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Leadership, Business Life - General & Miscellaneous, Success, Motivation & Self-Esteem

Swim with the Sharks without Being Eaten Alive

by Harvey B. Mackay
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Overview

This straight-from-the-hip handbook by bestselling author and self-made millionaire Harvey Mackay spells out the path to success for readers everywhere. They will learn how to:

  • Outsell by getting appointments with people who absolutely, positively do not want to see you, and then making them glad they said "yes!"
  • Outmanage by arming yourself with information on prospects, customers, and competitors that the CIA would envy - using a system called the "Mackay 66."
  • Outmotivate by using his insights to help yourself or your kids join the ranks of Amercia's one million millionaires.
  • Outnegotiate by knowing when to "smile and say no" and when to "send in the clones."

This one-of-a-kind book by a businessman who's seen it all and done it all has sold almost 2 million copies, and is the essential roadmap for everyone on the path to success.

You need to know Harvey Mackay because his book reviews the secrets that are the foundation of his extraordinary success.

Synopsis

This straight-from-the-hip handbook by bestselling author and self-made millionaire Harvey Mackay spells out the path to success for readers everywhere. They will learn how to:

  • Outsell by getting appointments with people who absolutely, positively do not want to see you, and then making them glad they said "yes!"
  • Outmanage by arming yourself with information on prospects, customers, and competitors that the CIA would envy - using a system called the "Mackay 66."
  • Outmotivate by using his insights to help yourself or your kids join the ranks of Amercia's one million millionaires.
  • Outnegotiate by knowing when to "smile and say no" and when to "send in the clones."

This one-of-a-kind book by a businessman who's seen it all and done it all has sold almost 2 million copies, and is the essential roadmap for everyone on the path to success.

Wall Street Journal

“Super-Salesman’s Secrets.”

About the Author, Harvey B. Mackay

Harvey Mackey is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and of the Stanford Executive Program, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Mackey Envelope Corporation. He is an internationally renowned public speaker, an avid runner and marathoner, and a number-one-ranked tennis player in Minnesota.

He and his wife, Carol Ann, have three children and live in Shorewood, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Editorials

Governor - Mario Cuomo

". . .extraordinary intelligence and profound wisdom."

Charles R. Schwab

". . .I wouldn’t hesitate a minute in taking his advice."

Ted Koppel

". . . easy reader ride to success in the business world"

Warren Bennis

"It’s beautifully written, witty, riveting, and the best book about achieving your goals since Dale Carnegie wrote his masterpiece."

Larry King

"It’s one of the best self-help books I have ever read."

Donald Trump

"A must for everyone and anyone entering the business world."

Ken Blanchard

"Swim With The Sharks is an extraordinary treasure chest of information."

Tom Peters

"Harvey Mackay is a master of brief, biting, and brilliant business wit and wisdom."

Lou Holtz

"Harvey Mackay may be the most talented man I have met."

Newsweek

"His own story shows that his tips on salesmanship can work."

Wall Street Journal

"Super-Salesman’s Secrets."

USA Today

"His book gives to-the-point parables about making your business and personal life a success."

Newsweek

“His own story shows that his tips on salesmanship can work.”

USA Today

“His book gives to-the-point parables about making your business and personal life a success.”

Wall Street Journal

“Super-Salesman’s Secrets.”

Mario Cuomo

. . .extraordinary intelligence and profound wisdom.

Ted Koppel

. . . easy reader ride to success in the business world.

Charles R. Schwab

. . .I wouldn't hesitate a minute in taking his advice.

Library Journal

First-time author Mackay has produced a ``how-to'' book that is different. Offering a series of lessons with titles like, ``If You Don't Have a Destination, You'll Never Get There,'' or ``Make Decisions with Your Heart and What You'll End Up with Is Heart Disease,'' he tells parables that make the point more by example than by just giving advice. How Mackay got Morrow to print 100,000 copies of his book and give himan unknown writera six-figure advance and a $150,000 promotion budget is as interesting as how he outflanked Calvin Griffith to keep the Twins in Minnesota. Highly recommended for most public and academic libraries. Michael D. Kathman, St. John's Univ. Lib., Collegeville, Minn.

Book Details

Published
January 1, 2005
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pages
288
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780060742812

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