I'm a sucker for anything involving the San Francisco 49ers. I have several coffee mugs, too many t-shirts to count, my favorite sweatshirt, old game memorabilia and now I'm adding to the list with a copy of this book. Never before has my personal fandom for the 49ers crossed paths with my professional aspirations, luckily it is a happy collision of worlds. 52 Weeks of … [Read more...]
52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week # 16 – How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It by Mark Cuban
This wasn't originally conceived as a book. This is a collection of blog posts from Mark over several years, however the editors did a decent job of putting all of this together in a cohesive manner with some logical flow to it. Mark has a ton of inspirational stories to tell and I get the feeling that sometimes he just lets it all flow out in a manner that's like content … [Read more...]
52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week # 15 – Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal by Oren Klaff
Formula's and systems work. The biggest secret in the world is that they all work, just to varying degrees based on your effort. The simple fact of the matter is that Effort X Skill brings Success. The reason the 10x system works is because most people just apply 10x the effort and by massive repetition also become more efficient and up their skill level. It takes approximately … [Read more...]
52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week # 14 – Little Red Book of Selling: 12.5 Principles of Sales Greatness by Jeffrey Gitomer
I'm traveling this week, which gives me lots of down time to read and or listen to my Audio Books. Gitomer has long been one of my favorite Sales Inspirations. He's energetic, direct and his tips are quick hitting with meaning. He always leaves you with very specific takeaways and has a great mindset. I don't think this book reads particularly well cover to cover, but I did it … [Read more...]
52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week # 13 – Pitch Perfect – How to Say It Right the First Time, Every Time by Bill McGowan
Funny story, a buddy of mine recommended this book but he actually recommended the wrong book. He meant to recommend Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff, instead I stumbled onto this gem. I'm not mad at him, I've got 39 more book to go this year and I'm only reporting on the business focused books here. I actually do read more fiction than non and I'm probably averaging 2 books a week … [Read more...]