Intentional Success: The Power of Entrepreneurship-How to Build an Extraordinary Small Business

by Brad Taylor

Overview

Intentional Success is written for the aspiring entrepreneur, the business professional, the dreamer and the doer. Taken from actual life lessons, the book provides a real-world viewpoint on what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur.

The book addresses the typical struggles aspiring business owners encounter when starting, managing, growing, and maintaining a successful venture. It features a formula for success that embraces the key tenants of Persistence, Sales, Time Management, Goal Setting and Leadership while offering instruction on how to build an extraordinary small business.

Brad and Cathy Taylor provide a clear guide through the perilous journey that destroys over 65% of all new businesses. The Taylor's share tools, practical applications, potent anecdotes and real-life examples of intentional success, when there is no "Plan B."

Joining the approximately 1.4 million businesses in the US that are run by married couples, their experience has empowered them to share practical advice on how to achieve a work-life balance while realizing the benefits of being in a business partnership with your partner in life.

The Taylor's have found success by adopting twelve intangibles presented throughout the book. These attributes and traits form a blueprint to prepare you for intentional success and guide you in your transformative journey. The twelve intangibles will help you become a better leader and in turn, lead you to your professional and personal purpose.

This book is for you if:

You dreamed of starting your own business, but have a fear of leaving the safety of the current job.

You have stayed on the sidelines and watched other business owners skyrocket.

You're already running a business but want to ensure you're a success, and not a statistic.

This awesome reference is a must read for anyone setting out to change their own world!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781641463140
Publisher:	Made For Success Publishing
Publication date:	01/22/2019
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Author. Keynote Speaker. Coach. Entrepreneur. Business Leader.

Brad Taylor has a purpose and passion for business, sharing over 40 years of experience, 25 dedicated to serving the real estate industry. Immersing himself in innovative strategies to create awesome results for small businesses, he guides individuals and organizations towards achieving their ultimate goals. With formidable insight into the challenges and opportunities that come from making mistakes and overcoming them, Brad and his wife, Cathy, share their motivational wisdom about taking a risk and owning it. Using “12 Intangibles” they introduce their platform for inspiring others with their belief in Intentional Success.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 Intangibles of Success 1

Chapter 2 How the Journey Began 25

Chapter 3 Risking It All to Succeed 33

Chapter 4 Persistence in Sales 41

Chapter 5 Time Management & Goal Setting 61

Chapter 6 Struggles & Lessons Learned 71

Chapter 7 Working with Your Spouse 91

Chapter 8 Sustainability 101

Chapter 9 Importance of Leadership 127

Chapter 10 True International Success 139

About the Author 151

Editorial Reviews

Intentional Success... I love this title - and it fits! Brad Taylor does an outstanding job of sharing the power of entrepreneurship and teaching how to build a successful small business! Full of practical, useable, and personally-proven advice, it's a quick, easy read comprising both instruction and interesting and relevant stories and examples.
~Tom Ziglar, CEO of Ziglar, Inc. Proud son of Zig Ziglar

Brad Taylor has tremendous success in business, yet his transparent writing on learning from failures makes this book hard to set aside. A must read business book.
~Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE, Award-winning keynote speaker, author

Great example of not letting others get in your way of pursing your dreams.
~Rudy Ruettiger, author, motivational speaker, Inspiration behind the film RUDY.

The insights in Intentional Success for running a successful business are priceless.
~Chris Widener, New York Times best-selling author

Everyone who dreams of starting their own business will benefit from the step-by-step leadership instructions in this book.
~Hal Elrod, author of The Miracle Morning

If you want to go beyond ordinary to achieve the extraordinary read this book! Brad Taylor’s indispensable wisdom will unlock your potential and help you reach the entrepreneurial goals you dream of achieving.
~Roger Crawford , Best-Selling author,Host of Motivational Mondays with Roger Crawford on The Tennis Channel

From the Publisher

Everyone who dreams of starting their own business will benefit from the step-by-step leadership instructions in this book.”

author of The Miracle Morning Hal Elrod

Great example of not letting others get in your way of pursing your dreams.”

Rudy Ruettiger

Intentional Success…I love this title—and it fits! Brad Taylor does an outstanding job of sharing the power of entrepreneurship and teaching how to build a successful small business! Full of practical, useable, and personally proven advice, it’s a quick, easy read comprising both instruction and interesting and relevant stories and examples.”

Tom Ziglar

The insights in Intentional Success for running a successful business are priceless.”

New York Times bestselling author Chris Widener

Brad Taylor has tremendous success in business, yet his transparent writing on learning from failures makes this book hard to set aside. A must-read business book.”

Patricia Fripp

If you want to go beyond ordinary to achieve the extraordinary read this book! Brad Taylor’s indispensable wisdom will unlock your potential and help you reach the entrepreneurial goals you dream of achieving.”

Roger Crawford