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8. You Have a Publisher–Now What?

(Eighth and final in a series) Having gotten a workable idea, done the necessary research, outlined the manuscript, written the first...

Summarizing the Exemplars

For the past eight posts, I have focused attention on six men whom I have called exemplars. I offered summary biographies of J.C. Penney,...

THINK!

Stone lived and taught what he and Napoleon Hill called success through a positive mental attitude (PMA), which closely resembled Dr....

Without Government Funds, No Strings!

“Build it, and they will come.” This statement often is cited as mere wishful thinking. All business people, especially those intent on...

Wanamaker’s Enduring Legacy

Over the past several weeks, I have shared with you the stories of a number of exemplars who earned their living, gained great wealth,...

A Revolutionary Retailer

John, the first of six children in his family, was a sickly child. Although he enjoyed reading and learning and going to school, he...

Builders of the American Dream

Our recent celebration of Independence Day set me to thinking about how many of our holidays focus our attention on what has made America...