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Recommended Books on Sales & Business
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by Rick Warren
Rick Warren helps readers to discover, develop, and fulfill God's purpose for their lives. You are not an accident. Even before the universe was created, God had you in mind, and he planned you for his purposes. These purposes will extend far beyond the few years you will spend on earth. You were made to last forever! Self-help books often suggest that you try to discover the meaning and purpose of your life by looking within yourself, but Rick Warren says that is the wrong place to start. You must begin with God, your Creator, and his reasons...
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"I believe every person should have thought deeply about their purpose in life. This book takes you through the process."
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 BREAK OUT! Free Your Creative Power
by Dave Wallace
A definitive study of creative problem solving and life enhancement written to reveal the powerful potential that lies outside the restraining shell of conventional thinking. The creative process has power to serve us far beyond its obvious attachment to the arts. Use it to enrich every aspect of your life from relationships to the workplace. Learn to replace the straightjacket thinking of "can't" to the rush of "aha!" when you finally break out of whatever shell has had you trapped. {Buy it now or click here for more information.}
"This is the best book on creativity I've ever read. "
Dave Kahle |
 Dialogue: The Art Of Thinking Together
by William Isaacs
Modern conversation is a lot like nuclear physics, argues William Isaacs. Lots of atoms zoom around, many of which just rush past each other. But others collide, creating friction. Even if our atomic conversations don't turn contentious, they often just serve to establish each participant's place in the cosmos. One guy shares a statistic he's privy to, another shares another fact, and on and on. Each person fires off a tidbit, pauses to reload while someone else talks, then fires off another. In Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together, Isaacs explains how we can do better than that. {Buy it now from Amazon or click here for more information.}
"This is another one of those books that are outside of the typical curriculum for sales people and managers, but which uncovers some deep truths and helpful ideas which can be extremely helpful for any serious business person."
Dave Kahle |
 Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
by Robert D. Putnam
Once we bowled in leagues, usually after work -- but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolizes a significant social change that Robert Putnam has identified in this brilliant volume, Bowling Alone, which The Economist hailed as "a prodigious achievement." Drawing on vast new data that reveal Americans' changing behavior, Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from one another and how social structures -- whether they be PTA, church, or political parties -- have disintegrated.
Until the publication of this groundbreaking work, no one had so deftly diagnosed the harm that these broken bonds have wreaked on our physical and civic health, nor had anyone exalted their fundamental power in creating a society that is happy, healthy, and safe. {Buy it now from Amazon or click here for more information.}
" Subtitled "The Collapse and revival of American Community," this book has a lot to say about community structures in our society. I believe there are major implications for the way we do sales and training."
Dave Kahle |
 Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
by Martin Seligman
In this groundbreaking national bestseller, Martin E.P. Seligman shows you how to chart a new approach to living with "flexible optimism." Drawing from more than twenty years of clinical research, Dr. Seligman outlines easy-to-follow techniques that have helped thousands of people rise above pessimism and the depression that accompanies negative thoughts and build a life of rewards and lasting happiness. Learned Optimism shows you how to:
- recognize your "explanatory style" -- what to say to yourself when you
- experience set-backs -- and how it influences your life
- boost your mood and your immune system -- with healthful thoughts
- help your children to practice the thought patterns that encourage optimism
- break the "I-give-up" habit with Dr. Seligman's ABC techniques
- change your interior dialogue and experience the astonishing positive results.
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" One of the landmark books of the 1990's. Highly recommended. This work speaks to the importance of thinking optimistically, and provides real and new tools for the person who wants to unleash their potential for success and achievement."
Dave Kahle |
A note from Dave...
One of the issues in which I'm interested is the role of the business person as a Christian ministry. I am convinced that the institutional church has done a great disservice by advocating a limited and exclusive definition of what a minister is. To that end, I've read a number of books that reveal a broader and deeper view of the Christian impact of your job. Below are the best of them. |
 The Other Six Days: Vocation, Work, and Ministry in Biblical Perspective
by R. Paul Stevens
Throughout history the church has been composed of two types of people - those who "do" ministry and those to whom it is "done." In this provocative book R. Paul Stevens shows that the clergy-laity division has no basis in the New Testament and challenges all Christians to rediscover what it means to live daily as God's people.
Exploring the theological, structural, and cultural reasons for treating laypeople as the objects of ministry, Stevens argues against the idea of clericalism. All Christians are called to live in faith, hope, and love, and to do God's work in the church and world. This biblical perspective has serious implications for the existing attitudes and practices of many churches as well as for our understanding of ministry. Stevens shows that the task of churches today is to equip people for ministry in their homes, workplaces, and neighborhoods. {Buy it now from Amazon or click here for more information.}
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 GOD @ Work
by Rich Marshal
God is showing up in places we have never imagined. We thought He was just for Sunday church or mid-week Bible study. But God is showing up in small businesses and on construction sites, in schools and in politics. He is in factories and at check-out counters, at nurses' stations and the stock exchange. God is showing up everywhere outside of where we expect Him to be. Discover how he wants you to step into a realm of ministry and fulfillment you have never dreamed possible. Learn how your work is the powerful dynamic of God's purpose for your life. This book is the beginning of new possibilities for those who are willing to see that God is bigger than they thought He was.
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 Your Work Matters to God
by Doug Sherman and William Hendricks
Many Christians have a vague sense that their secular work is insignificant compared to the work of Christian ministry.Your Work Matters to God presents a liberating--and thoroughly scriptural--demonstration of just how important secular work really is to God. As president and founder of Career Impact Ministries, DOUG SHERMAN speaks at conferences and seminars on the critical issues people face at work. WILLIAM HENDRICKS holds an A.B. in English from Harvard University, and master's degrees from both Boston University and Dallas Theological Seminary. {Buy it now from Amazon or click here for more information.} |
 Redeeming the Routines: Bringing Theology to Life
by Doug Sherman and William Hendricks
Many Christians have difficulty finding practical connections between faith and daily life. Sermons, Sunday schools, and study groups rarely address the issues, situations, and responsibilities of ordinary life, and theology seems detached from everyday concerns. In Redeeming the Routines, Robert Banks locates the reasons for the gap between faith and daily life. He then identifies activities that should be examined from a Christian perspective and suggests specific ways in which individuals and churches can bring their faith to bear on such matters. {Buy it now from Amazon or click here for more information.} |
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