The best-selling author of Blink identifies the qualities of successful people, posing theories about the cultural, family, and idiosyncratic factors that shape high achievers, in a resource that covers such topics as the secrets of software billionaires, why certain cultures are associated with better academic performance, and why the Beatles earned their fame.

Discusses what happens in the brains of two busy people who are oriented toward both work and family, covering the different mental processes associated with solving problems, making decisions, remaining calm under pressure, and working with others productively, and offers tips for taking full advantage of one's mental resources.

Priceless financial advice everyone can relate to from one of the world's most respected businessmen and the most successful investor of all timeOf course you know who Warren Buffett is; he's the most successful investor in the world-maybe of all time. But what do you know about his approach to business and investing? It's an approach that, over the past four decades, has made him one of the most respected men in America.But as Buffett himself will...

In his years as a professional ice-skater, Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton learned to embrace the mind-set of working hard to "beat" the competition. But it seems competition has gotten a bad rap these days. Weve bought into the belief that it is unfair to participants to rank performance. Yet competition is in fact a good thing because its about working toward excellence.Finish First is a wake-up call for business leaders, entrepreneurs, spouses,...

A step-by-step pathway to the principles of fairness, integrity, and human dignity that defines a way of life and leads to success in business.

No matter what field one may be in, there is a need to market oneself, and Girard, bestselling author of "How to Sell Anything to Anybody," reveals important sales secrets for everyday life.

Founder of the lifestyle website TheChicSite.com and CEO of her own media company, Rachel Hollis has created an online fan base by sharing tips for living a better life while fearlessly revealing the messiness of her own. Each chapter begins with a specific lie Hollis once believed that left her feeling overwhelmed, unworthy, or ready to give up. As a working mother, a former foster parent, and a woman who has dealt with insecurities about her body...

"From the founder and CEO of Contrarian Thinking, an investment empire with more than two million fans, an empowering guide to getting rich and a call to arms to save America's small businesses"-- Provided by publisher.

If like millions of others you know deep down that you deserve to do better than where you are today, then this book is for you. Not a book based on old fashioned theories or textbook scenarios, The Millionaire Dropout is instead based on tried and tested methods of increasing personal skills, increasing your wealth, improving your life-style and releasing all the personal power that is locked up inside you. Based on the author's firsthand experience...

Offers ten principals for winning the short-termism and long-term results.