A Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller. A powerful way to master every performance in your career and life from a top business coach and former professional actor.Every interaction is a performance, and much of our success—professional and personal—hinges on our communication skills and being able to inspire an audience. And while some people seem to be naturals in the spotlight, this ability very rarely derive...

Use the gigs you get to get the gigs you want.You spend a ton of time building your personal brand to generate more speaking opportunities. You write a blog, record podcasts, post on Instagram, and upload to YouTube. You refine your speaking website, work on that book, participate in Clubhouse, and comment on LinkedIn. You share your expertise and insight freely. All of that hard work might get you one gig.And, unfortunately, none of those things will guarantee you the next...

A program of 15 simple exercises to help readers stop doing merely good work and start doing great work. No more busy work—just the work that really matters.You work hard. You put in the hours. Yet you feel like you are constantly treading water with "Good Work" that keeps you going but never quite moves you ahead. Or worse, you are mired in "Bad Work"—endless meetings and energy-draining bureaucratic traps.Do More Great Work gets to the heart of t...

There's never been a better time to start a business—or so the conventional wisdom would have you believe. But with up to 90 percent of businesses failing within the first five years, it's time to take off the rose-colored glasses and think twice before you invest your precious time, money, and energy.The Entrepreneur Equation helps you do the math before you start down the entrepreneurial path so you can answer not just "Could I be an entrepreneur?" but also "Should I be ...

According to the Small Business Administration, ninety percent of service businesses will fail within the first five years. They fail not because they don't offer great services and products, but because the owners are extremely uncomfortable with traditional marketing and sales. The result is a frustrated, isolated, and overwhelmed business owner who does not know there is an entirely different, highly successful approach to marketing and sales available—and it's laid out in Book Yourself...

Every year, millions of people fall victim to a debilitating disease—a disease that cripples careers, destroys relationships, and undermines the health and happiness of the entire world. This disease is responsible for poverty, crime, war, natural disasters, and our economic ills. It has had no name until now—it's called small thinking. Its hallmarks are a failure of imagination and a disbelief in human possibility.In The Think Big Manifesto, Michael Port calls you, and the world, ...

Book Yourself Solid for Coaches and Consultants is a game changing guide to attracting potential business opportunities and turning them into high-paying gigs, for a solid business foundation. This hyper-targeted, step-by-step advice will help you grow your coaching or consulting practice beyond what you previously thought possible. You'll become inspired to put energy behind your self-promotion practices—even if self-promotion isn't really your thing. In any service business, it'...

In Book Yourself Solid for Creatives, bestselling author Michael Port and Joana Galvao deliver a game-changing and super-specific playbook for creative professionals seeking to fill their pipeline with dozens or hundreds of qualified leads and convert them into paying clients. The authors explain how to achieve your business goals, pack your calendar with high-value clients, and increase your top- and bottom-lines.In the book, you'll find effective strategies adapted from ...

Times have changed.The typical old sales tactics we're all familiar with no longer work. Cold calling gets you nowhere, door-to-door selling is a nonstarter, and today's consumers are too savvy for most traditional scripts and closing techniques. With those tactics, it takes more time and effort to reach fewer and fewer clients. If you're still doing it the old-fashioned way, you're probably barely keeping your career afloat.If you want to stop treading water and start making...

Michael Port's Book Yourself Solid was a huge hit among professional service providers and small business owners. With that book, thousands mastered the art of attracting tons of new clients and keeping them happy. But the tactics and strategies Port introduced in Book Yourself Solid worked too well! Today, many listeners simply have more clients than they can handle.With every new success comes a new challenge. Port solves this problem with a revolutionary plan for gracefully uppin...

Fully revised and updated-with Jeanne Martinet's trademark wit and practicality, The Art of Mingling hands you the keys to feeling at ease in any social situationDoes the idea of going to a large party make your mouth go dry? Are you more comfortable on Facebook than face-to-face? You're not alone: Ninety percent of the world suffers from minglephobia. Jeanne Martinet has developed a cure-a sure-fire system for overcoming fears and having a great time at a...

Go from ZERO to $10,000 a month in 28 days and discover financial freedom online!Every day thousands of people are losing their jobs, their income, and their security—perhaps you are one of them. And for others, their job alone might not be enough. With the right strategies, however, you can achieve financial independence faster than you ever thought possible.The Laptop Millionaire provides 32 easy to follow step-by-step strategies proven to make real money online. You'll le...