This is one of the best books I’ve read on culture, creativity, storytelling and God. Thank you Andy Crouch for creating such a beautiful, wise piece of work. Here are my favorite quotes from the book. – Ami Mariscal Ch 1 5:47 Which has developed an imposing apparatance “Terry Eagleton observes not re-assuringly that culture has been called the second most complicated word in the human language, after nature.” – Andy Crouch Ch 1 33 min Making sense of the world, interpreting it’s wonder and it’s terror is left up to human beings alone. So how do we make sense …
Top Books on Story and Storytelling
By Ami Mariscal Last Updated May 10, 2017 The Story Factor Annette Simmons 2006 Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate with Power and Impact Annette Simmons 2015 The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles Steven Pressfield 2012 Rising Strong Brené Brown 2015 Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling Andy Crouch 2013 Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration Ed Catmull 2014 The Idea Writers: Copywriting in a New Media and Marketing Era Teressa Iezzi 2010 Positive Psychology at …
Best Books on Happiness – Positivity, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning & Achievement
by Ami Mariscal Last updated April 22, 2017 I’ve read these books and would be happy to answer questions you have about any of them via the comments below. I would also love to co-write blog posts for my blog, or write articles about them for other media orgs. If you’re interested write to me via my contact page 🙂 The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are Published on : 2010 by Brené Brown Rising Strong Published on : 2015 by Brené Brown Grit: The Power of Passion …
Ways a Small Business Can Scale to Profitability
You’ve got a great business starting up. It’s generating enough awareness, it attracts new customer every month, and the sales volume numbers look impressive. Yet, after you’ve done all the bookkeeping and calculations, the profits aren’t as big as you thought it would be. Ring a bell? Actually, this problem is common for many small businesses, and many entrepreneurs being too busy without generating a significant profit. How to improve this situation then? The answer is to get your business a healthy profitability and program it to scale continuously to achieve even better profits. Here are some of the ideas …
You Don’t Have to Burn Out to Be Successful – Key Relationships to Put Your Business On Autopilot
You cannot scale up a business without building relationships. If your marketing system is a series of campaigns that work together to bring you leads and get more sales, then your prosperity system is a series of campaigns that also includes bringing you more relationships such as investors and team members. Here is a non-comprehensive list of some of the relationships you’ll want to build to scale up your business. Key Relationships to Scale Up Your Business – A Comprehensive List Clients / Buyers / Prospects Users Payers Multi-sided Markets Internal Team Interns An assistant Employees Outsourced Help Accountant, …
Get World Class Mentorship Reading These Top Books for Small Business Owners & Entrepreneurs
By Ami Mariscal Updated June, 2016 If you’re a small business owner and you haven’t read through some books that have been written to help you succeed, you’re like a marathon runner who hasn’t trained to compete on the big day! Success doesn’t just happen to people, it’s a skill that is developed and honed over time. Whether you’re ultra-successful or not quite there yet, reading up on the literature that helps perfect the skills that create success is something that should have been on your to-do list yesterday! Part of keeping your brain healthy for success means reading all …
