Download or read book Zen Entrepreneurship written by Rizwan Virk and published by Bayview Books, LLC. This book was released on 2013-05-10 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Tales of Power meets the Peaceful Warrior... in Silicon Valley! It's entertaining, humble, insightful and valuable - not just to entrepreneurs, but to anyone looking to manifest their dreams and make a difference in the world.” —Foster Gamble, Creator and Host, Thrive: What on Earth Will It Take “You will come away with insight about yourself, guidance … and knowledge that you may not be able to acquire anywhere else save the mountaintops of the Himalayas.” —Bookreview.com Read Zen Entrepreneurship, the book that has inspired entrepreneurs and spiritual seekers worldwide! Based on a true story, this book is about succeeding in life while walking a spiritual path. Follow the travels of a young entrepreneur as he starts and grows a multi-million dollar business, only to discover that real success is tied to the hidden worlds and learn the secrets of being a Career Warrior. This book is not just for entrepreneurs, but for anyone who wants to find their work and place in life, who want to bring more integrity into their work and be more successful personally and financially. “Riz Virk brings the wisdom of ancient Eastern traditions into a purely Western setting. The result is an often hilarious but always insightful book that will change how you view career success and help you discover and walk your own unique path.” —Marc Allen, author of Visionary Business, CEO and co-founder of New World Library Zen Entrepreneurship will teach you the 14 hidden keys for success, including: how to use your work for spiritual growth how to achieve success using the Four Keys to Manifestation how to discover and transcend your Energetic Pattern, rather than letting it run you how to bring the magic and mystery of a treasure hunt into your career. how to find the 7 Clues that are pointing you to the person you were meant to be! How to utilize your dreams and synchronicity to serve as your guide How to find and utilize Places of Power, and Times of Power to be more successful How to manifest appropriately to propel you to financial and business success How to find and walk your own Warrior’s Path, the unique combination of lesson and contributions you are here for “Zen Entrepreneurship changed my life, it confirmed for me that 'clues' exist in the world around us and are powerful. I shared this book with every one of my clients from that point forward. Powerful. A must read... it reinforces that there is a bigger guide within us if we choose to listen” —Lorin Beller, author of From Entrepreneur to Big Fish: 7 Principles of Wild Success

Download or read book Presentation Zen written by Garr Reynolds and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2009-04-15 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOREWORD BY GUY KAWASAKI Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the Net — presentationzen.com — shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote. Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today’s world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.

Download or read book Zen Entrepreneurship written by Rizwan Virk and published by . This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tales of Power meets the Peaceful Warrior... in Silicon Valley! It's entertaining, humble, insightful and valuable - not just to entrepreneurs, but to anyone looking to manifest their dreams and make a difference in the world." -Foster Gamble, Creator and Host, Thrive: What on Earth Will It Take "You will come away with insight about yourself, guidance ... and knowledge that you may not be able to acquire anywhere else save the mountaintops of the Himalayas." -Bookreview.com Read Zen Entrepreneurship, the book that has inspired entrepreneurs and spiritual seekers worldwide! Based on a true story, this book is about succeeding in life while walking a spiritual path. Follow the travels of a young entrepreneur as he starts and grows a multi-million dollar business, only to discover that real success is tied to the hidden worlds and learn the secrets of being a Career Warrior. This book is not just for entrepreneurs, but for anyone who wants to find their work and place in life, who want to bring more integrity into their work and be more successful personally and financially. "Riz Virk brings the wisdom of ancient Eastern traditions into a purely Western setting. The result is an often hilarious but always insightful book that will change how you view career success and help you discover and walk your own unique path." -Marc Allen, author of Visionary Business, CEO and co-founder of New World Library Zen Entrepreneurship will teach you the 14 hidden keys for success, including: how to use your work for spiritual growth how to achieve success using the Four Keys to Manifestation how to discover and transcend your Energetic Pattern, rather than letting it run you how to bring the magic and mystery of a treasure hunt into your career. how to find the 7 Clues that are pointing you to the person you were meant to be! How to utilize your dreams and synchronicity to serve as your guide How to find and utilize Places of Power, and Times of Power to be more successful How to manifest appropriately to propel you to financial and business success How to find and walk your own Warrior's Path, the unique combination of lesson and contributions you are here for "Zen Entrepreneurship changed my life, it confirmed for me that 'clues' exist in the world around us and are powerful. I shared this book with every one of my clients from that point forward. Powerful. A must read... it reinforces that there is a bigger guide within us if we choose to listen" -Lorin Beller, author of From Entrepreneur to Big Fish: 7 Principles of Wild Success

Download or read book Zennovation written by Tomio Taki and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining the principles of Eastern and Western business practices for powerful success As an entrepreneur, manager, and problem-solver, Tomio Taki has shared advice with businesspeople ranging from managers of mom-and-pops to high-powered executives from across the globe. The Innovation Instinct showcases the author's breadth of life experience and illustrates how the principles of Eastern and Western business practices can be meshed together as a powerful source for success. Lessons range from the benefits of asking the simple questions to the importance of establishing oneself and knowing when to go against the grain. Tomio Taki has consulted for, financed, or directly managed both private and public companies on nearly every continent. He has been involved in ventures ranging from being the man behind Donna Karen New York to owning and operating private golf clubs around the world. In short, Taki's business and related successes are striking, having helped companies rise from the ashes of potential bankruptcy to streamlining and growing corporate giants. The wisdom he shares in The Innovation Instinct includes: Language is less of an obstacle across borders; instead, cultural differences are what propel and vitiate communication among businesspersons Certain fundamental aspects of business and life cross latitudinal and longitudinal lines When businesspeople seek to understand the cultures of their counterparts, they will discover lasting success with their global business relationships.

Download or read book The Zen of Social Media Marketing written by Shama Hyder and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential How-To Guide for Social Media Marketing by Leading Expert Shama Hyder, Named "Social media’s zen master of marketing" by Entrepreneur magazine and One of LinkedIn's "Top Voices" in Marketing & Social in 2015 In 2001, at the dawn of the millennium—and the digital marketing age—the first edition of The Zen of Social Media Marketing became a global hit. In the ensuing years, updated editions helped even more marketers, entrepreneurs, students, and professionals of all types navigate the sometimes-stressful world of social media. Now, this new, fully updated edition offers timely insight to the ways social media marketing has changed and specific steps to show you exactly how to thrive and profit with ease and efficiency. Whether you’re a novice, struggler, or mastery-seeker, you already know that engaging in social media is no longer optional. People are talking about your company online and you need to be part of those conversations. However, social media marketing isn’t like traditional marketing—and treating it that way only leads to frustration and failure. In The Zen of Social Media Marketing, Shama Hyder, social media expert and president of The Marketing Zen Group, teaches you the “Zen” of using social media tools to find your own marketing nirvana. The newest edition of The Zen of Social Media Marketing gives you: - A comprehensive overview of why social media works and how to use it to drive traffic to your website and fan page - A proven process to attract followers and fans and convert them into customers and clients - The latest social media trends and step-by-step guidelines for sites and apps such as Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, and more - Innovative tips for mobile design - Essential advice on content marketing, email marketing, video, and targeted tactics to enhance your SEO - All-new information on why, when, and how to use online advertising - Why self-expression is the true driver of social media use and how to leverage it for your business - Insights from dozens of leading online marketers and entrepreneurs, with strategies for success

Download or read book The Perfect Store written by Adam Cohen and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2008-12-14 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Pierre Omidyar launched a clunky website from a spare bedroom over Labor Day weekend of 1995, he wanted to see if he could use the Internet to create a perfect market. He never guessed his old-computer parts and Beanie Baby exchange would revolutionize the world of commerce. Now, Adam Cohen, the only journalist ever to get full access to the company, tells the remarkable story of eBay's rise. He describes how eBay built the most passionate community ever to form in cyberspace and forged a business that triumphed over larger, better-funded rivals. And he explores the ever-widening array of enlistees in the eBay revolution, from a stay-at-home mom who had to rent a warehouse for her thriving business selling bubble-wrap on eBay to the young MBA who started eBay Motors (which within months of its launch was on track to sell $1 billion in cars a year), to collectors nervously bidding thousands of dollars on antique clothing-irons. Adam Cohen's fascinating look inside eBay is essential reading for anyone trying to figure out what's next. If you want to truly understand the Internet economy, The Perfect Store is indispensable.

Download or read book Zen Ventures written by Champion Muthle and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-08 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zen Ventures is a moving portrait of what it takes to be a Diverse Founder in modern times. It's a story of resilience, innovation, and transformation both for the author, Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur Champion Muthle, and the industry itself. After losing out to corrupt VCs and corporate pirates, Mr. Muthle, is cast into a virtual vortex from which only the most resourceful and enlightened founders and startups have emerged. The outcome is Zen Ventures, an impact venture studio for diverse founders, now valued at over $30 billion. From the dusty township streets of South Africa to the beaches of Hawaii, Zen Ventures reads like a treasure map of ideas, hardships, and innovations for budding entrepreneurs and seasoned Venture Capitalists alike. In gripping detail, Zen Ventures sets a course from economic devastation to the future of Venture Capital and Impact Investing. It is a must read full of inspiring and entertaining quotes by the likes of Jack Welch, Bruce Lee, Zen Buddhism, and the author himself.

Download or read book Secrets of the Zen Business Warrior written by Lina Betancur and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets of the Zen Business Warrior stirs, inspires, and gives readers the knowledge and tools to take immediate deliberate control of how they are creating their life. Many businesspeople believe that making their business grow to the levels of wealth they desire depends on titanic work, considerable financial funding, special skills, and knowledge. Too often, struggling entrepreneurs sacrifice the quality of their personal life as a result. Business owner and entrepreneur Lina Betancur believes that the most powerful way for people to grow their business to the next level is to first grow themselves to the next level. In Secrets of the Zen Business Warrior, Lina shares how entrepreneurs can find the permanent clarity, fulfilment, passion, and motivation they need to maintain their business.

Download or read book The Zen of Social Media Marketing written by Shama Hyder Kabani and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Shama Kabani, president of the web marketing firm Marketing Zen, comes an essential guide for using social media tools to help business succeed.

Download or read book Startup Myths and Models written by Rizwan Virk and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Budding entrepreneurs face a challenging road. The path is not made any easier by all the clichés they hear about how to make a startup succeed—from platitudes and conventional wisdom to downright contradictions. This witty and wise guide to the dilemmas of entrepreneurship debunks widespread misconceptions about how the world of startups works and offers hard-earned advice for every step of the journey. Instead of startup myths—legends spun from a fantasy version of Silicon Valley—Rizwan Virk provides startup models—frameworks that help make thoughtful decisions about starting, growing, managing, and selling a business. Rather than dispensing simplistic rules, he mentors readers in the development of a mental toolkit for approaching challenges based on how startup markets evolve in real life. In snappy prose with savvy pop-culture and real-world examples, Virk recasts entrepreneurship as a grand adventure. He points out the pitfalls that appear along the way and offers insights into how to avoid them, sharing the secrets of founding a startup, raising money, hiring and firing, when to enter a market and when to exit, and how to value a company. Virk combines lessons learned the hard way during his twenty-five years of founding, investing in, and advising startups with reflections from well-known venture capitalists and experts. His candid advice makes Startup Myths and Models an ideal guide for those readers just embarking on the startup life and those looking for their next adventure.

Download or read book The Simulated Multiverse written by Rizwan Virk and published by Bayview Books, LLC. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do multiple versions of ourselves exist in parallel universes living out their lives in different timelines? In this follow up to his bestseller, The Simulation Hypothesis, MIT Computer Scientist and Silicon Valley Game Pioneer Rizwan Virk explores these topics from a new lens: that of simulation theory. If we are living in a digital universe, then many of the complexities and baffling characteristics of our reality start to make more sense. Quantum computing lets us simulate complex phenomena in parallel, allowing the simulation to explore many realities at once to find the most "optimum" path forward. Could this explain not only the enigmatic Mandela Effect but provide us with a new understanding of time and space? Bringing his unique trademark style of combining video games, computer science, quantum physics and computing with lots of philosophy and science fiction, Virk gives us a new way to think about not just our universe, but all possible realities!

Download or read book The Zen of Steve Jobs written by Caleb Melby and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated depiction of Steve Jobs' friendship with Zen Buddhist Kobun Chino Otogawa and the impact it had on Jobs' career Apple cofounder Steve Jobs (1955-2011) had such an enormous impact on so many people that his life often took on aspects of myth. But much of his success was due to collaboration with designers, engineers and thinkers. The Zen of Steve Jobs tells the story of Jobs' relationship with one such person: Kobun Chino Otogawa. Kobun was a Zen Buddhist priest who emigrated to the U.S. from Japan in the early 1970s. He was an innovator, lacked appreciation for rules and was passionate about art and design. Kobun was to Buddhism as Jobs was to the computer business: a renegade and maverick. It wasn't long before the two became friends--a relationship that was not built to last. This graphic book is a reimagining of that friendship. The story moves back and forward in time, from the 1970s to 2011, but centers on the period after Jobs' exile from Apple in 1985 when he took up intensive study with Kobun. Their time together was integral to the big leaps that Apple took later on with its product design and business strategy. Told using stripped down dialogue and bold calligraphic panels, The Zen of Steve Jobs explores how Jobs might have honed his design aesthetic via Eastern religion before choosing to identify only what he needs and leave the rest behind.

Download or read book Lean Analytics written by Alistair Croll and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2024-02-23 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're a startup founder trying to disrupt an industry or an entrepreneur trying to provoke change from within, your biggest challenge is creating a product people actually want. Lean Analytics steers you in the right direction. This book shows you how to validate your initial idea, find the right customers, decide what to build, how to monetize your business, and how to spread the word. Packed with more than thirty case studies and insights from over a hundred business experts, Lean Analytics provides you with hard-won, real-world information no entrepreneur can afford to go without. Understand Lean Startup, analytics fundamentals, and the data-driven mindset Look at six sample business models and how they map to new ventures of all sizes Find the One Metric That Matters to you Learn how to draw a line in the sand, so you'll know it's time to move forward Apply Lean Analytics principles to large enterprises and established products

Download or read book Team Code of Honor written by Blair Singer and published by RDA Press, LLC. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every great team, culture, society, religion or business that has endured time, adversity and challenge has always had one thing in common: a set of simple but powerful rules that govern the internal behaviors and expectations of that group. It is called The Code of Honor. We hear of these Codes when we think of things like The Ten Commandments, the Marine Corps or the Constitution. Yet if sales is the number one skill in business, number two has to be the ability to bring ordinary people together to build a championship team. This does not happen by chance or by the simple accumulation of talent. The Code is the core ingredient to creating winning organizations. The book is a step-by-step guide for any individual, group or company to actually create a Code of Honor specific to their team. The Rich Dad Poor Dad Advisor series was designed as a “how-to” series to empower individuals to succeed in the world of business and finance. “Team Code of Honor” is critical to this series because its processes bridge all facets of business, investment, entrepreneurship and even personal life. The book explains through graphic examples, stories and numerous case studies how a Code or set of rules is created, maintained, enforced and used for rapid and controlled growth of any entity. The book is designed as an operating manual for putting any business team together. It steps you all the way from properly choosing players, to creating the Code, to increasing performance and to winning. Each chapter gives the team specific assignments and examples so that by the time you have completed the book, your Code is in place and your team is operating at a true championship level.

Download or read book Treasure Hunt written by Rizwan Virk and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Silicon Valley entrepreneur shares his off-beat tips for success in business and life—so you can get to the real treasure of the work you were meant to do Have you ever wished you had a wise mentor who could tell you where to go next in your career or your life? Do you want an Obi-Wan Kenobi-type figure to guide you toward the right people and the right places? While he may not wield a light saber, Rizwan Virk—a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor—has plenty of tips and tricks that can help you achieve the success, happiness, and fulfillment you crave. In Treasure Hunt, Virk reveals how you can tune into the messages that are all around us. These messages—which take the form of synchronicity, hunches, gut feelings, visions, experiences of déjà vu, bodily sensations, and more—are like clues in our own personal “Treasure Hunt”. Whether these clues come from our “inner mentor”, our “future selves”, or our spiritual guides, they can help us to uncover our hidden “Treasure Map”, which shows us the work we were meant to do in this life and how to get there. Virk also introduces the “Clue Lifecycle” and how using it can provide concrete guidance in our personal lives, jobs, career decisions, and investments. Turn your career into a “Treasure Hunt” and find true, meaningful success in the business and spiritual worlds.

Download or read book The Entrepreneur s Guide to Keeping Your Sh t Together written by Sherry Walling and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-10 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to stay sane and ensure both you and your business thrive for years. You run a business. And running a business is hard. It can ruin your health. It can ruin your relationships. It can ruin your life. But only if you don't equip yourself for the journey. The responsibility, stress and loneliness of being an entrepreneur are a far cry from your friends who work salaried jobs. The path of least resistance is to let the stress and isolation of starting, running and growing a business infiltrate most aspects of your life. Over and over we've watched our fellow entrepreneurs succumb to the mental toll and chaos of running a business. We've also experienced it firsthand as we've launched and grown our own businesses. Odds are good that you've been overwhelmed at some point. Maybe you've read self help books only to find that books about stress management typically don't take into account the unique experience of entrepreneurs. Or they're 'lifehacks' written by a blogger with no formal training, offering advice based on anecdotes. Why do I need this book? You want to invest in yourself (and consequently, your business). You want to learn proven strategies, tactics and techniques to overcome the challenges that cause you heartburn and headaches. You want to get off the treadmill of stress, anxiety and isolation that entrepreneurship brings. You want to prevent burnout, depression, isolation, and the emergence of damaging coping strategies and self-sabotaging choices. Every aspect of this book is a pairing of psychological expertise with decades of entrepreneurial experience. Author, Seth Godin calls it, "A personal, generous and incredibly useful guide to staying sane and changing the world at the same time. Read it before you think you need it." Here are just a few things you will take away: New ways to deal with the responsibility and fear that go along with being an entrepreneur Why knowing yourself and where you came from is crucial to your success How to succeed as an entrepreneur no matter your personality type How to keep stress from ruining your relationships Dealing with depression, anxiety, burnout, ADHD and other common psychological burdens How to get more things done - and faster - by dealing with procrastination, distraction and muddled priorities How to deal with overwhelming (seemingly) massive failures How to find personal calm in the midst of chaos And much more... Love the book? Read a review! And join the conversation by joining our Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/zenfounder/

Download or read book The Lazy Person s Guide to Investing written by Paul B. Farrell and published by Business Plus. This book was released on 2004-01-08 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build Seven-Figure Financial Security without Ever Picking, Buying, or Selling A Single Stock! Most people think that you have to buy and sell the right stocks at the right time to make big money on Wall Street. In this enlightening, entertaining guide, veteran financial commentator Dr. Paul Farrell shows you how to grow a seven-figure nest egg without midnight jitters, time-consuming study, or paying a nickel in commissions to stockbrokers and others who get their piece of the pie by helping themselves to a chunk of yours. "Market timing is for chumps," says Dr. Farrell. "You want a portfolio that works without you having to sit through any schooling about what to buy, when to sell, how to mix and allocate, what to pay, where the heck the economy and the market are going." Now one book teaches you how to create and use that kind of portfolio-where the only excitement you get is from the millionaire's nest egg you collect in the end...