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Title: Time Management for Entrepreneurs

Subtitle: How to Stop Procrastinating, Get More Done and Increase Your Productivity While Working from Home

Author: Jessica Marks

Narrator: Gwendolyn Druyor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-27-14

Publisher: Jessica Marks

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Have you made the leap yet from working a J-O-B for someone else to working at home (or from anywhere) for yourself?

If you are already running your own business and want to crank up your productivity, the strategies in this book can help you with that.

If you are just getting ready to make this dream happen for yourself, these time management and productivity techniques are going to be a critical catalyst for your success!

I know what it feels like to be spinning your wheels and staring at incomplete to-do lists day after day in frustration, feeling overwhelmed at everything that needs to be done.

It wasn't until I finally made the commitment to conquer procrastination once and for all, that I easily achieved my dream of location independence months later. In fact, this book was published from an island in the south of Thailand.

Whether your goals are to travel the world and work from anywhere or to run a successful business from home to allow you to spend more time with your family, time management is the critical piece that can help you to achieve that success.

Members Reviews:

perfect for implementing immediate change

Quick, effective, inspiring. I like how the book gives you a to-do list for every chapter. I plan to buy a physical copy so that I can highlight these sections and put them to work!

Disappointed with this book

Any additional comments?

The content itself is very repeating. The author goes over the same concept (pretty simple at that) over and over. For example, she would start with the statement like physical clutter will reduce your productivity - and then it will go into a 5-7 min over-explanation why with many repeating examples.

I understand the need to pad the book a little, but I felt this was done too much, almost making it unbearable. Trying to find useful tips was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

In addition the reader was also slow, like reading the book to a kindergarten class.

My advice: know your audience and cut to the chase, I would rather this be a 1 hour audio book full of useful advice and tips vs. 4 hours of the same stuff just worded differently and repeated over and over.

Not a whole lot here to gain

This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

This book might be for people who have little to no experience in the business world.

What was most disappointing about Jessica Markss story?

The information here was quite basic. And I wonder about the scope. I did not need a tutorial on how to use Windows 7/8. Also, different colored stick notes on a whiteboard? Really? Sounds like a system for my 80 year old father.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

The narration was fine. The content was not.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment

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Title: 360 Degrees of Success: Money, Relationships, Energy, Time

Subtitle: The 4 Essential Ingredients to Create Personal and Professional Success in Your Life

Author: Ana Weber

Narrator: Caroline Miller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-17-14

Publisher: Morgan James Publishing

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

360 Degrees of Success gives you the tools and the formulas to create your 360 degrees of personal, professional and business success. You will learn how to link the 4 essential ingredients, Money, Relationships, Energy, Time...successfully in 90-180 days.

If you are a professional---360 Degrees of Success is for you!

A student graduating---seeking employment---360 Degrees of Success is for you!

If you have an entrepreneurial mind looking to open up a business---360 Degrees of Success is a must listen

If you are a homemaker looking to find happiness and reduce your stress in life, 360 Degrees of Success is for you!

Members Reviews:

Great Book =)

I bought this book as a resource. Very pleased with the book. It came in excellent condition. Thank you :)

easy to understand

After meeting Ms. Weber I immediately went home and ordered a few of her books. Well written, easy to understand, and the process is do-able. Now. . . .for the implementation of moving my life forward and experiencing that 360 degrees of success. :)

Well written, well rounded, and well understood!

I have the audio version of this book, and will most certainly buy a hard copy as well. There's a wealth of information between the pages... everything from tips for a first date to diet, exercise and a comprehensible and fun to read understanding of money and having a good relationship with it. Ana Weber does such a great job reaching in to touch the heart with wonderful personal stories that give you a firm idea of just how much you would love to have someone like her working with your business. There is fantastic advice stored between the pages- for every nook and cranny that life has to offer. It is truly a work of art for those searching for a well rounded 360 degree path to happiness and success. Love it! It's one of those books I will keep forever and re-visit.

Highly Recommend!

Ana Weber's book is so beautifully written, if flows so well and I was able to read it quickly. I found in it wisdom and tips to help me strengthen myself in areas I did not know were important. A lot of what I read is new to me, and I able to connect the dots and see what life is all about. Ana's knowledge is helpful to our time now, she uses her successful ventures in life and business to derive lessons anyone can learn from. I loved this book and highly recommend it to people who are searching for ways to make their life better in every way, and who want to make a brand new start.

Her style is user-friendly and easy to follow

Ana Weber's book with gentle, loving, and focused guidance has inspired me to take intentional actions toward my "real" goals. Those actions have created significant change not only in my work but more importantly to me in my relationships. Her style is user-friendly and easy to follow. If you want to make changes in your life, Ana and her work will motivate, inspire and encourage you to move forward step-by-step to your dreams. Amy Frost

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Title: Sensei Mentor Teacher Coach

Subtitle: Powerful Leadership for Leaderless Times

Author: Kris Wilder, Lawrence Kane

Narrator: Kris Wilder

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-10-14

Publisher: Stickman Publications, Inc.

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Many books weave platitudes, promising the keys to success in leadership, secrets that will transform you into the great leader, the one. The fact of the matter is, however, that true leadership really isn't about you. It's about giving back, offering your best to others so that they can find the best in themselves.

The methodologies in this book help you become the leader you were meant to be by bringing your goals and other peoples' needs together to create a powerful, combined vision. Content includes:

Learn how to access the deeper aspects of who you are, your unique qualities, and push them forward in actionable ways. Acquire this vital information and advance your leadership journey today.

Critic Reviews:

Finally a book that will actually move the needle in closing the leadership skills gap found in all aspects of our society. (Dan Roberts, CEO and President, Ouellette & Associates)

Had I had this book when I was starting out I would have been ahead of my peers and much wiser for it. (Kathy Rudy, Partner, Information Services Group)

It's about increasing your contribution to, influence on, and satisfaction with reaching any stated objective. (Michael Murphy, Director, Bellevue WA School Board)

Members Reviews:

Another great book!

As always a great book and loved all the little drills in it. Thank you

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Title: The Wisdom of Titans

Subtitle: Secrets of Success from Entrepreneurs Who Rose to the Top

Author: William J. Ferguson

Narrator: Steven Menasche

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-14

Publisher: Bibliomotion, Inc

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Becoming a successful entrepreneur takes energy and drive. Less than 20% make it beyond the first three years. Achieving the next level, the status of business titan - the upper echelon of leadership - takes an unrelenting commitment to turn an idea into a plan, a plan into a startup venture, and a venture into a successful business. The chances of getting to the top are slim at best, relying on a particular set of skills and attributes.

In The Wisdom of Titans, William Ferguson shares how 10 famous titans, from Bill Marriott to Julia Stewart, made it to the top, for every entrepreneur to learn from and follow. The book describes the challenges of leading service organizations, in particular, where managing and motivating thousands of people can make or break the business. The book provides advice for those just starting out as well as business leaders looking to take their enterprise to the next level. An enhanced eBook version with video and audio, optimized for color tablets, is also available.

Critic Reviews:

In The Wisdom of Titans, Bill Ferguson brings together a whos who of entrepreneurs who candidly share lessons learned on their journeys. The book contains important commonalitiespassion, focus on the bottom line, growing market share, developing a teamas well as secret sauce ingredients unique to each individual. This is a must-read for anyone who is or wants to be a successful entrepreneur. (Jeffrey Fox, Fox & Company, author of the bestselling The Transformative CEO)

Members Reviews:

Great read

An insightful, and easy, enjoyable read. I thoroughly enjoyed the personal stories and insights into the lives of the people covered in this book. Their journeys were fascinating and the lessons learned were helpful to anyone running a business today. Indeed, there is real wisdom shared in this book and it is woven into every story. I intend purchase multiple copies to give as gifts as anyone with an interest in business and how others have successfully built their business's will enjoy this book.

Actions, not dreams!

So many people dream about starting their own company. And some of them actually do it! But what makes the difference between an exhausting startup and profitable success? That's what you'll learn from the stories of these entrepreneurs. And Bill Ferguson has the gift of drawing them out, so you learn not only the results, but the emotions that went into these success stories. It's a book that is sure to help turn entrepreneurial dreams into realities.

Four Stars

A clear, direct and short read.

The Many Paths to Success

Ferguson has brought together a diverse and interesting group of leading entrepreneurs to share their insights about the critical factors in their success. He is a skilled interviewer and his "titans" have valuable lessons for anyone who aspires to start a successful business of their own.

Wisdom of Titans

I'm generally new to business leadership.

This title was well organized into stand-alone chapters that keyed-in on a specific titan.

Many actionable suggestions and ideas for a relative newcomer such as I am made it worthwhile.

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Title: 8 Unbreakable Rules for Business Start-Up Success

Author: Sean C. Castrina

Narrator: Anthony Gettig

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-27-14

Publisher: Sean Castrina

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Simply the most endorsed start-up book ever written. Hailed by the academic community, New York Times best-selling authors, as well as established entrepreneurs. If you cannot afford to fail, this is the one book you want to listen to. Written by a 20-year serial entrepreneur, in a straightforward language with key takeaways and action steps, this book guides you through the rules to follow for starting a successful business.

Members Reviews:

Splendid

A book worth reading over and over again. it's a manual for everybody intending to be in business.

Ridiculous, robotic ramblings

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

A book with real content, and real advice, read by a real person. This was a rambling mess read by what sounded like a pretty smart robot.

What was most disappointing about Sean C. Castrinas story?

There is no solid thread connecting the eight rules, which seem a bit too obvious and easily explained to bother writing a book about.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Anthony Gettig?

A human being, any human being. I am not kidding when I say that I believe that "Anthony Gettig" is a piece of computer software. The unusual rhythm and pronunciation is robotic and jarring, making a bad book completely unlistenable.

What character would you cut from 8 Unbreakable Rules for Business Start-Up Success?

I would cut the narrator, because he hints at all of his entrepreneurial success, but annoyingly doesn't go into any details.

Any additional comments?

I have never felt the need to return an audiobook until now, but there is a first time for everything. Watching a Jersey Shore marathon would be a better use of 4 hours.

Not for me

I downloaded this book after hearing reviews that it was an essential read. Although I got a few good ideas from it, it's pretty basic and aimed at people in the beginning stages of a business.

My main gripe is that it's best suited to regular businesses like restaurants and not for lean tech startups. It preaches a lot of non-lean traditional advice that buries you in planning before you even begin.

excelent book

Would you listen to 8 Unbreakable Rules for Business Start-Up Success again? Why?

Excelent book for someone who need order in the ideas for a start up

What was one of the most memorable moments of 8 Unbreakable Rules for Business Start-Up Success?

all of it

What about Anthony Gettigs performance did you like?

very good, very clear

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

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Title: Winning in Baseball and Business

Subtitle: Transforming Little League Principles into Major League Profits for Your Company

Author: Earl Bell

Narrator: Earl Bell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-05-14

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Do you want to know how your business can score a home run? Earl Bell, successful businessman, entrepreneur, and Little League coach is just the coach you need to take your business to the Major Leagues.

As an added bonus, 20 stories of successful entrepreneurs from teenagers to historical business icons are included as inspirational models. After listening to Winning in Baseball and Business, your game will never be the same.

Members Reviews:

A fresh approach to a business book

If you are serious about your business and your career, and have spent any time around Baseball at all, you will enjoy reading this book. The author clearly understands both worlds and has connected the dots to help me learn. I enjoy reading about business, and am a voracious reader. I must admit that it is challenging at times to keep the excitiement level up while reading. I did not have that problem with this book by breaking down key principles into the 1st inning through 9th inning format. I have two young sons who I invested many years of little league with. Now that they are adults in business, I have given both of them this book to read and it has stimulated many memories that have been the topic of conversation since they both read the book. You will enjoy reading this book and the business value will pay for itself many times over.

Nice Comprehensive Overview

I've been involved with many types of small and large businesses for over 30 years, both as a member of management and as a professional strategy, operations excellence and risk management consultant. It was refreshing to read such a nicely packaged and well-organized compilation of the best ways of thinking about actionable steps that lead to a successful enterprise. In particular, the juxtaposition of the sports coaching experiences with the challenges of business brings clarity to many ideas about culture and alignment. It's also quite nicely designed as a practical tutorial that should prove useful in tactical implementation. Well done!

Relevant, Fun and Informative

"Winning in Baseball and Business" was a great read! Each chapter was well-organized with a specific theme and focus. Along with the relevant points, there are fun stories that drive-in the point. Earl's writing style draws you in and keeps you reading more. This is really a "road map" or blueprint that can be used for evaluating yourself and your organization. The book provides real-world practical advise. I highly recommend the book to anyone in a leadership role or anyone that aspires to be in a leadership role - in business or in the community! A great read!

A Book that Makes You Work

Earl Bell's book is no quick read. Each chapter requires you to put your pen to the paper and your brain to be turned on. So many books that aim at improving ones position within the business world stop short at having their reader actually engage themselves. Earl gets you moving to your goals faster than anyone else. Ideas are only as good as the action that follows them, and Earl knows what it takes to start the catalyst.

Solid advice

Earl's book is a great read and connects the principles of hard work, teamwork and relationship building with their uses in the business world.

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Title: Leadership Lessons from the Cherokee Nation

Subtitle: Learn from All I Observe

Author: Chad "Corntassel" Smith

Narrator: Steven Roy Grimsley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-24-14

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

When Chad Smith became Principal Chief, the Cherokee Nation was a chaotic and dysfunctional entity. By the end of his tenure, 12 years later, the Nation had grown its assets from $150 million to $1.2 billion, increased business profits 2,000 percent, created 6,000 jobs, and dramatically advanced its education, language, and cultural preservation programs.

How could one team influence such vast positive change?

The Cherokee Nation's dramatic transformation was the result of Smith's principle-based leadership approach and his unique "Point A to Point B model" - the simple but profound idea that the more you focus on the final goal, the more you will accomplish...and the more you will learn along the way. In other words, "look at the end rather than getting caught up in tanglefoot."

In Leadership Lessons from the Cherokee Nation, Smith combines Cherokee wisdom handed down from generation to generation with a smart leadership approach that takes today's very real issues into consideration. He explains why this leadership approach works and how you can apply it to your own organization, whether business, government, or nonprofit. Learn all the lessons that drive powerful leadership, including how to:

More than a simple how-to leadership guide, Leadership Lessons from the Cherokee Nation offers a holistic approach to the subject - how to become a powerful leader inside and direct your energy outward to accomplish any goal you set your mind to.

Members Reviews:

A true American tragedy turned success story

What made the experience of listening to Leadership Lessons from the Cherokee Nation the most enjoyable?

Each chapter of this book is mind blowing. The authors first person account about his people and their struggle, to go from riches to desperate poverty and still come back to being a strong Cherokee Nation full of great pride and success in everything they pursue.

What did you like best about this story?

That the author wrote about his people and himself, not someone else telling or writing for him.

What about Steven Roy Grimsleys performance did you like?

The reader does a good job not to embellish the authors work. Good job!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The authors acknowledgement of the elder and the past.

Any additional comments?

Thank you audible for a great job well done on this important piece of work.

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Title: Looptail

Subtitle: How One Company Changed the World by Reinventing Business

Author: Bruce Poon Tip

Narrator: Robert Petkoff

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-21-14

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

In 2010, Bruce Poon Tip shut down his human resources department. After building G Adventures from his garage into the worlds largest adventure travel company with over 1,500 employees around the world, it was a controversial decision.

Recognized as a top CEO by Profit, Canadian Business, Forbes and others, Poon Tip is a sought-after speaker whose unconventional management practices have helped him build an adventure travel company with $200 million in revenue and consistent and unprecedented growth for over two decades.

Looptail is the story of Poon Tips journey from humble beginnings as a rebellious misfit kid with entrepreneurial ambitions to his place as a world-renowned business leader who believes in the importance of good karma, freedom, happiness and making meaningful connections. Looptail shares lessons and stories about branding, management, disruption and other key topics through a colourful first-person narrative of Poon Tips own experiences and the key turning points in G Adventures evolution into a global brand.

Members Reviews:

So inspired!

Stoked to be starting a job with this company! Because of this book, I have a renewed hope for the ability of business and human interests to coexist peacefully and to partnership synergistically . Profound gratitude for perseverance through great hardship. May I never take my livelihood for granted and always strive like this for excellence!

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Title: The Leader's Climb

Subtitle: A Business Tale of Rising to the New Leadership Challenge

Author: Bob Parsanko, Paul Heagen

Narrator: Tim Andres Pabon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-10-13

Publisher: Bibliomotion, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

"Adam was stuck." And with this simple phrase, The Leaders Climb introduces the listener to an engaging tale of how leaders often ascend quickly to the top, only to unknowingly slip down a path of decline - until it is too late. In this audiobook's approach to the subject, set against the backdrop of a rock-climbing vacation gone awry, executive coaches Bob Parsanko and Paul Heagen draw from decades of success with business executives to reveal an all-too-familiar path of leadership struggles.

The protagonist, Adam, is capable and well-meaning but has a confidence bordering on hubris, and blind spots that could be the end of him. That is, until unlikely encounters with a park ranger and a home handyman, who become confidants and mentors, reveal new insights to Adam. Through their wisdom, and the realities of the hard knocks of business, Adam gets unstuck and begins to turn around his life and career with three fundamental principles of personal growth: awareness, acceptance, and abundance.

Members Reviews:

Be curious, collaborate, and reflect

Bob and Paul did an impressive job in describing the pursuit to get unstuck and overcome Adam's struggle in The Leader's Climb.

Struggles have patterns:

1. Going too fast - instead, be genuinely curious about what we don't know.

2. Fighting too much - stop denying current realities

3. Forcing too many decisions - managers don't need to act like air traffic controllers. They should be disciplined to take time to reflect and make sound decisions and the only ones they should have to make. Resist the urge to measure success by being the answer-man.

Well done.

Great story telling

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I loved the characters and felt the majority of them were well developed and I wanted to know more about them as individuals (a good sign).

The interactions were subtle and I appreciated it. I love being able to infer and interpret behavior as a reader, it makes the characters feel real.

Overall a great job, the wisdom of the book came through loud and clear. I recommend you read it.

Never too late to learn

At age 55, I had just about decided that I knew "enough" to keep at my work using the same method that has been successful for over 30 years. After reading The Leader's Climb, I have a fresh perspective on both my method and what successful can mean. Give this book to the young man or young lady you know that is just starting their climb. You may not make an immediate friend, but you will make a friend for life.

The Leader's Climb

A quick read that keeps your attention right to the end. This isn't a book for CEO's as much as its a book for people who deal with other people. If your looking for some reminders on what it takes get things done with others, this is for you.

A Story with a Messge

Leader's Climb is a fiction story of a CEO who has challenges and struggles. The story line moves through those struggles helping to provide insights the reader can use.

It is written by a couple of CEO coaches and part of the message I resist (perhaps I am still too driven) - there is a tone of slowing down.

They talk about 5 phases

I - Being Stuck

II - Awareness (this is always a good thing)

III - Acceptance

IV - Abundance

V - Unstuck

The epilogue is a good summary of the challenges and solutions.

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Title: Just Lead!

Subtitle: A No-Whining, No-Complaining, No-Nonsense Practical Guide for Women Leaders in the Church

Author: Sherry Surratt, Jenni Carton

Narrator: Sherry Surratt, Jenni Carton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-08-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Become the effective woman leader God intended you to be.

Just Lead! provides practical leadership help for women to develop skills to lead themselves and others with the character, confidence, and authenticity of a godly woman. The book shows what holds women back and then focuses on the skills women need to lead others effectively. Using this hands-on, practical resource will inspire women leaders in the church to use its ideas to gain strength and lead well.

Just Lead! challenges women to embrace their identity as leaders and equips them with the skills they need to lead others well.

Members Reviews:

this book was slow, very monotone, non energetic.

I struggled too finish this book. not very good audio quality. but pleasant, if not sound.

inspiring

Very honest book. I appreciated how 'real' the authors were with sharing personal anecdotes. I really enjoyed this.