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 In this book, Jim show's the parallels between life and the changing seasons. To realize that the seasons will change without fail and what we can do to utilize each season to get the greatest rewards. It is based on the parable of the sower and the reaper. What to do in one season to ensure success in another season. **Great for those who are going through difficult times personally or financially, because it helps them see that this "winter" in their life will eventually give way to ""spring."
A book of ideas and observations that attempts to place life, its events, purpose, opportunities and challenges into perspective.
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The Cycles and Seasons of Life
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The Effect of Environment on Circumstance
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The Value of Attitudes
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The Constant, Predictable Patter of Change
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The Spring
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The Summer
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The Fall
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The Winter
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Defeat -The Best Beginning
What awesome, amazing life-changing stuff. You have added a richness to my life that I will be forever grateful for. My best response is to incorporate as much of your teaching as possible into my coaching programs. One of my coaching clients has had his life completely changed by listening to your tapes and reading your wonderful book "Seasons of Life." Even his 9-year-old son now goes off to sleep at night with your tapes playing. God bless you. -- Brian Maguire
As usual, this is great food for thought. This material is making a significant difference in my life. I read a book recommended by Jim Rohn while baby-sitting some computer systems. I worked from 8 PM until 5 AM and I was amazed how much I was able to absorb while working all night. I think it is going to be a great year and I feel that I am already ahead for the year. I love the phrase "the book you don't read won't help you." Boy, did that wake me up! Many thanks for the truly inspirational material on "Cultivating an Unshakable Character" and the "Seasons of Life." -- C. Naseer Ahmad, Azizia International Inc.
Mr. Rohn is my favorite speaker. I especially enjoy the topic "Seasons of Life." It really a affected my life by adding so much understanding about life. Thanks. -- Jim Wilson
I bought The Seasons of Life and The Treasury of Quotes from National Telephone Communications Company for training and it helped me grow in all aspects of life. -- William A. Kalpakoff, Luresnmore.com
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This is one of my favorite books and one of my mentors. I've been listening to Jim Rohn since 1980. This is the first book of his I read and have read it many times. It's an easy read--only just over 100 pages, but a powerful teaching worth revisiting again and again.
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There's no time like the present. Here is a link to get it right away. You can get the hardcover at a great price. You will be so glad you did:
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Here is a list of books and audio's that have been recommended in the Knowledge Cafe.
The Seasons of Life
by Jim Rohn
Switch
by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
ReWork
by Jason Fried & David
Heinemeier Hansson
Maximum Confidence
by Jack Canfield
The Little Big Things
by Tom Peters
Customer Satisfaction
Is Worthless
Customer Loyalty
Is Priceless
by Jeffrey Gitomer
Linchpin
by Seth Godin
The Circle of
Innovation
by Tom Peters
Raving Fans
by Ken Blanchard
and Sheldon Bowles
All Marketers Are Liars
by Seth Godin
Failing Forward
by John C Maxwell
Leadership Is An Art and Leadership Jazz by Max DePree
The Spirituality of Success by Vincent M Roazzi
Power In Praise by Merlin Carothers
The Go-Giver by Bob Burg & Hohn David Mann
The Gratitude Effect by John DeMartini
Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, MD
The Power To Have It All Audio Package by Bob Proctor
The Secret - Book and Audiobook by Rhonda Byrne
Acres of Diamonds by Russell Conwell
Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
As A Man Thinketh by James Allen
The Power of Focus by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Les Hewitt
How To Talk To Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere by Larry King
Lead the Field Audio by Earl Nightingale
Your Invisible Power by Genevieve Behrend
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The Spirit of Opulence by Thomas Troward
You Were Born Rich by Bob Proctor
Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, MD
You2 by Price Pritchett
The Magic of Believing by Claude M Bristol
Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins
Success Magazine
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How To Lose Friends and Alienate People by Irving Tressler
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How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The Psychology of Selling by Brian Tracy
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How To Sell Anything To Anybody by Joe Girard
How I Raised Myself From Failure To Success In Selling by Frank Bettger
The Success Principle by Jack Canfield
Jeffrey Gitomer Little Books Collectors Edition: 5-pack of books plus CD
Enterprise One To One
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The One To One Fieldbook by Don Peppers and Martha Rogers
Sales Bible by Jeffrey Gitomer
Customers For Life by Carl Sewell |
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Published every other week, the Idealetter is an informative thought starter and news source for busy commercial sales professionals and managers with numerous links to great products, the Commercial Truck Success website, Daily Blog and many other links to useful information, tools and inspiration!
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I Gotta Recommend This Book Again! | |
It is often that I get excited about a book I've read. I always have a new book going, so I get excited a lot. This is rare in the CTS IdeaLetter that I would repeat so soon something about a book featured in the Knowledge Cafe, but I just have to go on a rampage of appreciation about this book.
I have read hundreds of business books and have liked many, many of them. I learn something from each and some have helped me dramatically. Frankly, none come close to this book.
If you're in business for yourself, you have to read this book. If you're working for someone else, you need to read this book. If you have anything to do with business, read this book and if you are alive and breathing, it is a good idea to read this book. Don't like to read? Buy it as an audiobook and listen to it--over and over again. I bought both. Buy the MP3 version and you can make your own CD's or put it on your MP3 player while you're working out.
This book is a wealth of common sense, astonishing wisdom, logical conclusions and masterful direction. You will thank me later, but go buy it now.
And check out their company: 37 Signals.com. We use their Basecamp and Highrise products and they are super. |
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Highway Products Help You Do More | |
With a 3/4-ton single rear wheel truck, you can get as much done as a much larger dual rear wheel 1-ton truck, but the problem will always be load versus GVWR. The photo above is a great answer to have this sweet loaded Dodge crew cab and have a serious work truck at the same time. Use aluminum for the bed. It's very lightweight and super strong at the same time, so you can carry more stuff instead of hauling around a heavy steel body and much less of the things you need to carry.
Here is a custom unit from Highway Products in Southern Oregon. Don't let their location throw you because they ship all over the world. This unit starts with their aluminum HD flatbed and adds aluminum underbed boxes with a very attractive wheel well insert, then to top it off and make it really useful, check out these contractor style boxes with the big compartments and the open top lids for all the small parts, or really long tools. It all works together to create a serious work truck in a uplevel, comfortable truck, and it is very fuel efficient, and cost effective. The body will outlast the truck, so you can use this body for several trucks!
Call my friend, Jim Lenford, sales manager at 800-866-5269. You can also buy right on their website at www.highwayproducts.com. |
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Autocrane Service Truck with EnPak
by Lee Transport Equipment |
We have completed the first of ten Auto Crane Service Trucks for our local Caterpillar dealer. The first three have a Miller EnPak. The EnPak is a stand-alone power unit run by a 27hp Kubota diesel engine (runs from truck fuel tank) that has the capability to power up to a 10,000 lb. hydraulic crane, 120/240 ac power with 6kw, run three different models of the Miller suitcase welders, recharges the trucks batteries, and last but not least, has a 40cfm rotary air compressor. Whew! That's a working package! This set-up costs about $6k to $11k more than a conventional PTO set-up, yet this can be money well spent because fuel savings are calculated at about $1,800 per year, and the truck will have much less engine hours recorded. This can help save on costly rebuild or premature replacement of the much more expensive main motor. Also, the preventative maintenance interval will come down substantially saving more, and of course this is definitely a "Green Initative." These 10 trucks will have the Auto Crane 10006H with the just released NexStar control system. My thanks to Mike Kilpatrick, Product Manager at Lee Transport Equipment Inc of Columbia, South Carolina for these shots and information. You can call Mike at 803-768-2043. The main line for Lee Transport Equipment is 877-799-7860 and website is http://www.leetransport.net/. |
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Supreme Announces Supreme Express | |
Supreme Corporation, a subsidiary of Supreme Industries (NYSE Amex Equities: STS), today announced the launch of the company's new SUPREME EXPRESS Aluminum Van Body Program. The express program gives Supreme's customers a completed Aluminum Van Body in 10 business days or 15 business days with an approved liftgate. "The market has changed and speed of delivery is more important than ever" stated Bob Besse, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, "The SUPREME EXPRESS Program allows us to meet our customers' needs with our enhanced Signature Van Body".
A SUPREME EXPRESS Van Body incorporates all the standard Signature Body features including: LED lights with a sealed wire harness, TODCO® ToughShell roll-up door, increased height & width for more payload, FRP front wall, internal steel gussets in the rear frame and a wider - taller rear door opening. Limited options as well as six available interior liner packages provide a wide range of solutions. Some regional options are available as well.
Supreme builds a wide variety of durable, high-quality bodies for work trucks, delivery vehicles and more. All Supreme bodies are customizable to meet the specific needs of the businesses that use them.
See more about Supreme at http://www.supremecorp.com/. |
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Working 11' SuperStructure Caught In Dixon |
While having lunch at Mary's Pizza in Dixon, CA, I spied this nice working truck. It's an 11' CTEC (California Truck Equipment Company of Downey, CA). It's mounted on a Ford F350 84" CA chassis cab. Looks like the rack area is used a lot considering the two ladders to get up and down and there sure is a lot of space up there. There is also a nice conduit box on the streetside. Notice also the light bars on the cab roof and at the top of the rear on the body. What else is interesting is the vented rear doors on the body and the running boards on the chassis.
You can call CTEC at 800-567-2832 and visit their website at www.ctec-truckbody.com.
This unit was owned by California Water Service Company, and back in the day, we used to sell them many units. They were great customers. |
Knapheide KUV-CC Spotted In Chico, CA | |
This is a sweet rig--a Knapheide KUV-CC on a crew cab Ford chassis. Notice also the Tommy Gate Aluminum Liftgate which helps get those really heavy things in and out and save a good deal of weight at the same time.
This truck belongs to Leo Gunther of Leo Gunther Enterprises in the Chico, CA area, who specializes in Audio and Video Solutions. They do small jobs, but also do large jobs like stadium sound systems, large building systems, conference center audio-visual systems and much more. You can reach them at 530-321-9057 and visit their website at http://www.leoguntherent.com/. They also have another site selling pro audio equipment: http://www.proaudioblowouts.com/.
Thank you to John Lawless, associated with the National Ford Truck Club for sending me this shot. |
A Service Body For Animals | |
North Bay Truck Body in Fairfield, CA recently delivered a new Animal Control Body by Arrow Truck Bodies for the City of Vallejo through Downtown Ford of Sacramento. This is the Arrow model ACB 9857-79 with 22" deep compartments and overall width of 79". It is made of a mixture of electro-galvanized and 304 stainless steel materials with the stainless steel used inside the compartments. In addition, this unit has 12 compartment interior lights, a power exhaust ventilator in the isolation compartment and an aluminum pull out ramp. It is also equipped with LED stop, tail and return lights and includes a Whelen Traffic Advisor light bar.
See more units by North Bay at http://www.nbtb.com/, or call them at 707-864-2700. |
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Autohome Takes Delivery On Renault | |
UK and European Assistance Breakdown company, Autohome, has taken delivery of a new Renault Master and two Renault Midlum 280.14 trucks, through Renault Trucks distributor, WTL Truck & Van Centres Ltd (WTL). One of the Renault Midlums has a specialist, high spec crew cab and is fitted with a Zacklift under lift body for vehicle recovery and the other Renault Midlum has a tilt and slide body.
The vehicles join a mixed fleet of 15 trucks and vans and will operate as part of the company's UK and European breakdown service. The new additions are part of Autohome's fleet expansion programme.
James Robinson, Managing Director, Autohome, says: "We have a number of Renaults already on our fleet and we are choosing to move towards more Renaults in the future, mainly because of the service and back up we receive from Renault Trucks and WTL. The high spec crew cab on the Midlum was also especially important to us, so that we can comfortably carry passengers after attending breakdowns. With the vehicles working all over the country, as well as the Continent, we need reliable vehicles which, based on our experience, is another reason for our decision to purchase more Renaults."
Based in Northampton, Autohome was established nearly 40 years ago, offering 24 hour breakdown assistance. The company has an extensive network of recovery specialists and its own fleet, enabling it to provide premium recovery service throughout Europe.
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Mercedes Vario Panel Van & Chassis Cab | |
Meet the Mercedes Vario Panel Van and Vario Chassis Cab taking the famous Mercedes van products to new levels which includes the Vito, Sprinter, Sprinter NGT Natural Gas model, and Vario for the bigger job needing more capacity.
The Vario Panel Van comes in three body lengths and the Vario Chassis Cab comes in 4 lengths. Capacity ranges from 5990 GVM (13.200 GVWR) to 7490 GVM (16,500 GVWR). There is also two 4x4 models for those who have off road needs.
The Vario Panel Van is also available in high roof and low roof models. Both units are powered by a 4250cc, 4-cylinder diesel for excellent economy and longevity.
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Isuzu NPS 4x4 Bush Bus For South Africa | |
I thought this was a very interesting commercial truck. It is an Isuzu NPR 4x4 single rear wheel 3-tonner (6,000 kg GVM/13,227 lbs GVWR) and in this case has been made into an open air "bush bus" (my name not theirs). It looks pretty comfortable up there, and I'm sure it is plenty airy too.
This shot is from Isuzu Truck of South Africa and I love it--the color too! See all the models Isuzu sells in South Africa at http://www.isuzutruckssa.com/ |
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The Mercedes-Benz Atego 1224 L Automatically Places And Picks Up Cones | |
"Trafiq" from Udenhout (Netherlands) recently started using the new Mercedes-Benz Atego 1224 L
The Atego automatically places cones for lane closures and picks them up again
Safe working conditions and practical vehicle equipment were the two priorities
Safety and fast traffic flow on roads are crucial. Unavoidable delays caused by roadworks annoy road users, to the extent that roadworkers are often the target of aggressive behaviour which occasionally results in dangerous situations. The ability to close a lane quickly and safely is therefore quite literally a matter of life and death. Bodybuilder "Trafiq" develops, builds, markets and maintains roadworks systems which make it easier, faster and safer for all those involved in roadworks. The affiliated company "Trafrent" rents out the systems along with the experienced staff that set them up.
Mercedes-Benz Atego 1224 L with a body from "Trafiq"
A new Mercedes-Benz Atego 1224 with an automatic transmission recently joined the fleet. The fuel tank and batteries have been integrated into the frame to facilitate the specialist work undertaken by "Trafiq", creating sufficient space for a system which places cones automatically on the road. The 275 cones in the Atego are placed and picked up at a speed between 15 and 25 km/h, providing a safe solution as personnel no longer have to put out the cones manually one by one while the traffic rushes past. The driver operates the entire system automatically from the Atego cab. For safety reasons, equipment such as a rumble strip or a mobile lane closure trailer can also be deployed fully automatically from the cab.
Good track record
Commercial vehicle dealer Rüttchen Tilburg supplied the Mercedes-Benz Atego 1224 L, the second vehicle of this type in the "Trafiq" fleet. Last year the company took delivery of an Atego with the same configuration. Thanks to the superb results with the first Mercedes-Benz Atego, which proved a highly practical, reliable and convenient solution, when it came to buying a new truck the decision virtually made itself. The Mercedes-Benz Atego is expected to do around 50,000 kilometres a year. |
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