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Are you facing communication obstacles in your daily life? Want to learn the little tricks for big success in relationships and your career? This step-by-step guide will help you develop the skills to connect and capture attention to be a successful communicator.

Without your support, your middle school student's self-regard can crack. But a solid sense of self-worth now—in middle school—will help your youngster find future fulfillment in the adult world of work. Career Book 2 empowers parents and counselors to prepare youngsters (ages 11-13) with disabilities for meaningful employment as adults.

Career Book 3 outlines six strategies for helping your youngster grow in self-confidence and nine strategies for discovering disability's competitive edge in tomorrow's job market—all based on the road map recommended by the U.S. National Career Development Guidelines

Critically acclaimed author and investigative journalist Jeff Benedict (a Mormon himself) examines these highly successful business execs and discovers how their beliefs have influenced them and enabled them to achieve incredible success. With original interviews and unparalleled access, Benedict shares what truly drives these individuals and the invaluable life lessons from which anyone can benefit.

The world needs the very things God has put within you - your unique dreams - to manifest in the world around us. For every problem we see today, for every heartache we’re experiencing, for every injustice, wrongdoing, up-side-down system, he has created solutions - only those solutions don’t lie dormant in the world around us. They lie dormant in the world within us.

Meet Steve and Annette Economides. They've been called cheapskates, thriftaholics, and tightwads, but in these tough economic times, Steve and Annette have managed to feed their family of seven on just $350 per month, pay off their first house in nine years and purchase a second, larger home, buy cars with cash, take wonderful vacations, and put money in savings. Without degrees in finance or six-figure salaries, Steve and Annette have created a comfortable, debt-free life for themselves and their children.

Create peace at home and build prosperity at work. The opportunities are great for family business owners, but so are the risks. You’re shaping a legacy, building an inheritance, and generating generational financial freedom. But when the wealth and well-being of your family and business intertwine, how do you ensure success in both areas?

Beyond the Rut is a fascinating motivational book that will inspire you to re-examine your life. This book lays out some of the manageable steps that you can follow in creating a more fulfilling personal and professional life.

Myra Strober became a feminist on the Bay Bridge, heading toward San Francisco. It is 1970. She has just been told by the chairman of Berkeley's economics department that she can never get tenure. Driving home afterward, wondering if she got something out of the freezer for her family's dinner, she realizes the truth: she is being denied a regular faculty position because she is a mother. Flooded with anger, she also finds her life's work: to study and fight sexism, in the workplace, in academia, and at home.

Family Business Management provides an accessible overview of the core aspects of family business, with an international, practice-based perspective. Structured in four parts, the book covers key topics such as family firm goals, conflict management, human resources, strategy, financial management, family and business governance, and succession planning. A wide variety of cases and examples are used throughout the book to highlight cultural and institutional differences between family businesses in contrasting contexts.

It was literally insane. I was 24 years old and I felt like I was rich. I could go anywhere at any time, and had no one to answer to. At a moment's notice, I could book a trip to Brazil, Spain or France. What's more... I'd make money while I was traveling. The catch was, I wasn't rich. Don't get me wrong, I was making good money. I was living in New York City. I could afford to party, eat out and even save money. But my time wasn't tied to my money. I was making money in my sleep and not even trying. Sounds like the story behind some kind of scam, right? I thought so too.

What is the impact of not having a succession plan? Studies show that more than 70 percent of small businesses fail to transition to the second generation. In "The Family Business Blueprint: Creating Your Succession Roadmap," Chuck Cooper tackles one of the most critical challenges family-owned businesses face: the lack of a comprehensive succession plan. Without one, the future of your business—and the legacy you’ve worked so hard to build—could be at risk.

Imagine being able to effortlessly talk to anyone, anytime, and anywhere, without feeling like you're putting on a show. No more awkward silences, no more forced small talk, and no more feeling like an outsider in social situations. This book reveals the secrets to unlocking your inner confidence and naturally connecting with others, banishing your fear of small talk and turning awkward silences into meaningful conversations. You'll learn how to build lasting relationships and master the art of socializing, from mirroring and open-ended questions to active listening and storytelling.

What core values shape your family, business, school or charitable organization? How do you seal these into the soul of succeeding generations, literally extending your life beyond physical death? 3G is a personal yet authoritative guide to leaving such a legacy.

Using proven business principles, The Family Flywheel creates a holistic family model which will change the way you invest your time and money. This book will teach you to quickly identify small things to change on a day-to-day basis to improve your finances, relationships, health, and happiness. The Family Flywheel outlines how successful individuals like Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Lebron James, and Ben Carson were the result of successful families investing in their children.

Treated Like Family details the development of Sargento - a nationally recognized cheese company and household name. At the same time, it's a timeless story that showcases the importance of the individual and how a family united in a single purpose within the right culture is unstoppable.

The Power Lane: Why Keeping Moms in the Workplace Revs the Economy is a compelling business case for why leaders should take a hard look at their organization’s systems and structures to solve one of today’s most perplexing problems—understanding why moms aren’t leaving the workforce, they are leaving your workplace. With record-high labor participation rates, moms have been a driving force in the US economic recovery post-pandemic but with a significant personal, financial, and health cost.

Roman Gaida – Vater von vierjährigen Zwillingen und Topmanager – zeigt, wie man Karriere und Familie verbinden kann, ohne sich selbst, die Partnerin, die Kids oder den Job gänzlich zu vernachlässigen. Die Kunst dabei ist, die eigene Einstellung und individuelle Situation richtig zu durchdenken: Was sind jetzt die richtigen Karriereschritte? Was bedeutet Erfolg für mich? Was ist wichtig, was nice-to-have und wie finde ich den richtigen Arbeitgeber?

In Mission Entrepreneur Jen Griswold, veteran, CEO, and mentor, shares the journey that led her from 20 years in the military to over $20 million in annual sales. As a wife and mother with a full-time career, Jen watched her peers as they experienced the struggles of keeping their careers afloat while managing family, relocations, and the demands of a busy life. The lessons she learned from her time in the military can be applied to start-ups, to help you launch your business, build wealth, and find happiness.

Does your work life "balance" feel anything but? Most people will probably tell you that you need to be more strict about separating your office and home lives, and WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T TAKE THE OFFICE HOME WITH YOU! To this, husband-and-wife authors Caitlin and Andrew Friedman say: Think again! In Family Inc., they share how they were able to use the organizational strategies they'd relied on in their professional lives to bring the joy - and yes, the sanity - back into their home.