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By David Byrd

Do you want to reach the next level of success?
To reach the coveted next level, you must accomplish new goals, develop new skills, acquire new confidence, and reach for new levels of awareness. In short, you must achieve. Achievement is a very simple process—you achieve by simply doing the right things consistently over a sustained period of time—but most people are not achieving. They are not reaching that next level. Why? Because they don’t know how to do it! Do you? Inside Achievement, you will discover exactly how to reach the next level. The Next-Level Achievement System® is proven, you can measure the results, and you are holding it in your hands! It is time for you to reach the next level of success!

By David Byrd

Excerpt from Chapter #1:
I had just finished my introductions in front of more than 70 top executives of an international organization when I made a shocking and somewhat risky statement. I told them that all the organizational problems were merely symptoms of the same universal problem — apathy.

The individual annual incomes of this group ranged from $250,000 to $500,000, and I had just told them they were apathetic! At least that is what they heard. As a hush fell over the room, I began to verbally review the general list of people problems that they had provided for me prior to the meeting:

• indecisiveness
• lack of drive
• lack of creativity
• lack of focus
• stagnation
• burnout
• imbalance
• the list went on and on.

This was their list, not mine! I defined apathy, then just looked at them. It was then that the lights went on!

“It is a fast read, but will take a lifetime to practice.  The best thing about this book is that it is the last leadership book anyone has to buy.” – Stephen C. Dodd

“The fear of change is one of the problems I frequently see facing the clients in my psychotherapy practice. This book uniquely defines that common malady as the natural forces of apathy. David Byrd has wasted no words in this common-sense guide to effective leadership. This is a must read for all existing and future leaders.” - Harold H. LeCrone. Jr., Ph.D.

The Tripping Point in Leadership
David Byrd
Paperback, 112 pages

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David Byrd, who wrote The Tripping Point in Leadership and Achievement–a proven system for next-level growth, is a master of effective leadership and works closely with leaders worldwide to maximize their leadership potential. His best-selling books have positively affected thousands of readers by showing them how to become better leaders, increase their bottom-line profits, live more balanced lives, and drive their business to the next level. David has more than 30 years of experience working with top business executives and their organizations.

He and his organization use a development model called the Next Level Achievement System^® which focuses on leadership development, organizational planning, and how to grow to the next level.

David completed both his undergraduate and graduate work at the University of South Carolina in 1969. He began his career as a high school football coach and later went on to coach at the college level. He began his career with business and leadership development in 1979 as an LMI Partner in South Carolina. He was invited to join the LMI home office executive staff in 1981 and relocated to Texas.

David credits Paul J. Meyer, the founder of LMI, as being a significant influence in his work in the leadership development field and recognizes that everything in this book was stimulated from that influence. In 2009, David launched his own consulting firm, providing businesses, teams, and organizations with practical, proven systems that get measurable results. What he does, works!

He is very active in his church, First United Methodist Church of Waco, Texas, where he has served as an adult Sunday school teacher for over 18 years. His first book Lessons for a Lifetime is a summary of his experiences as an adult Sunday school teacher. David lives in Waco, Texas, with his wife Mary. He has two daughters and five grandchildren.

By Brian Mast, author and publisher

Every person who ever wanted to be an author had to first unravel the #1 mystery of book creation. That mystery is this: How do I actually write my book?

I had one author come to me with a cardboard box. Everything he found on his subject was in that box, and he’d been collecting pieces of information for years. But you know what, I was able to help him make a book out of what was inside that cardboard box!

Another author recorded herself in an interview setting, another had recorded his sermons, another had actually typed it out on a computer, and another handed me a 12” stack of notes. In each case, we had a book in a few short months.

Have you figured out the #1 mystery?

The answer to the “How do I actually write my book?” dilemma is easier than it may seem. The secret to unraveling the #1 mystery of book creation … is to force yourself to do whatever works for you.

This two-part formula of Force + Whatever Works For You works flawlessly, but you have to make it happen yourself.

Example #1: Let’s say Betty is one of those people who loves to type and can think while she pecks at the keyboard. Obviously, the answer for her is to sit down and write her book directly into her computer. However, her natural tendency is to be busy with other things, to be tired or distracted, or to find something else more exciting to do. Betty needs to apply FORCE to her ability and she’ll be done in no time.

Example #2: John, on the other hand, hates to write, can’t spell, and has a constant case of writer’s block. He’s stuck … but he loves to talk. The answer for him is to get a recorder, or a friend who will listen and record him, and to talk it out. Make an outline of points to cover, and then FORCE himself to talk through each point. From there, his book is ready to be transcribed, edited, and he’ll have his book.

Example #3: Mike, a pastor I worked with recently, was too busy to write a book, but he had recorded a 7-CD sermon series. I took those CDs, transcribed them, edited his text, and fed him his book, chapter by chapter. Within weeks, he was seeing his book take shape, and in a couple of months, his book was done.

Whatever you like to do, whatever works for you, THAT is the answer. Do NOT for a second try to force yourself to do what you do not want to do. You’ll never finish your book that way. Stop!

Instead, choose the approach you like, apply Force through your own discipline or accountability with a friend, and your book will appear in front of you!

And in so doing you will have solved the #1 mystery of book creation.

Brian Mast (www.thepublishinghub.com and http://twitter.com/authorsup) has helped write, edit, and publish almost 100 books with more than 1.6 million copies in print. If you are ready to make your book a reality, he can help.