Go Big or Go Home

Go Big or Go Home
Author: Will Hobbs
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2008-02-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060741414

A meteorite is hurtling toward the Black Hills of South Dakota. . . . Brady Steele watches in awe as a fireball comes crashing through the roof of his house. Brady immediately calls up his cousin, Quinn. They both love all things extreme, and this is the most extreme thing ever! Fred, as Brady names his space rock, turns out to be one of the rarest meteorites ever found. Professor Rip Ripley from the museum in Hill City wants to study a sliver of it in search of extraterrestrial bacteria. He's hoping to discover the first proof of life beyond Earth, a momentous breakthrough for the new science of astrobiology. During a wild week of extreme bicycling, fishing, and caving, Brady and Quinn battle their rivals, the notorious Carver boys, for possession of the meteorite. With each new day, Brady is discovering he's able to do strange and wonderful feats that shouldn't be possible. At the same time, he's developing some frightening symptoms. Could he be infected with long-dormant microbes from space? Is Fred a prize or a menace?

Go Big or Go Home

Go Big or Go Home
Author: Scotty McCreery
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2016-05-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0310345235

Platinum-award winning country music star Scotty McCreery shares his journey from North Carolina to American Idol and the top of the country music charts. American Idol was just a simple singing competition that seemed fun to audition for. Who knew what kind of doors it might open for a sixteen-year-old from Garner, North Carolina? Go Big or Go Home is the story of a kid with country songs in his soul. Daring to enter the limelight at a young age, Scotty found himself embraced by the nation, and even overseas, as he competed on season 10 of American Idol. In Go Big or Go Home, Scotty shares his journey from his North Carolina roots to winning America's most popular singing competition and launching the musical career he had always dreamed of. Along the way, Scotty teaches us: What it means to have an uncompromising faith The power of dreaming big The importance of embracing your God-given talents Join Scotty as he shares a glimpse of where he came from and the impact his faith, family, and friends have had on a humble guy who keeps asking, "Why me?" Praise for Go Big or Go Home: "Revealing, touching, and often humorous, Go Big or Go Home takes fans behind the scenes of Scotty McCreery's journey so far and pulls back the curtain on American Idol and the music industry while McCreery navigates the tricky waters of instant fame with grace, insight, and, above all, gratitude for the gifts he has been given." --Melinda Newman, music journalist "Being an artist takes you out of your comfort zone and thrusts you into the world. Some of what you experience you are prepared for and some of it you aren't. To quote the country music prophet Aaron Tippin, 'You've got to stand for somethin' or you'll fall for anything.' Scotty McCreery stands for something. You hear it in his voice. You see it in his actions. And you feel it in his songs. This book outlines the wild ride he's been on being thrust into the world." --Josh Turner, Grammy-nominated and multiplatinum-selling MCA recording artist and bestselling author

Balls Out Marketing: Go Big or Go Home - Push Boundaries and Unlock Your Full Marketing Potential

Balls Out Marketing: Go Big or Go Home - Push Boundaries and Unlock Your Full Marketing Potential
Author:
Publisher: Peter Roesler
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2024-03-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This isn't just a book—it's a battle cry for the brave, a playbook for pioneers in a business world that eats the timid for breakfast. Here, you're invited to a feast of innovation, where mediocrity is off the menu, and boldness is the chef's special. Unleash the Power of Balls Out Marketing In today’s dog-eat-dog business scene, marketing’s either your rocket fuel or your anchor. Sadly, too many are still hanging onto outdated traditional marketing plays, leading to piss poor results. Everything is saturated, prices are skyrocketing, and the competition is brutal. The old school ways are dead. Shaking up your marketing game isn't just smart—it’s critical. The battle to be noticed is real, if you don’t step up, you’re done. So, What is Balls Out Marketing? It's not just a buzzword – it’s a philosophy, a mindset, and an attitude that encourages innovation, expansion and advancement. It harnesses your potential, pushing you to go beyond the boundaries of what you once considered possible. Everything is within reach if you’re brave enough to reach out and grab it. Think bigger. Way bigger. Now multiply that by 100,000. The Mindset According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 20% of small businesses fail in their first year. The failure rate increases to 30% by the second year, 50% by the fifth year, and 70% by the tenth year. One big reason that these businesses fail is a lack of understanding of marketing or piss poor marketing efforts in general. Unfortunately, most people’s approach to marketing is to look at what the competition is doing and to do the same exact thing. Running this type of half ass marketing campaign doesn’t work. Copying other people’s sites, ads, and promotions won’t give you the same success. That’s Not How It Works Marketing is not a one-shoe-fits-all operation. What works for one business likely will not work for another. It doesn’t work that way. This strategy is a waste of time and money. Every business has its unique characteristics, target audiences, and value propositions. Marketing strategies should be specifically tailored to highlight these distinct features and built around the needs of the targeted audience. Understand Your Customer Your marketing messages should deeply resonate with your target audience. This requires a deep understanding of your customers' needs. How your products or services can meet these needs? What problem can you solve? How can you help?A basic understanding of your customer isn't enough. Become your customer. Be Weird, Think Weird If you haven’t noticed, the marketing world is in the middle of a weird revolution. It’s no longer about playing by the rules; it’s about rewriting them or ditching them altogether. There are tons of unique new ways to reach customers. The conventional bs no longer works well. Come up with a unique strategy that revels in the odd, the peculiar, the downright bizarre. Go Big or Go Home Our approach promotes a mentality focused on boldness, execution and scale. It encourages boldness when others are timid. It’s about standing strong amidst adversity, ushering in a wave of determination that separates you from the rest. When the crowd is fearful, choose to be fearless, embracing the challenges that come your way, and use them as stepping stones for growth. Your business must grow to succeed. Growth is key! Grab your copy today!

The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs

The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs
Author:
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2012-05-22
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0300136021

Collects more than 1,400 English-language proverbs that arose in the 20th and 21st centuries, organized alphabetically by key words and including information on date of origin, history and meaning.

Go Small or Go Home

Go Small or Go Home
Author: Heather Wardell
Publisher: Heather Wardell
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2010-03-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0993811906

Massage therapist Tess Grayson has long dreamed of turning her hobby of building intricate miniature dioramas into an art career. She’s finally ready to grab for that tiny brass ring, but her potential new massage client shakes her resolve. Forrest Williams had finally healed from the car accident that killed his fiancée, but a new injury now threatens his professional hockey career. Even allowing for everything he’s suffered, the depth of the emotional and physical pain Tess senses in Forrest at their first meeting shocks her, and she puts aside her artistic aspirations for two months to help him recover. When Forrest shows Tess’s dioramas to his mother, who owns a top Toronto art gallery, she agrees to sell Tess’s work but her rules and restrictions stifle Tess’s creativity. Giving up the career of her dreams is unthinkable, but losing the freedom and joy she’d always found in her art is unbearable, and Tess can’t seem to find a way to have both at once.

Go Small

Go Small
Author: Craig Gross
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2014-08-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1400205336

It is in the seemingly ordinary moments of life where God does his greatest work. Go big or go home . . . so they say. But do you ever feel like no matter how big you go, you still haven’t gone big enough? Have you grown so frustrated with the pursuit of “go big” that “go home” is starting to look inviting? Going big all the time is not only a recipe for burnout—it’s not the way God works in your life. It’s time to break free from “go big or go home.” It’s time to invest in stamina, to cultivate endurance, to recognize the miraculous world of the ordinary, little things. Show the door to “go big or go home” thinking. Your ordinary life is miraculous. It’s time to go small—and keep on going.

Present Beyond Measure

Present Beyond Measure
Author: Lea Pica
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2023-08-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1394202199

Are you suffering from Data Presentation Zombification? Billions of dollars and thousands of hours are lost every year during ineffective business meetings worldwide. Data practitioners painstakingly present their valuable analytical insights, only to fall flat, inspiring more yawns than yeses. In Present Beyond Measure: Design, Visualize, and Deliver Data Stories That Inspire Action, Lea Pica provides a 4-phase, step-by-step blueprint for planning, designing, visualizing, and delivering compelling data storytelling in business presentations. Following her blueprint, you will learn how to use neuroscience and cinematic storytelling techniques to galvanize your stakeholders into action. By the final page, you'll know exactly how to: Choose the data that matters most to your decision-makers Speak to different stakeholder audience personality types (even the most challenging) Infuse your data presentation with a persuasive narrative storyline Craft strategic recommendations that get approved and implemented Design simple, stunning slides that communicate without confusing Transmit your data story with best-practice data visualization techniques Avoid the most common data visualization violations and charting pitfalls Prepare for and deliver your presentation like a professional speaker Navigate challenging meeting conversations and logistics with ease Whether you work with little or big data, this book will show you how to prevent presentation zombies and inspire the action and credibility you and your organization deserve.

Just One...

Just One...
Author: Gayle Forman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 770
Release: 2017-08-15
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0451478797

Gayle Forman's entire swoony JUST ONE trilogy in a single volume--ideal for binge reading! It all starts when American good girl Allyson--better known as Lulu-- decides to spend just one day in Paris with Dutch hottie Willem. It's a whirlwind adventure filled with heart-racing romance, but the next day Willem is gone without a trace. What follows is one year of searching that ends with a steamy reunion on the one wonderful night when they finally find one another again. Filled with mystery, drama, adventure, and of course romance, this is a swoony and satisfying entry point for new readers of Gayle Forman's bestselling fiction. Includes: Just One Day, Just One Year, and the novella Just One Night

Just One Year

Just One Year
Author: Gayle Forman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2014-09-30
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0142422967

The compelling companion title to the much-lauded Just One Day follows Willem's transformative journey toward self-discovery and true love, by the author of If I Stay. Picking up where Just One Day ended, Just One Year tells Willem's side of the story. After spending an amazing day and night with Allyson in Paris that ends in separation, Willem and Allyson are both searching for one another. His story of their year of quiet longing and near misses is a perfect counterpoint to Allyson’s own as Willem undergoes a transformative journey, questioning his path, finding love, and ultimately, redefining himself. * “The complexity of Willem’s character, the twisting plot, and far-flung settings (including the Netherlands, Mexico, and India) create an alluring story that pushes beyond the realm of star-crossed romance.”— Publishers Weekly starred review “As much a travelogue as it is a romance, this novel will appeal to fans of the movie Before Sunrise or Maureen Johnson's 13 Little Blue Envelopes (HarperCollins, 2005).”—School Library Journal “As [Willem] becomes engaged personally and professionally, readers will find their interest quickening, right up to the satisfying denouement.”—Kirkus Reviews