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I’m always on the lookout for new books to read and new ways of doing things. A lot of what I’m doing at the moment revolves around Internet Marketing (IM). Jeffrey Gitomer is a sales guy and more than that he is a teacher of sales guys and gals. I have a few of his books now and they are very entertaining reading.

The little black book of connections deals with one of the most powerful ways of getting anything done, Networks. No I don’t mean TCP/IP stacks, but people networks. This book, while to some extent focuses on selling yourself at conferences, has a far wider reach.

I have received my best job offers through networks, business deals and partnerships happen mostly through networks. So much happens with friends dealing with friends that you cannot discount the power of a good network. Jeffrey shows in easy steps how to get yourself out there and more so, how to get people to start coming to you.

It’s a very entertaining read and Jeffrey offers a heap of extra material that is available through his website.

Highly Recommended.

Shane

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Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki came together through The Learning Annex where both were speakers.

Among other things it shows the power of networking. Through a chance meeting two teachers started to think of a book they could write together. They both are involved in Real Estate, but at vastly different levels. Robert buys apartment buildings and commercial properties, Donald Trump builds skyscapers and multi million dollar developments.

� They decided to write a book that discusses the current state of the world and what folks can do to ensure they’re own security. As baby boomers age and retire over the next few years, social security, medicare and medicaid aren’t likely to cope. If you are around my age, 35 as of today, chances are if you can’t take care of your own retirement you will be below the poverty line.

� 401k’s were designed for CEO’s and those on super high salaries, not for the average joe. What does this mean? Simply that as the 401k is a savings plan, unless you can pump A LOT of money into one over your working life you will not have enough to retire on.

� It is up to you to ensure your future, find your strengths and work with them so that your financial IQ is sufficent to see you through a future where the government can not be sure to take care of you.

� The book is more interactive than a lot of similar books and isn’t all doom and gloom. It has activities at the end of each chapter where you can note down your own experiences and learn from them.

It’s moral is that you can rely on yourself to get you through and that everyone should be taking an interest in their own financial learning. While not taught in schools, everyone should take an interest in how money works. Take a little time each week to read a book/ attend a seminar or network with like minded people.

I know it has re ignited my own thirst for knowledge and I am making a concerted effort to learn more while making new efforts to build my businesses.

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I hope you find this interesting … Kind regards

Shane

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I’ve just finished reading “Think and grow rich” by Napoleon Hill. It sure is a mind opening book.

We’ve all read motivational books on positive thinking, self motivation and getting ahead. What I didn’t realise until recently was that most of these works seem to by derivitive

of this work written over 60 years ago. It was first published in 1938 after 20 odd years of research done my Mr Hill.

Napoleon Hill was commissioned by Andrew Carnegie, a millionaire steel baron, to interview and research the secrets of the rich and successful. The result was a handbook with the ideas, tips and strategies of how to achieve. Not on how to achieve riches although that is certainly possible, but how to achieve any goal you can dream.
I heartily recommend this to anyone wishing to be more than they currently are.

A large part of it, is the setting of goals and writing them down where you can see them morning and night. Allowing your sub conscious to work out how to achieve the goals.

Kind Regards,

Shane

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