Most Popular Books by Michael Port

A visual way to easily access the strategies and tactics in Book Yourself Solid Learning new concepts is easier when you can see the solution. Book Yourself Solid Illustrated, a remarkable, one-of-a-kind work of art, transforms the Book Yourself Solid system into a more compelling and easy-to-consume playbook for any business owner. You won''t find business school graphs or mind maps. Instead, you''ll find compelling, visual stories that reinvent old and tired business concepts, making Book Yourself Solid Illustrated a fun and playful book that you will revisit year after year as you get more clients than you can handle. There isn''t a business book on the market that can show you how to apply the strategies, techniques, and skills necessary to generate new leads, add more clients, and increase profits through visuals. Previously you could only read or listen to advice, now you can see it and get it faster. This illustrated version is organized into four modules: your foundation, building trust and credibility, simple selling and perfect pricing, and the Book Yourself Solid 6 core self-promotion strategies. Reengineering the book with visual strategist, Jocelyn Wallace, has given author Michael Port new ways of explaining and expanding his gold-standard material. Author Michael Port has been called a "marketing guru" by the Wall Street Journal and "an uncommonly honest author" by The Boston Globe, and wrote Book Yourself Solid (in it''s 2nd edition), Beyond Booked Solid,The Contrarian Effect which was selected as a 2008 top ten business book by Amazon.com and the 2008 #1 sales book of the year by 1-800-CEO-READ, and The New York Times Bestseller, The Think Big Manifesto. Author is one of the most popular business coaches in the world and headlines events all over the world. Master the techniques in Book Yourself Solid Illustrated, and take your service business to the next level today. For the first time ever you can have the Book Yourself Solid Mobile app. Install it on any device and the Book Yourself Solid System comes to life. Do all of 49 exercises from the new book on any device, including your desktop computer. This thing rocks.

Take the traditional sales model, which is outdated and needs a serious makeover, and turn it on its head by applying the advice in The Contrarian Effect: Why It Pays (Big) to Take Typical Sales Advice and Do the Opposite. Find an entirely sound approach to building better client relationships and closing more sales by doing the exact opposite that conventional sales advice dictates. Re-examine the most well-worn sales tactics in the business and discover specific and actionable strategies and principles that will help you close more sales today.

Think Bigger. About Who You Are. And What You Offer the World. Stand for something before someone stands on you. Revolt against the play-it-safe, don''t disturb the peace, cynical and silenced society that, more often than not, buries big thoughts. Michael Port, bestselling author and creator of ThinkBigRevolution.com, knows it''s not always easy to think big. But big thinking must happen now; today, tomorrow, and forevermore. At this very moment, you are the change you want to see in the world should you choose to accept personal responsibility. Devour every word of The Think Big Manifesto. It is the handbook to your personal revolution. You are more than you know. And you can do more with less than you think... Unhook from the guru track Learn how to be comfortable with discomfort Join people doing powerful things Be one of the big thinkers that others rave about This book, and life, is not a conceptual, theoretical experiment in how to do big things. No, this is just what you need if you''re on, or want to be on, the path to doing big things and are willing to invest in your future. Join or incite a worldwide revolution that inspires others to follow. All it takes is one big thought and the revolution is unleashed. One thought, one person at a time, quickly followed by another soon big thinking becomes the norm. Your big thoughts enable you to achieve greatness, be remarkable, and create a better world. Are you a member of the Think Big Revolution? If so, this is your Manifesto.

In Beyond Booked Solid, Michael Port returns with new tactics for growing your business even bigger. Port''s Book Yourself Solid was a huge hit among professional service providers and small business owners who learned to master the art of attracting clients and keeping them happy. In this book, he helps your business keep growing by taking the next step, beyond booked solid. That means maximizing your business while working less and earning more. This is the ultimate guide for your growing business.

Expand your book of business at your creative agency or freelance service 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 the author''s bestselling Book Yourself Solid that work perfectly in the challenging and unique space occupied by creative professionals. You''ll also discover: Actionable techniques and frameworks you can implement immediately to dramatically increase the number of valuable and qualified leads in your pipeline How to differentiate your services from your most relevant and closest competitors How to improve your workflows and efficiency so you can accommodate your newly expanded pipeline Perfect for graphic designers, artists, writers, freelance artists, and other creative professionals, Book Yourself Solid for Creatives is the blueprint for agency and business growth that you''ve been waiting for.

Build your consulting clientele with self-promotion strategies that really work 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''s essential to connect with the clients who are a perfect fit for you. For consultants, that means making your marketing efforts more effective by understanding your unique brand, pricing your services competitively, and communicating with prospective clients about how you can help them. This book helps you through all of it, with practical tips and strategic insights to ensure that you''re never short on the right kind of clients. Co-authored by Michael Port (mastermind behind the original Book Yourself Solid business techniques) and Matthew Kimberley (successful business consultant), Book Yourself Solid for Coaches and Consultants covers the issues unique to the world of coaching. By attracting clients who are in alignment with your vision, you can create a successful business that also helps you achieve your long-term goals. Understand your unique value proposition and brand, and learn how to talk about it Create a likeable social media presence and a website that brings people in the door Learn step-by-step strategies for networking, direct outreach, generating referrals, and more Discover how the principles of sales and pricing apply to building your consulting practice Book Yourself Solid for Coaches and Consultants is a handbook that translates into results. Promote more than just your skills by creating an image that will resonate with your ideal clientele—and keep you booked solid.

It''s time to drop the rose-colored glasses and face the facts: most new businesses fail, with often devastating consequences for the would-be entrepreneur. The Entrepreneur Equation helps you do the math before you set down the entrepreneurial path so that you can answer more than just Could I be an entrepreneur? but rather Should I be an entrepreneur?. By understanding what it takes to build a valuable business as well as how to assess the risks and rewards of business ownership based on your personal circumstances, you can learn how to stack the odds of success in your favor and ultimately decide if business ownership is the best possible path for you, now or ever.Through illustrative examples and personalized exercises, tell-it-like-it-is Carol Roth helps you create and evaluate your own personal Entrepreneur Equation as you: Learn what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur in today''s competitive environment. Save money, time and effort by avoiding business ownership when the time isn''t right for you.Identify and evaluate the risks and rewards of a new business based on your goals and circumstances. Evaluate whether your dreams are best served by a hobby, job or business. Gain the tools that you need to maximize your business success. The Entrepreneur Equation is essential reading for the aspiring entrepreneur. Before you invest your life savings, invest in this book!

A powerful way to master every performance in your career and life, from presentations and sales pitches to interviews and tough conversations, drawing on the methods the author applied as a working actor and has honed over a decade of coaching salespeople, marketers, managers, and business owners.

Build your chiropractic practice with proven self-promotion strategies Book Yourself Solid for Chiropractors is a game-changing guide to attracting patients to your practice and turning them into loyal patients, for a solid business foundation. This hyper-targeted, step-by-step advice will help you grow your practice beyond what you previously thought possible. You’ll become inspired to put energy behind your self-promotion practices and you’ll learn exactly what you need to do to make your marketing efforts more effective. In any service business, it’s essential to connect with the patients who are a perfect fit for you. For chiropractors, that means understanding what sets you apart from the competition, pricing your services appropriately, and communicating with prospective patients about how you can help them. This book helps you through all of it, with practical tips and strategic insights that will ensure you’re never short on the patients you want. Co-authored by Michael Port—New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author and visionary behind the original Book Yourself Solid business techniques—and Christine Zapata, experienced chiropractor and coach, Book Yourself Solid for Chiropractors covers the issues unique to the chiropractic world. By attracting patients who are in alignment with your vision for your practice, you can create a successful business that also helps you achieve your long-term goals. Understand your unique value proposition and brand and learn how to talk about it Create a likeable social media presence and a website that brings people in the door Learn step-by-step strategies for networking, direct outreach, generating referrals, and more Discover how the principles of sales and pricing apply to building your chiropractic practice Book Yourself Solid for Chiropractors is a handbook for self-promotion that delivers results. This book shows you how to promote more than just your skills by creating an image that your ideal patients will resonate with. Build your reputation and keep business coming in over the long term.

Most companies still operate as if they control their customers. But, in today''s market, it''s really the other way around. Customer CEO confronts the new market reality that customers choose which companies to do business with completely on their own terms. This effectively inverts the power, control, and direction of decision-making; to survive in this new landscape, organizations must quickly adapt. Author Chuck Wall explores the nine powers customer possess - including "the power of me," "the power of the heart," and "the power of rebellion" - and how companies can profit by understanding the power of their customers. Based on more than a decade of firsthand experience and over 100,000 customer interviews, Customer CEO provides every size company with a roadmap of fresh ideas and easy to use tools, while exploring three-dozen companies that embrace the power of their customers. By reading this book, every leader can transform their business into a Customer CEO company.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Politik - Thema: Völkerrecht und Menschenrechte, Note: 2,3, Hochschule für Politik München, Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar: Krieg und Frieden im Völkerrecht., Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Am 22. Dezember 1938 entdeckten Otto Hahn und Fritz Strassmann in Berlin die Kernspaltung, welche Robert Oppenheimer als Grundlage zur Forschung am Atomreaktor und der Atombombe diente. Im streng geheimen Manhattan-Projekt der USA stellte sich schnell der Erfolg Oppenheimers und seiner Gruppe ein. Nach einigen Tests warfen die US-Streitkräfte am 06. und 09. August 1945 zwei Atombomben auf die japanischen Städte Hiroshima (Stärke circa 20 Kilotonnen TNT) und Nagasaki ab und leiteten damit das atomare Wettrüsten der Supermächte ein. 1949 zündeten die UdSSR ihren ersten Atomsprengsatz, es folgten Großbritannien 1952, Frankreich 1960 und China 1964. Die USA erprobten ihre Atom- und Wasserstoffbomben (1954, maximale Stärke ca. 15 Megatonnen TNT) auf dem Bikini Atoll, während einige Jahre später (1961, ca. 50 Megatonnen TNT) die UdSSR auf der Insel Nowaja Semlja die stärkste jemals gezündete Wasserstoffbombe erfolgreich testeten. Jedoch wurde vielen Akteuren das unkalkulierbare Risiko solcher Nuklearwaffen bewusst, vor allem durch die direkten Konsequenzen wie Strahlenkrankheiten an Soldaten sowie an der zufällig beteiligten Zivilbevölkerung. Nach einer Einführung in das Dilemma der Atomkraft analysiert die vorliegende Arbeit themenrelevante Verträge zu nuklearen Waffen, bevor die Entscheidung des Internationalen Gerichtshofs vom 8. Juli 1996 genauer untersucht werden. Anschließend werden positive und negative Aspekte einer Außenperspektive aufgedeckt.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Systeme allgemein und im Vergleich, Note: 2,3, Hochschule für Politik München, Veranstaltung: Politische Systeme im Wandel, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Frankreich ist traditionell einer der mächtigen europäischen Staaten und verdient daher eine genauere Betrachtung seines politischen Systems. Seit Mai 1958 befinden sich die Franzosen in ihrer V. Republik, welche durch ihre politischen Führer der Fünfziger Jahre – de Gaulle und Debré – begründet wurde. Vor allem die beiden Republiken zuvor sind von „... Instabilen Verfassungen, fehlender Konsens über die Regierungsform, tiefverwurzelte Konfliktlinien zwischen links und rechts, kurze Regierungsdauer der Kabinette gegenüber einer Allmacht des Parlaments, ein fraktioniertes Parteiensystem [und] schwache Stellung von Interessengruppen ...“ geprägt. Aus diesem Hintergrund entsteht eine parlamentarische Republik mit einer ungewöhnlich starken Stellung des Staatspräsidenten. Zu Beginn gibt es einige prominente Kritiker des neuen Frankreichs, wie beispielsweise François Mitterrand, später selbst Staatspräsident, welcher 1965 anprangert „De Gaulle macht mit der Verfassung, was er will. [...] Frankreich lebt unter einem Regime absoluter persönlicher Gewalt, die sich in den Händen eines einzigen Mannes befindet. Das ist keine wirkliche Demokratie mehr.“ Wie sich dieses System im Bereich seiner Regierungsbildung darstellt, wie es sich gewandelt hat und welche Besonderheiten es beinhaltet werde ich im Folgenden erörtern.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte, Note: 1,3, Hochschule für Politik München, Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar: Utopien und Dystopien im 20. Jahrhundert, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit der anarchistischen Utopie bolo’bolo des Schweizer Autors P.M. Die Arbeit stellt zu diesem Zweck zunächst das Werk bolo’bolo vor und geht dabei sowohl auf den Entstehungsprozess als auch die darin geäußerte Kritik an der Gesellschaft ein. Darüber hinaus beschreibt die Arbeit das Konzept des bolos und untersucht nachträgliche Schriften und Aussagen des Autors von bolo’bolo. Eine Kunstinstallation zu dem Werk aus dem Jahr 2004 wird ebenfalls thematisiert.

Die steuerliche Beurteilung von Kapitalmaßnahmen gehören zu den anspruchsvollen Aufgaben in der Beratungspraxis. Das Werk erläutert die klassischen sowie speziellen Maßnahmen und zeigt dabei praxisnah ihre Besonderheiten bei der steuerlichen Einstufung auf. Das Buch ist auf dem aktuellsten rechtlichen Stand, die Änderungen des Jahressteuergesetzes 2010 sind ebenso eingearbeitet wie die aktuellsten Verwaltungsanweisungen und Rechtsprechungen