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Singletasking explains exactly how to clear and calm your mind, arrange your schedule and environment, and gently yet firmly manage the expectations of people around you so that you can accomplish a succession of tasks one by one - and be infinitely more productive. Singletasking is the secret to success and sanity.

Publishing a book is a milestone for every author. These days, authors do not have to rely on the support of a big publishing house in order to put out a book. Many self-publishing authors are finding huge opportunities to introduce their work to readers in print, e-books, and in audiobook formats. Audiobooks have been around for many decades, but because of the technological advancements of the last few years, it is now possible for the author of a book to record, sell, and market a title as an independent publisher.

We hear that we must be passionate about only one thing, that 10,000 hours of hard practice is needed to achieve mastery. But in fact most successful people, including Nobel Prize winners, nurture multiple areas of knowledge and activity that feed their central subject. Whether it's making a perfect soufflé, dancing a tango or lighting a fire, when we take the time to cultivate small and quantifiable areas of expertise, we change everything.

Are you here because you've been told you have a 'great voice’? Are you pivoting, just starting out or have you been in the industry for a while and hit a wall? Are you feeling a little lost, isolated, or struggling with consistency? You're in the right place. Twenty-two professionals give their best insights on the voice over industry. Bypass years of trial and error and learn from those that have been where you want to be.

Do you feel like work is constantly piling up on you? Do you work at a breakneck pace all day, only to find that you haven't accomplished the most important things on your agenda when you leave the office? Are you sick of procrastinating, losing focus, poor memory, and leaving projects unfinished? Do you get distracted easily? Are you overwhelmed by an ever-growing to-do list? Do you want to save hours a day and do more in less time? If you answered yes to any of those questions then you need to listen to this book.

At the highest level of any pursuit, the difference between the two top performers in a contest is always mental. One holds it together - while the other falls apart. The same is true in business. Whether you are confronting a crisis, making a pitch, negotiating a deal, or facing a deadline, your mindset can give you the edge. When the Pressure's On brings peak performance principles to the boardroom, revealing five core mental skills that enable professionals to excel while under duress.

According to Paul Sullivan, clutch performance does not stem from an innate ability. It’s a learned skill—the art of operating in high-stress situations as if they were everyday conditions. Even some of the most experienced and talented performers lack this skill—but Sullivan shows that anyone can develop it.

Tired of working a job? Not convinced the "make money online, crypto, dropshipping blah blah blah" actually works? Me neither. Turns out, creating a REAL business can be done faster and better in the real world and start making actual cash as quickly as you'd like. We're talking how me and hundreds of other guys just like you are making $500-1000+ per day cleaning roofs and gutters.

Effectiveness, Stack says, is identifying and achieving the best objectives for your organization - doing the right things. Efficiency is accomplishing them in the least amount of time, with the least effort and cost - doing things right. If you're not clear on both, you're wasting your time. As Drucker put it, "There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all." Stack's 3T Leadership offers 12 practices that will enable executives to be effective and efficient, grouped into three areas where leaders spend their time.

Becoming the Boss is a brisk, tech-savvy success manual filled with real-world, actionable tips from an expert. Lindsey Pollak defines what Millennial generation leadership is and draws on original research, her own experience, and interviews with young managers and entrepreneurs to share the secrets of what makes them successful leaders - and shows young professionals how to rise in their own careers.

In this groundbreaking book, education expert Tony Wagner provides a powerful rationale for developing an innovation-driven economy. He explores what parents, teachers, and employers must do to develop the capacities of young people to become innovators.

O mundo vem sofrendo um processo de mudança contínuo cada vez mais acelerado. Para quem acredita que deve haver uma maneira mais eficiente de fazer as coisas, Scrum é um livro instigante sobre o processo de liderança e gestão que está transformando a maneira como vivemos. É por causa dele que a Amazon pode acrescaentar um novo recurso em seu site todos os dias, que o Red River Army Depot, no Texas, consegue lançar utilitários blindados 39 vezes mais rápido e que o FBI finalmente criou um enorme banco de dados de rastreamento de terroristas.

Ready to Stop Slacking? Ditch the Excuses, Here's Your Ticket to Getting Stuff Done! "Eh, I'll do it later. I'm too tired." "I don't feel like it, it's too hard." "I'm not in the mood. I'll do it when I feel motivated." How many times have you used these excuses? Wondering if there’s a psychological study behind laziness and its effects on people? Want ideas on how to quit dragging your feet just to do anything and change your mindset? You know what, I get it. People procrastinate and get lazy for many reasons, especially during the last four years and we both know why that is.

Imagine your advantage in negotiations, decision-making, and leadership if you could teach yourself to see, and evaluate, information that others overlook. The Power of Noticing provides the blueprint for accomplishing precisely that. Max Bazerman, an expert in the field of applied behavioral psychology, draws on three decades of research and his experience instructing Harvard Business School MBAs and corporate executives to teach you how to notice and act on information that may not be immediately obvious.

Sales have changed in the last 30 years. Gone are the days of manipulative and pushy salespeople who rely on charm to get sales. Selling from the Heart is the new economy, where relationships matter and old-school techniques just don’t work anymore. Relationships are what will fuel your sales funnel and allow you to reach your sales goals. Social media is a great place to develop those relationships that lead to sales. Larry Levine will teach you how to do in a natural way and how not to only be yourself, but your best self and succeed!

Forget everything you've been taught about selling: forget the hard sell, forget negotiation strategies, forget those closing techniques. In The Inner Game of Selling, Ron Willingham debunks the familiar myths about "sales skills", showing that those tired methods are too shallow and manipulative to do anything but alienate potential customers and drain you of energy and dignity.

The Soulful Art of Persuasion is a revolutionary guide to becoming a master influencer in an age of distrust through the cultivation of character-building habits that are essential to both personal growth and sustained business success. This isn't a book full of tips and life-hacks. Instead, The Soulful Art of Persuasion will develop the habits that others want to be influenced by. This book is based on a radical idea: Persuasion isn't about facts and argument. It's all about personal character.

Author Dan Norris shares his story about how he grew his WordPress support business from scratch to over an $1 million AUD annual run rate in two years, spending only $181.23 on advertising. Content Machine provides a framework that will help listeners with every aspect of content marketing, from idea generation, to writing guidelines, to hiring and scaling a content team.

Listen and be inspired by the soothing baritone of award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti as he reads George Samuel Clason's classic The Richest Man in Babylon. Unless you were born wealthy or hit the lottery, this audiobook can be your path to financial security and success. The parables set in ancient Babylon and originally published in 1926 are as applicable today as they were in ancient times.

Power Broker: How to Succeed in Life and Business is a no-nonsense guide to learning and utilizing classic sales skills to achieve your personal and professional goals and live a happier, more fulfilled life. Author Ron Koenigsberg is a multiple-award-winning commercial real estate broker with decades of sales experience who uses warmth, humor, personal stories, and tangible action items to help you build and hone your interpersonal skills.