Business Education

The often hilarious and sometimes poignant story behind Dal LaMagna's attempts to create a successful business. By the time LaMagna graduated from the Harvard Business School, his numerous entrepreneurial activities - including operating discotheques in drive-in movie theaters, working with the 1960s musical teen sensations the Cowsills, and opening an ice cream parlor on the Venice Beach boardwalk - had landed him $150,000 in debt. Raising Eyebrows tells the story of how he finally succeeded. After years of failures and living pennilessly, LaMagna finally succeed with tweezers. He started Tweezerman, one of the world's most respected, innovative and successful beauty tool manufacturers with only $500. Not only was Tweezerman a financial success but is became a model of how to operate a company responsibly.

Enjoy figuring out creative solutions to real-world problems that have led to important inventions, discoveries, and innovations throughout history! The problems in this audiobook are related to erudition in fundamental areas - nature, technology, business, science, how things work, or why things are made in a certain way. But, unlike in trivia or jeopardy, you most probably do not know the answer. Instead, logic, out-of-the-box thinking, or intuition leap should be added to your knowledge to puzzle out the correct solution.

As another year unfolded, lifestyle blogger and mom of three Miranda Anderson realized she felt weighed down by the mass of belongings her family had been accumulating. In an effort to pare down and cultivate a deeper sense of gratitude and abundance in their lives, she and her husband decided to embark on a minimalism challenge, where they would stop all unnecessary shopping for one year. It meant learning to use what they already had and being more creative.

World building strategist Randy Ellefson turned his successful book series, The Art of World Building, into a popular podcast of the same name, with episodes loosely drawn from each book in the series. Fifteen episodes are collected here, based on a theme: They’re about creating life and inspired by chapters of that volume. Ranging from 25 to 35 minutes each, the episodes discuss gods, species/races, plants, animals, monsters, heroes, villains, and even the undead.

Living in the present means letting go of the things that are out of your control. It means maintaining perspective when times are tough and giving yourself permission to enjoy the here and now. By doing so, you cultivate a calmer, more confident inner self. This book offers fast, proven techniques that are practical and easy to implement from minute one—no useless medical jargon, no endless exercises.

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El elemento crucial que separa una carrera brillante de una promedio es la habilidad para idear soluciones innovadoras a los retos laborales. Algunas investigaciones muestran que la relación directa entre las ideas y la rentabilidad, habilidades de pensamiento creativo son vitales para un...

Nathan Jones explica los conceptos económicos y financieros subyacentes de situaciones cotidianas, para que puedas contar con elementos de juicio en una mejor toma de decisiones. El contenido es válido para cualquier país del mundo, aunque los ejemplos expuestos son de USA. No es necesario ningún conocimiento previo porque los conceptos se desarrollan paso a paso y con ejemplos explicativos. El curso está dirigido a quienes deseen lograr una mejora sostenida en su economía personal.

Want to learn Spanish for professional reasons? Then take your Spanish to the next level with Learn Spanish: Ultimate Guide to Speaking Business Mexican Spanish. You will learn how to communicate in business environments and make a great impression. With this audiobook, you master business-level Spanish conversations, phrases, and vocabulary.

Mastering the CCNA gives you the comprehensive training of a traditional textbook combined with the portability, convenience and speed of audio. Our Mastering the CCNA audiobook is a fast and enjoyable new way to learn anywhere and pass your CCNA exam. The Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) is among the most widely recognized and accepted IT certifications in the world.

Starting with the publication of their seminal bestseller, Future Shock, Alvin and Heidi Toffler have given millions of readers new ways to think about personal life in today’s high-speed world with its constantly changing, seemingly random impacts on our businesses, governments, families and...

The first-ever inside look at DARPA—the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency—the maverick and controversial group whose futuristic work has had amazing civilian and military applications, from the Internet to GPS to driverless cars America's greatest idea factory isn't Bell Labs...

We have literally broken down the most complex portion of nursing school and the area where more students struggle than any other, and handed it to you on a silver platter. Toss out the boring PowerPoint slides and useless handouts from your professors. This audiobook outlines the must know and most critical information needed to comprehend, demolish, learn and understand at a faster rate without all the fluff of traditional review books. With tons of images and outlined content this is a shortcut to MedSurg success.

This fictional coming-of-age story traces a young girl’s reluctant journey by canoe through the ancestral lands of the Tłı̨chǫ People, as she gradually comes to understand and appreciate their culture and the significance of their fight for self-government. Eleven-year-old Julia has lived...

In this incredibly inspiring autobiographical self-help book, David shares his journey of transformation, including how he went from being a 297-pound exterminator to one of the toughest men on the planet. The man has managed to overcome unimaginable pain and tragedy in life - and still found a way to conquer his challenges and accomplish his goals.

With three straight #1 bestsellers and more than 4 million copies of his books in print, the most powerful traditional force in the American media now takes off his gloves in the ongoing struggle for America’s heart and soul. Bill O’Reilly is the very embodiment of the idea of a Culture...

Imagine a world in which the excess energy from one business would be used to heat another. Where buildings need less and less energy around the world, and where “regenerative” commercial buildings – ones that create more energy than they use – are being designed. A world in which...

In Business Spotlight Audio 1/2021 für Januar hören Sie Artikel und Interviews aus der Welt des Business-Englisch. Und mit zahlreichen Übungen können Sie Ihre sprachlichen und kommunikativen Kompetenzen verbessern. Im Bereich "Communication" erhalten Sie Tipps für die Durchführung erfolgreicher Besprechungen. In der Rubrik "Careers" geht es um die Bedeutung der Einflussnahme auf Mitarbeiter und außerdem um die Frage, ob die berufliche Karriere eher mit der Kochkunst oder der Liebe zu vergleichen ist.

Are you ready to become a published author and earn passive income from your knowledge, skills, or passion? In this practical, no-fluff audiobook, self-publishing expert Evelyn Grace Harper walks you through everything you need to know to successfully write, publish, and market your first eBook or audiobook—even if you’ve never written a book before.

Book summary of Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz.