An internationally known public speaker, entrepreneur, and marketing executive shares practical, up-to-date tips for mastering the skills of networking. Networking doesn’t have to be that frenzied old-school game of calendars packed with stuffy power lunches and sterile evenings at community business gatherings. We’ve entered a new era, one in which shifting cultural values and the explosion of digital technology enable us to network in vastly more efficient, more focused, and more enjoyable ways. A fresh take on How to Win Friends and Influence People, Your Network Is Your Net Worth is an entertaining, straightforward guide filled with revealing case studies, hands-on advice, and innovative strategies for building your network. Written by sought-after speaker, entrepreneur, and marketing executive Porter Gale, with a foreword by Apple evangelist and bestselling author Guy Kawasaki, this book shows you how to establish, expand, and nurture your connections both online and off. New ways to network are popping up every day—and Gale tells you how to make the most of them—but even traditional networking opportunities are not the same animals that they once were, and we need to shift our attitudes and approaches accordingly. Networking has evolved from a transactional game to a transformational process. Whereas once it was about power plays, now it’s about charting your own course, following your passions, and making meaningful connections, which in turn increase your happiness and productivity. In addition to chronicling her own rise from an ad agency intern to an in-demand consultant, Gale also shares the inspiring stories of so many others who live by this networking model: a military wife who connects with social media communities while her husband is deployed overseas, a young woman blog-ger battling leukemia, a dyslexic politician who wins elections by telling stories, and the CEO of a Major League Baseball team who once made a phone call that changed the course of his life. When you focus on your passions and reorganize your networking around your values and beliefs, you will discover the kind of lasting relationships, personal transformation, and, ultimately, tangible wealth that are the foundation for happiness and success. With a message both timely and important, Your Network Is Your Net Worth is the definitive handbook to Networking 2.0.

Outlines new approaches to networking that reflect shifting cultural values and improved digital technologies, sharing instructional case studies and practical tips for network building using online social media and in-person interactions.

Must-know concepts and smart strategies for every step of a sale—from the new Business Essentials Series for busy professionals The focus of sales always seems to be on the ultimate goal of closing deals, which makes it easy to overlook the crucial steps that come before, during, and after the sale. But, the reality is, knowing the right things to do in all steps of the process is what sets us up for success. Whether you're just starting out or are looking to improve your sales skills, this book from industry expert Rana Salman is a start-to-finish guide that will quickly lead you toward quota-crushing performance. Everything you need to know is here, in three easy-to-digest parts: PART I: THE ESSENTIALS explores the foundation for the sales experience, provides insights into common challenges sellers encounter, describes the characteristics needed to excel in sales, and more. PART II: THE ESSENTIALS APPLIED gives you targeted tools designed to help you close deals and expand accounts, including tips on prospecting, preparing and conducting discovery meetings, getting the most out of follow-up meetings, effectively onboarding new clients, and more. PART III: BEYOND THE ESSENTIALS offers even more hands-on advice about the human side of sales—from dealing with rejection and self-doubt to learning about specific tactics to help protect your mental health, and more. Packed with practical advice, useful tools, assessments, and a toolkit, Sales Essentials is the comprehensive resource you need to immediately boost your skills and increase your confidence on the way to career-changing sales success.

An exit strategy, if implemented early, is the surprising secret to ultimate startup success. Find out why—and how to develop one—in this comprehensive, practical guide from veteran Silicon Valley dealmaker Touraj Parang. In 2008, Touraj Parang's award-winning startup, Jaxtr, had 10 million users, raised nearly $20 million from top-tier Silicon Valley investors, and seemed poised to sail straight through the Great Recession. But, by January of 2009, Jaxtr’s only hope for survival was to find a buyer—sadly, it was too late for that. In Exit Path, Touraj draws on the lessons learned from that chaotic experience and the extraordinary successes that followed once he (and the entrepreneurs he advises) made creating and executing an exit strategy a top priority. For too long entrepreneurs have been failing to establish the requisite relationships and properly prepare for the most important milestone in their life cycle: a sale to an acquirer. But in today’s hyper competitive and interconnected business world, that is no longer an option. In this first-of-its-kind, comprehensive guide, you'll discover the surprising reasons few startups succeed while many fail—and you’ll learn that implementing an exit strategy early will empower you to take charge of your startup’s ultimate fate, maximizing its potential for success while mitigating the risks of failure. Arranged in four sequential parts, Exit Path walks you through actionable steps to devise and execute an effective exit strategy, starting with a fresh new perspective on the critical importance of creating a viable sale option for your startup. You'll learn why creating your exit strategy is necessary well before you're contemplating an exit, regardless of the stage of your startup. You’ll also discover how to create your own exit plan, how to make your plan a reality through personal and business relationships, and how to approach and negotiate with acquirers for an outcome best aligned with your values and ambitions should the need arise. Whether you are an entrepreneur, investor, or advisor, the expert advice and insights in Exit Path will inspire you to take charge of your startup’s destiny and unlock its strategic potential and options over time.

The names and addresses of 1,500 employers in over 40 fields; information on 200 hard-to-find network groups; and hundreds of insider tips and Web sites make this a must-have job-hunting tool. Illustrations.

"Portrait of a Leader" is a three-book series (each purchased separately) on leadership, for students aged 16 to 24. It is currently being used in many high schools and colleges for small groups and mentoring communities. They are highly interactive, covering the leadership journey from basic to advanced.(Full size 8.5x11 inches, 125 pages each)Book One: Spiritual Formation of a Leader-Answering God's Call to Lead-The Four Primary Qualities of a Leader-The Leader's Intimacy with God-The Leader's Emotional Security-The Six Stages on the Leadership Journey-The Leader's Identity in Christ-The Ten Tests Every Leader Experiences-The Leader's Personal LifeEach chapter includes a "Halftime" checkpoint, which allows you work through an entire chapter or a half chapter each meeting. Therefore, it is designed for a group to take either 1 or 2 semesters to complete.Who Should Use This Resource:All ages; ideal for ages 16 to 24How to Use This Resource:-Use it with freshmen who need to understand the spiritual side of leadership-Use it with potential leaders who are preparing for a leadership role-Use it with all your leaders to minister to them as they fulfill their position

Reading The Unbreakable Human Spirit will fuel the reader's mind, spirit, and heart with practical actions to assist them to break through from where they currently are to where they desire and deserve to be. For more than a decade, Randy Gonzales Jr. has focused on achievement. Randy will guide the reader to a life they have always dreamed of through the fulfillment of their greatest moment.