A Strategy For Winning
272-Page Hardcover. This is the popular book that people in all walks of life are using as a reference and encouragement regarding leadership, personal improvement, and teamwork. With a Foreword by football coach / broadcast personality Lou Holtz, it features testimonials from such high profile leaders as Major League Baseball manager Tony La Russa, legendary entertainer Crystal Gayle, renowned businessman Rich DeVos, college basketball coach Pat Summitt, and NFL Hall of Fame member Mike Singletary. It is easy to read and contains great stories and humorous anecdotes as Carl deals with nine principles that lead us to the winner's circle in business, sports, family and life. Carl's quote from the book, "Those who can see the invisible can do the impossible," has become the motto of many. To gain more insight into this book, please see the A Strategy For Winning article on this Web site. ($21.95)
Winning Thoughts
96-Page Softcover. At the request of business groups, sports teams, and individuals with whom Carl has worked, he compiled a special book. It contains original maxims, verses, poster material, and other thoughts he has devised in his work through the years. Each page is complete within itself. For example, one page reads: "In the history of the world, there has been only one you. There will never be anyone else exactly like you. If you don't develop what you have, the world will never experience an individual who can do exactly what you can do, the way you can do it, in family, in career, in sports, in school and in society. The victories, completeness, success and lifestyle that you can achieve are only for you. And you deserve to be the best you can possibly be!" ($5.95)
Anatomy Of A Leader
48-Page Softcover. Like Winning Thoughts, this is a unique book that is an offspring of Carl's larger book, A Strategy For Winning. And, like the other two, it has gone into multiple printings, popular with groups as well as with individuals. Published by Successories, a company known for its eye-catching lithographs and other wall hangings, this book is beautifully illustrated, enhancing the succinct principles of leadership Carl presents. Creatively, the book emphasizes the heart, backbone, muscles, hands, shoulders, brain, eyes, ears, mouth and feet of a leader. A popular line from the book is, "The real challenge, and the real reward, is to take who you are and what you are capable of doing, and create the means to achieve your dreams." Carl's inspirational words and guidelines in this book have brought many rave reviews. ($7.99)
Are We Communicating Yet?
48-Page Softcover. In Carl's latest Successories book he writes, "The American Management Association reports that 90% of all problems in an organization is a direct result of poor communication. Marriage and family counselors also point to poor communication as a common reason for interpersonal conflicts." Carl uncovers reasons for poor communication and ways to overcome them. He emphasizes, "More important than what is said is how others perceive and respond to what is said." Topics include (1) sender and receiver responsibilities (2) how to listen (3) good communicator characteristics (4) steps to effective communication (5) communicator types (6) conflict resolution (7) constructive criticism (8) communication channels (9) how to inspire good communication (10) closing the gender gap (11) how to give and receive complaints positively and (12) how to communicate as a public speaker. ($7.99)
People Of Passion
176-Page Softcover. Through a grant, Carl moved to the Great Smoky Mountains to continue his studies and work. He was captured by the beauty of the area and by the beauty and heritage of the people. This led Carl to interview elderly residents and share their stories through a local newspaper column. The column was soon picked up by other papers and appeared in regional magazines. Eventually, Carl sorted through his collected stories, combined them with additional historical research, and developed a distinctive book. Carl writes in the introduction, "These stories, which span a period of 200 years, concentrate on a region of the nation, but they demonstrate the principles, the spirit, and the character of many people upon whom our nation has been built... The people in these stories represent well every American who has paid a price for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Pathos, humor, and inspiration combine to make this book a captivating and informative read. ($14.95)