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Millionaire MBA Business Mentoring Programme Week 2

adrian — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:35:35 +0000

Having taken a tentative and skeptical look at the first week of this series, I delved into the treasures of the second week with a little less hesitancy, and was rewarded with slightly more practical advice than you might have found from the first of the series. I do like that each week is literally broken down into working day sections with snappy titles for each that outline the basic content. The main focus this week was attitude, both how to develop the kinds of habits that will hopefully lead to business success and ultimately make you like one of the featured self-made millionaires, as well as guidance on risk taking and building self confidence.

I was particularly pleased with the final day, day 10, which talked about both persistence as well as the ability to take ‘no’ for an answer. This is advice that pretty much every deluded individual taking part in a TV Talent Show should take as knowing your limits and knowing when to accept defeat are an important part of business as much as they are of life in general.

On the other hand week 2 presents you with some scenarios which are easier said than done, and no matter how many times some people are encouraged to conquer their fears and banish their restrictive demons it’s just not going to happen. Perhaps this series should feature a suffix that reminds shoppers that willpower and a certain amount of talent are required for real success. However, overall this week has proved to be a strong and useful continuation of what is shaping up to be a significantly interesting series of audio books.

Millionaire MBA Business Mentoring Programme Week 2 audio book (2 hours and 37 minutes in duration) is available to download now to your iPod, Mp3 Player, Computer or CD.

Millionaire MBA Business Mentoring Programme Week 1

adrian — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:00:28 +0000

This is a particularly interesting audio book series that I believe spans several weeks and essentially sets itself out as a bite sized guide to business success that works on a day to day model. I’ve listened to week 1 so far, and I have to say I am quite a fan of the format. Provided that you disregard the slightly worrying advertising that promises that the series will “reprogram” your brain in order to make you a better business program, there’s a wealth of information to be had that will be useful to most if not all of its target audience. Basically the first week seems to set out to teach you how to dress, behave and talk like an entrepreneur, which for most on the surface will seem like a good thing, especially if you’re coming from a different profession and have no experience in the business world.

The 5 sections of this first book are ideal for listening to whilst you’re in the car or on the way to work (I put mine on a MP3 player and listened on the train) and the subtitles of each section are pleasantly cheesy or irritatingly contrite depending on your point of view, and whilst they don’t seem to give much information about each different topic thanks to vague buzz words, the content is generally good and informative.

It’s nice to hear the opinions and glean help from the experience of established, successful entrepreneurs, and there’s even a free workbook provided in a link as an accompaniment to the series. To be honest I haven’t looked at the workbook myself, but it may come in handy in the future.

Millionaire MBA Business Mentoring Programme Week 1 audio book (5 hours and 26 minutes in duration) is available to download now to your iPod, Mp3 Player, Computer or CD.

7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey

adrian — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:10:44 +0000

My feelings about this audio book are mixed, and that is because ultimately I think whether you find this book useful or not is a subjective matter. What this means is that for some people this book will feel like a revelation and will possibly have a positive impact upon their lives, whilst for others it may feel like a self-important, banal waste of time that feels hard to connect with. How you feel about this book will depend on a number of factors, and I won’t presume to delineate exactly what these factors will be, but personality and self-confidence will have a lot to do with it.

Basically this is a book that outlines the personal views on morals and ethics as held by the author, and rather than being a self help book that gives you steps to success in business or life, it aims at providing you with the moral framework that will help you achieve success on your own terms. That this comes from religion may be for some more than others, and that there is nothing really original in the content itself may be another problem, but this is nothing if not an exhaustive look at one person’s life view.

The main criticism leveled at this audio book by myself and others is that Stephen Covey himself, the author and narrator, isn’t the most compelling speaker in the world, and this unabridged version of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a bit of a monster listen. There’s over an hour long introduction and for some people the meat of the text is never fully expressed in a succinct fashion, but it has proved to be an inspiration for some.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People audio book (3 hours and 24 minutes in duration) is available to download now to your iPod, Mp3 Player, Computer or CD.