The Joy in Business

The Joy in Business

by Joy J. D. Baldridge
Released January 2019
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9781119528579

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Book description

Successfully cope with day-to-day problems—and find joy along the way

The Business of Joy provides you with an abundance of practical and immediately applicable life-changing ideas and inspirational, thought-provoking, and entertaining stories and quotes—in an instant. Each chapter is designed to be read and absorbed in approximately 60 seconds, offering you “Golden Nuggets” and “Joy Gems” that will help make positive, lasting change. 

Inside, you get an abundance of time-tested formulas that can instantly be used to solve common and uncommon day-to-day issues. This, in and of itself, will help to better yourself today, with work and life moving at the lightning speed of thought.

  • Find unique coping mechanisms when facing adversity
  • Benefit from tangible, motivational, and self-management tools to forge ahead
  • Keep perspective regardless of circumstance
  • Build a sturdy foundation for positive culture and change

With the simple information in The Business of Joy, you’ll find all the guidance you need to find positivity in your daily life.

Table of contents

  1. Praise for The Joy in Business
  2. Don’t Read This Book
    1. The Flip and Point
  3. Warning!
  4. Quick Tools Guide
  5. Preface
    1. Direct Application
    2. Instant Perspective and Behavior Change
  6. Gratitude
  7. PART 1
    1. 1 The Purple Break
    2. 2 AFA All the Way!
      1. Always Flexible and Adaptable
    3. 3 Salt the Hay, Find a Way!
    4. 4 Say Goodbye to Your WAFs
      1. Worry, Anxiety, and Fear
    5. 5 Prevent, Acknowledge, and Release (PAR)
    6. 6 Now Is Perfect
      1. The Critical Time is Now!
    7. 7 4–4–6 Breathing
    8. 8 The Ogive Curve
      1. Managing the Ups and Downs of Your Day
    9. 9 Houses of Mad, Glad, Sad, and Scared
      1. Mackenzie’s Story: Getting to Glad
      2. Susan’s Story: Moving from a Life of Scared
      3. My Story: The Missing Family Jewels or Visiting All the Houses at Once
      4. Another Joy Story: Attack from the House of Mad Woman
      5. Mary (My Rock) Loves the Houses
      6. Conclusion
    10. 10 Pay Your R.E.N.T. Every Day!
      1. Rest, Exercise, Nutrition, and Thoughts
    11. 11 More on Flooding
      1. Émile CouÉ
      2. Robert Adams
      3. Norman Vincent Peale
      4. Louise Hay
      5. Joy Baldridge
    12. 12 R.E.N.T. Assessment
    13. 13 What’s Your “One Thing”?
  8. PART 2
    1. 14 The Velvet Hammer
    2. 15 The Language of the Lands
      1. The Hot Button of the Social Type Is to Be Amazing!
      2. The Hot Button of the Factual Type Is to Be Right
      3. The Hot Button of the Helpful Type Is to Be Helpful
      4. The Hot Button of the Driven Type Is to Win
      5. Applying the Four Types
      6. The Chameleon
    3. 16 Speaking the Language of the Lands
      1. Improving Your Communication Skills
      2. Translating Compliments
    4. 17 Listening = Integrity
    5. 18 The Plus, Plus, Dash
    6. 19 The Words Matter Movement
    7. 20 The Happiness Alphabet
    8. 21 Presentation Is EVERYTHING!
      1. The 30-Second Rule
      2. Rehearsed Spontaneity
      3. The Glitch Factor
      4. Overcoming Nervousness
      5. Answering Questions
      6. Ways to Engage Your Audience
    9. 22 Because of You
    10. 23 Meditation
    11. 24 Bankruptcy, Cancer, and Heart Attack
    12. 25 Bee Stinger Out
    13. 26 What’s Your “One Thing”?
  9. PART 3
    1. 27 Abduction
    2. 28 Lost and Lonely
    3. 29 Confusion Is the Step Before Clarity
    4. 30 America’s Got Talent Audition
    5. 31 Crazy Calls: The White House Story (Part 1)
    6. 32 Follow the Hunch
      1. See Where It Leads
    7. 33 Carpe Diem!
      1. Seize the Day by Seizing the Opportunity!
    8. 34 The Best Sales Interview Questions and Answers
      1. Sales Hacker Blog Post
    9. 35 Interviewing Essentials
      1. 1. Become an Mpa
      2. 2. Always Go for the Offer!
      3. 3. Practice, Practice, Practice!
      4. 4. Interviewing for a Sales Position
    10. 36 The Critical Time Is NOW!: But First, Coffee
      1. 1. Decide What Is Most Important to Accomplish
      2. 2. Do More Self-Questioning
      3. 3. Use the Red Ruler
      4. 4. Zone Your Time
      5. 5. Request a Response
      6. 6. Stop Procrastinating
      7. 7. Indulge in Self-Praise
    11. 37 Clutter-Free!
    12. 38 What’s Your “One Thing”?
  10. PART 4
    1. 39 Take Action!: Embody the Corporate Culture Code (CCC)
      1. The Ccc
    2. 40 The White House Story (Part 2)
    3. 41 It Will Never Be Yesterday
    4. 42 Persistence of Perception
    5. 43 Three Magic Secrets to a Happy Life
    6. 44 What’s Your “One Thing”?
    7. 45 Final Thoughts and Parting Gifts
  11. Meet Joy Baldridge
  12. The Joy Gem Glossary
    1. Tangible Golden Nuggets for Creating a More Positive Work Environment and Exceptional Customer Experience
  13. Appendix
    1. Rhodopsin
    2. Fatigue Costs Business Billions in Lost Productivity
  14. Index
  15. Eula

Product information

  • Title: The Joy in Business
  • Author(s): Joy J. D. Baldridge
  • Release date: January 2019
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781119528579