Book description
Find success in finance, friendships, and spirituality with the advice of a well-known expert
It's safe to say that nearly everyone is seeking a happier, more successful life. So then why do so few attain it? Business Secrets from the Bible proposes a new way to view and approach success—one based upon key concepts from the Bible that are actually surprisingly simple. Written especially for those seeking success in the realms of money, relationships, and spirituality, this book encourages readers to realize their common mistakes, come to terms with them, and turn those mistakes into future triumphs. Filled with concrete advice for improved finances, spirituality, and connection, this resource takes a practical approach and aims to change not just the minds, but the actions of readers with a self-evident and persuasive pathway.
Drawing on his wisdom and knowledge of the Bible, the author reveals the clear link between making money and spirituality, and urges readers to focus on self-discipline, integrity, and character strength in order to achieve personal prosperity. Special emphasis is given to establishing positive attitudes toward making money and adopting effective Biblically-based strategies.
Demonstrates how earnings and profits are God's reward for forming relationships with others and serving them
Stresses the importance of service, sharing, change, leadership, and creating boundaries and structures
Encourages readers to focus on other people's desires and teaches why and how to make connections with many people
Suggests ways for readers to transform themselves and continue toward success even in the face of fear and uncertainty
Attaining wealth and well-being is no longer a mystery. Let this book identify and correct the errors that are keeping you from fulfillment and happiness.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Secret #1: God Wants Each of Us to Be Obsessively Preoccupied with the Needs and Desires of His Other Children
- Secret #2: An Infinite God Created Us in His Image with Infinite Imagination, Potential, Creative Power, and Desires
- Secret #3: Humans Alone Possess the Ability to Transform Themselves
- Secret #4: The Universe Was Created for Connection
- Secret #5: Making Money Is a Spiritual Activity
- Secret #6: Everything Important and Joyful You Have Achieved Has Been in Partnership with at Least One Other Person
- Secret #7: Focus on Other People's Needs and Desires, and You Will Never, Ever Be Short of What You Yourself Desire and Need
- Secret #8: Become a People Person
- Secret #9: We Love the People Whom We Help More Than We Love Those Who Help Us
- Secret #10: Life Isn't About What You Know—It's About Who You Are
- Secret #11: In Order to Achieve Success, We Must and Can Build Up Our Self-Discipline, Integrity, and Character Strength
- Secret #12: Your Authentic Identity Requires Other People
- Secret #13: Know How Business Works; Understand Specialization and Cooperation
- Secret #14: Each and Every One of Us Is in Business and Should Act Like a Business Professional
- Secret #15: Develop All Four Dimensions of Your Life Simultaneously
- Secret #16: Earnings and Profits Are God's Way of Rewarding Us for Forming Relationships with Others and Serving Them Faithfully and Effectively
- Secret #17: Raise the Limits on Yourself and Others by Imposing Boundaries and Structures
- Secret #18: The Importance of Service Is That You Cannot Lead if You Cannot Follow
- Secret #19: Vision Is Necessary; Sharing That Vision Is Not Always Necessary
- Secret #20: The Most Important Organ of Leadership Is Your Mouth
- Secret #21: Change Is Scary
- Secret #22: As Painful as Change Can Be, It Often Contains the Seeds of Growth
- Secret #23: Because Change Is a Constant Reality, Life Is More Accurately Depicted by a Video Than a Photograph
- Secret #24: The More that Things Change, the More We Must Depend Upon Those Things That Never Change
- Secret #25: Press Forward Even When the Road Ahead Is Not Clear
- Secret #26: Do Not Let Your Fear Conquer You—Press On
- Secret #27: Become Strongly, Even Radically, Open to New Directions, Soft Sounds, and Faint Footsteps
- Secret #28: Use the Power of Words, Sentences, and Sound
- Secret #29: Feeling Right About Money Makes You Act Right
- Secret #30: You Can Best Attract That Which You Best Understand
- Secret #31: You Must Know Your Money, Which You Must Be Able to Measure and Count
- Secret #32: Money Is Spiritual
- Secret #33: Don't Live Beyond Your Means—Give Beyond Your Means
- Secret #34: Giving Money Away Makes You Feel Wealthy
- Secret #35: How You Feel About Yourself Is How Others Will See You
- Secret #36: Giving Money Away Automatically Connects Us with Other People
- Secret #37: If There Is No Hebrew Word for Something, Then That Thing Does Not Exist
- Secret #38: Retirement Is Unhealthy
- Secret #39: You Can Ruin Today by Planning Bad Things for Tomorrow
- Secret #40: Retirement Tends to Isolate You
- Final Thoughts
- About the Author
- Index
Product information
- Title: Business Secrets from the Bible: Spiritual Success Strategies for Financial Abundance
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2014
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9781118749104
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