Have you ever wondered where Donald Trump got the idea?



First, a disclaimer:  I do not personally know Donald Trump.  I do have a recording of "The Donald" that I downloaded after I read Why We Want You to Be Rich by Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki.  I listen to it occasonally and I do remember his saying what he wrote in Trump: The Art of the Deal : "I like thinking big. I always have.  To me it's very simple. If you're going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big." 

The first thing I thought of when I saw this book on Amazon was "I wonder if Trump ever read this book?"  The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz, PhD. was first published in 1959 and Dr. Schwartz was a professor at Georgia State University in Atlanta.  I have seen this book praised by a few other authors and it ended up on my Wish List.  They call this book a business classic for a reason.  There are many books out there that were inspired by the basic ideas in this book as well as a lot of great business ideas.  This book does have some outdated references, however the ideas in this book are as timeless as the idea of business itself.

If you're looking for a new direction of successful thinking, get this book and use it to your advantage.

Yes YOU can!



I first came across Stacey Hanke as a communications consultant with some excellent things to Tweet about.  I follow her on Twitter and now get some gems on improving my communications with my co-workers and clients for my next business.  There were so many gems that I felt the need to find out if she had ever written a book before and to get a copy. 

This book is entitled "Yes You Can!: Everything You Need from A to Z to Influence Others to Take Action" and it is written by Stacey Hanke and Mary Steinberg.  This is not your typical checklist of things you can do in order to persuade other people.  This is a personal development workbook with questions for you, the reader, so you can improve your world.  It is also a great book filled with lots of tips for public speaking and communicating in general.

I recommend this book for anyone who will be speaking in public with their career or professional aspirations.

Are you prospering in this economy?

We keep hearing it over and over again.  The economy stinks...or choose your favorite expletives and/or descriptors.  Something that I used to say a long time ago was that the economy was neither good or bad, but it was more like the weather.  I have no idea what the source of this thought was.  There is nothing we can individually do about it.  We can't change the fact that it might rain or that it's too hot or cold, we just have to deal with it.  To quote an old cliche`, "it is what it is." 

Economics is defined by Merriam-Webster as "a social science concerned chiefly with description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services."  Very often, we think of economics in the personal sense, that economics is responsible for our personal success or failure. 

I have finally found a source of information on the current economic environment that makes sense.  The theory is that the government doesn't drive economics anymore than Santa Claus does.  The population (300 million people in the United States) producing goods, selling services, buying goods and services is what makes up the economy.  The idea that is overlooked, but incontravertible, is that the biggest factor affecting a given geographic area is the birth rate.  This concept was so obvious to me and completely caught my attention.

The man is Harry S. Dent and his work is "How to Prosper in a Downturn" by Nightingale-Conant.  I first saw Harry S. Dent on the evening news during the budget debate.  The program contains insights on how you can not only protect youself and your family in the event of a downturn, but prosper in a downturn.  It also contains outlines of what the economy of the different regions is going to look like in the future.  Buy it, learn it and prosper in a downturn or flat economy.


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