Today Post::Upbeat by Rajesh Setty - Book review

Upbeat

Cultivating the Right Attitude to Thrive in Tough Times

By: Rajesh Setty

Published: May 1, 2009
ISBN-13: 9781935073031
Format: Paperback, 96 pp
Publisher: Ashoka Books

“The easiest way to get out of mediocrity is to set higher standards for yourself”, writes entrepreneur and thought leader Rajesh Setty in his perceptive and inspirational book Upbeat: Cultivating the Right Attitude to Thrive in Tough Times. While acknowledging the recession, the author points out that many other business people just think about surviving the economic downturn. Instead, this book encourages business people to thrive in any economy, through a combination of attitude, strategy, and positive action.

Rajesh Setty recognizes the trap that business people can fall into regarding a sagging economy. Conversations tend to emphasize the negative aspects of the business climate, and overlook the opportunities that arise as a direct result of those economic forces. As a result, the author stresses the importance of replacing self defeating and negative talk with a flexible examination of what is really happening in the economy. While competitors are cutting back, the author reminds business people of that developing a strategy that enhances strengths and removes outmoded concepts, can deliver profitable results.

Rajesh Setty (photo left) doesn’t simply suggest platitudes in his book, but builds on positive attitude adjustments with practical and actionable ideas. By applying such well known and proven techniques as building on the strengths and skills of one’s own network, that powerful improvements to the business can take place. The author recognizes that one of the simplest and most ignored principles is that of tenacity. Merely by developing a flexible, yet workable strategy, and sticking with it, a company can succeed where others fail. All too often, people give up and quit, just at the edge of their greatest success.

For me, the power of this compact, yet important book is the blending of keeping a positive attitude with developing and seeing through a powerful business strategy. While the focus of the book is thriving in a recession, the same principles can propel a business to higher profits and industry leadership in a growing economy. More than a mere positive thinking book, Rajesh Setty has created a positive action book, that can transform any business person into a successful one. At the same time, the book will turn a lackluster company into a force in the marketplace.

I highly recommend the inspiring Upbeat: Cultivating the Right Attitude to Thrive in Tough Times by Rajesh Setty, to any business person who is experiencing personal doubts, or a loss of confidence in their company. A recession is never easy for business success, but with the right viewpoint and flexible attitude, great business opportunities can be discovered and turned into profit centers.

Read the short but powerful and life changing book Upbeat: Cultivating the Right Attitude to Thrive in Tough Times by Rajesh Setty, and turn those negative conversations into positive action. This recession may hold more business opportunities than you ever dreamed possible. The book will help you develop a winning strategy in this and any economy.

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Today Post::MARKET COMMENTARY (7-20-09)

The SPX appears to be in a short-term topping pattern. Don’t forget that the June resistance became the strongest resistance for the entire duration of this rally. It is not to be ignored. The normal and expected course fo action would be a pullback to the 50-day MA.

Today Post::MARKET COMMENTARY (7-17-09)

A lot of people asked me how I caught the moves in HGSI and DRL yesterday. In case you are new, everything’s been documented in the previous post’s comments section as well as on my twitter. HGSI required a 1.5 month time frame to make the decision to buy right at the open. DRL, however, required only the previous day.

I bought HGSI at $2.84 and DRL at $2.219. I sold half of HGSI at $3.52, sold a quarter at $3.83, and I am currently keeping the remaining quarter. I sold half of DRL at $2.65, sold a quarter at $2.49/$2.50, and I am keeping the remaining quarter. This is typically how I scale out of positions as they run higher. Potential tops are determined at previous resistance areas on the daily chart.

Within 15 minutes, I recouped my entire CIT loss. I told you that I would go back in the green, didn’t I? I didn’t think it would be this quick. You can see the upper sym tri resistance on the 1.5 month chart of HGSI and how the open would have gapped completely above it. You can also see the high-and-tight flag on DRL the day before yesterday, the most reliable short-term long pattern in existence.

So, that’s how I did it. There are dozens of patterns that I look for that gap at precisely the right location at the right time. It’s all about grabbing your balls and executing the trade immediately at the open. There is no room for “thinking about it” as you are gauranteed to miss the initial move. As long as the setup is high probability, it’s a risk worth taking.

In the end, CIT failed to do damage to my portfolio. The more you don’t care, the more you are able to focus on making things right. I had no choice but to be more aggressive yesterday to quickly take advantage of these gains and contain the damage. Folks, I do this nearly every single day. It’s nothing new.

Imagine if you could bag a +20-30% gainer almost every single day? Welcome to my life.

Anyway, I’m thinking that the SPX pulls back to the 50-day support over the next few days. A breakout of the multi-month high would be an enormous victory for the bulls. It will confirm the possible continuation gap that was formed on Wednesday.

If you look at the COMP, you can see that the index actually made a new multi-month high. The pattern is extremely bullish on the daily. We can see a descending bear pennant and NOT a head and shoulders.

Today Post::Glenn Yeffeth: The Changing World Of Publishing - Blog Business Success Radio

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Publisher of BenBella Books, Inc. Glenn Yeffeth describes the major changes in the publishing industry that are taking place before our eyes. He also shares ideas about how business authors and authors in general are going from book to brand. He also discusses how entrepreneurs can benefit from putting their ideas into book form.

Glenn Yeffeth is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.

The show airs live on Thursday, July 16, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

Publisher of BenBella Books, Inc. Glenn Yeffeth describes the major changes in the publishing industry that are taking place before our eyes. You will learn:

* How changes in the publishing industry are turning it upside down

* How the internet and technology are changing publishing forever

* How entrepreneurs can take advantage of these changes to write books

* How publishing and marketing of books will change in the future

Glenn Yeffeth (photo left) is Publisher of BenBella Books, Inc.. Before BenBella, Glenn was a corporate strategist and marketer who ran companies in Chicago, London and Dallas. BenBella Books, named after Glenn's children Benjamin and Isabella, was created in fit of hysterical optimism about the potential for an independent publisher in Dallas. Glenn has an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the University of Chicago and a BA in History from Oberlin College. He can be reached at glenn@benbellabooks.com.

Glenn Yeffeth has fifteen years of management consulting, then had a career reinvention as a book publisher at BenBella Books, Inc.. BenBella was formed to bring cutting-edge marketing and technology ideas to publishing. BenBella Books has a published a number of very successful titles, including runaway health and nutrition bestseller THE CHINA STUDY, pop culture phenomenon FINDING SERENITY and the blowout success THE OPTIMAL HEALTH REVOLUTION.

BenBella Books, Inc. is a publishing boutique that aims to be the publisher of choice for a select group of authors who value personal attention, a partnership philosophy, flexibility and a creative approach to marketing.

Glenn Yeffeth blogs at the BenBella Publishing Blog.

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Let’s talk with Publisher of BenBella Books, Inc. Glenn Yeffeth describes the major changes in the publishing industry that are taking place before our eyes. He also shares ideas about how business authors and authors in general are going from book to brand. He also discusses how entrepreneurs can benefit from putting their ideas into book form on Blog Business Success Radio.

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