Faith-based Business Book

Small Business Big Pressure:

Faith-based Business Book

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Book Description:

Small Business is what makes our country great. However, the challenges facing the entrepreneur are overwhelming. Business schools don’t prepare an owner for the real world. Every single entrepreneur will experience an extreme amount of worry, pressure, and confusion. It is a matter of time before the entrepreneur suffers a breakdown. It doesn’t have to be this way. Small Business Big Pressure is a collision of wisdom and knowledge designed for the 20 year veteran or the soon-to-be entrepreneur. When the business owner aligns all facets of his company with God, something special happens. In the context of aligning with God’s will, with Small Business Big Pressure you will be able:

• How to build a mission and vision statement
• How to accomplish personal and professional goals
• Understand how to read and use financial statements
• Understand how to properly hire, train, and fire employees
• How to build a company identity and inspire the team

Not only will this book give you solid principles, it teaches you from a real tested-in-the trenches entrepreneur how to put these principles in practice today! You will be compelled to keep the book close by through your entire career as a unique reference source and a source of inspiration!

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Notes: 

“Darryl Lyons is a rock star in the financial world, and he’s built an incredible team and business that’s helping a lot of people. This book is the playbook for how he did it–and how you can do it, too.” – Dave Ramsey, New York Times best-selling author and nationally syndicated radio show host “Darryl Lyons is a rock-star business leader that successfully blends the values of his faith with the pressures of running a business.” – Roger P. Whitney, The Retirement Answer Man

Review: A powerful, practical and profound book, Darryl Lyons' Small Business Big Pressure: A Faith-Based Approach to Guide the Ambitious Entrepreneur, is a must have.  Small business owners often become overwhelmed and confused as they try to balance building their company, managing their employees, loving their family and embracing their spirituality.  Though many business speakers, coaches and books remove or leave out the spiritual perspectives in work and business Lyons has done the complete opposite.  Interwoven throughout the four main parts to Small Business Big Pressure, prayer and God's support will be discovered by readers in their destination, their dollars, their dialogue and their overall personal and business identity.   
 

Darryl Lyons' faith in his religion and Christian beliefs is brilliantly evident in his book.  At the end of each section, Lyons shares an action item that correlates to the practical and enlightening business advice explained in that segment.  Included as a part of the action item, readers will find a prayer to help them successfully take said action.  Small Business Big Pressure lays out Earthly and practical components to build and captain a fantastic entrepreneurial ship while fully embracing the reader's faith and dependence on God.  Yet, Lyons expresses that the prayers are not meant to be "God, Help me!" prayers, but instead are "designed for the entrepreneur to be completely dependent on the almighty Creator as the Source."  Small Business Big Pressure will undoubtedly help you reveal your destination, embrace the spiritual aspects of money, develop beautiful and powerful communication throughout your company, and craft an identity that you, your employees and your clients will deeply love. 

*Originally reviewed by Janelle Alex, Ph.D. for AuthorsTalkAboutIt.com

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Darryl Lyons

Author of Small Business Big Pressure.  Endorsed by 2 NY Times bestselling authors (Dave Ramsey & Dan Miller), an NBA Hall of Famer, and 16 successful business owners.  His business is considered one of the best places to work in San Antonio and one of the fastest growing companies in the city (SA Business Journal). Top 100 John Maxwell Leadership Award Winner. He has been a contributor for the Good Men Project and the San Antonio Express News.  Darryl was recognized as one of the top 40 business people under 40 and the mayor of San Antonio named a park, the Darryl W Lyons Park, after his work helping to redevelop part of the city. Learn more at www.SmallBusinessBigPressure.com. 

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The Story Of You

The Story of YOU:

Transforming Adversity into Adventure and

Taking Your Dreams to the Next Level and Beyond

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Book Description:

We are all put on this earth for a reason, and it’s to be the best YOU! The Story of You is for the Doers of the Dreams who are ready to escape from the land of mediocrity once and for all. On this exciting journey, Mark Minard shares his own story of early heartache and bad decisions―and how those experiences left him trapped in anger, fear, and mediocrity. But his continued search for answers and solutions also led to his discovery that he was not trapped―he had a choice. The Story of You dives deep into Mark’s adventures into the unknown in an adventure about discovering and living out your big WHY! In it Mark shares his personal playbook of how he elevated his mindset with faith-building thoughts, and manifested his dreams to the next level and beyond. This is not a theoretical doctrine; rather, this book gives you real-life applications from within the trenches describing how Mark has formed his own principles of success:

• It’s okay to be terrible on the way to being great.
• At the root of indecision is fear.
• A little bit of insanity + incredible faith = great entrepreneurs and leaders
• Your ”limitations” are your best weapons.
• Failure is a necessary step on the way to success.
• Change your mindset, and your circumstances will follow.
• Knowledge + understanding + application = power

Are you ready to take your dreams, your leadership, and your life to the next level and beyond? It’s time to set sail into the uncharted waters of the unknown, and discover. . .The Story of You!

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Notes: Janelle Alex's Review

Wowza! I think I may need a second highlighter; mine's almost all used up marking so much wonderful insight from Mark Minard in his new book, The Story of YOU: Transforming Adversity Into Adventure, Taking Your Dreams To The Next Level and Beyond. This is not just another self-help book. In fact, Mark Minard beautifully and fluidly interweaves his journey and struggles into the deep well of wisdom he shares with you. His inspiration and strength not only come from numerous personal growth leaders, but from God. Reading The Story of YOU, you'll quickly come to realize that Mark didn't start from a place of promise and hope. He started from a youth and young adulthood filled with alcohol and exceptional anxiety. Even though he had very loving parents, he express how his choices put them through very difficult times. Picking up a book by Stephen King - of all people - opened the floodgates for Mark to take charge of his life, reveal promise and hope, and go after his dreams. The Story of YOU is broken into easy bite-sized chunks, so that anyone can grasp the concepts of what Minard is sharing. You'll also encounter very simple, yet exceptionally powerful, stick-figure drawings that coincide with the guidance to create your own personal transformation. Mr. Solid Dude, Mr. Negative Face, Mr. Mediocracy Face, and Mr. Perspective are all there to clearly show you what, where, why and how. To top it all off, Mark Minard shares the easiest and likely the most profound business plan that I've ever seen. In two steps, you'll be on your way - to personal transformation and to taking your dreams to the next level. If you want to uncover the real story of YOU, then Mark Minard's The Story of YOU is a must read...and a must do! As Mark says, "Knowledge + understanding + application = power."

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Who is this Mark Minard Guy!? Mark Minard is a husband, and father of 5. He is the Owner and Co-Founder of Dreamshine, which proudly serves individuals with special needs. He's the Co-Owner/Founder & Co-Host of Elevating Beyond Podcast. He's just an ordinary dude, with an extraordinary faith, believing all things are possible.