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Published
March 20, 2009

10 Best Tips for Getting a JOB - special offer on first 10,000 printed - free shipping is for this item only

A 32-page handbook for getting the job you want.

You will be amazed at how this book boils down the complex process of finding a job into simple steps you can understand and implement right away. The "10 Best Tips" in this handbook are not just short sound bites or casual thoughts. They present a thoughtful and systematic approach you can follow to find and obtain the job you want. If you are looking for a job, this handbook will be your best friend and the best investment you can make.

Published
February 5, 2009

10 Best Tips: for Closing the SALE

Sell more now. At 32 pages, this handbook is a quick and powerful read that provides as instant payback. This book will:

• Help you close sales you might be missing
• Be a handy reference for closing sales
• Motivate and inspire you!
• Help you close sales with less stress and effort
• Energize your sales efforts!

Chock full of good ideas. Makes a great gift to inspire sales forces.

GOALS: Wisdom, Insights, and Strategies
64 Key Concepts that Will Motivate You and Help You Achieve Your Goals

GOALS: Wisdom, Insights, and Strategies summarizes 64 of Jim Ball's very best ideas, concepts, and techniques for setting and achieving your goals. Each idea is presented on a single page. This book will inspire you to pursue your goals and show you how to achieve them.

• K.I.S.S. Sampler of 5 Books

• Professionalism Is for Everyone

• The Anacondas in Life

• It's About TIME!

• World-Class Customer Service
  

• ABCs for Life
  

• Soar...If You Dare®

• Posters and Other FUN Stuff!

• 10 Best Tips for Getting a JOB

• 10 Best Tips for Closing the SALE

• GOALS: Wisdom, Insights, and Strategies

• GoalXpress™ Goal Planner
  

• SlimWrite™ Weight Loss System
  

• DNA Leadership through
  Goal-Driven Management

• The Power of Your Actions

• The Entrepreneur's Toolkit

K.I.S.S. Books - Keep It Simple for Success® books

We provide a line of books and seminars under the brand Keep It Simple for Success®. Our goal is to provide short, yet effective tools and programs that provide plenty of useful tips and ideas people can and will put to work right away.

Simple is better: Each of our books is short (books range from 64 to 120 pages and are 5 inches x 7-1/4 inches) and is written in easy-to-follow language that everyone can understand and apply. We get to the main points quickly and provide stories, examples, and bulleted lists of suggested Dos and Don'ts.

Special KISS Book Sample Offer: Purchase one of each of the following books currently in the Keep It Simple for Success book series and get a 30% discount (see individual books below):

• The Anacondas in Life ($12.95 value)
• Professionalism Is for Everyone ($9.95 value)
• ABCs for Life ($7.50 value)
• It's About TIME! ($14.95 value)
• World-Class Customer Service ($9.95 value)

Buy all 5 KISS Books for just $38.75 - plus just $3 shipping

The regular retail value for all five books is $55.30 so you are taking advantage of a savings of $16.55 or 30%.

This is a limited time offer available only when posted on our web site.

ISBN: 1-887570-05-5

72 pages softbound
5” x 7¼”

$9.95

Professionalism Is for Everyone — Five Keys to Being a True Professional

By James R. Ball

Professionalism Is for Everyone is a short, easy-to-read, motivating book that inspires professionalism and professional behavior.

The book describes in everyday language what it means to be a professional and why being a professional is the best choice to make for lifetime success and happiness. The book:

• Inspires you to take pride in yourself and your work
• Motivates you to raise your standards, values, and expectations
• Explains what it means to be a professional
• Teaches why being a professional is important for personal growth and success
• Shows you what to do and not do to behave in a professional manner
• Promotes respect, loyalty, teamwork, discipline, integrity, and trust
• Provides a reference guide and simple framework for teaching others what professionalism means and addressing behaviors or attitudes that may not be professional

Professionalism Is for Everyone presents Five Keys to Being a True Professional and many supporting concepts, tips, and examples. These Five Keys are core principles for being a professional, doing your best, and striving for excellence. These Five Keys will help you be successful at whatever it is you do at work, at home, and in life. As one reader put it:

"This book teaches lifetime skills everyone should know and apply. I sure wish someone had put this little book in my hands when I was just starting out."

Pick up tips for polishing professionalism and get ideas for how to polish your personal excellence. Learn how to inspire professionalism in others and give them the tools and information they need to grow and advance in their careers.

To learn how The Eye Center of Southern Indiana used the book to inspire and polish professionalism see this PDF Article.

ISBN #: 1-887570-12-8

90 pages softbound
5” x 7¼”

$12.9

The Anacondas in Life —

How to Defeat the Obstacles That Hold You Back from Your Dreams and Your Potential

This little book can change your life. It contains a simple and powerful message for living a happier and more successful life.

To achieve your dreams and potential you must learn how to recognize and defeat the obstacles that hold you back.

This book describes the 6 Anacondas in Life and explains how to defeat or avoid them so you can attain the joy, success, and happiness that you seek and deserve.

The book describes each Anaconda and how to recognize it and overcome its power. Four overall strategies for living a happy and successful life are also included. Includes plenty of examples, tips, stories, and shorts lists of Dos and Don'ts.

This book will:

• Teach you how to overcome negativity and negative people
• Explain the obstacles that are holding you back from pursuing your dreams and potential
• Teach you how to overcome those obstacles
• Help you appreciate your capacity for greatness
• Inspire you to imagine and pursue big dreams
• Show you how to stay positive
• Motivate you to take charge of your life and become all you can

ISBN: 1-887570-09-8

120 pages softbound
5” x 7¼”

$14.95

It's About TIME! — 5 Steps to True Time Management

By James R. Ball and Jennifer A. Kuchta

This is a popular book in our Keep It Simple for Success® series. The book contains a complete system for managing time and being effective plus plenty of tips, techniques, examples, and tools.

• Quick read
• Easy to understand
• Simple examples and instructions
• Dozens of tips in bulleted Dos and Don'ts format
• 3 Magic Pieces of Paper to manage time
• The book includes a URL link to download free forms for tracking
  and managing time and planning days and weeks - no big planner to buy

The simple 5-Step System in this book was developed and perfected by the authors in the professional and financial services, consulting, venture capital, and entrepreneurial environments where effective time management is essential.

These 5 Steps have can help anyone at any level get control of their time and their life and improve their effectiveness and results.

ISBN: 1-887570-10-1

72 pages softbound
5” x 7¼”

$9.95

World-Class Customer Service — 7 Steps to Service They'll Remember

This is an inspiringlittle book for motivating employees, guiding them to success, and helping them provide service that truly is world-class.

The book summarizes 7 Steps to Service They’ll Remember. Each step is explained, Do’s and Don’t's are provided, and short stories illustrate how the steps are applied. Includes a Customer Bill of Rights.

This book will:

• Motivate individuals to be positive about providing world-class service
• Inspire associates to appreciate customers
• Improve customer service
• Bring customers back
• Make customers loyal advocates for life
• Improve morale
• Instill a service attitude
• Improve teamwork
• Make it more fun and rewarding to serve customer

ISBN: 1-887570-03-9

56 pages softbound
5” x 7¼”

$7.50

Look up your initials
to learn your
special success traits!

ABCs for Life — 26 Principles for Success and Happiness

By James R. Ball

ABCs for Life is an A-to-Z guide that will motivate and guide you to success in work and life. Each letter presents a single principle for success and happiness. These principles are explained and a short list of suggested Dos and Don’t's for applying the principles is provided.

The A-B-C technique helps you apply and remember the principles and teach them to others.

This compact book is a great meeting icebreaker. Use the letters to spell out themes, names, and keywords like “S-A-L-E-S” and then read the ABC definitions aloud for guidance to success. Really fun! Look up your initials to see your success traits.

This book will:

• Motivate and inspire you!
• Build your self-confidence
• Teach you keys to success
• Boost your enthusiasm!
• Be your friend and guide

This book provides a quick pick me up and instant motivation. Many companies like AIG, ExxonMobil, Marriott, IRS, McDonald’s, and Verizon have provided this special book to thousands of employees. A great gift, too.

ISBN: 1-887570-23-3

64 pages of content
spiral bound

$12.95

Great Gift Idea!

ISBN: 1-887570-31-4

32 pages softbound
5½" x 8½"

$12.95 reg. price

Special Introductory Prices

10 Best Tip for Getting a JOB

A 32-page handbook for getting the job you want.

Finding and getting the job you want can be a challenging, time-consuming, and stressful task. There is a lot you need to know and there is a maze of challenges and obstacles you must overcome to be successful.

10 Best Tips for Getting a JOB is a trusty guide with proven strategies for staying on track and finding the job you want. Short and easy to read, yet jam-packed with the key information, techniques, and insider tips you need to know.

If you are even thinking about getting a job, get a copy of this little handbook, read it, and apply the concepts it contains.

You will be amazed at how this book boils down the complex process of finding a job into simple steps you can understand and implement right away.

The "10 Best Tips" in this handbook are not just short sound bites or casual thoughts. They present a thoughtful and systematic approach you can follow to find and obtain the job you want.

If you are looking for a job, this handbook will be your best friend and the best investment you can make.

This handbook will:

• Help you get the job you want to get.
• Teach you what you need to know.
• Show you what you need to do and tell you how to do it.
• Bolster your confidence and motivate you to action.
• Give you a step-by-step roadmap you can follow to success.
• Simplify the challenges and tasks before you so you can hit the ground running, avoid wasting time, and be effective immediately.

Chock full of good ideas, techniques, and information you should know - see below for details.

Order online at
introductory discount
prices here. For limited quantities only.
Regular Price is
$12.95

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703-264-2000

10 Best Tips for Getting a JOB

The special introductory prices below are
good only for our first 10,000 handbooks.

Free shipping is good only with this offer for US and Canada only (one shipping location per order) and does not apply to our other products. If you are outside the US and Canada, please contact us and we will email you a quote for the shipping cost before we ship your order.

We ship orders by US Postal Service and FedEx Ground from Virginia. Orders usually are shipped the next business day after the order is placed. Orders to Western states take several days transit time. If you want overnight, special delivery, or need your order by a specific date, please email or call us to discuss shipping options.

$12.95 reg. price

10 Best Tips: for Closing the SALE

Sell more now. At 32 pages, this handbook is a quick and powerful read that provides as instant payback.

This book will:

• Help you close sales you might be missing
• Be a handy reference for closing sales
• Motivate and inspire you!
• Help you close sales with less stress and effort
• Energize your sales efforts!

Chock full of good ideas. Makes a great gift to inspire sales forces.

Special Introductory
Prices

ISBN: 0-9633184-9-7

273 pages hardbound
6" x 9"

$21.95

Soar . . . If You Dare®
10 Secrets for Success in Business and in Life

By James R. Ball

Each of these secrets is built around an illustrated and memorable metaphor that makes it easy to remember the concept and keep it top of mind. For example, The Anacondas in Life is a chapter that deals with negative people and circumstances that can crush your dreams and hold you back from success.

Jim uses great stories and examples to bring each concept to life and make the entire book an easy and enjoyable read.

Each of the 10 chapters is divided into mini sections with short summaries of tips and reminders throughout.

This is the first edition hardback version of this book published in 1993. We have a limited supply of these books and when they are sold we will have no more first editions to sell. The book was revised and republished in a soft back version and was reprinted many times. The book is now being updated for an even newer soft cover release and we expect this newer version to be available later in 2009.

ISBN: 1-887570-00-4
420 pages hardbound
6” x 9”
$29.95

DNA Leadership through Goal-Driven Management — It's a Method

By James R. Ball

DNA Leadership through Goal-Driven Management presents a comprehensive method and reference guide for setting and achieving business goals.

There is no other book we are aware of that provides such a complete system, so much information, and so many example, tips, and ideas for guidance and implementation.

• Part One presents DNA Leadership, an approach for leading others by getting buy-in to goals and visions of success.
  
  
• Part Two presents Five Keys to Goal-Driven Management(G-O-A-L-S) along with examples, action steps, and implementation suggestions.
  
  This is a complete methodology for setting and achieving goals. Great for use by individuals, teams, and organizations.
  
  
• Part Three provides several lists of myths, success strategies, executive ideas, and short tips on achieving goals.
  
  
• The book also includes MOSAIC Mastery®, a unique and powerful method for setting and achieving performance metrics.

ISBN: 1-887570-16-0
$29.95

The GoalXpress™ Goal Planner

Created by James R. Ball

The GoalXpress™ Goal Planner (the “Planner”) is an easy to use and highly effective tool for brainstorming, organizing, planning, evaluating, and selecting goals to pursue.

You can use the Planner to review past accomplishments, brainstorm goal ideas, list goal possibilities, sort them into meaningful categories, and then prioritize and select important goals to pursue.

The Planner comes with instructions, examples, tips, and several free reports to help you successfully identify and pick goals that will make a difference in your life and the lives of those you care about.

Easy Step-by-Step Approach

The GoalXpress™ Goal Planner provides simple-to-follow instructions that tell you how to:

• Decide on the Goal Categories that are appropriate for you.
• Record and review prior results you have achieved.
• Use the Goal Stimulators and goal examples provided to brainstorm goal possibilities.
• Prioritize your goals using the techniques suggested.
• Select the most important goals you want to pursue now.

When you use the GoalXpress™ Goal Planner you end up with a short list of important goals you really want to pursue-- goals you will focus on and achieve!

Free Bonuses

In addition to your GoalXpress Goal Planner, for a limited time we are providing several free bonuses to help ensure your goal achievement success.

• Bonus #1: Illustrative Goal Ideas
• Bonus #2: 10 Reasons Individuals Do Not Achieve Their Goals
• Bonus #3: 25 Do's and Don'ts for Achieving Your Goals
• Bonus #4: GOALS: The Five Keys to Achieving Your Goals

ISBN: 0-9633184-5-4

52 pages spiral bound
8-1/2" x 11”

$29.95

The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit

By James R. Ball

The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit (the "Tool Kit") is a guide for planning businesses, thinking through business strategies, and developing business plans.

The ToolKit contains three methods for developing and evaluating business plans:

1. Question and Answer method that contains over 270 questions for guidance in developing and evaluating a business plan
   
   
2. End Product Checklist method that lists over 100 milestones and end products in the business planning process
   
   
3. Action Plan method that consists of a step-by-step action plan

If you are even thinking about writing or evaluating a business plan, then The Entrepreneur's ToolKit is a must for you.

$36.95
for a 3 month
supply of SlimWrites

The SlimWrite™ Weight Loss System

Created by James R. Ball

The SlimWrite™ Weight Loss System (“SlimWrite" or the "System”) is an easy to use approach for measuring, evaluating, and managing your eating and exercising habits so you lose weight, get in shape, and stay that way.

The system consists of Monthly Journals set up for up to 31 days that you use to record what you eat each day and what you do when you exercise. You do not have to weigh or measure food or get real detailed about exactly what you did when exercising. All you do is jot it down in the SlimWrite as you go through the day.

At the beginning of each day, you visualize a plan and set goals for what you intend to do. At the end of each day, you assess how you did. That's it.

The power of SlimWrite is how you will change once you start to become aware of what you are eating and doing (or not doing) for exercise and the impact your habits are having on your and your life.

The Power of Your Actions

This is a reprint of one of the most popular chapters from Jim's book, Soar . . . If You Dare.

This chapter provides guidance, stories, tips and advice for taking action and being effective to achieve your dreams and to produce results.

This little book begins with this quote from Jim. "The most obvious of all requirements for success, however you define success, is this: To achieve your goals in life, you must act."

Limited quantities available - orders are subject to quantities on hand at time of order.

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Posters & Other Fun Stuff

• Posters:
  
  
  • 5 Keys to Being a True Professional
  • Anaconda-Free Zone
  • Be a Peddler of Hope
  • Chunk Your Time
  • Today's Thunderbolts
  • What If I Gave You $1,000,000?
  • Today poem
  • Is that the Best We Can Do?
  • It's Sunny and Seventy!
  • 3 Steps for Better Communication
  • Think Like a CUSTOMER
  • Think Like a CLIENT
  • Think Like a PATIENT
  • The Sales Rainmaker's Secret
  • 3 Strategies for Effective Meetings
    
    
• Anaconda-Free Zone button

Extra Discounts for Education and Charities Purchasing in Volume

We offer additional discounts for schools, colleges, and charitable organizations that are purchasing 100 or more books. Please email or call us at the number at the bottom of this page for a 100+ book price quote for schools, colleges, and charities.

Just one $3 charge for Shipping and Delivery no matter how many books you buy.
To simplify things, for shipments inside the Continental U.S. we charge a flat $3 shipping charge for each order to one location, no matter how many books you buy. If you are outside the Continental U.S. we will email you a quote for the shipping cost before we ship your order.

We ship orders by US Postal Service and FedEx Ground from Virginia. Orders usually are shipped the next business day after the order is placed. Orders to Western states take several days transit time. If you want overnight, special delivery, or need your order by a specific date, please email or call us to discuss shipping options.