Workplace Poker: Are You Playing the Game, or Just Getting Played?

Workplace Poker: Are You Playing the Game, or Just Getting Played? by Dan Rust
2016 | ISBN: 0062405284 | English | 304 pages | EPUB | 0.7 MB

A career advisor explains why many talented, hard-working people often miss out on their full career potential, revealing the tells, blind spots, secrets, and unspoken rules you need to know in order to play the game to win.

While many careers have been impacted by economic downturns, failed projects, downsizing and restructuring, or just bad bosses or bad timing, we all know of colleagues who continue to rise through every tough situation. Most assume that they have an advantage that protects them—degrees from the right schools, great mentors, influential friends and family, or just better luck. But these hyper-successful professionals have faced setbacks, too. Instead of allowing challenges to derail their rise, they’ve learned how to manage them better.

In Workplace Poker, Dan Rust gives you the strategies you need to accelerate your career, and prevent setbacks from stalling your progress or spiraling it downward. The trick, he reveals, is to “play the game under the game,” to think more deeply and act more strategically. If you are talented, ambitious, and hardworking, but feel your career just isn’t accelerating as rapidly as it should, or as fast as you would like it to, this book is for you. If you have been frustrated to see others (less talented, who don’t work as hard as you do) achieve rapid professional progress while your career stalls out, this book is for you. If you’ve been annoyed by those who are successful primarily because of where they went to school, or family connections, or financial resources, this book is for you.

Rust gives you the insight and skills you need to transform yourself and adapt and survive any hurdle—to turn every adversity into advantage, and every struggle into strength, including:

• Recognition of your own “blind spots” and what to do about them

• Mastering strategic and authentic self-promotion

• Enhancing your personal charm and likeability

• Achieving the high energy, both mental and physical, necessary to drive an exceptional career trajectory

• Developing an interest in “corporate anthropology” and the complex human dimensions of business

• Neutralizing the career-stalling impact of difficult or dysfunctional colleagues

• Deeply “owning” and learning from career missteps and failures

In his smart, funny, relatable voice, Rust shares stories of individuals who have applied these capabilities in real world situations, and provides short, focused exercises to help you think about yourself and your own career. With Workplace Poker¸ you’ll learn how to get out of you own way, and find the success you deserve.

The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster, Faster

The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster, Faster by Robert Colvile
2016 | ISBN: 163286455X | English | 400 pages | EPUB | 0.7 MB

In this revelatory study of modern living, Robert Colvile inspects the various ways in which the pace of life in our society is increasing and examines the evolutionary science behind our rapidly accelerating need for change, as well as why it’s unlikely we’ll be able to slow down . . . or even want to.

Exploring theories surrounding the effect of this speed on our minds and bodies, Colvile reveals how, contrary to gloomier predictions, living in a faster age might be beneficial for us, both physically and mentally. In addition to the universe of social media, he examines the opportunities that faster communication and operation could bring to everything from music, film, and books to transportation, politics, and government.

Comparing developments in cities and villages, advanced economies and underdeveloped countries, East and West, The Great Acceleration explains how the positives outnumber the negatives and, if this acceleration is truly inevitable, why we should rush to embrace it.

The Science of Getting Ripped: Proven Diet Hacks and Workout Tricks to Burn Fat and Build Muscle in Half the Time

Raza Imam, “The Science of Getting Ripped: Proven Diet Hacks and Workout Tricks to Burn Fat and Build Muscle in Half the Time”
2016 | EPUB | 182 pages | ASIN: B01C99NNV2 | English | 0.5 MB

Here’s How an Overworked Computer Engineer Accidentally Discovered the Little-Known ‘Secrets’ to Build Muscle and Lose Fat

I’d had enough of my unhealthy lifestyle… I didn’t exercise … I had a two hour commute to my hospital IT job in Chicago… I had a wife and 2 kids (4 & 7)

And most of the fitness advice I read was geared towards guys who had the time to workout 6 days a week.

But after a LOT of research and trial and error, I finally figured out how to burn fat and build muscle while still maintaining my busy lifestyle. The result is “The Science of Getting Ripped”

This is my step-by-step manual I created for busy guys that want to burn fat, build muscle, get stronger, and increase their athleticism and power. I share the secrets and tips that regular guys can use to get in incredible shape. This is not a typical “bodybuilding” book because it’s geared towards regular guys with busy lives.

Here’s What You’ll Discover

How a little known nutrition trick slashes fat! (once you know this, you won’t have trouble burning fat)

The little used strategy that means you get stronger on ANY lift: (this is a common sense technique I hardly ever see anyone do)

Are you looking to lose belly fat? You’re in luck… I’ll show you a proven way to target your flabby belly… this is great for beer belly’s

How to get a six-pack and an incredible core with these under-utilized ab movements

Imagine increasing strength and muscle growth week after week! Well now you can… this literally transforms your body in a matter of weeks… but surprisingly no one does it

The exact time it should take you to lower a rep (I guarantee most people are messing this up)

The magic time frame each set should take for optimal growth (are you going too fast?)

Why training for too long is counter-productive and often a barrier to muscle growth! (This little tip is the #1 tool to avoid plateaus)

The one thing you MUST do to stimulate new muscle growth. (Simple to learn… and once you do… you won’t have trouble putting on new muscle)

What the TRUE muscle-building hormone is and how to ignite it every single workout

Why drastic reductions in calories is counter-productive and damages long term weight loss

Banish your cravings with this in your diet (never cave in to cravings again)

How to SMASH through plateaus and sticking points: (this scientific principle you MUST incorporate in your workouts to help prevent plateaus)

How to eat your favorite “junk” foods and STILL lose body fat: Finally discover how to eat your favorite foods like pasta, chocolate cake, hot dogs, pizza, ice cream, cup cakes, french toast, andcinnamon rolls to HELP you build muscle while STILL dropping body fat! (This one mind-blowing tip shocks most people)

How the “afterburn effect” helps you burn more calories while working out less

Can’t make it to the gym?… No problem. Just do this simple “get ripped at home” workout

The Mind-Blowing Testosterone and Growth Hormone Boosting Secrets (these powerful hormones literally burn fat, increase sex drive, and virtually turn back the hands of time causing you to look and feel younger

The ONLY 3 supplements you will ever need (save your money… these are the only supplements you need… period!)