A PUBLISHED BOOK ON HOW LEADERS FAIL

 

There is no person out there who has achieved success without ever failing. In fact, failure is the most important element in success. Like it or not, fear it or don’t, you are bound to fail more than a few times in your lifetime. And while you cannot get away with failure, you can definitely learn from it.

There are so many books out there on how to succeed, but hardly on how to fail. Author Lee Thayer means well, and has decided to publish a book about failing – in a way that can define your success.

Her self-published title, How Executives Fail is a definitive book about how you unknowingly contribute to your failure. With the right mix of humor, irony, wit and wisdom, this self-published book reveals that what you think greatly determines the outcome.

How Executives Fail lets you into the things that fail or can potentially fail you and will surely change you for the better.

Lee Thayer holds a career as a pioneer and influential innovator in designing and developing high performance organizations since 1960. He became consultant for big firms such as AT&T, Hallmark, IBM, General Motors, Westinghouse and the US Air Force, among others. He has also been invited to speak in major leadership programs all over the world.

He is currently mentoring and coaching CEOs and company presidents at the same time being passionate about his writing and speaking engagements.

Self-published book gets into the sport of Geocaching

 Geocaching is the hottest, fastest growing high tech sport in the country. Do you have a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver? Do you have access to the internet? Do you enjoy the outdoors? Do you like to go on scavenger hunts for hidden treasures? If yu answered yes then you are ready for geocaching!

Team Laughing Gravy has enjoyed geocaching so much that we wanted to open up the sport to more of the public. The Reno area abounds in breathtaking scenery. Many of the local cachers have taken advantage of this by placing caches in locations that provide awesome views.

Rick and Bea Vandenberg, authors of Geocaching Around Reno with Team Laughing Gravy, hope to entice you to find some caches with the photos in this self-published book.

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Effortless Dog Training tips in Self-Published book

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Dog training is not as simple as it seems. And becoming a dog trainer is a tough job as well. Of course, you cannot become an effective dog trainer if you do not have the passion for dogs. Other than that, you also need to have tremendous patience, be stiff and concise when handling your dog.

Being a dog trainer comes with different challenging yet fun responsibilities. You need to work with the type of breed your dog is and train it to follow commands and hone its skills; assess the development and progress of your canine pet all throughout the duration of the training.

Dog training is not only a exciting profession, it is also a great way to advocate social awareness about caring for and respecting dogs.

There are a number of things that you need to keep in mind when considering the dog training profession. Kevan Behan’s self-published book, Natural Dog Training, helps you understand what to expect when training dogs. It describes a canine’s social behavior and how dogs actually learn.

Natural Dog Training also outlines exercises and handling techniques for proper application and includes a special training program as well.

Kevin Behan started training dogs when he was ten. After twenty years of deeply understanding a dog’s behavior and instincts, with some fifty thousand dogs he had successfully trained, he then went on to publish Natural Dog Training.

 

Published book reveals Raunchiest Men in History

It has been said that the great men of history, whose contributions have enriched our lives today, were open and had brazen sexuality.

There was Diogenes, the famous philosopher who masturbated in the Athenian marketplace; Jean Jacques Rousseau, whose candid revelations in his book The Confessions earned him the title of being ‘the famous masturbator’.

Ernest Hemingway also bragged about his masturbation sessions on the Paris Left Bank while William Shakespeare’s sexual trysts was also intelligently mapped out in his sonnets as well.

Thomas Smith delves into this paradox in his self-published book, The Raunchiest Men in History. In this book, the author digs deep into the kinky lives of some of the world’s greatest men – from writers, poets, artists and even the clergy.

In The Raunchiest Men in History, Smith also reveals the rather shocking and scandalous sexual pathos among the clergy, some of which include Pius II, the great Vivaldi and Alexander VI. He also provides explanation behind this psychology in Freudian context. The book also recounts the author’s sexually intense encounters as well.

The Raunchiest Men in History lets you in on shockingly steamy revelations from some of the world’s greatest men and provides a deeper understanding of the human psyche.

Self-published book bags PEN Oakland Award

C. Paolo Caruso, author of the self-published book, Sophia’s Exit Strategy bested other writers in the 2009 Pen Oakland Award, as distinguished from the Ernest Hemingway PEN for outstanding achievement by first-time authors.

Founded in 1989, PEN Oakland is an international organization of literary artists which aims to address multicultural issues and educate the public as to the nature of multicultural work. It aims to lobby against literary censorship practices across the United States as well as promote the role of literature in the development of mutual understanding and world culture.

PEN, which originally stands for Poets, Essayists and Novelists, now includes writers of any form of literature, such as journalists or historians.The award ceremony will take place on December 6, 2009 in San Francisco.

Sophia’s Exit Strategy is a poignant novel about a beautiful and reserved young woman named Sophia Lucarno, who struggles to break free from the shackles of an arranged marriage.

This self-published book is also available in St. Mar’s Book, New York. Sophia’s Exit Strategy is published with Xlibris.

When asked about Publishing

In an episode of the hit game show Jeopardy, Alex Trebek asks a question under Publishing category:

Question:Xlibris is a P.O.D. service. POD, a do-it-yourself method, stands for?

Answer: POD stands for Print-on-Demand.

Unfortunately, none of the players got the answer right. Wow, I surmise I could have been $1200 richer with that question. Who would have thought?

Interested to know more about POD? Read about it here.

An awesome publishing present

I always look forward to Christmas. Parties here, parties there, presents everywhere. There’s just no better time to celebrate the season of cheer than this season. 

As for me, I cant wait until December, as I’m starting out early. In fact, as early as now I am already making my Christmas list of people I’m going to give presents to.I only want one thing though – to publish a book.

This November, I am publishing a book with Xlibris. The good news is I get to enjoy all publishing features at half the price. Nothing can get any better a gift than this.

If you are planning to publish a book, or want to give a splendid early Christmas present for anyone who wants to become a published author, this is one awesome deal you should not miss.
 
Now you have all the more reasons to celebrate Christmas early. Publishing a book might just be the best gift you can give to yourself this season. Get your FREE book publishing guide now.

Love in the time of Coma

Relationships are tested to get strengthened: real love is best demonstrated during times of heart-breaking ordeals.

Such is the story of self-published book author Terrell Clima and her husband, Ron, who had a comma after a motorcycle accident.

Terrell’s courage, undying love and strong faith in God, allowed her husband to heal as they both began a new journey of live and love together. Her patience during the ordeal is amazing.

This beautiful and inspiring story is the heart of Terrell’s published book, Don’t Pull That Plug: The Intimacy of a Coma, published by Xlibris.

Getting her book published and sharing it to her readers is the book author’s expression of her deep gratitude to God who carried her and Ron through the trying times that strengthened their love for each other.

They made you boss, now what?

Every year in corporate America, thousands of employees continue to be promoted into management positions with little preparation for what they will confront.

The assumption remains that if employees are good enough to be promoted they instinctively know what to do in their new role. Instead, the new boss is challenged by situations he is poorly equipped to handle, causing frustration for him and dissatisfaction among the employees.

Peter Woan’s self-published book, They made you boss, Now what?, is written from his first-hand experience and describes different aspects of the boss’s job. Unsure what to do now that you are moved up to a higher position?

They made you boss, Now what? provides practical insights for the new boss, the experienced boss and even the aspiring boss.

Peter Woan was born and educated in England and then moved to the USA after getting a job as department manager in one of the biggest insurance brokers in the world. He was then promoted to branch manager, then national COO of the specialty insurance division. After working for the said company for a long period of time, he then moved to join another insurance firm.

Curbing Child Obesity

Obesity in children has become increasingly common not just in the United States but all over the world. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) has considered child obesity a global epidemic.

Studies show that obese children are most likely to carry this condition until adulthood. In fact, they are more prone to a plethora of health problems. Chronic diseases such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes, metabolic disease and certain types of cancer also develop in childhood as well.

Aside from health problems, obese children tend to have low self-esteem, as they are often teased. They also become left out of social activities because they move about slow. This makes them susceptible to depression.

Left untreated, obesity can be fatal to one’s health. With the right diet and exercise, this condition can be treated. This is where the role of parents comes in. They should serve as positive role models for their child and give all the support and encouragement possible.

T. Allan Brenner’s self-published book, The Childhood Obesity Dilemma critically looks at child obesity and presents realistic solutions to curb this growing trend. This book is a must-read not only for parents, but also for community leaders and policy makers as well.

The book author is a health and fitness buff. He is currently a high school athletic official and teaches k-8 physical education in Chicago, Illinois.