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Pete is an addict. He's addicted to the pursuit of money and success - and all of the schedules, goals and incentives that go with it. There's never enough time in the day. He knows he asks a lot of his long-suffering assistant Jan. But sales is a high-pressure business, and she knew the job when she took it on. It's not his fault she barely sees her family these days. A chance encounter with a new colleague in a coffee shop is about to change Pete's life forever.

This book bundle aims to gather knowledge about various proven willpower and negotiation techniques and deliver it to you in a practical, easy to understand, and actionable manner. Use it like you would use an instruction manual, for simply listening to it is not doing justice to yourself. When you understand the sciences and art of willpower and negotiation, it is easier to use them to create a life of your dreams. The concept of willpower alone has grown leaps and bounds in the last few decades.

Over the course of several years, I paraphrased the original English text (Long 1862) into a simplified and easy to absorb version I call Meditations Made Simple. The Narrator of this audiobook makes it a joy to listen to.

A fascinating story of growing up as a gay fan of comic books in the 1960s, building a fifty-year career as an award-winning writer, and interacting with acclaimed comic book legends Award-winning writer Bill Schelly relates how comics and fandom saved his life in this engrossing story that...

In Jesus the Pacifist, Fleischer provides a systematic, biblically based, and comprehensive overview of Jesus’s relationship with violence, one that may forever change how you view his ministry and your calling.

Written by organizational change expert Robert Bogue, The Six Keys to Confident Change Management offers tools you can use to initiate and manage change. Whether you're doing a process improvement or reimagining the organization through digital transformation, you'll learn the keys you need to be confident and successful in your change. It starts with the process of creating clarity in your vision for the future before walking into discussions on how to manage either programs or projects and then how to motivate your peers or coworkers to actually do the change.

The mission of the Church has always been to "go and make disciples of all people." But between "going" and "making" the Church has to Connect with people. The way disciples are made has not changed in 2000 years. But how we "go" and how we "connect" with people has changed dramatically in the 21st century.

"A virgin birth? A virgin? Her?" God shouted at Freud while recalling his one night stand with Mary. Freud snorted another line of cocaine in celebration, believing that this story would help Nietzsche in his quest to fire God from Heaven Inc. Nietzsche, however, has other problems: the Norse gods are running amok on Earth, his board of directors are in a constant state of chaos, and syphilis pushes him into a past life that he would rather forget. How will he prevail?

Do you find that most of your days are spent doing lots of things, and yet nothing much gets accomplished? At the end of your day is the remaining work you see piled on your desk discouraging? Does your family often complain about the time you spend at home catching up on the work that you failed to finish within your regular working hours? If you're nodding yes to these questions, it's time to learn the time-management strategies that will give your life balance.

This book is intended for people who want to optimize their negotiating skills by using tried and tested negotiation techniques. A number of individuals may assume that negotiating is easy, however, this is not entirely true. Anyone can try to negotiate, but not all people truly succeed in the end. This book will present simple but effective steps in negotiating effectively and successfully.

Would you like to generate additional income every day with penny stocks? Do you have a dream of launching a startup and becoming a successful entrepreneur? Buying and selling penny stocks makes it possible for you to work from home and make lots of money in the process! After listening to this book you'll have a clear understanding of what the business model of buying and selling penny stocks includes and how the business really works from A to Z.

In most cases, when a church needs a lawyer, it hires a lawyer. When it needs a plumber, it hires a plumber. But when it comes to making business decisions, most churches convene well-meaning but often inexperienced volunteers to form a committee, then they take a month and vote on the color to paint a door in the nursery. Conducting business this way kills the vision and drains the passion out of right-brained, creative, relational pastors and ministry leaders.

Transform into the leader you want to become by helping others to maximize their potential in this new era. No matter what your organization looks like, Balanced Accountability offers a proven framework for getting these results.

This book is intended for individuals who want to start practicing Stoicism in their lives. If you’re a beginner, striving to become a Stoic, you’ve got the right book. This book is a beginner’s guide and not an in-depth discussion of the philosophy of Stoicism. Furthermore, it is presented in simple language that anyone can grasp easily.

This book is about job shops. Inside is a combination of stories and practical tips from my experience. It’s not theory. This is how I lost money, made money, kept my job, or got promoted. These are all the things I dug through the literature trying to find answers to. Job shops can be many different types of businesses. Factories, distributors, and government offices could all be considered job shops.

Otto Binder: The Life and Work of a Comic Book and Science Fiction Visionary chronicles the career of Otto Binder, from pulp magazine author to writer of Supergirl, Captain Marvel, and Superman comics. As the originator of the first sentient robot in literature ("I, Robot," published in Amazing...

Are you running a highly successful company that just doesn't seem to be growing? You may be so operationally focused that you’ve ignored one of the most important aspects of an expanding business, working from a market-based perspective. In The Growth Gears, Art Saxby and Pete Hayes share their linear method of transforming your business into a market-focused organization.

I have created this question and answer path to provide the listener with a complete tool and over two hours of content. Through this audiobook, it is possible to find answers to many questions that every newbie asks about this fascinating and sometimes elusive technological paradigm.

Trade Up follows the fictional journeys of several young people who find their futures in skilled trades. Madison’s dream of becoming an electrician means she must reconcile with her parents’ hopes that she’d become “someone who carried a briefcase to work”. Jordan, Madison’s mentor, weighs his options as a family man and busy journeyman. Jacob discovers his love for working with his hands, just like his grandfather. Fuuads chooses a completely different path from the one his parents planned for him. Bob has built a career not unlike John Finan’s own.

We are embarking on an era of challenge and change. The value and impact of effective leadership has never been more evident. Little is clear about what the next decade looks like for your business, except that what worked in the past is no longer enough. For your business to endure and thrive, your Millennial and Gen Z employees must lead your company into the future.