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    The 5 Habits of Highly Successful Business People
    The 5 Habits of Highly Successful Business People
    The 5 Habits of Highly Successful Business People
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    The 5 Habits of Highly Successful Business People

    By Lee Thomas

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    Have you ever wished that there was a “formula” or methodology for sustainable business success? Having been a “hands on”/ “nuts & bolts,” business owner of 15 businesses in ten industries for over 40 years, people asked me what my “secrets to success” were. I knew there were no secrets, but wondered if there might be a simple formula. After contemplating my successes and missteps, and the successes and missteps of other successful business owners in the ten industries and beyond, I have compiled a “formula” and methodology for sustainable business success. It is my new book, “The 5 Habits of Highly Successful Business People.” I have been working on this for over two years, and can state unequivocally that if a person learns practices and shares these five habits, they will achieve sustainable business success! Besides the actual 5 Habits, the book contains much more, including: How to apply the 5 Habits, Many Correct Business Principles, How to Delegate Effectively, Thoughts on Wealth Accumulation & Maintenance, Core Beliefs of Successful People, How to Handle Stress, “The 5 Habits of Highly Successful Business People.”, The Rapid Results Sales Program in detail, and more.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLee Thomas
    Release dateJan 25, 2014
    ISBN9781311420329
    The 5 Habits of Highly Successful Business People
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    Lee Thomas

    Lee Thomas is the Lambda Literary Award and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of more than 20 books, including: Butcher’s Road The German The Dust of Wonderland Like Light for Flies Torn Stained In the Closet, Under the Bed Ash Street Writing as Thomas Pendleton and Dallas Reed, he is the author of the novels, Mason, Shimmer, and The Calling, from HarperTeen. He is also the co-author (with Stefan Petrucha) of the Wicked Dead series of books for young adults. Lee currently lives in Austin, TX.

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      The 5 Habits of Highly Successful Business People - Lee Thomas

      The 5 Habits of Highly Successful Business People

      A Simple Formula for Sustainable Business Success

      Lee Thomas

      Copyright 2014 by Lee Thomas,

      Integrity Business Ventures, LLC

      Centennial, CO.

      All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means – electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other – except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the author.

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      This e-book is licensed for your personal use and enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or if it was not purchased for your use only, please visit Smashwords.com and purchase a copy for yourself. Thank you for respecting this author’s work.

      Published 2014 by BookCrafters, Parker, Colorado.

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      Table of Contents

      Foreword

      Introduction

      Chapter One - Definition of Terms

      Chapter Two - Habit One: Use Common Sense

      Chapter Three - Habit Two: Thoroughly Understand & Employ Correct Business Principles

      Chapter Four - Habit Three: Utilize Techniques that Support Correct Business Principles

      Chapter Five - Habit Four: Take Action

      Chapter Six - Habit Five: Measure the Right Things (Accountability)

      Chapter Seven - Applying the Five Habits

      Chapter Eight - Getting Unstuck

      Chapter Nine - Beyond the Five Habits of Highly Successful Business People

      Epilog

      The Four Seasons of a Business

      Appendix A - Effective Delegating Made Easy

      Appendix B - Rapid Results Sales Process

      Appendix C One - Relationship Checkup

      Appendix C Two - XYZ Company

      About the Author

      Services Provided

      Foreword

      Business is a Great Game. Albeit, a very serious game, it has players, strategies, rules/boundaries, basic principles, techniques, and measurement. Attracting the right players, having the right game plan, making the right game decisions, overcoming the competition, and enjoying the rewards of success are all a part of the Great Game of Business.

      To succeed in the Great Game of Business, I believe there are ways to gain the talent to learn how to play and be successful as a player. To that extent, I have written this book. I truly believe that learning, practicing, and sharing the information presented in this book will lead to sustainable business success.

      Introduction

      Over the past several years of meeting with clients and giving presentations, I am often asked, What are your secrets to success? Always, I would give an answer based on whatever came to my mind at the time. Eventually, I thought that possibly there was a formula for business success. Soon, I began to reflect on my career of 40 years of multiple business ownership. I wrote down the successes, and what lead to those successes. Also, and maybe more importantly, I wrote down the missteps, and what lead to them. Having been involved in 10 different industries or market sectors, I would always seek out the people who were successful. I believe in not re-inventing the wheel, but in enhancing what has already been invented. I would detail the reasons for their successes, and when possible note the reasons for their missteps. In addition, I made a habit of reading about successful businesses and the leaders of those businesses. As I examined the information that I had written down, a pattern began to evolve. From the pattern, I have compiled The Five Habits of Highly Successful Business People. Truly, I believe that every person that will learn these five habits, practice them, and possibly share them with others, will significantly increase the probability of their business success.

      Chapter One

      It is always the simple that produces the marvelous.

      Definition of Terms

      It is important that we define some of the terms used in the title of this book. In doing, so, hopefully you, the reader, and I, will be on the same page as we proceed.

      Habit

      A Habit is an action that one does repeatedly. It can be a negative or positive action. Examples of negative actions (actions that produce negative effects to our wellbeing) are biting our fingernails, smoking, procrastinating, over eating, etc. Get the picture? These are actions that will be counterproductive to our health, our wellbeing, and our attainment of life or business success.

      On the other hand, habits can be positive actions (actions that produce positive effects to our wellbeing). Examples of positive actions are brushing our teeth (remember I was a Dentist), exercising regularly, reading uplifting literature, etc. These are actions that will be an enhancement to our health, or wellbeing, and our attainment of life or business success.

      Success

      Countless books, articles, and presentations have been written and produced that examine the concept of success. Almost everyone would agree that success is a process, not an end-point. Likewise, most everyone would like to be successful. So, given these two paradigms, what is your vision of success? Since success is a path, not a destination, having a vision of success or clear understanding of what success means to you, will help you achieve it. It also will help you to determine and clarify your goals. You cannot take the right path if you do not recognize which is the right path. Success in business should be clearly defined, and consistent with the other components of your life, and your core values. As you know (or will find out), being in business effects virtually every aspect of your life.

      I would encourage you to take a few moments to consider your vision of success in the following areas: (Write down your thoughts)

      ECONOMIC:

      BUSINESS:

      FAMILY:

      LIFESTYLE:

      HEALTH:

      COMMUNITY:

      and

      SPIRITUAL:

      Having done this exercise, you now have YOUR working definition of Success, and are in a position to attain it.

      Business People

      The FIVE HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PEOPLE pertain

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