HOW TO CREATE A WORLD FULL OF POSSIBILITIES RETHINKING POSITIVE THINKING FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Traditionally, the positive thinking philosophy advocates that you will achieve whatever you want purely by thinking positive thoughts. However, this practice results in success for some individuals but for others it does not! Author Neil Francis explores the ways of creating new possibilities and rethinks the true meaning of positive thinking to help all those who are struggling to manifest their dreams. The essence of this book is to demonstrate how a different type of positive thinking can open yourself up to new possibilities and help you to make the right Decisions to live a more balanced, meaningful and contented life. NEIL FRANCIS is a bestselling author and an entrepreneur. Currently, he is the chairman of a digital agency and director of an internet company, consultancy and a social enterprise.
For more than a decade, Neil Francis was a successful CEO. He grew his internet company from scratch, worked with some of the world's top businesses to deliver fantastic results and led the way in his industry. Then, at the age of 41, Neil's world collapsed. Out of the blue, a stroke brought his business career to a sudden halt. But Neil wasn't beaten. To aid his recovery, he took a job as a caddie at one of Scotland's top golf courses. And from this most unlikely of scenarios, he found remarkable insights and wisdom that, coupled with his vast business experience, will provide a sure foundation and rich support for anyone who is looking – or is forced – to change course in their life. In this intriguing book, Neil masterfully weaves together his insights on taking a new direction in life, distilled from conversations with some of the highly successful individuals for whom he caddied. To anyone changing course, or starting again, with the ambition of truly enjoying what they do in every area of their life going forward, Neil delivers a gem of a routemap – perceptive, enjoyable, challenging, readable and, above all, inspiring.
Jika ingin sukses sebagai entrepreneur, Anda membutuhkan semangat, kreativitas, spontanitas, dan energi. Anda juga perlu tahu cara menjalankan bisnis, banyak buku bisnis yang hanya menanyakan dan menjelaskan pertanyaan-pertanyaan “bagaimana”: bagaimana cara menulis rencana bisnis; bagaimana cara menjalankan kampanye di media sosial; bagaimana memenangkan tender; bagaimana cara mendapatkan investasi tambahan untuk bisnis Anda. The Entrepreneur Book merupakan jawaban baru untuk pertanyaan, “Apa yang membuat seorang entrepreneur sukses?” Dan dengan pertanyaan “mengapa”, masing-masing bab dalam buku ini berfokus pada “dasar” yang diperlukan dalam kewirausahaan yang sukses dan langgeng, seperti tujuan, penggerak, cinta, keinginan, kegagalan, dan keberuntungan. Masing-masing bab dimulai dengan kisah yang menggarisbawahi pertanyaan “mengapa” berdasarkan pengalaman hidup penulis, baik itu pada masa sebagai CEO, penyintas stroke, caddie, maupun seorang entrepreneur. Bab-bab berikutnya yang menjelajahi alasan pertanyaan-pertanyaan “mengapa” ini penting demi kesuksesan kewirausahaan menggunakan contoh-contoh praktis, tip, ilustrasi sederhana, dan studi kasus yang menguatkan pesan dari kisah yang dipaparkan.
The author made use of recently available collections of personal letters and documents of Progressive reformer Raymond Robins in the papers of his sister, Elizabeth Robins, at the Fales Library of New York University to develop this complete analysis of Robins and his work.
A clear understanding of what we know, don't know, and can't know should guide any reasonable approach to managing financial risk, yet the most widely used measure in finance today--Value at Risk, or VaR--reduces these risks to a single number, creating a false sense of security among risk managers, executives, and regulators. This book introduces a more realistic and holistic framework called KuU --the K nown, the u nknown, and the U nknowable--that enables one to conceptualize the different kinds of financial risks and design effective strategies for managing them. Bringing together contributions by leaders in finance and economics, this book pushes toward robustifying policies, portfolios, contracts, and organizations to a wide variety of KuU risks. Along the way, the strengths and limitations of "quantitative" risk management are revealed. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Ashok Bardhan, Dan Borge, Charles N. Bralver, Riccardo Colacito, Robert H. Edelstein, Robert F. Engle, Charles A. E. Goodhart, Clive W. J. Granger, Paul R. Kleindorfer, Donald L. Kohn, Howard Kunreuther, Andrew Kuritzkes, Robert H. Litzenberger, Benoit B. Mandelbrot, David M. Modest, Alex Muermann, Mark V. Pauly, Til Schuermann, Kenneth E. Scott, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. Introduces a new risk-management paradigm Features contributions by leaders in finance and economics Demonstrates how "killer risks" are often more economic than statistical, and crucially linked to incentives Shows how to invest and design policies amid financial uncertainty
This book covers the basics of investing in the Jamaica Stock Exchange. It provides a practical guide and easily understandable principles for building wealth through stock investing. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned investor, you will learn why you should invest in stocks, practical things to consider when buying and selling stocks and the secrets to successful stock selection.This book simplifies stock investing, gives you the tools you need to truly understand the market and outlines a systematic approach to building a long-term stock portfolio that yields superior returns.O'neil Francis was a Foreign Service Ocer at the Ministry of Foreign Aairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica. He is a Senior Legal Ocer at the Caribbean Community Secretariat.
A collection of readings from the four-volume set of Blackwell Handbooks of Social Psychology that examine the mental representations that people hold of their social world and the way that social information is processed, stored and retrieved. The readings have been selected to provide a representative sampling of exciting research and theory on social cognition that is both comprehensive and current and cross-cuts the levels of analysis from intrapersonal to intergroup.
Did you know that a King Cobra's bite contains enough poison to kill 20 people? This text includes many fascinating facts and records about the world of snakes. It features photographs, detailed illustrations and suggested Web site addresses where readers can go to find out more.
This volume has important events related to California chess. By 1955, the states highways had been improved to the point where car travel became feasible between Northern and Southern California. So it's no surprise that the 1955 56th U.S. Open, held in Long Beach, became the strongest and richest up to that time. GM Nicolas Rossolimo won the 1955 Buick over GM Sammy Reshevsky on tie-breaking points; Sammy had to be content with the $1,000 1st prize. The biggest shock in California chess history was IM Herman Steiner's sudden and totally unexpected heart attack during the 1955 California State Championship. Herman was a handsome, energetic, larger than life presence, who attracted many the chess playing Hollywood elite. The passing of the former U.S. Champion and Editor of the Los Angeles Times chess column (since 1933) left a void in Southern California chess which has never been filled. Bobby Fischer's first California appearance in 1957 was the San Francisco U.S. Junior. Bobby, the 14-year old defending champion, scored 8.5 points to beat out San Francisco's own 17-year old Gilbert Ramirez, who was the California State Champion and California Open Champion. Of course, the Reporter covered Fischer's first U.S. Championship win. This volume is so engrossing, that I often can't put it down until I've read it all the way through, again.
Part of series that aims to provide a careful and balanced behind-the-scenes account of the intricate diplomatic activity of the period between the first and second Arab-Israeli wars. It exploits a range of available archive sources, as well as extensive secondary sources.
Thank you for visiting our website. Would you like to provide feedback on how we could improve your experience?
This site does not use any third party cookies with one exception — it uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic.Learn More.