystal pillar and many believe Lightning died. Serah is not convinced however, and along with Noel, a mysterious time traveller from the future, she journeys through time and space to find her sister. Along the way, she uncovers dark and sinister truths that could destroy the timeline and set untold chaos in motion. You must join together to stop that from happening! Traverse the Historia Crux with our guide, which includes the following: - 100% walkthrough to Final Fantasy XIII-2. - Accompanied with helpful screenshots and videos. - All side quests & post game content covered in detail. - How to obtain every collectible in the game. - HD videos of key battles and how to beat every boss. - Comprehensive Coliseum battle guide. - The best places to level and farm XP. - A complete Bestiary for every enemy type. - DLC guide for "Sazh's Episode: Heads or Tails?" and "Requiem for a Goddess". - 100% Platinum Trophy / Achievements guide.

Author : Louise Shaffer
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345513175

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Serendipity by Louise Shaffer Pdf

Louise Shaffer brings to life three generations of Italian American women in this stunning novel of surprises, secrets, and serendipity. A child of theatrical royalty, Carrie Manning is having a hard time getting her own act together. Thirty-seven, aimless, and having just buried a famous mother she never understood, she is desperate to uncover her family’s mysterious past in the hopes that it will help her understand herself. Carrie’s search reveals the fascinating life stories of her estranged grandmother Lu, a glamorous Broadway star whose dreams came with a price; her great grandmother Mifalda, who gave up everything to come to America as a sixteen-year-old Italian bride; and her father, Bobby, the charismatic Broadway genius who wrote some of Lu’s greatest musicals and died tragically young. At the heart of Carrie’s discoveries lies the reason for her mother’s complicated life, and a dark secret that has been buried for thirty years.

Author : Harrison Monarth
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780071773553

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360 Degrees of Influence: Get Everyone to Follow Your Lead on Your Way to the Top by Harrison Monarth Pdf

SPREAD YOUR INFLUENCE FOR TRUE LEADERSHIP SUCCESS “The extraordinary power of influence is now within everyone’s reach. Recent graduates, executive assistants, project managers, and business leaders can all benefit from Monarth’s simple steps for ‘getting everyone to follow your lead.’” —MARSHALL GOLDSMITH, million-selling author of the New York Times bestsellers MOJO and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There “Monarth’s monograph is must reading for everyone who needs to build their personal brand and sell themselves—which is, of course, everybody.” —JEFFREY PFEFFER, Ph.D., professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and author of Power: Why Some People Have It—and Others Don’t “Your ability to influence and persuade others is the single most important skill for success in business and leadership—and this book shows you how with simple, powerful, practical, and proven techniques.” —BRIAN TRACY, author of Full Engagement “Finally! A book about influence that doesn’t tell you how to impose your position on others but rather illuminates ways to build authentic relationships that are mutually beneficial. Truly a 21st-century approach to a critical skill.” —LOIS P. FRANK EL, Ph.D., author of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office and Nice Girls Just Don’t Get It “360 Degrees of Influence breaks new ground. Harrison Monarth writes with fl air, passion, and insight. Even seasoned professionals will fi nd his advice practical and invaluable.” —HARRY MILLS, Managing Director of The Mills Group and author of Artful Persuasion and The StreetSmart Negotiator About the Book: Leadership doesn’t have to be a top-down proposition. In fact, the best leaders influence those who are below and above them, as well as people external to the organization, such as customers and partners. This 360 degrees of influence is what separates the good leader from the great leader. Founder of the global executive coaching firm GuruMaker, Harrison Monarth makes a living helping top figures in business and politics hone their influencing, communication, persuasion, impression management, and media skills. He teaches leaders how to operate without relying on spin or manipulation. Now, in 360 Degrees of Influence, Monarth provides everything you need to gain the trust and respect of those around you—no matter where they’re positioned in the organizational hierarchy—and expand your influence well beyond your immediate environment. Providing valuable insight into human emotion and behavior, Monarth reveals the secrets to becoming the most psychologically astute person in the room—so you can be the most influential leader in the room. Learn how to: Assess your current influencing power Overcome resistance to your ideas and proposals Know what people are thinking and feeling—even better than they do Avoid the most common decision-making pitfalls Create an influence strategy tailored to your organization’s hierarchy In addition to sharing insight he has gleaned during years of coaching leading executives, Monarth includes practice exercises, checklists, self-evaluations, and worksheets to help you tackle the challenge of influence and leadership head on. Right now, one of your own counterparts might be exerting influence over you and your boss. You can do the same thing. Apply the lessons of 360 Degrees of Influence to place yourself in the best possible position to lead the leaders.

Author : Christian Busch
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780593086049

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The Serendipity Mindset by Christian Busch Pdf

Good luck isn’t just chance—it can be learned and leveraged—and The Serendipity Mindset explains how you can use serendipity to make life better at work, at home—everywhere. Many of us believe that the great turning points and opportunities in our lives happen by chance, that they’re out of our control. Often we think that successful people—and successful companies and organizations—are simply luckier than the rest of us. Good fortune—serendipity—just seems to happen to them. Is that true? Or are some people better at creating the conditions for coincidences to arise and taking advantage of them when they do? How can we connect the dots of seemingly random events to improve our lives? In The Serendipity Mindset, Christian Busch explains that serendipity isn’t about luck in the sense of simple randomness. It’s about seeing links that others don’t, combining these observations in unexpected and strategic ways, and learning how to detect the moments when apparently random or unconnected ideas merge to form new opportunities. Busch explores serendipity from a rational and scientific perspective and argues that there are identifiable approaches we can use to foster the conditions to let serendipity grow. Drawing from biology, chemistry, management, and information systems, and using examples of people from all walks of life, Busch illustrates how serendipity works and explains how we can train our own serendipity muscle and use it to turn the unexpected into opportunity. Once we understand serendipity, Busch says, we become curators of it, and luck becomes something that no longer just happens to us—it becomes a force that we can grasp, shape, and hone. Full of exciting ideas and strategies, The Serendipity Mindset offers a clear blueprint for how we can cultivate serendipity to increase innovation, influence, and opportunity in every aspect of our lives.

Author : Marianna Olszewski
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781101171165

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Live It, Love It, Earn It by Marianna Olszewski Pdf

Does your heart race when your credit card bill arrives? Are you one flat tire or one emergency room visit from financial ruin? If you think a secure financial future is out of reach, you're wrong. Let Marianna Olszewski teach you how to love your money instead of running scared from it. Marianna didn't start out rich, happy and fabulous. A strapped-for-cash childhood motivated her to strive for abundance and financial independence-goals she exceeded by age thirty as a successful business owner and respected Wall Street player. Now Marianna reveals the lessons she learned on her own road to success and the savvy strategies of other amazing women. She shows how to let go of stress, break your bad money habits, take control of your finances, and finally achieve your goals and a happier, richer life. You'll learn to: -Say Yes to Yourself: Turn toward people and situations that enhance your life and well being, and away from those that don't. Until you start affirming your future through both thought and action, your efforts to improve your finances will fall flat. -Fall in Love with Your Money: Having a cavalier attitude toward money is part of the reason many of us find ourselves in a financial pickle. But when you treat your money with respect, keep track of it and spend and save it wisely your money will always love you back. -Act as If: If you think that change is impossible, think again. Start your transformation by acting as if you already are as successful, intelligent, and prosperous as you want to be. Live It, Love It, Earn It is full of true stories of ordinary women who have overcome tough challenges, such as climbing the corporate ladder, getting out of debt, and changing jobs mid-career, to get the life you want. Marianna also shares insights from other successful women like designer Diane von Furstenberg; shoe mogul Tamara Mellon (of Jimmy Choo); fashion entrepreneur Tory Burch; the first woman to hold a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, Muriel Seibert; and Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn. Let Marianna give you the tools you need to create and maintain and abundant and fulfilling life. For more information, visit: www.LiveItLoveITEarnIt.com

Author : Marshall Goldsmith,Mark Reiter
Publisher : Currency
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780593237274

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The Earned Life by Marshall Goldsmith,Mark Reiter Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover the steps to earning your path to fulfillment and living without regrets—from the world-renowned executive coach and New York Times bestselling author of Triggers and What Got You Here Won't Get You There ONE OF SUMMER’S BEST BUSINESS BOOKS: Inc., Society for Human Resource Management • “My life changed for the better when I started working with Marshall Goldsmith. The Earned Life is a wonderful book.”—Dr. Jim Yong Kim, served as president of the World Bank “We are living an earned life when the choices, risks, and effort we make in each moment align with an overarching purpose in our lives, regardless of the eventual outcome.” That’s the definition of an earned life. But for many of us, that pesky final phrase is a stumbling block: “regardless of the eventual outcome.” Not being attached to the outcome goes against everything we’re taught about achievement and fulfillment in modern society. But now, in his most personal and powerful work to date, world-renowned leadership coach Marshall Goldsmith offers a dazzling but simple approach that accommodates both our persistent need for achievement and the inescapable “stuff happens” unfairness of life. Taking inspiration from Buddhism, Goldsmith reveals that the key to living the earned life, unbound by regret, requires committing to a habit of earning and, crucially, connecting that habit to something greater than the isolated achievements of careerism. By grounding our achievements in a higher aspiration, he shows, we can avoid the easy temptation to wallow in regret. Goldsmith implores readers to avoid the Great Western Disease of “I’ll be happy when. . . .” He offers practical advice and exercises aimed at helping us shed the obstacles, especially the failures of imagination, that prevent us from creating our own fulfilling lives. With this book as their guide, readers can close the gap between what they plan to achieve and what they actually get done—and avoid the trap of existential regret, the kind that reroutes destinies and persecutes our memories. Packed with illuminating stories from Goldsmith’s legendary career as a coach to some of the world’s highest-achieving leaders as well as reflections on his own experiences, The Earned Life is a road map for ambitious people seeking a higher purpose. “Marshall Goldsmith is a wonderful coach, educator, and author.”—Albert Bourla, CEO, Pfizer

Author : Thor Muller,Lane Becker
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118276938

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Get Lucky by Thor Muller,Lane Becker Pdf

A guide to getting luck on your side As the pace of change accelerates and the volume of information explodes, we're under great pressure to connect just in time with the people and ideas we need to thrive. But we can no longer plan our way to success—there will always be factors beyond our control. This uncertainty, however, cultivates one of today's key drivers of success: serendipity. More than blind luck, serendipity can produce quantifiable results: breakthrough ideas, relationships that matter, effortless cooperation, synchronized market timing, and more. Get Lucky shows businesses how to succeed by fostering the conditions for serendipity to occur early and often. Distills planned serendipity into eight key elements: preparedness, motion, activation, attraction, connection, commitment, porosity, and divergence Features stories of serendipity in action at well-known companies including Avon, Target, Steelcase, Google, Facebook, Walmart, and more Written by serial entrepreneurs and cofounders of Get Satisfaction, a breakout platform for online customer service communities with over 100,000 clients Planned serendipity is not an abstract, magical notion, but a practical skill. Get Lucky is the indispensable resource for anyone who wants to learn this skill and to make serendipity work for them.