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The Business Game—here’s how you can win!

Are you a business owner, manager, or employee who struggles with:

• Taxes, cash flow, sales, and profits
• Marketing and advertising effectiveness
• Hiring, motivating, and managing talent
• The economy, stock market, and competitors
• Bosses, boards, stockholders and partners
• Never-ending to-do lists and sacrificing your quality of life to succeed?

If you answered "yes" to any of these, you’ve been playing The Business Game and suffering the consequences. Even if you’re rolling in profits right now, there are hidden costs you’re paying to earn that money—money that’s always at risk.

You learned "the rules" and you’ve been faithful to them, thinking you can win. But you can’t really win The Business Game, because it’s designed to be unwinnable—that is, as long as you play by the rules you were taught. The only way to truly win is to bust loose from the "old" game and start playing a new game with a new set of rules.

This book helps you discover who you really are, what you’re really capable of, and how you can tap new sources of power, wisdom, and abundance to radically transform your experience of business. When you bust loose from the old game, you’ll suddenly be playing a new game:

• For the sheer pleasure of playing, with no worries about sales, marketing, profits, cash flow, taxes, other people, or personal income
• Entirely unaffected by the economy, stock market, competitors, or technological innovation
• Having more fun with less effort than you’ve ever experienced
• Doing only what you love to do—all day, every day
• Watching as amazing results come your way, without having to "make it happen"

It may sound unbelievable, but it’s entirely possible. You can do it—if you open your mind and embrace the strategies in this book. Busting Loose from The Business Game leads you into a New Business Game filled with results and satisfaction beyond anything you’ve ever imagined possible. Read on… and bust loose!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #84719 in Books
• Published on: 2009-06-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 264 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780470453087
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Inside Flap
The Business Game—and how you can win!

Are you a business owner, manager, or employee who struggles with:

• Taxes, cash flow, sales, and profits
• Marketing and advertising effectiveness
• Hiring, motivating, and managing talent
• The economy, stock market, and competitors
• Bosses, boards, stockholders, and partners
• Never-ending to-do lists and sacrificing your quality of life to succeed?

If you answered "yes" to any of these, you've been playing The Business Game and suffering the consequences. Even if you're rolling in profits right now, there are hidden costs you're paying to earn that money—money that's always at risk.

You learned "the rules" and you've been faithful to them, thinking you can win. But you can't really win The Business Game, because it's designed to be unwinnable—that is, as long as you play by the rules you were taught. The only way to truly win is to bust loose from the "old" game and start playing a new game with a new set of rules.

This book helps you discover who you really are, what you're really capable of, and how you can tap new sources of power, wisdom, and abundance to radically transform your experience in business. When you bust loose from the old game, you'll suddenly be playing a new game:

• For the sheer pleasure of playing, with no worries about sales, marketing, profits, cash flow, taxes, other people, or personal income
• Entirely unaffected by the economy, stock market, competitors, or technological innovation
• Having more fun with less effort than you've ever experienced
• Doing only what you love to do all day, every day
• Watching as amazing results come your way, without having to "make it happen"

It may sound unbelievable, but it's entirely possible. You can do it if you open your mind and embrace the strategies in this book. Busting Loose from The Business Game leads you into a New Business Game filled with results and satisfaction beyond anything you've ever imagined possible. Read on . . . and bust loose!

From the Back Cover
Are You Ready to Play the "New" Business Game?

Hallmarks of the "old" business game:

• Get results, no matter what price you pay
• Vulnerability to people and forces beyond your control
• Scarcity
• Endless to-do lists
• Fear, stress, pressure, and constant struggle

Hallmarks of the "new" business game:

• Extraordinary results without paying a price
• People and outside forces aligned to support you
• Abundance
• To-do lists that get completed effortlessly
• Fun, joy, calm, and relaxation

Don't just "think outside the box"—dynamite the box and leap into The New Business Game

"The picture Robert paints for you in the pages that follow may surprise, delight, and excite you in what you instantly recognize as extremely positive ways. It may also shock you, disturb you, and seem unbelievable or even crazy to you. Regardless of what your reaction may be, initially and over time, this book will open your eyes to many new possibilities. It will stretch and challenge you in powerful ways and open new doors of opportunity for you."
—From the Foreword by John Assaraf, New York Times bestselling author of The Answer

"I approach business no longer from a perspective of scarcity but from abundance. I see the game of business not as war, where any opposition must be wiped out, but as a game in which each player is in a dynamic interplay of offense and defense."
—Karl Edmunds, Managing Principal, DMG Financial

About the Author
Robert Scheinfeld is the New York Times bestselling author of the Wiley titles Busting Loose from The Money Game and The 11th Element, as well as The Invisible Path to Success. For more than twenty years, he has helped people in more than 190 countries create extraordinary results in less time, with less effort, and with much more fun. His passion is helping others bust loose from their limitations so they can create and enjoy their ideal lifestyle.

Customer Reviews

Hold on to your seats Business World !
The Business Game will never be the same ! . . . I was pleasantly surprised by receiving this book earlier than the date that Amazon had it scheduled to drop . . .

A trusted friend and coach had given me Robert's first book, "Busting Loose from the Money Game" . . . He/I had no idea the portal it would open . . . Life changing . . . hence Game changing . . .

In "Busting Loose from the Business Game" Robert Scheinfled truly does share mind-blowing strategies for recreating your team, your business . . . your entire Human Game . . . yep, you read it right . . . be prepared . . . The Business Game is simply the game you'll use to enter the transformational model of "Busting Loose" . . . identifying the big "lies" we have running in the Business Game and ultimately the Truth - with a capital "T" - a perspective from which you will engage every aspect of your life . . .

Little did I realize that my certification as a traditional business coach, reading P&L's, balance sheets, building cash-flow projections and becoming "financially literate" would be in preparation of adopting an entirely new model from which to play the great game of business! Today I find myself witnessing amazing occurrences in my own Business Game demonstrated through three companies, complete with amazing teams, serving the public everyday. I find myself consistently appreciating the "players" I've created in support of my growth and expansion, not to mention the power I reclaim on a daily basis !

"Appearing" at a time when the business world, as we've created it, cries out for a new direction - a new model from which to operate, "Busting Loose from the Business Game" will challenge and confront you . . . excite and encourage you . . . and/or simply leave you wondering "what the hell just happened here" . . .

Compelling and Relevant Work
As a current corporate director of human resources, I am on a continual quest for books on management. That is, "good" books on management with an emphasis on the people side of business - that is, books such as Sylvia Lafair's work in Don't Bring It to Work: Breaking the Family Patterns That Limit Success. With Busting Loose From the Business Game, I have found a book that is both fun to read and full of practical advice.

From the onset in the first chapter whereby the author describes our day-to-day roles as being on a greyhound track, I really related to the subject matter. While I was initially skeptical of the book cover's statement about how we can't "win the game" I was pleased to see this statement expanded by the author's explanation that even when we do win we pay too high a price due to the unhappiness, stress, etc. that has accumulated over the years of striving for our goals. I do struggle with the price that people often pay for the top rung as I addressed this in my people management book, Wingtips with Spurs.

While I wouldn't go as far as calling the fixes recommended as being `radical', I do believe we (most of us anyway - and me for sure) could benefit greatly from the advice in the book. Indeed, I would submit that a person could only apply those segments that they feel comfortable with, study the results and then return to the book for more.

I really appreciate the author's work in this field. Far too many of the recent management books bear a negative tone. This book is different and highly recommended.

I hope you find this review helpful.

Michael L. Gooch, SPHR

Truly expanding
If you are unaware of the writers busting loose work you might be very surprised by the amazing insights he shares in this book on the business game. However if you have a open mind you may find that you might need never buy another business book again. Its a fun uplifting book and that alone shows you how different a business book it is. If you are aware of his work then you will still find many new and very helpful insights in every chapter. Do yourself a big favor and take a chance on this book.