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Are you waiting for that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change your life, change your business or change the world? How will you know when it comes? How will you be sure you're ready? This book is not about waiting for an opportunity that might never come. It's a book for right now containing ideas and strategies that can be employed right away, and will ensure that you attract opportunities, whether big or small, all the time.

The Art of Opportunity offers a path toward new growth, providing the perspective and methods you need to make innovation happen. Written by a team of experts with both academic and industry experience - and a client roster composed of some of the world's leading companies - this book provides you with the necessary tools to help you capture growth instead of chasing it.

Are you struggling to sell your products or services in a crowded, competitive marketplace? If so, you’re likely making one of the biggest mistakes in marketing—selling repair and improvement instead of selling opportunity. Legendary marketing expert Dan Kennedy reveals why opportunity-based marketing outperforms traditional sales methods and how you can transform your offers to create massive demand.

Experience, Opportunity, and Developing Your Career is filled with practical advice from HBR experts who can help you answer questions like: Should I choose to follow my passion, my purpose, or my values? How will I know if a job is really right for me? What's the best way to use my network? And how can I make big decisions about my career?

Not one to shy away from developing countries, Yusuf Amdani has laid a path for other investors to follow. Originally from Pakistan, Amdani moved to Honduras at a time when few international players paid attention to the Central American country. Amdani’s quick eye and keen business savvy paid off. Today his company has grown and expanded into other Central American countries, along with the Caribbean, United States, Pakistan, and beyond. Moreover, Amdani’s initiatives provide an example of how to create opportunities in developing countries.

Opportunities are free, abundant, and available to all-including you. Better yet, golden opportunities are like powerful magnets that attract all the resources you need to succeed. People who started with nothing-like Dhirubhai Ambani, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Sunil Mittal and Bill Gates-all...

Brought to you by Penguin. Career ladders and jobs for life are a thing of the past Today, we're living in a world of squiggly careers, where moving frequently and fluidly between roles, industries, locations, and even careers, is becoming the new normal. Squiggly careers can feel stressful and...

Find your voice, own your story, and elevate your professional life. In The Visibility Mindset: How Asian American Leaders Create Opportunities and Push Past Barriers, a team of dedicated creative professionals and educators delivers an incisive treatment addressing the importance of cultural upbringing in our lives and careers. In the book, you'll explore the varied realities and experiences of Asian Americans in the diasporic Asian community and how they have impacted the personal and professional lives of real people.

Accomplished venture capitalist and Space Capital founder Chad Anderson offers investors, entrepreneurs, and aspiring professionals powerful tools and information for understanding how space-based technologies have, and will continue to, transform enterprise, government, and consumer markets for decades to come.

Celebrated workplace thought leader Elizabeth Lotardo delivers an engaging guide to owning and elevating your work experience. With tips, watchouts, and funny stories, Leading Yourself will give you the encouragement and tactics to up-level your career, even if you aren't in your dream job. You'll learn to manage your self-talk, find meaning in the mundane, optimize your time at work, and build relationships with the people who matter.

The LinkedIn insider’s guide to how the new job search really works—and how to make it work for you. No one disputes that LinkedIn is the world’s biggest job market. So it’s about time that someone with the inside scoop explained how to make the most of it. Here, from two LinkedIn...

There is a cost to every action of ours, and being aware of this cost helps us spend our time and money better. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul explain the concept of OPPORTUNITY COST in the riveting episode – which is definitely worth the time you spend on it!...

What do shale gas, Elon Musk’s Tesla, and the global apparel chain Zara share in common? In Resource Revolution, management experts Stefan Heck and Matt Rogers describe how each in its own way exemplifies a resource revolution - a use of natural resources so effective it defies conventional wisdom and enables breakthrough performance where others see only limits and shortcomings.

Break out of your daily litany of "woulda, coulda, shoulda" excuses and get into action with this problem-solving program. Learn to stop letting negative events from the past block you from living fully in the present. Your past does not have to be an indicator of your future. You can unlearn self-defeating behavioral patterns and begin to lead a happy, rewarding life.

Gain the advantage in any verbal encounter by learning the secret language of covert communications. Shine socially, uncover opportunities, and be perceived as smarter, sharper, and savvier... using the nine "secret weapons" of the world's greatest communicators! The most powerful and influential people in the world all have one critical thing in common: effective communication.

For far too long, small businesses have had to navigate an online review landscape that feels stacked against them. Platforms meant to help them grow have instead become gatekeepers — where visibility can feel tied to pricey advertising packages, filtered reviews, and algorithms that no one truly understands.BetterBizGuide was created to change that.We are the next generation of review platforms: Fair. Transparent. Community-driven. And built to empower the very businesses that keep our neighborhoods alive.Why We ExistSmall businesses are the heart of local communities — yet many feel ...

In the newly revised edition of Career Anchors: Finding Direction and Opportunity in the Changing World of Work, a team of world-renowned management and culture experts delivers a uniquely insightful exploration of your own career values and work relationships as they relate to your past and future choices. This easy-to-use workbook in combination with an online self-assessment offers critical and accessible self-diagnostic exercises along with information about the changing career scene and new descriptions of the eight career anchor categories.

Startup Opportunities is the go-to guide for anyone with a great business idea. Whether it's your first business or your fifth, realistic assessment from the outset can save you a lot of time and money; why pour your heart and soul into a venture that is doomed to fail? Instead, position yourself to win from the very beginning.

BPN Empowered, hosted by Victoria Hillard, founder of Blind Professionals Network, highlights BPN members unseen potential; sharing successful employment journeys and job ready members showcasing their skills. A direct talent pipeline for employers to hire! Plus, BPN News, events, services, and more. It's the essential podcast for career empowerment! BPN Empowered shifts the conversation from disability to capability. Tune in for the strategies that drive career success, the inspiration that fuels personal growth, and the vital connections that build an equitable future.

In The Opportunity Index, BlackRock managing director and cofounder of the #Talkaboutblack movement Gavin Lewis skillfully plots the origins of the racial wealth gap and its impact on the inequalities faced by the Black community today. Weaving a personal and at times moving narrative through some of the most disruptive events of our time, he offers a blueprint for businesses and individuals to understand the risks and opportunities presented by inequality and issues an urgent call to action.