Author: Larry Winget
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592404377
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
What do people want? They want what they've got. In his signature caustic yet lovable style, Larry Winget dishes out straight talk on what he calls life's messes' and offers sound, simple solutions. Taking on business, family, health, being fat, being stupid, success, money and more, Larry Winget points out exactly which changes have to take place in order for people to turn their lives around. Larry Winget can help any reader identify their own 'areas of stupidity' and take action to finally achieve real success.'
People are Idiots and I Can Prove It!
Author: Larry Winget
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592404377
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
What do people want? They want what they've got. In his signature caustic yet lovable style, Larry Winget dishes out straight talk on what he calls life's messes' and offers sound, simple solutions. Taking on business, family, health, being fat, being stupid, success, money and more, Larry Winget points out exactly which changes have to take place in order for people to turn their lives around. Larry Winget can help any reader identify their own 'areas of stupidity' and take action to finally achieve real success.'
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592404377
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
What do people want? They want what they've got. In his signature caustic yet lovable style, Larry Winget dishes out straight talk on what he calls life's messes' and offers sound, simple solutions. Taking on business, family, health, being fat, being stupid, success, money and more, Larry Winget points out exactly which changes have to take place in order for people to turn their lives around. Larry Winget can help any reader identify their own 'areas of stupidity' and take action to finally achieve real success.'
Why Business People Speak Like Idiots
Author: Brian Fugere
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743269094
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
There is a fundamental disconnection between the way business people speak and real people communicate. From advertisers, big business and CEOs - the blather is coming at us in waves. The International Language of Business is no longer English - it's gobbledygook. The authors blindly discovered the enormity of the problem in June 2003 with the launch of Bullfighter, an anti-jargon software tool. But jargon is just one symptom in a larger problem afflicting corporate communications today: the wholesale inability to connect with an audience. In the form of admirably straight-talk, we discover how to avoid the 'obscurity trap', 'the anonymity trap', the 'hard-sell trap' and most importantly, 'the tedium trap'. In this witty and practical new book readers are given all the tools they need to fight the 'spin' and learn to speak like the rest of us.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743269094
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
There is a fundamental disconnection between the way business people speak and real people communicate. From advertisers, big business and CEOs - the blather is coming at us in waves. The International Language of Business is no longer English - it's gobbledygook. The authors blindly discovered the enormity of the problem in June 2003 with the launch of Bullfighter, an anti-jargon software tool. But jargon is just one symptom in a larger problem afflicting corporate communications today: the wholesale inability to connect with an audience. In the form of admirably straight-talk, we discover how to avoid the 'obscurity trap', 'the anonymity trap', the 'hard-sell trap' and most importantly, 'the tedium trap'. In this witty and practical new book readers are given all the tools they need to fight the 'spin' and learn to speak like the rest of us.
The Idiot Factor
Author: Larry Winget
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1592404677
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Read Larry Winget's posts on the Penguin Blog The Pitbull of Personal Development and New York Time bestselling author is back with advice on the dumb things people do to sabotage their success What do people really want? They want what they've got. It's a simple formula. You have what you want because your actions produced your results. Not your words and certainly not your wants. In his signature caustic yet lovable style, Larry Winget dishes out straight talk on what he calls "life's messes", and offers sound, simple solutions. Taking on business, family, health, being fat, being stupid, success, money, and more, Larry Winget points out exactly which changes have to take place in order for people to turn their lives around. A little bit of business, a little bit of personal development, a little finance, a little parenting, a little health and wellness, The Idiot Factor will help anyone identify his or her own "areas of stupidity" and take action to finally achieve real success.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1592404677
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Read Larry Winget's posts on the Penguin Blog The Pitbull of Personal Development and New York Time bestselling author is back with advice on the dumb things people do to sabotage their success What do people really want? They want what they've got. It's a simple formula. You have what you want because your actions produced your results. Not your words and certainly not your wants. In his signature caustic yet lovable style, Larry Winget dishes out straight talk on what he calls "life's messes", and offers sound, simple solutions. Taking on business, family, health, being fat, being stupid, success, money, and more, Larry Winget points out exactly which changes have to take place in order for people to turn their lives around. A little bit of business, a little bit of personal development, a little finance, a little parenting, a little health and wellness, The Idiot Factor will help anyone identify his or her own "areas of stupidity" and take action to finally achieve real success.
Success is Your Own Damn Fault
Author: Larry Winget
Publisher: Gildan Media LLC aka G&D Media
ISBN: 1722523239
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
SUCCESS IS YOUR OWN DAMN FAULT! That principle guided Larry Winget from bankruptcy and despair to massive wealth and worldwide fame as a bestselling author and star of A&E’s hit television program Big Spender.It has transformed the lives of thousands of people who have heard Larry’s message and embraced his philosophy. The “Pitbull of Personal Development®,” as Larry is called, offers straight-talking insights and street-proven ideas you can immediately use for a better life and work experience. Larry is the best combination of credible content as backed up with his five bestselling books and over 20 years of experience speaking to nearly 400 of the Fortune 500 companies. He is unique. No one says what he says and no one looks like he looks. He is the world’s only Irritational Speaker®. Caustic, straight-forward and hilarious, he never minces words while offering solid advice for improving your life and your business. You will learn: Success is SIMPLE How to work BETTER Five ideas that will make you LOVE your job How to give and receive RESPECT How to become INVALUABLE How to serve BETTER and sell MORE A five-times New York Times/Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Larry is a member of the International Speaker Hall of Fame. He has starred in his own television series and appeared in national television commercials. Larry is a regular contributor on many news shows on the topics of money, personal success and business.
Publisher: Gildan Media LLC aka G&D Media
ISBN: 1722523239
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
SUCCESS IS YOUR OWN DAMN FAULT! That principle guided Larry Winget from bankruptcy and despair to massive wealth and worldwide fame as a bestselling author and star of A&E’s hit television program Big Spender.It has transformed the lives of thousands of people who have heard Larry’s message and embraced his philosophy. The “Pitbull of Personal Development®,” as Larry is called, offers straight-talking insights and street-proven ideas you can immediately use for a better life and work experience. Larry is the best combination of credible content as backed up with his five bestselling books and over 20 years of experience speaking to nearly 400 of the Fortune 500 companies. He is unique. No one says what he says and no one looks like he looks. He is the world’s only Irritational Speaker®. Caustic, straight-forward and hilarious, he never minces words while offering solid advice for improving your life and your business. You will learn: Success is SIMPLE How to work BETTER Five ideas that will make you LOVE your job How to give and receive RESPECT How to become INVALUABLE How to serve BETTER and sell MORE A five-times New York Times/Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Larry is a member of the International Speaker Hall of Fame. He has starred in his own television series and appeared in national television commercials. Larry is a regular contributor on many news shows on the topics of money, personal success and business.
Grow a Pair
Author: Larry Winget
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1592408559
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The straight-talking, New York Times bestselling author and Pitbull of Personal Development® is back with a pithy and prescriptive guide to success. A five-time bestselling author and one of the country’s leading business speakers, Larry has made a reputation for being the first to challenge the positive-attraction gurus and the law-of-attraction bozos with his commonsense approach to success. Larry doesn’t sugar-coat, and he isn’t afraid to make people uncomfortable, because he wants us to stop making excuses, and start getting results. In the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Grow a Pair, Larry takes on entitlement culture, the self-help movement, political correctness, and more. We’ve all heard the phrase “grow a pair,” but Larry’s advice isn’t about anatomy—it’s about attitude. To get the success we want, we need to reject victimhood in favor of being assertive and finally taking some responsibility. With prescriptive advice on goal achieving, career, personal finance, and more, Grow a Pair will give the readers the kick in the pants they need.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1592408559
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The straight-talking, New York Times bestselling author and Pitbull of Personal Development® is back with a pithy and prescriptive guide to success. A five-time bestselling author and one of the country’s leading business speakers, Larry has made a reputation for being the first to challenge the positive-attraction gurus and the law-of-attraction bozos with his commonsense approach to success. Larry doesn’t sugar-coat, and he isn’t afraid to make people uncomfortable, because he wants us to stop making excuses, and start getting results. In the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Grow a Pair, Larry takes on entitlement culture, the self-help movement, political correctness, and more. We’ve all heard the phrase “grow a pair,” but Larry’s advice isn’t about anatomy—it’s about attitude. To get the success we want, we need to reject victimhood in favor of being assertive and finally taking some responsibility. With prescriptive advice on goal achieving, career, personal finance, and more, Grow a Pair will give the readers the kick in the pants they need.
What's Wrong with Damn Near Everything!
Author: Larry Winget
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119417074
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The Pitbull of Personal Development® Takes on Damn Near Everything! Larry Winget does not mince words, and in this latest addition to his straight-talking brand, one of the most iconic leaders of the personal development industry puts down in black and white, What's Wrong with Damn Near Everything! If you think the world is a mess, you already have a lot in common with Larry. The genius and power of his simple approach to turning around the parts of your life that need it has transformed people and businesses all over the world. Now, in this wildly entertaining and informative diagnosis and prescription, he narrows down the singular virus sickening the four most influential aspects in our lives: the people around us, our education system, business, and government. The illness rotting them all out can be blamed on people ignoring their core values. That's personal, and Larry goes there and then some, and that's why countless people have been converted into followers by watching him on television as he regularly appears on varied news programs and by buying enough of his books to put him on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. His shocking opinions and belly-laughing honesty all come unfiltered. If he offends you—good! You're engaged and really thinking about what's important to you. This single resource enables you to: Take real action to improve what's wrong with your business, family, and life. Get advice you can understand from a non-stop powerhouse coach. What's Wrong with Damn Near Everything! tells you all the simple truths to troubleshooting everyday problems in life and business.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119417074
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The Pitbull of Personal Development® Takes on Damn Near Everything! Larry Winget does not mince words, and in this latest addition to his straight-talking brand, one of the most iconic leaders of the personal development industry puts down in black and white, What's Wrong with Damn Near Everything! If you think the world is a mess, you already have a lot in common with Larry. The genius and power of his simple approach to turning around the parts of your life that need it has transformed people and businesses all over the world. Now, in this wildly entertaining and informative diagnosis and prescription, he narrows down the singular virus sickening the four most influential aspects in our lives: the people around us, our education system, business, and government. The illness rotting them all out can be blamed on people ignoring their core values. That's personal, and Larry goes there and then some, and that's why countless people have been converted into followers by watching him on television as he regularly appears on varied news programs and by buying enough of his books to put him on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. His shocking opinions and belly-laughing honesty all come unfiltered. If he offends you—good! You're engaged and really thinking about what's important to you. This single resource enables you to: Take real action to improve what's wrong with your business, family, and life. Get advice you can understand from a non-stop powerhouse coach. What's Wrong with Damn Near Everything! tells you all the simple truths to troubleshooting everyday problems in life and business.
A Kick in the Attitude
Author: Sam Glenn
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470528052
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
SUCCESS BEGINS WITH ATTITUDE. Yet a truly positive, resilient outlook the kind that just won't quit often takes training, self-reflection, and practice. But staying positive in tough times isn't easy. If you've experienced a setback at work, suffered a personal loss, or struggle to make it through the monotony of the workday, A Kick in the Attitude is for you. What jumper cables are to a car battery, this book is to your attitude. It's the positive charge you need to break out of the trap of negative thinking and get back on the track to achieving the success you deserve. What if you already feel happy and successful? You will still benefit. A Kick in the Attitude is that positive charge that will catapult your life in a positive direction. It will recharge your batteries and keep you thriving through all life's ups and downs. It shows you how to develop the kind of positive, resilient outlook on life that keeps you going with just a little training, self-reflection, and practice. A Kick in the Attitude describes the concrete, proven principles that will put focus and vigor back into your life and work. It gives you the tools you need to revive your attitude with passion and purpose to make your attitude work for you rather than against you. This is a simple, straightforward guide that will let you convert adversity into new directions and new opportunities; improve your productivity and teamwork in the office; and bring passion and confidence to everything you do in life. Featuring eighteen principles for living and working with enthusiasm and positivity this is just the kick-in-the-pants we all need.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470528052
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
SUCCESS BEGINS WITH ATTITUDE. Yet a truly positive, resilient outlook the kind that just won't quit often takes training, self-reflection, and practice. But staying positive in tough times isn't easy. If you've experienced a setback at work, suffered a personal loss, or struggle to make it through the monotony of the workday, A Kick in the Attitude is for you. What jumper cables are to a car battery, this book is to your attitude. It's the positive charge you need to break out of the trap of negative thinking and get back on the track to achieving the success you deserve. What if you already feel happy and successful? You will still benefit. A Kick in the Attitude is that positive charge that will catapult your life in a positive direction. It will recharge your batteries and keep you thriving through all life's ups and downs. It shows you how to develop the kind of positive, resilient outlook on life that keeps you going with just a little training, self-reflection, and practice. A Kick in the Attitude describes the concrete, proven principles that will put focus and vigor back into your life and work. It gives you the tools you need to revive your attitude with passion and purpose to make your attitude work for you rather than against you. This is a simple, straightforward guide that will let you convert adversity into new directions and new opportunities; improve your productivity and teamwork in the office; and bring passion and confidence to everything you do in life. Featuring eighteen principles for living and working with enthusiasm and positivity this is just the kick-in-the-pants we all need.
The Year of Bad Behavior
Author: Martin Bodek
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1257956949
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Martin Bodek spent a year encountering the nose-pickers, nail-clippers, cellphone-yappers, lane cut-offers, people who stand akimbo, child slappers, personal space invaders, stores that have cashiers who can't decipher coupons, customer service idiots, the rude, the people who need BlackBerry helmets, line cutters, public masturbators, escalator mudsticks, teenagers discussing what liquids induce abortion, and decided to write about it. This is what he wrote.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1257956949
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Martin Bodek spent a year encountering the nose-pickers, nail-clippers, cellphone-yappers, lane cut-offers, people who stand akimbo, child slappers, personal space invaders, stores that have cashiers who can't decipher coupons, customer service idiots, the rude, the people who need BlackBerry helmets, line cutters, public masturbators, escalator mudsticks, teenagers discussing what liquids induce abortion, and decided to write about it. This is what he wrote.
Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life
Author: Larry Winget
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118024516
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life was immediately hailed as "not your average self-help book" and demanded attention and praise right out of the gate. It is now considered one of the icons of the personal development movement. Now, Larry Winget is back with his signature caustic, no-nonsense, hilarious style, which earned him the titles "Pitbull of Personal Development®" and "World's Only Irritational Speaker®." Winget's "get off your butt and go to work" approach to self-improvement boils success down to a simple formula: Everything in your life gets better when you get better. Get tangible advice from one of the world's most successful speakers and the author of five bestselling books and television personality. Learn the keys to turning your life, money and business around. Stop making excuses, stop blaming others and take responsibility for your life and your results The brutal advice he offers has changed the lives of millions of people and increased sales for countless businesses. In this Second Edition of Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life, Winget takes the same principles and expands the lessons with brand new examples, stories, and added wisdom. It may sound ruthless, but your life is your own fault and if you shut up, stop whining, and take action you can create a better life.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118024516
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life was immediately hailed as "not your average self-help book" and demanded attention and praise right out of the gate. It is now considered one of the icons of the personal development movement. Now, Larry Winget is back with his signature caustic, no-nonsense, hilarious style, which earned him the titles "Pitbull of Personal Development®" and "World's Only Irritational Speaker®." Winget's "get off your butt and go to work" approach to self-improvement boils success down to a simple formula: Everything in your life gets better when you get better. Get tangible advice from one of the world's most successful speakers and the author of five bestselling books and television personality. Learn the keys to turning your life, money and business around. Stop making excuses, stop blaming others and take responsibility for your life and your results The brutal advice he offers has changed the lives of millions of people and increased sales for countless businesses. In this Second Edition of Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life, Winget takes the same principles and expands the lessons with brand new examples, stories, and added wisdom. It may sound ruthless, but your life is your own fault and if you shut up, stop whining, and take action you can create a better life.
The Dumbest Generation
Author: Mark Bauerlein
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440636893
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This shocking, surprisingly entertaining romp into the intellectual nether regions of today's underthirty set reveals the disturbing and, ultimately, incontrovertible truth: cyberculture is turning us into a society of know-nothings. The Dumbest Generation is a dire report on the intellectual life of young adults and a timely warning of its impact on American democracy and culture. For decades, concern has been brewing about the dumbed-down popular culture available to young people and the impact it has on their futures. But at the dawn of the digital age, many thought they saw an answer: the internet, email, blogs, and interactive and hyper-realistic video games promised to yield a generation of sharper, more aware, and intellectually sophisticated children. The terms “information superhighway” and “knowledge economy” entered the lexicon, and we assumed that teens would use their knowledge and understanding of technology to set themselves apart as the vanguards of this new digital era. That was the promise. But the enlightenment didn’t happen. The technology that was supposed to make young adults more aware, diversify their tastes, and improve their verbal skills has had the opposite effect. According to recent reports from the National Endowment for the Arts, most young people in the United States do not read literature, visit museums, or vote. They cannot explain basic scientific methods, recount basic American history, name their local political representatives, or locate Iraq or Israel on a map. The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future is a startling examination of the intellectual life of young adults and a timely warning of its impact on American culture and democracy. Over the last few decades, how we view adolescence itself has changed, growing from a pitstop on the road to adulthood to its own space in society, wholly separate from adult life. This change in adolescent culture has gone hand in hand with an insidious infantilization of our culture at large; as adolescents continue to disengage from the adult world, they have built their own, acquiring more spending money, steering classrooms and culture towards their own needs and interests, and now using the technology once promoted as the greatest hope for their futures to indulge in diversions, from MySpace to multiplayer video games, 24/7. Can a nation continue to enjoy political and economic predominance if its citizens refuse to grow up? Drawing upon exhaustive research, personal anecdotes, and historical and social analysis, The Dumbest Generation presents a portrait of the young American mind at this critical juncture, and lays out a compelling vision of how we might address its deficiencies. The Dumbest Generation pulls no punches as it reveals the true cost of the digital age—and our last chance to fix it.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440636893
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This shocking, surprisingly entertaining romp into the intellectual nether regions of today's underthirty set reveals the disturbing and, ultimately, incontrovertible truth: cyberculture is turning us into a society of know-nothings. The Dumbest Generation is a dire report on the intellectual life of young adults and a timely warning of its impact on American democracy and culture. For decades, concern has been brewing about the dumbed-down popular culture available to young people and the impact it has on their futures. But at the dawn of the digital age, many thought they saw an answer: the internet, email, blogs, and interactive and hyper-realistic video games promised to yield a generation of sharper, more aware, and intellectually sophisticated children. The terms “information superhighway” and “knowledge economy” entered the lexicon, and we assumed that teens would use their knowledge and understanding of technology to set themselves apart as the vanguards of this new digital era. That was the promise. But the enlightenment didn’t happen. The technology that was supposed to make young adults more aware, diversify their tastes, and improve their verbal skills has had the opposite effect. According to recent reports from the National Endowment for the Arts, most young people in the United States do not read literature, visit museums, or vote. They cannot explain basic scientific methods, recount basic American history, name their local political representatives, or locate Iraq or Israel on a map. The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future is a startling examination of the intellectual life of young adults and a timely warning of its impact on American culture and democracy. Over the last few decades, how we view adolescence itself has changed, growing from a pitstop on the road to adulthood to its own space in society, wholly separate from adult life. This change in adolescent culture has gone hand in hand with an insidious infantilization of our culture at large; as adolescents continue to disengage from the adult world, they have built their own, acquiring more spending money, steering classrooms and culture towards their own needs and interests, and now using the technology once promoted as the greatest hope for their futures to indulge in diversions, from MySpace to multiplayer video games, 24/7. Can a nation continue to enjoy political and economic predominance if its citizens refuse to grow up? Drawing upon exhaustive research, personal anecdotes, and historical and social analysis, The Dumbest Generation presents a portrait of the young American mind at this critical juncture, and lays out a compelling vision of how we might address its deficiencies. The Dumbest Generation pulls no punches as it reveals the true cost of the digital age—and our last chance to fix it.