Audiobooks by Dana Robinson

The King's Flyswatter: A Parable for Moving up in Work and Life

The best way to succeed in business, or anywhere, is to shed one's sense of entitlement, stop looking for someone else to provide opportunities and rewards, quit wishing on a star, and chart a pathway to success. This book is about a story as old as time: a person taking control of their own destiny. A boy becomes the king's flyswatter, a seemingly unimportant job with no real prospects. Compared to today's world, where employees expect a succinct and tangible path of promotions and raises, fly-swatting seems like torture. But, with the help of a few key mentors, Ubar of ancient Babylon learns that there's more to the position than meets the eye. After all, he spends his days standing at the wise king's side, watching as he renders royal judgment on his citizens' disagreements. It's Ubar's responsibility to learn as much as possible without sacrificing his performance at swatting flies, a mundane job. The parable of the King's Flyswatter holds up remarkably well when entwined with modern stories of people who took the skills they learned in their jobs and set off on their own paths. Modern day executives and entrepreneurs understand the importance of going above and beyond at work, forging connections, and gaining a deeper understanding of the industry, even when they hated the job.They mastered their job, their boss's job, and made themselves invaluable as employees. That hard work and dedication paid off later when they were able to pursue a lifestyle that suited their needs, financial and emotional. They gained agency once they realized that they worked for themselves, even in a monotonous job working for someone else. This is the Way of the Flyswatter. The King's Flyswatter is a combination of an ancient parable and the author's real-life experiences as an entrepreneur, all wrapped up in actionable wisdom that working-people can use to find their own path to success. The alternating chapters about the author's own journey, and the stories of his friends and business partners, help punctuate the book with actionable principles and real-life applications.

Dana Robinson (Author), Dana Robinson (Narrator)

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Using Tiny Plans to Accomplish Mega Goals

Have you ever thought about how to plan in a way that truly enables you to accomplish your goals? Most people don't plan. We don't plan because we have never been taught HOW to plan. Without a plan it's difficult, and sometimes impossible, to achieve your goals. The secret to accomplishing anything is to utilize bite-sized plans that move a person or organization through small steps that can be tracked on a daily and weekly basis. The smaller the steps the more likely the plan will successfully move toward the larger goal. Moreover, small plans are easy to change as you measure the success (or failure) of each smaller bite-sized step. Before you can plan, you need to set a goal. People often have big ideas, and fail to realize that ideas must be turned into goals first, before they can successfully see their plan come to fruition. Learn what a goal is, and how to set clear and attainable goals. Goals should be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time bound. Once a goal is established, no matter how big or audacious that goal is, you can then create a plan to accomplish it. In this course, you will learn how to set, measure and attain tiny actionable steps that successfully move you toward your MEGA goal. You'll learn about KPIs and OKRs, and learn how to best use nano meetings to keep your plans on track. You'll learn that you can achieve big ideas when you set goals and then create small, even tiny, plans that you track and measure. No matter how lofty your goal, learning and implementing these tried and true techniques will move you forward and help you achieve your most ambitious goals.

Dana Robinson (Author), Dana Robinson (Narrator)

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How to Find a Side Gig That Doesn't Waste Your Time and Cost You Money

Whether you want to find a side hustle that generates extra income while you keep your day job or start a small business to eventually grow into a larger business, there are a few important considerations you need to think about. This course covers the six most vital aspects of a perfect side gig. A side gig should be something that makes you money and doesn't cost you money. It shouldn't take a lot of your time, either. Your time and money are precious and limited resources. Many budding entrepreneurs start a side gig without realizing it is a real business that's going to require a lot of time and money, and unfortunately, find they can't sustain it. Others start a business that causes a lot of undue stress and puts them at financial risk or legal liability. There's a difference between starting a business that needs all of your time and money, and a "side gig" that has low risk and helps you make a steady stream of income. Learn the difference, and start applying the principles Dana Robinson teaches to help you find the perfect side hustle. This course will show you how to evaluate business opportunities in a way that helps you avoid wasting your time, causing you stress and costing you money. Most importantly, this course will give you positive and encouraging ways to approach a side gig business, and gently encourage you to move out of your comfort zone in order to find and grow an income generating side hustle.

Dana Robinson (Author), Dana Robinson (Narrator)

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Opt Out: Rethink success. Reinvent rich. Realize the life you want.

About Opt Out Do you want to live in a mansion, drive a luxury car, and be your own boss? Do you want to vagabond around the world, or live on an island and not work for a year? Of course, you do. But, you can't do it by following the rules. You've got to opt out. And as entrepreneur Dana Robinson has learned, escaping the rat race doesn't come by working harder and spending less. It comes from knowing the tricks employed by other dropouts and rebels that have enabled them to beat the system and live the life most of us only dream about. Opt Out is the story of serial-entrepreneur Dana Robinson's life-long quest to learn the secrets of those who have successfully tapped into the hidden path to real success. From a string of major life changes and bold business risks to abruptly giving up the American dream for the beaches of Bali, Dana details his personal path to success through incredible stories and hard-found truth. Along the way, his life-changing discoveries on how to successfully hack the system offer an in-depth instruction manual for anyone looking to reinvent their own lives in a world that rewards those that take path less traveled. The only question is - are you ready to opt out?

Dana Robinson (Author), Dana Robinson (Narrator)

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¡Cierre las brechas!: Diríjase a un desempeño más alto y ¡consígalo!

Dana Robinson, James C. Robinson, Ken Blanchard (Author), Johnny Pena (Narrator)

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