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Own It!: Be Accountable and Inspire Confidence, Performance, and Leadership

There’s a genuine crisis of accountability today. Finger-pointing, passing the buck, and evading the issues have become the modus operandi for many. These low accountability behaviors stifle innovation, creativity, and productivity. But there is a way forward, and it starts with YOU! In this straightforward guide, CEO and Leadership Consultant Brandy Ferrer cuts through the BS surrounding low accountability in the workplace. Filled with sound advice, practical exercises, and meaningful perspectives, Own It! uses actual workplace situations to show the dramatic positive effects of moving from low accountability to high accountability behaviors. Brandy delivers a toolbox to improve not only your accountability but that of your team and overall organization as well.

Warrior Leadership

JB Spisso’s mission is this; to transform individuals into leaders. It’s a mission honed with over 26 years of military service, leading in some of the most elite troops and schools in the United States. An interesting thing about the military, every warrior, regardless of rank, is considered a leader. Warrior Leadership embodies this philosophy. It doesn’t matter if you’re a seasoned CEO or a first-time manager, captain of a sports team, or a stay-at-home mom. Each of us has the ability, and, more importantly, the responsibility to lead. Warrior Leadership uses real-life examples to lay out the steps necessary to become the leader you were intended to be. From finding your leadership style to enhancing group dynamics and team chemistry, JB tackles these topics like the warrior he is; talking as much about his failures and what he learned, as his successes. After all, warriors learn from warriors. Are you ready?

Becoming a Vacation Home Owner

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE PART IN THIS GROWING TREND? In a recent vacation rental survey, Trip Advisor® found that 60% of respondents reported plans to stay in a vacation rental in the coming year. More and more travelers are choosing to rent homes with finer amenities and better rates than expensive hotels. NOT SURE WHERE TO START? Steve Schwab has over 15 years in the business. Within these pages you’ll get an insider’s advice on what you need to know to be a successful vacation rental owner. Here are just a few of the critical topics: • Setting goals for income and personal use • Finding the right property in the right location • Assessing the risks and rewards of vacation rental ownership • Setting Guest expectations • Internal and external amenities you must have • How to determine if you should DIY or hire a Property Management Company • How to compare Property Management firms to pick the best fit for you. WHY WAIT? THE TIME IS NOW!

From Courage to Courtesy

Congratulations – you’ve made it to the officer ranks of the Fire Service! Making an effective transition from being a firehouse buddy to being a boss will take more than a firm knowledge of the job. You need people skills, manners, and the ability to rapidly adapt to a culture you’ve never experienced. Developing good etiquette is an important investment in your future. It allows you to feel at ease in any situation and gives you the confidence and polish of a true leader. From Courage to Courtesy explains exactly what you need to know to become the collaborative, gracious, and poised team leader that the Fire Service values. It contains easy to implement etiquette advice for today’s modern world.

Foundation to Sustainable Success

How would you like to wake up each morning free from worry – confident that all the pieces are in place for your continued success? The potential for greatness is in all of us but too often we settle for mediocrity. Foundation to Sustainable Success explores the critical changes you need to make to succeed in the mortgage business on your own terms. Using wisdom from her career as a top producer and business coach, Kelly provides concrete frameworks and practical strategies that will take your business to the next level and keep it there.This is not your typical mortgage manual. The emphasis is on you – creating a success mindset, managing triggers, eliminating limiting beliefs and self-sabotage, and making a commitment to do what needs to be done even when you don’t feel like doing it.

Lead with Mojo

As a self-professed “manager from hell,” Steve Caldwell learned through hard knocks and mistakes how to become a manager others wanted to model. He says, “In all arenas, we suffer from a lack of leadership talent. Because of this challenge, organizations often feel forced to promote employees into management positions they are ill-prepared to handle. But there is good news. You don’t have to be born to lead. You can learn to lead.” Using the steps in Lead with Mojo, every manager who has ever struggled with leading a team will be easily and quickly guided with actions they can begin implementing right away. Transformation can begin immediately, and it will be perfected as you travel down the leadership road. By implementing Lead with Mojo, you’ll be creating a fulfilling career and you’ll be guiding others to be the best they can be. That is good for profits, good for business, and good for the people that make it happen.

The Ultimate Vacation Rental Success Guide

This guidebook contains exactly what you need to know to experience the most success and enjoyment as a vacation rental owner. From decorating and inventory tips to booking and reporting, it’s filled with valuable information for both new and experienced owners. We’re sure you’ll find it helpful.

Divorce is Not for Dummies

Divorce – once you’ve made the decision, you just want to get through it as quickly and painlessly as possible. If you have kids, you’ll try anything to keep them from feeling broken. But you only have one chance to do it right. You can be SMART – bring in the right experts for your divorce, gather all the information, and you’ll be sure to make the decisions that are BEST for YOU. Divorce is NOT for Dummies is your best defense against financial loss. It puts YOU in control with the knowledge you need to confidently negotiate a win-win agreement. Nancy, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, shares with you strategies that have benefited her clients. You’ll learn: • The documents to gather and how to get organized. • Do It Yourself, Mediation, or Lawyer Assisted? Which divorce method is right for you? • How to ensure all assets and property are accounted for and who really owns what. • How child support and alimony come into play. Don’t get divorced without it!

From Campus to Corporate

People with soft skills succeed in the job market. Do you have them? More and more companies are rejecting the graduates with technical expertise in favor of those who have the soft skills necessary to build relationships/teams and generate business. Unfortunately, these are the same skills that most colleges and univeristies fail to teach, leaving millions of students totally unprepared to face the stiff competition for those prized positions and opportunities for advancement. From Campus to Corporate fills that gap. Whether you’re a new graduate or an employee looking to move up, this book explains exactly what you need to know to become the collaborative, gracious, and poised team player that companies are looking for today. Broken down into easy to implement business best practices, here are just a few of the things you’ll learn: How to effectively use the 5 Cs of interpersonal skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Connection, Collaboration, and Creativity. Why personal responsibility is essential to your success. The etiquette skills that govern proper professional behaviour and make you stand out as a “class act.” The new art of dressing for success.

Vibration and the Physical Being – The Physics of Metaphysics

Author Pam Hart, a certified sound healer, developed her interest in sound and vibration through her life-long engagement with Eastern meditation practice. She has long sought a way to bring the concepts of science to the larger industry of energetic healing, as she believes it helps people relate to spirit in a non-spiritual context. The link between vibrational physics and the human form is encapsulated in this easy to understand booklet. It considers how the basic scientific principles of vibration apply to healing, medicinal and spiritual. Ideal for healers of any type, it includes multiple reference charts for your personal use.

Maximize Your Golf Swing: A Golf Exercise Plan for Hitting Longer and Straighter Every Time

With the return of golf to the Rio Olympics in 2016 can we finally put to rest the questions of “is golf a sport” and “are golfers really athletes”? Golf has always been a sport that requires athletic ability: strength, flexibility, balance and stamina, but it’s only been in the last ten years that adhering to a fitness regimen specifically for golf has become the name of the game. Improving your fitness is critical to your ability to maintain a good golf swing. And a good golf swing is critical to playing the game well year after year and round after round.

If you’re serious about wanting to improve your game then a fitness routine specifically designed to work the muscles used in the golf swing will be key to making that happen. Not to mention that correct stretching and exercising of those muscles is exactly what is needed to prevent injury. This becomes more and more important as we age and our bodies naturally start to lose elasticity and flexibility. The exercises in Maximize Your Golf Swing are specifically designed to do both.

Give, Get, Grow . . . Repeat: A Networker’s Guide to Engaging Table Displays

At one time or another most business owners will be presented with the opportunity to set up a “vendor” table or booth. This can be an incredible way of letting a large number of people learn about your business, product or service. But it can also be a costly undertaking if not done correctly. You need to make sure that your table is engaging, on point and effective. A Networker’s Guide to Engaging Table Displays takes you through the steps of understanding your target market, defining your objective, creating the actual display and how to effectively “work” your table. Here’s a sampling of what you’ll learn:

  • How to identify your purpose/call to action – generate leads or sell a product?
  • The nuts and bolts of the venue, table set up and staffing
  • How to stimulate all 5 senses for optimal attendee engagement
  • The art of using “giveaways” wisely to qualify your leads
  • The importance of follow up and follow through: how to turn contacts into clients

Financial Point Man’s Success Strategies – Volume 4 Estate Planning

Bill Cantrell is a multi-credentialed financial professional whose combination of extensive tax expertise and comprehensive financial planning set him apart from most other financial planners. Bill’s passion is helping people to discover their unique path to financial success. Through active listening, analyzing and advising, Bill plays the role of “Financial Point Man” to his clients. In this volume, Bill removes the mystery and complexity surrounding estate planning with a clear, step-by-step process to ensure your legacy is protected. Whether you consider yourself “wealthy” or not, everyone will benefit from having an estate plan. Volume 4 – Estate planning will help you to hire the right advisors, get all your facts together using forms and worksheets included, define your goals, and finalize your plan. As an added bonus there is information specific to a surviving spouse regarding how to make the money work so it lasts.

Fine-ly Fabulous!: A Survival Guide for the Fine-Haired Girl

We all know that when our hair looks great we feel great. It’s a natural confidence booster. But for those of us with thin/fine hair looking great can often be a challenge. Not anymore! Fine-ly Fabulous gives women with fine or thin hair all they need to know to create the look of fullness and style that will have them at the top of their game every day! Melissa and Caren unlock for you the secrets your stylist knows for creating volume with color, cut and just the right products. They help you discover nutrition and diet tricks that can keep your hair on your head, not in your sink. And because having the right stylist is critical to your success, they walk you through a step by step process to ensure the stylist you select will give you the results you’ve been dreaming of. Full of practical, useful and easy to implement tips this book is a must-read for every woman who wants to be Fine-ly Fabulous!
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