"In all, beautifully written and wonderfully inspiring."--The Wall Street Journal A poignant account that will inspire you to tackle challenging sailing endeavors as well as squarely face life's emotional challenges, finding the courage to live a fully engaged, authentic lifeThree years after his wife's death, Peter Bourke bought a boat--even though he had never learned to sail. In 2009, Peter entered the Oldest Singlehanded Trans-Atlantic Race at age 58. ...

Effective deal coaching is a lost art. Many VP's of Sales know they're not winning their fair share of new business and are frustrated because they can't put their finger on the root cause(s).In the 15 years since Peter Bourke left Accenture to join The Complex Sale he has worked with dozens of companies who are intent on improving their sales effectiveness. With few exceptions, the key determinant of success in these initiatives is most closely correlated with a sales organization'...

The more you sell, the less the client trusts you to tell them the truth. The more you sell, the less inclined the client is to listen. In reality, the more you sell, the less you win. This book on UnSelling is designed to shift the buyer-seller relationship from subservient to collaborative.This eBook will outline an approach to control and win the most complex deals that includes:- Qualifying new clients that requires no "selling" – period!- Understanding how to c...

Traditional marriage in this country is in obvious decline and heading in the direction of being unimportant at the least and extinct at the worst. Who would have thought that married adults in this country would drop from being 72% of the population 50 years ago to roughly 50% of adults today? Marriage is central to a healthy society and it matters…a lot!Marriage matters to God too. And yet, the average marriage in this country, for both Christians and non-Christians, is mediocre a...

This invaluable glossary of terms can be used alongside Doug's brilliant new book, How to Start a Creative Business, a must-have for any creative-type wanting to start their own venture. This glossary of terms provides you with the basic tools for starting a sustainable, viable, creative business. It shows you that the 'business terms' that you need to know for your creative business do not have to be scary or confusing, they are all easy to understand and will be invaluable for s...

George Berkowski, serial entrepreneur and one of the minds behind the internationally successful taxi hailing app Hailo, is the expert on mobile apps. In this free digital ebook companion to How To Build a Billion Dollar App, he includes an outline of the entire book and the chapters from step 1 of the journey, 'Building and Founding a Team', 'Validating Your Product' and 'Raising Seed Funding'. Through his experience, research and insights, readers will receive the begin...

Mornings are a madcap time for many of us. We wake up in a haze—often after hitting snooze a few times. Then we rush around to get ready and out the door so we can officially start the day. Before we know it, hours have slipped by without us accomplishing anything beyond downing a cup of coffee, dashing off a few emails, and dishing with our coworkers around the water cooler. By the time the workday wraps up, we’re so exhausted and defeated that any motivation to accomplish something in th...

Ever felt like stepping off the treadmill, taking a year off work and sailing a yacht around Australia? Well, if you are reading this then it's a good chance you have, during an occasional daydream, let go the mooring lines of work and family and quietly left the harbour to see what lies around the next headland or what white sandy bay awaits. Rob Manning and Diana Neggo turned that very same daydream into a reality and Telltales is their story. What's unique about this tale is that Rob an...

"John David's satirical style and clever sense of humor succinctly put in to words, how many of us feel about the electoral process." "This writer is spot on . . . making him one of the biggest dreamers in America at the present time. His writing is eloquent and concise." ". . . every American not currently in the 1% should read this book and think hard about the ideas." The Essays for t...

The definitive guide to a critical, hotly debated topicHow should a sailor cope with storms at sea? Some advocate heaving-to, others running off. Some say trail a sea anchor over the bow, others a drogue astern. The stakes in the discussion couldn’t be higher, or the consensus lower. Finally, preeminent sailor/author Hal Roth offers a practical strategy that can evolve and respond as storms grow stronger.

(Note: This material appeared previously in "Chum For Thought: Throwing Ideas into Dangerous Waters" by the same author.)This historical essay, drawn from the deepest jungles of Uruguay in South America, examines the creation of a flourishing culture and economy that lasted for almost two centuries. It explores the guided development of a virtuous web of social and economic controls that mixed the philosophy of Catholic Jesuit missionaries with the traditions of the native Guaraní ...

"And in this quiet moment as I close my eyes, spent and sated, I think I'm in the eye of the storm. And in spite of all he's said, and what he hasn't said, I don't think I have ever been so happy."When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, find...