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In the 1960s, IBM CEO Tom Watson called an executive into his office after his venture lost $10 million. The man assumed he was being fired. Watson told him, "Fired? Hell, I spent $10 million educating you. I just want to be sure you learned the right lessons." In Billion Dollar Lessons, Paul Carroll and Chunka Mui draw on research into more than 750 business failures to reveal the misguided tactics that mire companies over and over.

There’s a message getting a lot of airtime these days. It says to be successful, you have to step into the spotlight, climb the ladder, become the boss, or chase whatever version of success that’s been dangled in front of you.

From generating ideas to gaining your first paying customers, The 7 Day Startup is the bootstrapper's bible for launching your next product.

Want to learn a skill, but don't know how to get started? Struggle to find time for a side project? Ever quit in frustration after beginning something new? The truth is: You can learn anything...without spending lots of money...without dedicating thousands of hours to the process...and often without leaving the comfort of your home.

You can read countless books on coaching models, techniques and theories, you can attend courses on many different types of coaching, and you can gain qualifications from institutions all over the world in coaching. And yet all of this is worthless if you cannot achieve three simple things with your clients. Without these three things, you will never achieve the true depth of connection and engagement that enables all of those wonderful techniques to work. You’ll be like a car mechanic who has a wonderful, sparkling toolkit but no way to get to the engine.

Happiness is a choice you make. Learn how to have a happy mind. Build a Happier Brain is a theory that offers a lot of practical ways to be happier. It will enrich your rational brain with psychological theories and neuroscience based on decades of happiness research, and it will also tell you about how happiness through effective daily habits can invite joy into your personal life, work life, and relationships.

Right now in America, there are about two million homes with solar panels. Considering there are about 90 million single-family homes, that doesn’t seem like a lot. But consider this: We’re now on track to start adding a million new solar-powered systems each year. It’s taken a while to get here, but solar energy is increasingly becoming a popular option to power the home of the future.

What if there were a way to cut through all the financial mumbo-jumbo? Wouldn't it be great if someone could really explain to us - in plain and simple English - the basics we must know about investing in order to insure our financial freedom? At last, here's good news.

Regardless of the enterprise you want to run, it’s your choice to step up, set goals, achieve them and manage your career. But a simple desire to lead isn’t enough. Future leaders need to learn true and sustainable principles of what it means to do the work of leading to achieve success. John Hilbrich, a nearly 30-year CEO, entrepreneur, investor, and leadership coach, provides a transparent and actionable guide toward getting to CEO.

Being a server--well, a good server--is so much more than taking an order and dropping food off at a table. Serving with hospitality can open doors to meaningful interactions with strangers, long-term relationships with regulars, and, ultimately, consistent financial success. If you’re new to the restaurant industry, want to improve your skills, or just curious about how to succeed as a server, look no further. As an eight-year veteran and single mom who has been able to raise two kids on server income alone, you can trust me when I say I know what I’m talking about.

In Secrets of Silicon Valley, entrepreneur and media commentator Deborah Perry Piscione takes us inside this vibrant ecosystem where meritocracy rules the day. She explores Silicon Valley's exceptionally risk-tolerant culture, and why it thrives despite the many laws that make California one of the worst states in the union for business.

Finding good information about affiliate marketing is hard. This is why I wrote Evergreen Affiliate Marketing. This book is different. You’re going to learn the things that last, regardless of the environment or state of the economy.

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.

This audiobook is designed to help you improve your public speaking and presentation skills, whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro.

The Lean Tech Manifesto is a major step toward solving your greatest challenge: getting ahead of the competition without the need for massive investments in staff and resources, which always result in higher levels of organizational confusion and waste.

Does avoiding conflict to “keep the peace” mean key issues go unaddressed? Learn simple ways to firmly address conflict issues before they erupt into major problems at work or home.

The first edition of A Complaint Is a Gift introduced the revolutionary notion that customer complaints are not annoyances to be dodged, denied, or buried but are instead valuable pieces of feedback—not to mention your best bargain in market research. Complaints provide a feedback mechanism that can help organizations rapidly and inexpensively strengthen products, service style, and market focus. Most importantly, complaints that are well received create customer loyalty.

Make achieving your goals and finding success possible with this one-of-a-kind guide by Robert Irvine, popular host of Food Network’s Restaurant: Impossible.

Starting a successful Etsy business is an exciting and creative venture that allows you to turn your passions and skills into a profitable enterprise. Etsy has become a global platform for handmade and vintage goods, connecting millions of buyers and sellers from around the world. With a growing community of artisans, crafters, and entrepreneurs, the opportunity to build a thriving Etsy business is greater than ever before. In this audiobook, you will learn the ins and outs of starting and growing a successful Etsy business.

In Rewire Your Brain, I'll tell you what you need to know about your brain and why it's holding you back. It is capable of more. Whether you like it or not, you are using your brain all day. It's about time you knew the most effective ways of operating it.