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Ever laughed when you knew you shouldn't? Battled with Satan over chocolate? Forgotten to wear lipstick to the Garden Club meeting? Tried to define variorium? At times like these, what else can you do but Tuck Your Skirt in Your Panties and Run?In her much awaited second book, award winning writer Lucy Adams, author of If Mama Don't Laugh, It Ain't Funny, takes readers on a roller-coaster ride through life's most embarrassing moments and delivers them safely on the other side. In her usual form, Adams gives readers an eye-watering, nose-snorting, giggling gift of a good time.Join a 40 year-old bridesmaid on her journey to walk down the aisle, delve into a magnolia massacre, attend a hawg killin' with the communists, do some island living country style, and inflict vicarious revenge on the inventor of the balloon. Adams's wit will make you turn around and check your own underwear. Best of all we each can relax in the realization that we're not the only ones running with our skirts tucked in our panties.Praise for Tuck Your Skirt In Your Panties and Run"Humorist Lucy Adams has found her voice!" - Tripp Bowden, author of Freddie & Me: Life Lessons from Freddie Bennett, Augusta National's Legendary Caddy Master"Pour a tall glass of sweet iced tea, sit back and relax on the front porch and savor the down-home humor of Ms. Adams, but be warned, the tea's just as cold coming out through your nose." - Rick Rantamacki, author of Mental Notes - From the Brink of Reality"Reading anything written by Lucy Adams is like solving the problems of the world, particularly the world of family life, over a cup of coffee with your best girlfriend. Her prose takes the mundane, morose and maddening things that are part of everyday life and weaves them into stories that will have you laughing, crying and mostly realizing that yes, you are pretty much like everyone else." - Karin Calloway, editor, Augusta Family Magazine and author of Quick Cooking with Karin Calloway About the AuthorLucy Adams graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.S. in education then went on to earn an M.S. in psychology from Augusta State University. A syndicated columnist, she currently writes a humor column for several newspapers in Georgia and Tennessee. She also teaches second grade. If Mama Don't Laugh is Lucy's first book. Lucy lives in Thomson, Georgia with her husband and four children. In her spare time, she breathes and washes clothes.

How will you gain the Winning Edge? In life and sales there are five indisputable PowerPrinciples that virtually guarantee success. For centuries the most successful people have employed these PowerPrinciples to accumulate wealth and abundance. With his fast-paced, down-to-earth style, laced with personal stories, Jeb Blount illustrates how you can use the five PowerPrinciples as a road map to achievement.

As a small business owner the growth of your business rests squarely on your shoulders. Like many business owners you may not be comfortable with selling. But it's tough to grow a business if you don't master the sales process. The good news is sales doesn't have to be complicated. Finally, we've made the small business sales process Lemonade Stand Simple! This book is a no nonsense, easy to understand resource for everything sales - from defining the value of your product or service to successfully closing deals. You'll learn the Lemonade Stand Simple approach to: ProspectingPresentingNetworkingHandling ObjectionsClosingNurturing your client baseAnd much moreWhy make selling complicated and confusing? After all, you knew just what to do as a kid. Lemonade Stand Simple gives you the tools you need to accelerate the growth of your small business.Lemonade Stand Simple uses simple, easy to understand, down to earth language and examples to help dispel the myths many people believe about the sales process. It also includes sound direction for those who need to master sales. - Dr. Tony Alessandra, Hall-of-Fame Motivational Speaker and author of The Platinum Rule and Charisma booksSmall business owners who don't learn to or are unprepared to sell or in for a rough road. If you want your business to grow, do yourself a favor and read this book. - Jeb Blount, CEO of SalesGravy.com and author of Power Principles and 7 Rules For Outselling The RecessionReading this book is like getting sales advice from a good friend - who also happens to be an expert sales coach! It's encouraging and easy to understand with plenty of examples to show you the way. If you're struggling with your sales, this may just be the pick-me-up you need. - Tina Lo Sasso, Managing Editor of SalesDog.com

To win more sales means you must stand out in the overcrowded, highly competitive global marketplace. You need to be the first one noticed so those potential customers are running up to you first, seeking you out, and shoving your competitors to the side. Mixing a practical and direct approach with personal stories and observations, Leanne Hoagland-Smith paints a simple while vivid picture of how sales people can literally be the Red Jacket in a sea of gray suits. In this brilliant new book she hands you the keys that unlock doors that lead to increased sales, loyal customers, and a more fulfilled sales career. You don't have to be in sales to appreciate this book - its core principles apply across every personal and business application. - Debra Anthony, Publisher NBIZ MagazineAn ideal book for both beginner and advanced sales & marketing professionals. You can open to almost any page and find an instant nugget to feed your brain the kind of mental food that brings more sales in the door by afternoon. - Christopher Knight, CEO EzineArticles.comBe the Red Jacket in a sea of gray suits is a must read for all sales professionals that want to transform themselves to be best of the best. - George Richardson, Chairman Profectus ServicesOutstanding! One of the best sales books I've read in years. - Jeb Blount, Author of Power Principles and Sales Guy's 7 Rules For Outselling The Recession

In today's ever changing world everyone is struggling to find more time. Each day millions of Sales Professionals start their day behind and never catch up. In The Race To Success, author Cheryl Clausen challenges you to think differently about time and in doing so she turns the whole concept of time management upside down. One step at a time you will move from being time strapped to time abundant, into a future in which you enjoy both personal and professional success. This book is for those serious about using their time to produce the greatest results. Results you can't even imagine at this moment. Results that will change your life and your business forever. The Race To Success will give you the tools to make more of the one thing we all need these days - time! - Jeb Blount, bestselling author of Power PrinciplesCheryl Clausen has delivered a magnificent work for sales people who are ready to take their sales game to the next level. - Lee B. Salz, author of the award winning book Soar Despite Your Dodo Sales Manager, C.E.O. of Business Expert Webinars, and President of Sales ArchitectsCheryl's new book on managing and making the most of our most precious commodity - time - is awesome! Believe me, reading and applying the ideas in this book will be time well spent. - Mike Brooks, Mr. Inside Sales, bestselling author of The Real Secrets of the Top 20%Once you experience increased productivity, improved work-life balance, and new levels of professional success you can bet people will want to know your secret. Tell them! - Clayton Shold, award winning author of Salesopedia About the Author: With more than 20 years of coaching experience, Cheryl A. Clausen is arecognized author who has published more than 500 articles on the topics of time mastery, marketing, and sales. She's a regular contributor to Salesopedia, Top 10 Sales Articles, Sales Gravy, and Top Sales Dog, and she writes a column in The Heartland Messenger. She works with individuals and organization's developing knowledge, skills, and strategies to increase sales.