188. Critical Thinking: How to Build A Career You’re Proud Of Without Burning Bridges
Published in 2003, Richard Templar’s book The Rules Of Work: A Definitive Code For Personal Success outlines 108 rules to make your mark and move up in the corporate world as quickly and efficiently as possible. Continue reading “188. Critical Thinking: How to Build A Career You’re Proud Of Without Burning Bridges”
216. What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard: Lessons in People, Sales, Negotiation & Business Mgmt
Published in 1984, the late Mark H. McCormack‘s book What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard Business School is an extremely informative book that notes lessons he learned on managing people, sales & marketing, negotiation, and running a business while starting and building IMG. Continue reading “216. What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard: Lessons in People, Sales, Negotiation & Business Mgmt”
220. How to Run A Business: Offensive and Defensive Strategies To Manage Competitive Attacks
Published in 2012 by Palgrave Macmillan, Tim Calkins‘ book Defending Your Brand outlines 15 defensive strategies smart companies use to deal with competitive attacks, and warns that while these strategies can be carried out ‘legally,’ you should first consult legal Continue reading “220. How to Run A Business: Offensive and Defensive Strategies To Manage Competitive Attacks”
222. How to Ru(i)n a Government: 6 Barriers & 3 Cognitive Biases That Thwart Win/Win Negotiations
Published in 2001 by Basic Books, Max H. Bazarman, Jonathan Baron, and Katherine Shonk‘s book You Can’t Enlarge the Pie cites pertinent case studies and makes logical arguments on how decision making strategies could Continue reading “222. How to Ru(i)n a Government: 6 Barriers & 3 Cognitive Biases That Thwart Win/Win Negotiations”
223. Effective Communication Strategies to Increase Productivity & Be More Persuasive
Published in 2011 by McGraw-Hill, Robert Bacal‘s book Perfect Phrases for Customer Service 2nd Edition offers ‘hundreds of ready-to-use phrases for handling any customer service situation’ to improve your customer relationship management.
224. Getting to Yes: How to Negotiate When You’re The Weaker Party
Published in 2011 by Penguin Publishing, Roger Fisher‘s, William Ury‘s, and Bruce Patton‘s book Getting to Yes: Negotiating an agreement without giving in offers a principled negotiation method to win-win negotiations; especially when you’re the weaker party. Continue reading “224. Getting to Yes: How to Negotiate When You’re The Weaker Party”
225. Influence: 6 Proven Techniques to Improve Your Ability to Influence + BONUS!
Published in 1984 by HarperCollins Publishers, Robert Cialdini‘s book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion outlines why people say ‘Yes,’ and offers 6 proven techniques that improve your ability to persuade others. Continue reading “225. Influence: 6 Proven Techniques to Improve Your Ability to Influence + BONUS!”
237. 20 Hours with Tai Lopez: Investor, Entrepreneur & Author
17 videos. 184 links. 223+ takeaways from this 20 hr training lesson:
[JOSHUA’S NOTE: Below are 20 hours of high-quality, curated content gleaned from Tai Lopez’ Youtube channel blended with my personal experience as a talent development specialist training over 15,000 professionals and university students, neatly bundled up and in one place.]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Persuasion strategies for optimized sales pitches
- How to deal with ‘haters,’ ‘trolls’ and online criticism
- How to change, avoid procrastination and be more productive
- Psychological and personality defaults that sabotage success
- What you know & Who you know: the 2 imperatives to success
- Find business partners that compliment your weaknesses
- The benefits of advertising & marketing your strengths
- Balancing ambition and happiness
- The secret to success, knowing in what to specialize
- How to create a ‘turnkey’ business with robotic income
- Know your competence
- Understand your environment & your client’s alternatives
- Identify your client’s needs, wants and problems
- Know what to offer
- Purchase a strategic domain name
- Set up your own basic website
- Choose your business model, team and funding strategy
- Fulfill more than you promised to your clients
- Monetize your social media presence
- Reinvest revenue bringing traffic to your website
- Generate buzz with a striking story & promise
- Diversify your cash flow & investment portfolio
- Build your credit: Exploit good debt for long-term wealth
- Reasons why people fail to reach their goals in life
- The ‘optimal’ personality profile for success
- Learning how to learn and deliberate practice
- Lessons your education should have taught you, but didn’t
- Tai Lopez’ Claim & Disclosure