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Integrity and Honesty — For YOUR Sake

Blog, Influence, SuccessBy Bob Burg November 25, 2014 13 Comments

In his new book, The Leadership Crisis And The Free Market Cure, John Allison defines Integrity as, “the harmony of mind and body” and says that, as a principle, it “guides us to act consistently with our beliefs.” After a brief but brilliant explanation regarding how one cannot act with integrity if one’s values are…

Happiness: It’s Really A Personal Thing

Blog, General, Influence, SuccessBy Bob Burg February 28, 2014 14 Comments

In a recent post, we explored happiness as being a person’s main motivation. And, that it can only be attained by acting in accordance with one’s values. I then posed a few questions and received some excellent responses. I’d like to restate the questions here, and answer them per my own understanding. 1. How do…

Seeking The Ultimate Freedom

Blog, Politics, SuccessBy Bob Burg January 29, 2014 14 Comments

In the final sentence of one of her recent daily emails, Esther Hicks wrote: “You are determined to be freedom-seekers in a Mass Consciousness society that is determined to make you the same.” What a powerful statement, and on so many levels! In the context of her entire message, she was referring to internal freedom.…

Choices And The True Nature of Profit

Blog, Influence, SuccessBy Bob Burg October 10, 2013 15 Comments

In his terrific book, Harry Browne discussed the nature of Profit as being: “The increase in happiness by replacing one situation with another.” The natural example would be that, in a free-market based exchange, both parties profit because they are each — by choice — exchanging something they value less for something they value more.…

The Secret of Selling Need Not Be A Secret

Blog, Book Reviews, Endless Referrals, Influence, SuccessBy Bob Burg July 23, 2013 14 Comments

Last post featured a quote from a brilliant book that, while published posthumously just several years ago, was written back in the late 1960’s by Harry Browne. The quote was, “Profit is a reward for satisfying the desire of someone else.” Though not the actual secret, it’s pretty powerful, in and of itself. The book…

The Only Possible Way To Profit…

Blog, Influence, Politics, Success, The Go-GiverBy Bob Burg July 19, 2013 34 Comments

Recently, on my Facebook page, I posted: “Profit is a reward for satisfying the desire of someone else.” ~ Harry Browne, The Secret of Selling Anything* Sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? And, it is. But it’s something many don’t realize. Yet, in a free-market based economy, that’s what it all comes down to. If we…