Bard Press

Relationships are the foundation of our long-term business success.

The problem is a million things get in the way:

“I don’t have enough time.” 
“I don’t want to be a nag.”
“They are super busy right now.”
And the biggest one—“I’m just not good at this.”

There’s a simple solution to breaking through all this noise: Giving.

When you focus on giving, you will remove your own mental roadblocks. You’ll be centered on solving the client’s problems and investing in their success. And you can build a system to consistently integrate the right moves into your busy work life.

The real magic to this approach: It’s always your move, and there’s always a way to be helpful. In Give to Grow, Mo Bunnell shows how to develop the growth mindset that keeps the focus on the relationship. 

A great deal might make your year, but a great relationship can make your entire career.

No matter where you are in your career, Give to Grow will help you build the relationships you need to make the impact you want.

People love this straight-talking ad-man from Texas and his powerful stories that shed light on advertising, marketing and success.

In 100 chapters full of wit, wisdom, and uncommon good sense, Secret Formulas conjures up more of the Wizard's provocative observations on advertising, business, and life that wong The Wizard of Ads last year's Business Book of the Year award — on this time, the book, has nuts, bolts, and even more bite!

The Wizards's secret formulas will show:

• How to find a champion to sell your ideas
• Why targeting your market can be a big mistake
• Why bankers think backwards
• Why being "out of style" can be profitable
• How to write miraculous ads

This book is not about leadership, (at least in the way we normally think about it).

Leadership is not about position, or authority. It’s not about big speeches or grand visions.

Leadership is about engaging others to solve daunting challenges. Those challenges appear in our professional lives, in our communities, and in our families.

Leadership is an activity—small actions taken in moments of opportunity. You can learn to see more of these moments and actively seize the opportunities for change. More importantly, you can help others learn to see these moments and give them the confidence to make changes. No matter what role they are in within your organization, neighborhood, or family, their many small actions will combine to produce the power needed to resolve the biggest problems.

Because when everyone leads the toughest challenges get seen and solved.

Leadership isn’t what you think it is.

First, leadership and authority are two different things. That means that anyone can lead, and leadership starts with you and must engage others. Leadership is mobilizing people to make progress on complex challenges. Helping, motivating and inspiring people to change is what leadership is about. Because when everyone leads, we untap the full potential to solve the toughest challenges.

In Your Leadership Edge, Ed O’Malley and Amanda Cebula provide a practical, comprehensive guide designed to help you hone the behaviors, attitudes and mindset necessary to create lasting impact for yourself, your organization and your community. The book describes four competences—Diagnose Situation, Manage Self, Energize Others, and Intervene Skillfully—and dives deeply into each one with a list of skills and tactics that can help you lead anytime, anywhere.

Add 3 More Days to Your Weekend

YOU WANT MORE

You know there’s a better way to live your life.

You have hopes and dreams.

You want out of the box — the financial squeeze — living by other people’s rules.

The best way to achieve your goal hasn’t been clear.

Now there’s a way.

5 Day Weekend® is:

• More than inspiration—It’s a plan. It shows you how to build multiple streams of passive, independent income.
• More than a concept—It’s real world. People’s stories and cases give examples and guidance.
• More than money—It’s purpose. It opens up your world to more and better choices. You can leave your 8 to 5 job behind and achieve your grandest goals.

Is it time for you to get unstuck?

Are you ready to move forward to a lifestyle rich with freedom and purpose?

5 Day Weekend® is your doorway.

The strategy is to build multiple streams of income that don't require you to work 8 to 5 in a company where you have little control of your time and compensation.

The core money parts — Keep More Money, Make More Money, and Grow More Money — focus on ways to tighten your finances, increase your income, and develop passive investment strategies. The goal is to build regular, independent cash flow until they match your standard of living. Then you’re no longer captive. Your independent income is enough to sustain you — to free you.

The Personal Freedom chapters are Purpose, Choice, Productivity, Simplicity, Adventure, Peace, and Generosity — ways to live your life to the fullest. In Power UP! you Strengthen Your Mindset, Build Your Inner Circle, Fortify Your Habits, and Amplify Your Energy — tools to support and realize your new goals.

In Push the Boundaries, Nik Halik shares his remarkable journey and challenges you to achieve your own 5 Day Weekend®. New York Times bestselling author, Garrett B. Gunderson, offers his savvy financial expertise.

Slim Down, Look Great, Be Healthy―The Full Plate Diet is based on eating foods our Moms said we should eat― fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans & peas, and nuts & seeds. You can eat meat―just follow Mom's advice. No yo-yo―you can stay on this diet because you won't feel deprived―won't have to eat tiny portions. You get started by making small changes, not big ones. No hassle―you don't have to count calories, you can shop at your regular grocery store, and spend less on food. Big health payoffs include heart health, cancer fighting, diabetes friendly, more energy, and long life. Lots of medical research backing The Full Plate Diet.

The Wizard shares the secrets of business persuasion that are taught at his renowned Academy.

The Wizard of Ads books have become known for their unique blend of principle, practicality, and lore. Now here's the third series, with yet more sage guidance and dozen of true fascinating true stories. Drawing on the teachings of his reowned Academy, the Wizard (a.k.a. Roy H. Williams) shares his perspective on the roles neuroscience, chaos theory, poetry, and art play in the field of human persuasion. His practical guidance will show you:

• How the right and left hemispheres of the brain differently—and how to sneak past the rational left brain to deliver messages to the more open right brain.
• How to access long-term memory to powerfully brand your company, product, or service—and avoid the one fatal error that can cause you mountains of advertising money.
• How to achieve quick sales miracles with advertising hype — and why you should avoid doing so at all costs.
• How to create your own gravity well that gently draws customers in and gradually persuades them to commit

160 unposed moments of life miraculously caught forever on film, juxtaposed against the words of world-class master persuaders.

Accidental Magic is a photo essay book of striking black-and-white snapshots taken by amateur photographers and interpreted into words by graduates of Wizard Academy. It also contains some of the most potent writing and communication techniques taught at the Wizard Academy. 

Every leader has stories about the challenges they have faced and struggles they have overcome. In the moment, those situations require strength, patience, perseverance and courage. With time, those struggles provide us lessons for how to be better leaders. Bobby Herrera learned to see those struggles as gifts.

As the co-founder and CEO of Populus Group, Bobby never imagined the challenges of building a $500 million organization that serves tens of thousands of people. Throughout his life, he experienced the divergence between the intentional leader he wanted to be, and the less engaged version of him that showed up at the office every day. One day at a company meeting, he decided to share a story about one of his first struggles as a young adult. That story, a pivotal experience that had transformed Bobby's life, inspired his employees with its radical transparency, humility and the idealism of Bobby's dreams for the company.

In The Gift of Struggle, Bobby shares twelve of those stories from his leadership journey. Each chapter shares the details of the story, the broader lesson any leader can apply, a set of questions to reflect on, and an afterword for how the story later unfolded in Bobby's life. Building on Bobby's efforts, this book inspires readers to find their own stories, share their gifts of struggle with others, and become the leader they imagine they can be.

What's your ONE thing?

People are using this simple, powerful concept to focus on what matters most in their personal and work lives. Companies are helping their employees be more productive with study groups, training, and coaching. Sales teams are boosting sales. Churches are conducting classes and recommending for their members.

By focusing their energy on one thing at a time people are living more rewarding lives by building their careers, strengthening their finances, losing weight and getting in shape, deepening their faith, and nurturing stronger marriages and personal relationships.

YOU WANT LESS. You want fewer distractions and less on your plate. The daily barrage of e-mails, texts, tweets, messages, and meetings distract you and stress you out. The simultaneous demands of work and family are taking a toll. And what's the cost? Second-rate work, missed deadlines, smaller paychecks, fewer promotions--and lots of stress.

AND YOU WANT MORE. You want more productivity from your work. More income for a better lifestyle. You want more satisfaction from life, and more time for yourself, your family, and your friends.

NOW YOU CAN HAVE BOTH ― LESS AND MORE. In The ONE Thing, you'll learn to:

• cut through the clutter
• achieve better results in less time
• build momentum toward your goal
• dial down the stress
• overcome that overwhelmed feeling
• revive your energy
• stay on track
• master what matters to you

The book has:

• Made on more than 575 appearances on national bestseller lists
• Been #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller, New York Times bestseller, and USA Today bestseller
• Been translated into 40 languages
• Won 12 book awards
• Voted Top 100 Business Book of All Time on Goodreads

The ONE Thing delivers extraordinary results in every area of your life--work, personal, family, and spiritual. WHAT'S YOUR ONE THING?