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Machiavellians may not get to heaven, but on earth they have a definite edge on the competition. In this pithy and discretely vicious guide, Stanley Bing shows how the Florentine master statesman and political thinker would handle today's myriad corporate challenges, seize the future by the throat, and make it cough up money, power, and superior office space. So, what exactly would Machiavelli do?

Selling real estate is all about closing as many deals as possible, as quickly as possible, right? Wrong. Nothing could be further from the truth. True success doesn't come from an obsession with closing deals and getting paid. The real way to succeed in real estate is to make buyers happy, and sales will follow. In Close for Life, realtor trainer and top producer Josh Cadillac puts you on the path to long-term success in real estate. In the book, he shares his simple, sustainable methods for succeeding without focusing on closing transactions.

Discover the power of keeping more of your hard-earned money with Self-Employed Taxes: Unleashing Schedule C Deductions. This simple guide breaks down the overwhelming world of taxes for self-employed individuals in plain English, providing step-by-step guidance and smart strategies to help you save money and stay on top of your taxes. Benefits of reading this book: - Save money: Learn how to report income and expenses correctly to lower your tax bill. - Reduce stress: Discover year-round strategies to plan ahead for tax time. What's inside the book: - Step-by-step guidance: A clear walk-...

Whether we realize it or not, we are all brands. We all have qualities that shape and influence how the people in our lives see us - and how we see ourselves. Nationally respected brand experts Jerry Wilson and Ira Blumenthal have helped some of the most exceptional companies and individuals in the world perfect their images. Now, in Managing Brand You, they reveal their proven seven-step process for personal brand building.

50 Prosperity Classics examines the great works of entrepreneurship, personal finance, investing, economics, and philanthropy. Applying the 50 Classics formula, it highlights the key titles in the literature of prosperity, giving concise summaries of each book's main points, how they came into being, and what each offers the listener on their path toward a life of abundance. This is a comprehensive resource for creating wealth, managing financial assets, and finally giving something back.

You can't expand your wallet until you expand your mind. Becoming a millionaire is not just about all the things you want to have, but it's about the things you want to do and give. In order to climb to the financial peak, you've got to crawl out of the valley of debt. You will either voluntarily control your money now, or it will force its control on you later. The vast majority of people never arrive at their destination - not because they don't have what it takes but because they don't manage what they have.

Publisher Robert Collier taught millions of people how to achieve more, attain more, and live more-all by tapping the incredible faculties of the human mind. His leading book, The Secret of the Ages, is now available as an audio program.

FREE Bonus Book Included!! Music Business Bundle: These 4 books are designed to help the Independent Artist succeed! Do you want to build your own mini studio so you can craft your own songs at your own pace? Do you want to learn how to set up your own music publishing and license your songs to the TV and Film industry? Do you want to learn how to book your own successful European tour and take your music overseas? If you have answered yes to any of the above questions, then “Music Business Bundle” is the book bundle for you! This guide was specifically created for musicians who want to...

In the international best seller The Power of Habit, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg explained why we do what we do. In Smarter Faster Better, he applies the same relentless curiosity, rigorous reporting and rich storytelling to explain how we can get better at the things we do. The result is a groundbreaking exploration of the science of productivity.

Lifelong financial freedom through real estate investing is possible if you fine-tune your ability to see the big picture right from the start. Raising the money needed for your next venture is pretty simple if you follow a foolproof road map to attracting, impressing, and keeping investors.

It comes as no real surprise that so many people find retirement planning a daunting process. If you’re one of those people, this audiobook is for you. It doesn’t matter if you are 18 or 35; the time to start retirement planning (and saving) is now. If you think you’re too late, you’ll be even later if you let it wait a moment a longer. If you believe you are too early, you’re absolutely wrong. Life has a way of sweeping by, and before you know it, you will be looking around for a financial support system that simply isn’t there, if you fail to plan, that is.

Your career is in real estate, or maybe you’re looking to invest. What if you had the tools, know-how, and been there-done-that experience from an industry veteran on how to hedge your cash from the market? What if real estate was on your terms? Good news? All of this is achievable by creating a “money machine” rather than a per-deal operating system. Listen to find out more....

Revolutionary Wealth is about how tomorrow's wealth will be created, and who will get it and how. But twenty-first-century wealth, according to the Tofflers, is not just about money, and cannot be understood in terms of industrial-age economics.

If you’re looking to start your own business online without breaking the bank and using up all your saving, dropshipping is the right online business for you!

Entrepreneurial ventures often fail in the developing world because of the lack of something taken for granted in the developed world: trust. Over centuries the developed world has built up customs and institutions like enforceable contracts. This is not the case in the developing world. Using vivid examples from Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and elsewhere, scholar and entrepreneur Tarun Khanna shows how entrepreneurs can build on existing customs and practices instead of trying to push against them.

A compelling argument - masterfully researched and brilliantly articulated - that despite increasing prosperity for most of Earth’s inhabitants and an explosion of goods overall, consumption of natural resources such as metals, water, and timber has begun to decline. Best-selling author and codirector of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy Andrew McAfee says there’s a new reason for optimism: We’re past the point of "peak stuff" - from here on out, it'll take fewer resources to make things and fewer dollars to lead a comfortable life.

Innovation is no longer the exclusive domain of the Silicon Valley elite. Reverse Innovation will open your eyes to the fact that the dynamics of global innovation are changing-and if you want your firm to survive, you'd better pay attention. The gap between rich nations and emerging economies is closing. No longer will innovations travel the globe in only one direction, from developed to developing nations. They will also flow in reverse.

Revlon's C.E.O., financier Ronald O. Perelman is one of the richest men in America. Watched by the financial community with interest, Perelman has built a personal business empire worth an estimated $6 billion over the past 15 years. Linked to society's most dazzling beauties, Perelman owns palatial estates in Palm Beach, East Hampton, Manhattan, Sun Valley and Bel Air, as well as an impressive art collection, a fleet of automobiles and two G-4 jets.

In this book you'll learn how you (or even your kids) can startup a small business for around $100 and grow it to passively produce well over six figures a year while you play! If you have been looking for a solid and dependable way to earn a stable second income, (or even replace your main one) you are in the right place! According to IRS statistics, the average vending machine business owner earns over $100,000 a year!

The single most effective step any real estate agent can take to raise his or her business to higher levels is to work from an effective business plan. Whether new to the business or already a top producer, every agent can benefit from the three parts of an effective plan - establishment of meaningful goals, determination of effective methods, and a means for staying on track. In this book by longtime real estate broker, trainer, mentor, and coach Matt Williams, you will learn why working from a detailed plan is critical to your success.