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H.O.P.E. = Helping Others through Prevention & Education. Cancer is an epidemic. It takes our loved ones every day, and it respects no race, age, or gender. Have you ever wondered why? What if there was something you could do to prevent it? Inside you will discover the truth about toxins. Learn how "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" and how small changes through everyday choices can make a big impact on your health. Are you or someone you love battling cancer? You will be inspired as you read the stories of countless others who have not only found hope but have also found wellness. Authors Jen Coffel and Kim Bavilacqua share their personal sources of strength and reveal how Kim conquered fear in her cancer battle and how Jen found hope after cancer claimed the lives of her dad, mom, and best friend. No matter where you are on your personal journey, you can Be Well Assured at the heart of cancer there is HOPE.

PLAN your FINANCIAL WORRIES away Residents of Oklahoma plan for tornadoes. Just living there carries a risk of their home being swept away by a violent cyclone--so they prepare for the worst. As a business owner or soon-to-be retiree, you also must plan for the worst. Markets will fluctuate and investments will falter, but with a plan, you can endure the trying times. David Stone has been helping individuals and business owners plan their financial matters since 1992, and in The Power of a Plan, he shares strategies you can use to improve your financial situation now and plan for the future. Inside, you'll learn how to: - manage and understand your cash flow - handle your insurance needs - manage the risk of your investments - oversee real estate investments - prepare for retirement - implement tax-planning strategies - leave an inheritance to future generations - identify business succession opportunities You may not be in danger of tornadoes, but everyone is susceptible to financial ruin--with a plan, you can be more prepared to beat the odds.

Learn from the Experience of Others How to Sustain Your Family Enterprise. So You're in the Family Business features Paul and David Karofsky, a father-son team, as they share experiences from their own lives, and from those of the hundreds of families they've helped, to address the challenges and opportunities of working in a family enterprise. With a foundation of effective communication and proper planning, you too can savor the experience of working with family members and enjoy Thanksgiving dinner together!

Gain FIDUCIARY WISDOM, Empower Employees, and Reduce Legal Risks Every employee has a compelling need to save money for a productive and fulfilling retirement. And your responsibility as a retirement plan sponsor or administer is to fill that need in a compliant way. In today's litigious world, it's more important than ever that you ensure your plan is compliant. Author David Biddle knows what it takes to properly build and monitor a retirement plan, and in Managing Retirement Plans to Meet Today's Challenges, he reveals strategies and guidance so you can do the same. You'll learn to: * define and achieve goals for your plan * determine if your plan is in compliance * identify hidden plan fees * evaluate the quality of your plan investments * develop a quality governance system Implementing a proper retirement plan will legally protect you and give your employees the opportunity for a secure and satisfying future.

PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT'S CHALLENGES Are you thinking about your financial future, wondering if what you have is enough to last through a comfortable retirement? Meet Daniel S. Miller, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(TM). Dan takes the time to listen to you to design a retirement plan based upon your needs, your goals, and your dreams. In Retirement Built to Last you will: -realize the value of having a tailor-made retirement and income plan -understand the importance of coordinating all the pieces of your financial life into a cohesive plan -determine how Social Security works and how to factor it into your plan Don't leave your financial future up to fate. Let Dan and his staff help identify where you are today, determine where you want to be, and help you figure out a plan to get there.

Put on your Hard Hat: fasten up with strategies to keep your company safe. Could I have prevented this? This is the dreaded thought that you as the leader of your company never want to have after an accident of any measure occurs among your team members. Despite common belief, accidents on the job are not inevitable. The chances of any work-related accidents occurring should, and can, be reduced to zero. And in this book, Bob McCall challenges you--the leader--to zero out accidents. Challenge the status quo, prevent accidents, and plan ahead. Having a positive, sustainable impact on safety starts with you. In Zero Accidents and Injuries, you will learn how to: - step up your leadership style to one that motivates - lead well by setting clear expectations and developing a productive culture - hire team players who share your company's vision for safety - deter behaviors that destroy team performance

An Entrepreneur's Guide To Business In The Real World So you've passed all the exams and obtained your degree. You're ready to take on the world of business and dominate the competition! But despite your book smarts, you lack the business street smarts needed to take your business to the next level-this book will help. In Main Street Smarts, successful entrepreneur and business leader David Morgan provides you with the fundamental building blocks you need to pursue your business goals. With an emphasis on real-world, street-smart tactics, he'll show how it takes more than business school knowledge to lead a developing company to success. You'll learn to: create an executable plan for your business network and acquire new clients take advantage of fresh opportunities sell a product and an idea manage and lead a growing company To become a profitable entrepreneur, it takes more than academic know-how-it takes real-life wisdom and a lot of guts.

Will You Be Prepared When You're Sixty-Four? Your retirement years should be a magic carpet ride, not a grand illusion. And with enough proper planning and consideration, you may be able to enjoy strawberry fields for the rest of your life. In The Baby Boomer's Guide to a Rockin' and Rollin' Retirement, Danny Smith mixes retirement planning with Pink Floyd's "Money" to offer an entertaining and informative look at retirement planning. As a Baby Boomer himself, Danny understands the importance of proper planning--and having fun in your later years! In this book, he explores everything from taxes to long-term care and everything in between, to help you feel confident and carefree in retirement.

Distribute Your Wealth for a Lifetime If you were to retire today, could you live comfortably? More importantly, could you sustain that lifestyle over a thirty to thirty-five year period? Certified Financial Planner(TM) Dan Butler is your resource for reaching a secure and fulfilling retirement with his unique approach that focuses not on how much money there is but rather how that money is guarded. He does this by playing defense with your assets--achieving wins by not losing. In FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR LIFE, Dan provides the retiree with an understanding of: - how a mutually respectful, interactive relationship with the financial advisor can dramatically assist a successful retirement - how to interpret and set expectations of various business cycles and historical market data to better understand their respective relationships to account performance - how the conservative to moderate investment portfolio can provide the client with necessary performance and cash flow to fund a successful retirement

The TIPS you need for the SUCCESS you WANT Are you just getting started in your career? Do you need motivation and courage to overcome obstacles in your path? Look no further: this book is your blueprint for getting ahead in your career. Inside you'll find the practical advice you need to guide you. Having advanced from receptionist to business owner in less than seven years, Nicole Smartt offers a goldmine of information to anyone wanting to become extraordinarily successful in their career. Read the book, defeat the odds, learn the lessons, and follow in the footsteps of a real-life success story.

DISCOVER STRATEGIES TO SHELTER YOUR CAREER AND YOUR LIFE You've heard the horror stories of malpractice--of doctors who lost their license and were forced to close their practice. With so much time, energy, and money on the line, it only makes sense to protect your livelihood. World's best Doctors shows how you can safely practice medicine and protect your business from legal trouble. With over a decade of experience representing and protecting doctors, Victoria Soto knows that the threat is very real. To become the subject of a lawsuit, you don't need to be at fault, but you can take steps to reduce and survive such an assault. Sometimes it just takes some good manners. Inside, you'll learn: - the importance of telling the truth - how to take responsibility and apologize - to assess your behavior and how it impacts others - how to make a better impression Who knew that the manners you learned as a kid could save your career?

Hear AND Understand author Dr. Eric Frederick has one central message--you are in control of your hearing loss. Push past the anxiety, fear, and denial associated with hearing loss to open the floodgates to communication and better full-body health. Dr. Fredrick shares years of audiology experience to provide a comprehensive look at the common challenges and misconceptions of hearing loss, and more importantly, how to overcome its obstacles. Turn the pages of Hear AND Understand, and start turning the corner to a better you. Inside, you will gain the resources and knowledge to: - overcome anxiety and shake off the fear of hearing loss - act quickly to preserve your ability to hear and understand speech - ask the right questions when purchasing hearing aids - understand the link between untreated hearing loss and loss of mental function

Take A Bite Out Of Life Smile, Eat And Live With Renewed Confidence. Have you had any of these thoughts lately? Do people really still lose all of their teeth? I thought dentures are for older people? I don't know if I am a candidate for dental implants? Let prosthodontist Michael Scherer, DMD, MS, ease your mind, debunk the myths, and shed some light on the many health and lifestyle benefits of considering replacements for teeth that are missing or are soon to be missing due to decay, gum disease, or fracture. ¿ How a new smile and dental implants reverse the aging process ¿ Detailed information and treatment recommendations ranging from replacing one tooth to all of your teeth ¿ The right dental solution really can be fast, painless, and affordable Lost your teeth but not your appetite? can help you get back to living a full and enjoyable life with dental implants.

Valuable Techniques to Living a Balanced Life Has your "regular" workday started to last over nine hours? Have you been missing important family events to satisfy the boss? Are you regularly skipping healthy meals and trips to the gym just to squeeze more into your day? If so, you're not the only one. Countless individuals struggle with maintaining steady personal and work lives. In Lead with Balance, university professor, speaker, and executive consultant Donnie Hutchinson addresses this issue head-on and explains how leaders, employees, and students can properly manage all the important facets of life. A balanced life leads to increased well-being, happiness, satisfaction, and productivity-a win-win for everyone. Through proper time management and focus, anyone can find their life's balance. Don't lose sight of the most significant moments in life. We can all learn from the Millennials. It's time to take action and enjoy living!

Start Your Day with a Roar Discover the Power of The 9 a.m. Meeting Doug & Mitzi Ecklund's company--and life together--was at a crossroads. They had signed a deal that would turn their six-location cellular company into a twenty-five store multi-market organization in just twelve months. The growth and stress almost ruined everything. That's when Doug and his team led by Nick Villotti stumbled onto a ridiculously simple solution that profoundly improved the lives of both their families and employees. It also unexpectedly dropped their Des Moines staff turnover rate from 86 percent to 26 percent IN A SINGLE YEAR. The 9 a.m. Meeting is the inspiring story of how a simple company purpose statement, a morning meeting, and a commitment to enriching employees' lives helped so many people reach for their dreams while helping the company grow to new heights.

Discover a Fresh Strategy for Retirement Planning Transitioning from employment to retirement is an exciting time, but it may produce financial anxieties. Earned wages cease, and new retirees can be nervous about their lifetime of savings meeting future expenses. In Piece by Piece(TM), Debbie Craig unveils her process for retirement planning in language anyone can understand. The Piece by Piece(TM) model divides your nest egg into three parts, each with a distinct goal: 1. Income Today: a portion for your monthly income 2. Income Tomorrow: a portion for growing your income 3. Flexibility Dollars: a portion for unplanned expenses By knowing there is a plan and understanding the commonsense approach upholding it, you can enjoy your retirement passions and live the life you've dreamed. Welcome to the Piece by Piece(TM) family.

COCKROACHES DON'T CARE WHERE THEY SPEND THE NIGHT, BUT YOUR CUSTOMERS AND TENANTS DO Pest infestation is a scary situation, to say the least. But there is help--professionals who know how to handle and prevent stubborn pests and keep them away. In HERE TO HELP, Kevin Thorn provides you with the knowledge and resources you need to: CONFIDENTLY CHOOSE THE BEST PEST CONTROL PROVIDER PREVENT A PEST CONTROL CRISIS . . . SAVING YOU MONEY ACHIEVE PEACE OF MIND KNOWING YOU ARE A RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS MANAGER OR OWNER PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS BY AVOIDING COMPLAINTS, NEGATIVE EXPOSURE, AND EMBARRASSMENT

YOUR GUIDE FOR SEIZING OPPORTUNITY, EMBRACING CONTINUOUS LEARNING, AND REACHING YOUR POTENTIAL You're responsible for the growth and success of your company . . . but maybe your potential isn't at its fullest, and you know there's room for more success. As a leader, it is now your turn to follow another leader-George Contos, CEO of World Wide Metric. In Growing Up Metric, you will learn from the tried-and-true example of Contos and hone in on four impact areas to not only launch organization-wide growth but also limitless personal growth: ¿ Define your values and goals. ¿ Get a handle on cash flows. ¿ Hire well, train well, and delegate. ¿ Nurture positivity and show respect.

HARVESTING THE PEARLS: lessons of entrepreneurial and private practice success from one generation to the next Are you ready to blaze a new path in your career? Follow the tried-and-true example of Dr. Leonard Richardson. Dr. Richardson's groundbreaking personal journey through the medical field will arm you with the tools you will need to do the same in your life. Paired with an entrepreneurial spirit, these tools will fuel your success in any endeavor--from doctors and healthcare providers seeking a model for practicing independent medicine to the world's next generation of changers, inventors, and entrepreneurs. In Determined to Practice, Dr. Richardson shares with his readers the principle of merging one's legacy with the surrounding landscape and the spirit of entrepreneurship to achieve success. Within these pages, you will discover: - an alternative to corporate, industrialized medicine - tools for success in any endeavor, not only medicine - inspiration and empowerment for new professionals to aim high

Tip Your Scale: A Woman's Guide To Scaling Up In Business Are you looking for ways to accelerate growth in your business? Tried-and-true methods demonstrated by other entrepreneurs who, too, wanted to scale their businesses--and succeeded? Dr. Marsha Firestone and Susan Johnson reveal that and more in this book--filled with fifteen remarkable scenarios of privately-held, women-owned/led businesses, providing insights on the key strategies that fueled their growth. Set your business on the path to fast growth by learning how these critical functions must adapt as business scales: - branding - financing - human resources - innovation

HOW TO PREPARE YOUR TEEN TO SUCCEED IN A COMPLEX WORLD There are so many influences on teens and young adults today, the flood is impossible to control. Often, teens' questions about themselves and their futures are too much for parents to handle alone, or worse, go unnoticed and unanswered. The consequence of ignoring these can lead to decades of unnecessary struggle. Adolescence Is Not a Disease offers innovative, real-life, real-world solutions to problems both parents and teens face. Internationally recognized mentor, Jeffrey Leiken, explains the three distinct stages of the deep and complex inner journey each teen goes through in becoming a self-sufficient adult, and how you can help your teens answer their most urgent and challenging questions and move toward fulfilling adulthoods. Leiken shares themes, struggles, and solutions almost all teens and their parents face, highlighting the differences between coming-of-age in the twenty-first century, while honoring the universal constants that we all went through. Leiken poignantly discourages parents from blindly deferring to the pervasive, contemporary, one-dimensional, feardriven "expert advice" that too often pathologizes adolescence, misunderstands it, and creates the problems it then tries (and mostly fails) to fix. Rather than try to become an expert in parenting, Leiken will help you to instead become an expert in raising your own.

A Proactive Approach to Helping Neighbors Help Themselves In September of 1989, Hurricane Hugo tore through South Carolina, leaving a trail of destruction in its path. But in its wake also came hope, courage, and cooperation. In Charleston, the hurricane uncovered the plight of the poor and impoverished, and in response, a local priest led his church and community leaders to form ECCO, East Cooper Community Outreach. In The Winds of Change, Executive Director Jack Little tells the story of ECCO, from its modest beginnings to its current state as a model for providers of basic needs, health services, and empowerment in a one-stop shop. You'll learn about the challenges in working with both a rural and an urban population, why it is our responsibility to help others, and how you can help in your own community. Whether you're a nonprofit, church or community leader, or just someone who wants to help others, Jack's words will inspire you to get involved--to create a brighter and better tomorrow for those who have little hope in doing so!

Make Security Your Business Your company is a fortress--secure, safe, and productive--but when there is a threat, you, the "superhero IT person," are pinned with solving the problem. What if preemptive action was taken to create a framework for an accessible and executable security plan? Security is everyone's business, and making it such is vital in order to: - educate staff throughout the company and address the status quo; - know what to do with risk; and - build solid security into systems and ways of business. Adam Anderson and Tom Gilkeson expose trends that the leading cybersecurity professionals in the nation are dealing with so that you, the individual security expert, are able to use the tools and techniques necessary to deal with your company's security needs and communicate them to C-level management.

"Dan and Dave remind us that leadership is about doing, not talking; about clarity, not confusion; and about focus, not chaos. They ... interweave their life experiences and insights, bringing military, commercial, and emergency responder insights and perspectives at every turn"--Page 4 of cover.

Use the T2I Plan to Work and Live on Your Terms With the help of email and mobile phones, the modern American workday has seeped into nearly every moment of our waking lives. The result: we are becoming time-poor, with too much focus on work and not nearly enough time for life.There is an alternative, however: the lifestyle of independent consultants, professionals who offer their expertise on a per-project basis. Independents have the freedom to regain a healthy work/life balance and live happier lives--without sacrificing their earning potential. Becoming an Independent sounds appealing, but getting there can be confusing, frustrating, and even risky. Designed to be applicable to a wide variety of work and personal conditions, Transition to Independence helps you overcome these challenges with the step-by-step T2I Plan, which guides you through: distilling your career experiences into a marketable asset, preparing yourself (and your family) for the Independent's lifestyle, planning a low-risk transition from your corporate job to Independence, improving your earning potential over time, and continuing to learn and grow with the online T2I community.

FINDING WELLNESS: SICK CARE TO WELL CARE Make health a priority and grow your company without the fear of having to provide health insurance you can't afford. You can take control. A Passion for Wellness: Healthy Employees, Healthy Bottom Line is your resource for learning how wellness education, strategy, and implementation can promote a shift from treating illness to promoting health. Increase your profit margins, boost employee engagement, and promote a happy, healthy workplace that positively impacts your bottom line.

Leadership is the single greatest variable in the health and success of any company, and every leader's role is to ensure that his or her organization will endure. In the first book from change experts Hal McLean and Frank Mellon, discover how leaders like you can reveal opportunities within their businesses, design processes to reach new levels of performance, and adjust these processes until the key metrics move and stabilize at new levels. With The Enduring Organization: How Leaders Revive and Sustain Relevance, McLean and Mellon outline their 4-step model, which you can use to produce significant profit increases and create a business that will thrive for years to come.

Enrich Your Entrepreneurial Spirit We all desire to be masters of our own destiny, to have complete control and freedom in our lives. As author Dr. Bruce Douglas knows firsthand, this entrepreneurial attitude can inspire you to transform your life and the lives of everyone around you. As a child, Bruce lived and worked through the Great Depression, learning some of the most basic lessons that would eventually lead him to found his own company. An Entrepreneur is for ALL Seasons recounts Bruce's struggles and life lessons as he shows you how to develop the skills to create real change in your business and beyond. To get there, you must think outside the box, take risks, bypass the conventional chain of command, and learn from your failures as much as from your successes. Through self-reflection, proper guidance, knowledge, honesty, and effort, it really is possible to achieve your desires. Let Bruce's experiences and advice inspire you as an entrepreneur and leader to take your skills and success to new heights.

There are so many reasons to update your living space. The exciting, creative process can quickly get out of hand if you are not ready for it. The Styleprint(R) Design System simplifies everything and helps you each step of the way. The Styleprint brings your unique design preferences to life by evaluating your space, identifying what exactly is not working for you, and then setting goals to improve it. With the help of the Decor&You Styleprint Design system, you can create the living space of your dreams.