Book Description
Susan Page's groundbreaking approach to relationships gives readers the tools and encouragement they need to bring positive changes to their relationship, even when their partners are unwilling to do the work. Based on the premise that what you do in a relationship makes changes faster than anything you discuss, Page introduces the concept of "Loving Leadership" and offers fourteen empowering and doable strategies for recapturing the positive feelings, including how to:
Overcome resentment and move beyond blameSolve major problems--one at a timeRecapture lost intimacy
Step-by-step, Page demonstrates that with tangible goals, and new ways of thinking, one partner can bring new levels of harmony and love to a relationship.
Customer Reviews:
This book is a breath of fresh air!.......2007-08-23
What a relief it is to consider that you alone, without the cooperation or consent of your spouse, can work to improve the quality of your relationship...Wow! I found this book to be very empowering and uplifting...forcing me to focus on the good rather than the negative aspects of my relationship.
This book has fabulous insight into the male versus female habits, needs, tendencies and desires. I consider myself to be an optimist and a spiritual person, and most relationship books just don't "fit", and usually bring me down. I definitely plan to read more by this author, and I hope my spouse will as well.
When you read this book, make sure that you don't skip the "In Conclusion" section at the end...it brought me to tears, and truly put into words how I feel about my husband, and about life! We need to stop focusing on our problems and how to solve them, and just focus on the moment and the journey. Enjoy life...Begin now!
Helpful.......2007-04-11
If you are frustrated with not getting enough effort out of your partner when it comes to getting a derailed relationship back on track this book will help. I can't say it is the best written book ever, but the ways it tells you to cope and take charge are enough to make it a worthwile read.
Saved my marriage.......2007-02-03
I really didn't believe that I could change my relationship, by only working myself. Boy, did Susan Page show me I was wrong. Take note, this book is not for the lazy or the faint of heart. She has "exercises" that you must actually DO, many of which involve writing about yourself and your partner. She requires that you do some hard and sometimes painful analysis of your situation. It's not always easy, it's not always fun. But if you are willing to do the work, you will find that you CAN bring you and your spouse together.
Can This Marriage Be Saved?.......2005-12-22
I wish I'd had this book when my first marriage ran into trouble. My counselor at that time told me the marriage could be saved only if both persons were willing to work on it and that one person could not save it alone.
The focus of this book is on developing fresh perspectives about the relationship, overcoming resentment, recapturing lost intimacy and solving major problems, one at a time. Don't give up without first trying these techniques.
very insightful.......2005-09-27
This book is very insightful. I just got the book and couldn't stop reading it. It points out many things that I've been doing was wrong and teach me new techniques to due with issues. I am the person that often spend a lot of energy being angry and felt like there were no way out because my partner and I are both very bull headed. But this book taught me many techniques to manage my anger (to release them but not venting them on my partner.), and deal with the problem.... not putting it off and felt more and more bitter and angry for months and finally there was the big blow up! These are good techniques to learn even if you are in a good relationship. I can't wait to try these little experiments and see how they work out.
Book Description
On the heels of his successful 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself and Reinventing Yourself, motivational speaker and author Steve Chandler has written his life's masterpiece,
The Story of You.
The Story of You is the book Steve Chandler was always meant to write. In the tradition of Covey's 7 Habits and Scott Peck's Road Less Traveled, Chandler's personal growth gem transcends all categories to impact psychology, business, self-help, and contemporary social commentary. For the first time in history, readers have a definitive book on what keeps them from succeeding.
Chandler breaks new ground with his startling revelations and fresh interpretations about people as diverse as: Elvis Presley, Van Gogh, Governor Bill Richardson, actor Tyrese Gibson, Dr. Andrew Weil, Hugh Hefner, Mark Twain and the biblical character Lazarus.
By exposing people's stories as the most false and limiting part of their lives, Chandler invites you into a new world of action and creative accomplishment.
With humor and biting critiques, Chandler exposes people's false ego stories for what they are and reveals the source of all success: the inner energy of will and spirit. Filled with stunningly candid dialogue from pivotal coaching sessions that Chandler has conducted (and been the subject of!), this book is the most dramatic exposure yet of how we hold ourselves back by the stories we believe and then tell.
Book Description
Millions of people worldwide dream of making a "good" living, of attaining great wealth, and having an extraordinary and fortunate life. However, they haven't yet found a way of attaining it, and they fear that they can only do so at the expense of others—perhaps by compromising their higher spiritual values and virtuous nature. Some people who outwardly acknowledge their desire for great wealth feel inwardly guilty about acquiring it, and their illusive conflict blocks or dissipates their potential fortunes. Other people say they just want to be comfortable and secure rather than vastly fortunate. These individuals also hold themselves back from breaking through to new levels of financial freedom, and actually living their most cherished and inspiring dreams. In addition to their conflicting spiritual and material natures, some people have an additional internal struggle between their desires to give and receive.
How to Make One Hell of a Profit and Still Get to Heaven was written to help you (if you happen to be like most people) dissolve these apparent conflicts. It can assist you in making your financial dreams come true while shedding light on an entirely new way of looking at, understanding, and appreciating the true nature of Earthly profits and heavenly wealth. If you read and apply the principles and methodologies that are laid out in these pages, your relationship with, and ability to master, your spiritual wealth and material finances as well as other vital areas of your life will undergo an amazing transformation.
Customer Reviews:
Written for people who have vague notions that simply making money is somehow in conflict with their morals and ethics.......2006-05-31
Ok, this book isn't a book about a literal heaven nor does it define spirituality according to any specific religious doctrine. This book is for those folks who have uncomfortable attitudes towards making money because they feel it violates their moral or ethical codes, whatever the name of the code.
A surprising number of people are very uncomfortable with the idea of buying and selling and especially of making money on their work. They don't mind receiving a paycheck as long as it isn't "too big" (whatever that means), but to actually make something and sell it for as much as the market will bear causes them sincere and very painful anxiety. Years ago, when I taught piano full time and had a full slate of students that I charged what was a good rate for the time, one of my friends asked me how I did it.
So, I told her what I did, how I built the number of students, and what I charged. She said she could never charge that much for teaching music because it was unfair to the kids. Well, guess what, she didn't end up teaching many students even at her lower rate. And she had to go work at another job because she couldn't make enough money at what she was willing to charge. Is there a lesson here?
This book takes a person with the kind of fears and anxieties of my friend and walks them through why it is a good thing to charge and make money. What you should do to save and build with that money and how to use money to enrich rather than become the focus of your life.
If you are a person with these kinds of stultifying attitudes towards money, this is a good book to read and think about. However, if you are already a businessperson with a good understanding and attitudes towards making money, well, this book is probably too basic.
Awesome prosperity book!.......2006-03-09
This is one of the very best books I have read regarding prosperity and the way we view money. Dr. Demartini approaches the concept in a way I have never seen before and I have had too many "lightbulb moments" to count. I have purchased 4 of these books and shared them with friends, I was so excited about it. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to stretch their thinking a bit outside the box and gain some new insights about how they think and feel about money.
Book Description
The Go-Getter is Kyne's most famous work, first published by William Randolph Hearst in 1921. The story centers around disabled World War I veteran Bill Peck, a worker who must overcome many obstacles in order to build a successful life for himself. At every turn he is thwarted by life's circumstances and must rely on his own tenacity and wits to see him through. American novelist PETER B. KYNE (1880-1957) was born in San Francisco, California. From early on it was clear that he had a gift for writing, and his time in the army during the Spanish-American War and World War I gave him plenty to write about. Kyne's novels include The Three Godfathers (1913) and Cappy Ricks (1916).
Customer Reviews:
Blue Vasers Needed.......2007-07-26
This story of getting a blue vase while facing almost insurmountable difficulties is a wonderful, inspiring, and educational tool. It is well written. It can be used in almost any setting to encourage the reader to accomplish what seems impossible to accomplish. I first heard the story 35 years ago and have told it at least one hundred times. I finally found the original source and purchased it. After reading it, I have already loaned it to others and encouraged them to buy and mark their own copy. It's a great book for business, for school officials, and just about any setting! Buy it and read it!
It's a Go Get It!.......2007-07-16
Easy to read, easy to comprehend, excellent story approach. Try it, you're sure to be delighted.
Good quick read.......2007-07-02
Short book that has a good moral. The writing style is very dated, and may be a turn off to some (it almost was for me).
You can read the whole book in under an hour, and will definitely find a way to apply it immediately.
Old is Gold.......2006-11-22
Reading a book on leadership written about 80 years ago is an experience. While we all know that new advancements will lead to a need for new skills. This was true for all periods. The best part of The Go-Getter is its relevance for all ages.
When I was reading the book for the first time without even referring to the period when it was written I felt that the author has used the lumber industry to indicate a generic pattern across industries. I felt its clear relevance in the software industry which is still in its adolescence globally.
Go getter attitude will take us to reach any of our goals. This requires three important aspects - the ownership of the activity or problem, courage to handle it even without having the complete knowledge of the activity or the problem but have only broad guidelines and perseverance to withstand the hurdles come on the way in completing the tougher task on hand. The Go-Getter demonstrates the same very well. The blue vase test has opened some powerful insights in me and I should agree my thinking and attitude towards any activity I am looking at had been changed dramatically after reading this book.
This book gives us great insights about making our own fortunes. There is a saying that the normal worker waits for the job description and the Go getter writes one and exceeds the same. This book offers motivation to look at opening doors(opportunities), finding ways to make way, take ownership, show perseverance, think laterally to find maximum alternatives on hand, respecting the designer/assigner of the job and his instincts and finally the strongest of the messages - It will be done attitude.
A must read for the younger generation to learn how to find their way in the new executive jungle. Considering the economic growth majority of the economies are experiencing the managers are always flooded with priorities between managing growth vs creating supporting structures for planning further growth. The amount of time new age managers/leaders are spending on grooming and counseling the subjects has drastically come down and it is important that the subjects learn some life skills to sail through the tough waters. The Go Getter definitely offers the required life skill - being a Go Getter.
The Go-Getter: A Story That Tells You How To Be One.......2006-11-03
Excellent. One of the best management books I have ever read. My clients love it. In fact, I will be ordering 25 more today.
Dr. Carter
Book Description
WHETHER YOU ARE struggling with your goals, unmotivated at work, burnt out on bad news, or just uninspired, a simple turn in attitude can make all the difference.
In Pivot, Dr. Alan R. Zimmerman draws from his extensive experience as a performance consultant and speaker to reveal the crucial role that attitude plays in your success.
Through Dr. Zimmerman's nine-step attitude revolution, you will:
Evaluate your status quo
Choose your mental strategy
Curb the negativity blocking your success
Improve your confidence
Build stronger relationships
Experience an instant boost in enthusiasm
Make every day a successful day
Stop worrying
Overcome failure
If it's time for a revolution in your life, Pivot can lead the way.
Customer Reviews:
weLEAD Book Review by the Editor of leadingtoday.org.......2007-06-17
Dr. Alan Zimmerman is a performance consultant who energetically believes in the transforming power of a positive attitude. It is a basic and ancient philosophy that understands we must change our inside before we will be able to change the outside in a positive way. Steven Covey has taught for years that principle-centered leadership must have an "inside/out approach" to life. Dr. Zimmerman has also taught for over twenty years an authoritative message regarding attitude and success.
Pivot is a book that consolidates Zimmerman's experiences and teachings to thousands over many years. As he states in the book's introduction,
"I've noticed that attitude makes a huge difference in determining a person's level of success in life. In fact, attitude seems to make a bigger difference than age, sex, race, education, circumstances or any other factor. Two people can have the same background and face the same situations, but experience very different outcomes. It's all about attitude."
As a book, Pivot covers three important points. These are how to recognize a wrong attitude in yourself, how to develop the right kind of approach to life and situations, and how to maintain a productive attitude. The first three chapters discuss what a "wrong attitude" is and how to recognize it in yourself. Many individuals have harbored negative thoughts and feelings so long they fail to recognize how detrimental they are to personal growth and achievement. Chapters four through seven teach the reader how to develop a positive approach to life and situations. The emphasis here is that even with problems and major obstacles, the positive person is able to stay motivated and "upbeat" with the right viewpoint. Finally, chapters eight and nine reinforce how one can maintain a positive attitude in spite of all obstacles.
Each of the nine chapters in the book presents a single quality or discipline that dovetails nicely with the overall purpose of the book. For example, in chapter 8 entitled "Worry", the author communicates how to overcome the guilt and emotional burden that plagues so many people and stunts their potential. Zimmerman is also not afraid to discuss the importance of spirituality in life and the benefits it offers. This chapter, like many others, also provides exercises or a plan to develop the quality discussed within the chapter.
Pivot is a motivating and inspiring book. Not only does Dr. Zimmerman spice it with many of his own experiences, but you will finish it feeling your life can... and will... be better for having read it. Even if you consider yourself a positive person, the principles and content of Pivot will reinforce and energize your perspective on the world. Heaven knows... we can all use more of that!
Pivot.......2007-03-09
I did not like this book. It was redundant and boring.I would not reccomend it to anyone.
Recycled Information.......2007-02-12
While I don't disgree with pretty much any of the information of ideas presented in this book, I found it to be a pretty simplistic repetition of many of the otehr self-development books I've read in the past few years. That's the "danger" of buying self-development books - for some (new to the ideas), a book like this might be life changing, but for folks who have read dozens of books that may each go into greater detail, the book becomes a quick scan and a bit of a disappointment. That being said, I recently read ANOTHER book that I thought consolidated much of the current research on personal change ("This Year, I will..." Ryan), and bought multiple copies to give to friends. That book took the researcch and put a different or more focused spin on the ideas.
Get an attitude adjustment........2007-01-14
A valuable entry into the realm of "positive psychology," this commendable book offers an engaging look at the power of a positive attitude.
Although the book looks like the typical self-help hardback, it is really also a workbook in disguise. Each chapter has a discussion of the issues most relevant to developing self-affirming, enthusiastic attitudes that lead to success in any endeavor. There are numerous apt examples, quotations and stories as well as many references to other authors, teachers and philosophers from over millennia whose works have offered the same critical message as Dr. Zimmerman. Each chapter has not only a description of what to do and why, but also -- and this is where it is revealed that the book is really a workbook -- exercises at the end to allow the reader to put new knowledge into practice.
What I liked best, though, is the author's upbeat treatment of his subject. I found myself chuckling at his humor throughout the book. There is a laugh to be had on every second page. He has an excellent teaching style -- a reader is more likely to remember and learn from something that also entertains.
Dr. Zimmerman's instructions are solid. He is simple, clear and precise about what is important to consider and what is important to do. And however simple the suggestions seem, they are what many psychotherapists tell their clients to try. People who've tried them tell me they work very well.
Helpful!.......2006-11-05
This is the kind of book you can read over and over. Helps you to understand yourself and your feelings. I have recommended this book to several people. It would make a great gift to someone you care about.
Book Description
"If you're this successful doing work you don't love, what could you do with work you do love?"
If you've ever wanted your own personal mentor, champion of your gifts, advocate for your dreams...your support system has arrived. As an accomplished alternative career coach and one who has "walked the walk," Tama J. Kieves now shares the inspiring wisdom she has taught for years in her well-loved workshops. Examining each fear from the inside out with wicked humor and cutting authenticity, the author takes the ideal of doing work you love into living, breathing, and "telling your mother" actuality. Through practical stories of overcoming insecurities, Tama J.Kieves shares her journey of leaving behind life as a corporate lawyer to rediscover her buried creative self, write, and develop a soul-inspired livelihood. Imbued with an intoxicating and intimate writing style, This Time I Dance! can convince you, even if you're cynical, to uncover and live your ultimate dreams and trust your amazing adventure.
Customer Reviews:
A big disappointment.......2006-10-27
I was craving for a book that is what this book says it is. If you are, too, I strongly recommend that you give another book a chance and do not waste your money on this one. It's not that the author gives bad advice - the advice is good. But, she just doesn't say much in 200 pages. She says the same thing in 100 different ways, then repeats those again. Chapters are very short, each paragraph is separated with a line or two of space and the font is big. This is all clearly the publisher's trick to extend this book to appear much longer than it should be.
But it is also the content that I disliked. I disliked it so much, I actually skipped about 50 pages towards the end and just jumped to the last chapter to see if I would miss anything - I didn't. Her writing style is more like a transcript of a motivational talk...a motivational talk to a room of children is more like it. She uses rhyming and illiteration constantly, and too many immature adjectives, adverbs and metaphors. Maybe it's just a style that I don't like and you will, but this book is about having trust in yourself enough to leave your current lucrative job to follow your dreams. For something so important, I need to respect the source, and I find it impossible with this author.
Originally, I gave this book some weight because it is written by a woman who is a Harvard law grad and had a great career. But upon reading the book, she really appears to have little intelligence in writing in a way that others can connect to and respect. How can I take this kind of momentous advice from a woman who writes in a 'sing-song' way like she's talking to her 7-yr old niece? And, to boot, writing was HER dream -- if I follow my dream, will I be only mediocre, too?
This review sounds harsh, but I just felt I had to get this review up here since I listened to the other reviews then was completely disappointed. No doubt, this topic is VERY important and if you are thinking of reading about it - GO FOR IT! But I recommend going to someone else to hear what you need to hear.
Best of its kind!.......2003-11-30
Like having a good friend at hand. This articulate, experienced, account travels with me whenever I go to contemplate. For career-changers, mid-lifers, artists, looking for new dimensions, just looking for a breath of fresh air seekers! This single text could replace the entire self-help section! Well worth the time and a place you will re-visit again and again.
This Time I Dance.......2003-05-14
Filled with quotes from her personal journal and splashes of lavender, this book is truly marvelous! Tama tackles head-on the "yes, buts...", "the I can't becauses...", and the other typical blocks to making successful life transitions. I found familiarity in her words, both my own and those of clients. Leave a job without a plan? Yes, proclaims the author, how else are you going to have the energy to follow your path if you are exhausted just getting through the workday? "You will engage the totality of your intelligence to find a means to succeed instead of to tally up and analyze the many ways you could fail."
Unlike other books I've read on the subject of:" finding and doing the work you love", this one encourages the reader to simply trust their inspired yearnings and yield to their inner knowing. Rather than follow a step-by-step process (like so many self help books recommend) Tama suggests you allow yourself time to let the path unfold before you. "..we only tend to find our mission once we take an intermission from the work life that doesn't work." As one who took an "intermission" to pursue my dreams, this book totally re-affirms my path. I recommend it to anyone who has felt "inklings" that there is a way to realize authentic, meaningful work.
She Really Inspires Me.......2003-02-25
This Time I Dance! is absolutely inspirational.
It is not a how-to, but I learned a *lot* about How To. I thought I had read all there was to read about how to do what I love for a living and earn what I deserve and live long and prosper. I have read maybe 25 books or more on the subject.
Tama simply tells her own story in a way that inspires me to live *my* story. Listening to her story makes me feel that I can do this, too. It was obviously written with much love and caring.
DANCE WITH TAMA! READ THIS BOOK AND TRUST...........2002-08-01
I LOVE THIS BOOK! This Time I Dance is both an intimate personal journal and mentoring series of empowering lessons for the dissatisfied worker bee or the burdened professional. This book is for the lonely "closet creative" seeking an experienced coach and walking companion on a path to a more passionate and fearless expression of livelihood. Written with a full array of delicious imagery and savory, insightful prose and laced with inspiriting quotes from well-known fellow travelers, "This Time I Dance" is nothing less than magical. It exposes and celebrates every inner voice begging to be heard amidst the clatter of conformity -- from its deepest vulnerability to its most passionate vision. Through her own story, Tama effectively expresses the imminent joy ready to be birthed in the soulful, pregnant cry for unique self-expression in a society drunk with educational elitism, materialism and mediocre uniformity. With cheers, tears and jeers, Tama took me and can take you on an extraordinary journey of courageous aspiration into true "life-lihood." This is the bible for the creative soul longing for self-expression....it is a journey of faith and trust...I know this personally as a corporate transactional attorney who has a double life as a "creative..."
Product Description
Date of Publication not given, but has www.dalecarnegie.com on the DJ so quite recent.
Book Description
If you only knew then what you know...now...
You're in good company. Few of us get through life without wishing we could get a do-over. But you know the rules: You only go around once. So what's the secret to making better choices the first time through? And what practical wisdom and insight will help you to re-shape your destiny to match your dreams?
Learn from those who have come before you.
If There's One Thing I've Learned is an inspiring and life-affirming collection of everyday epiphanies from people recalling pivotal moments in their lives. The stories speak of life's lost and found: love, time, career, money, dreams, childhood. Bring them along for your journey so that, like a well-traveled companion, they're always nearby to move and comfort you and help guide you to the life you were meant to live.
Let the experiences of others show you that:
*You should think twice before you let love walk away...
*When you're not appreciated at work, you can move on...
*You can change your life before it's too late...
*Time passes and before you know it...
*When you do what you love, the joy will follow...
*Your children need your presence...now...
*To act on your dreams you must awaken...
Customer Reviews:
Required reading for all students of life..........2006-01-05
James Green's book encourages the reader to look within himself/herself, to focus upon their goals, what's important in their lives and also offers some solace that we can learn from our past, in order to improve upon our future. It's refreshing to read a "guide" which isn't another fad. Rather, the author offers thought provoking experiences from diverse individuals, which can be of benefit to all.
Compelling stories where you find yourself.......2006-01-03
Reviewed by William Phenn for Readers Views
James Green, airline pilot turned writer, turned motivationalist. All he has seen and all he has done, does not compare to what he has written in this compelling volume.
Green has interviewed eighty seven people (I shall have to find out why 87 and not 90?) from all walks of life. Taken one aspect of a person's life, he gives the reader an insight into that person which no one has ever heard before. This book has true accounts of lost love, internet love, disappointing careers, unfulfilled dreams, shattered lives and few successes. Successes such as Green, who includes an excerpt from his own life, tells of how he made the right choice in his early years and how that choice, that one single moment in his existence, made an amazing difference in his life.
Green has filled "If There's One Thing I've Learned" with over two hundred and fifty pages of the most interesting accounts of people. Recollections they have had of the good, the bad, and the ugly. One such example is Steve, the thirty seven year old architect, that discovered internet dating. His humorous account of cyber sex and internet dating left me in stitches. Then there is Ron, the thirty nine year old technician, whose story was in the chapter titled "The One Who Got Away" - a heart breaker that will read like a Greek tragedy. On and on, the examples are endless, the stories compelling.
Green has combined every facet of enjoyable reading into this volume. There is joy, drama, tragedy, sex (not erotic) and no violence. If there's one thing I've learned, this is a very enjoyable book that is general audience. Lessons learned in the book are many; see which one relates to you and your life.
I highly recommend this fine piece of literary work to all who can read. You are in here somewhere, mark my words.
A "Moving" Gift.......2005-12-09
I received this book as a gift and was very moved by its content. The author's personal experiences, as well as those of others he shares, serve to remind the reader of the importance of living life without regret ... something I promote in my romance seminars and coaching. This book is definitely worth the read, not to mention you may want to gift someone you love with a copy. Oh, and don't be surprised if you discover that one of the stories you read is very close to your own. Congratulations, Mr. Green!
Life Is To Be Lived Each Moment.......2005-12-02
IF THERE'S ONE THING I'VE LEARNED by James Green is about "how to seize your once in a lifetime chance to get it right." The author has interviewed hundreds of people of all ages and walks of life and asked what is the most important lesson each has learned and how he or she learned it. The stories and the lessons are told in the interviewee's words. Many are followed with a related wise saying from Wisdom teachers of various faiths through the ages
A wonderful read! .......2005-11-02
"To know the road ahead, ask those coming back."
--Chinese Proverb
James Green's interviews with 87 people helped them reveal their moment of truth--and what truth it is. Each story is only a few pages based on: If you could go back and change anything in your life, what would you do differently?
The subtitle of the book is "How to seize your once-in-a-lifetime chance to get it right." It's pretty obvious we will see ourselves in more than one of the stories.
You cannot have a favorite in these stories as each one makes a strong point. For example:
-- A retired NYC cop says he wishes he had been more open minded as a young man relative to people of different races.
-- A young woman tells how she loved men who didn't love her; and was loved by men she didn't love, and how she finally decided to save herself physically and emotionally for the right man.
The author is an airline pilot who decided that "He would listen to the whisper and not let life pass him by, and that he would live his life without regret."
The interview questions he used are part of the book, and if you read them, you will be forced to think about things you learned as each one is a subtle nudge down memory lane.
Can you tell I loved this book! And as a bonus, he included some really great quotes.
Armchair Interviews says with so much downer news in the media and our lives today, these stories so very uplifting.
"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first,
the lesson afterwards."
-- Vernon Sanders Law, pro baseball player
Customer Reviews:
I want one of these jobs!`.......2001-08-30
Wouldn't it be cool to be the "Turf Czar" described in this book?
Fabulously entertaining and informative.......1999-08-27
David Fischer gives the type of information that anyone who wants to get involved in the world of sports need to know. I was thoroughly delighted
This book is great! No one has given this info before.......1999-08-22
David Fischer is an incredibly entertaining writer. I've always wondered how one gets into these types of jobs and this book does just that. I highly recommend it!
great book for anyone interested in a job in sports.......1999-07-30
I am a 15 year old who inspires to hvae a job in sports. It gives you great advice on how to get your dream job in sports. I would love to be sports agent and now i know what it takes,the responsibility that comes with it,and how to be sucsessful in that career as well as 50 other sports related jobs
Allows sports careers seekers to know what to do........1998-01-26
This book is perfect for the person who knows that he or she wants a job in sports, but doesn't know exactly where to start. It includes breakdowns of a variety of sports related jobs, as well as hints on how to prepare for the careers and tips a tales from people who have been there. This book is a must own for anyone who is contemplating embarking on a career in sports from athlete to statistician.
Amazon.com
More than two decades ago, when former Wall Street portfolio analyst Judith H. McQuown first sat down to write the inaugural edition of Inc. Yourself, the incorporation of a small company was a fairly simple procedure undertaken by relatively few refugees from the then-burgeoning safe haven of big-time corporate America. But while the appeal and the underlying need for striking out on one's own have increased markedly in the interim, the continual passage of major tax-law changes has ensured that incorporation is no longer such an uncomplicated process. Accordingly, in this ninth edition of her bestselling primer, McQuown still outlines the core information necessary to turn any enterprise into a separate legal entity replete with all of the rights, privileges, and liabilities that such a move entails. But she also updates those suggestions for today's small businesses whenever appropriate, and bolsters them with important details on newly available options for pension plans, organizing the venture, and sheltering its income from taxation. --Howard Rothman
Book Description
The completely revised 9th edition of the bestselling classic (over 500,000 copies in print),
Inc. Yourself is the most comprehensive, user-friendly guide to the tax breaks and legal benefits of incorporation.
Whether you're building a company with many products and employees or you're self-employed,
Inc. Yourself can show you how to take advantage of the tax breaks and legislation that benefit start-up ventures. This latest version of the bestselling classic includes:
new information on pension plans
choices of business organization, and investing your corporate surplus for maximum tax-free income
changes in tax law over the past three years
specific advice for women and minorities
sample forms, letters, and interactive worksheets to help you tailor the book's suggestions to your own circumstances
Inc. Yourself is the ultimate guide to incorporation--easily, intelligently, and profitably.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Customer Reviews:
Great information on How To Incorporate.......2004-03-05
This is one of the top three books on how to start your business and incorporate with the other two being Loopholes of the Rich and Rich Dad's Advisors: Own Your Own Corporation.
Another would be How To Incorporate in Any State: Everything You Need To Form a Corporation by W. Dean Brown.
On S Corporations, the best book I have found is S-Corporations by Robert Cooke.
Everyone that I know who is successfu in business is recommending these books. And for good reason, they work and are written by people who have actually been in the trenches and speak from experience.
Beware of certain [some] self publishers who have never had any real business experience and merely plagerizing the better authors such as those mentioned above.
An essential first read in starting your corporation.......2004-03-05
Before starting my business, I consulted with several successful business people that I knew. Aside from getting some great advice, all recommended this book as a essential first read before starting my corporation.
Now that I have read it, I agree and wholeheartily recommend it to anyone who wants to start a business and their corporation, correctly.
A good book to help you set up your corporation.......2004-03-05
I read the 8th edition of this book and got a great deal from it. Loaned it out, never got it back so back the newest edition. This is the book everyone else is copying. It's the best. Complete with forms and charts to help you get your corporation going.
I also recommend Form Your Own Corporation and Launch a Business in Any State and the Small Business Legal Kit, both by J.W. Dicks and Inc. and Grow Rich by C.W.Allen.
CAUTION: There are several books being put out by self publishers. These, some anyway are being promoted by paper tigers i.e. people who are writers only and have no real world experience. Much is outdated and the best of what they offer is in good quality books like this one and the others mentioned above.
Goff luck withyour business.
Lot's of good information in this book.......2004-01-03
Inc. Yourself provides a vast wealth of information on incorporating, the benefits you can get and why. Inc. Yourself is an easy read....pretty straightforward.
The fact that Inc. Yourself is now in it's 9th printing with more than 500,000 copies in print should tell you something about the great work done by Judith McQuown and the popularity of this great work.
As a companion to Inc. Yourself, You'll want to pick up a copy of Launch Business and Incorporate in Any State by J.W. Dicks and/or How To Incorporate in Any State by Brown.
This book deserves a solid five star rating and is highly recommended.
The Bible of Incorporating your business.......2004-01-03
I have read many books, talked to a lot of friends who started their own corporation and searched internet for tips. Without a doubt, Inc. Yourself is the "Bible" of Incorporating your business. Everyone that I know who is successful recommends this book. It is outstanding and will give you all the information you need to set up your corporation properly.
I want to caution you on the internet. There is some really bad advice with some people using the internet to hype their own books. Talk to someone you know who is in business. Check your local library and bookstore. HINT: If the book isn't available in the bookstores or your local library, it probably isn't worth your time.
If someone you know is a successful business person doesn't recognize a author, chances are the author is just a "paper tiger" with no real world experience.
I have not spoken with anyone who has not heard of Judith McQuown and everyone highly recommends her book.
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