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Book: Jewish Wisdom for Business Success: Lessons from the Torah and Other Ancient Texts :: Zig Ziglar|Books :: Book
Date: Thursday, 20 November, 2008 :: 07:30
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Jewish Wisdom for Business Success: Lessons from the Torah and Other Ancient Texts
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Use some of the world's greatest writings- the Torah and other Jewish sacred texts- to achieve incredible business results This books uses real-world business situations as illustrative examples & reveals a four-thousand year-old blueprint for success.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: This is the best business advice book ever
Date: 2008-10-13 -
Comment: I don't say that lightly. I have read many business advice books and this tops them all. What you find in this book are nine pivotal lessons and wisdom teachings that are applicable to both business and life. What others authors might spend an entire book on are presented in this book in an engaging and concise manner in one chapter. In this sense you are getting nine books in one.
This book is heavily based on the Old Testament and uses stories from Moses, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Pharaoh to teach important business lessons.
The premise of the book is that the Old Testament is a repository of timeless wisdom and Jewish people have made use of that wisdom throughout the ages leading to their success in business and other areas. The authors of Jewish Wisdom for Business Success decipher that wisdom and share it with the readers in an engaging and practical manner.
Each wisdom teaching is followed by an interesting and relevant contemporary business story and then two pearls of wisdom that the authors entitle "insight for business" followed by an equally pertinent "wisdom for life" which shows how the same lesson can be used to improve the readers personal life.
The book starts off with lesson about how to overcome fear using the story of the Israelites at the Sea of Reeds being chased by the Egyptian army. The lessons from that chapter, as well as from all the other chapters in the book, are extremely relevant and timely as the current financial crisis unfolds.
The next chapter talks about the importance of finding one's authentic inner will power and gives important pointers how to find it. This chapter will really help the reader in a concrete manner find their unique niche in life and work.
Chapter three deals with humility and business and gives a refreshing take on the concept of ego and humility offering four models of ego.
Chapter four deals with the need to balance one's management style both in business and in life. Chapter five gives the reader invaluable tips for negotiating--one of the best chapters on the subject I have ever read.
Chapter six deals with the all important concept of failure and gives concrete steps how to avoid failure including a regular "audit of the soul" and maintains that when seen from the proper perspective their really in no such things as failure.
Chapter seven stakes out three models of entrepreneurship and offers its own unique concept of an especially fulfilling manner of doing business that it coins "spiritual entrepreneurship." Immense wisdom for how to view the money making process.
Chapter eight gives an impressive overview of the power of attraction and how it works. In this chapter you get "The Secret," "Think and Grow Rich" and numerous other Power of Attraction books in one.
The final chapter deals with the importance of having an intellectual emotional balance in one's life and business dealings.
Each chapter ends with a meditation and a guide how to use the meditations is also provided at the back of the book.
This book is packed full with great advice and wisdom packaged in an interesting an engaging manner. I give it a full five stars because there aren't six stars available.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Jewish Wisdom for Business Success
Date: 2008-10-04 -
Comment: The book is an wonderful exchange of commercial realities with spiritual ideals. It has not been written solely for Jewish people, but for any one that believes the ethics and guidance of the Torah should be evident in all aspects of life.
The book is extremely important with respect to the current financial crisis. It condemns greed, promotes charity and gives a clear vision about living a fruitful life. It also explains that success is rarely based on a financial scale, but on a humanistic barometer.
I would highly recommend this book to improve one's business decisions and personal life.
Sincerely,
LK, Westcliffe, CO
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