Books published by Highpoint Executive Publishing

Fast Forward Your Impact!You're proud of what you have accomplished in your life. Yet there is a voice inside your head that says you should be further along than you are right now. So what's holding you back from having the impact you desire?The answer lies in getting out of your comfort zone and staying there. Doing this means becoming FEARLESS and FOCUSED so that you can take action and break through the mental walls that stand in your way. That is the FFwd Mindset.In these pages author David Schnurman reveals the challenges, fears, exhilaration, and hard-won lessons he learned in training for several marathons and growing his award-winning company, Lawline - resulting in a simple, yet powerful three-step formula that you can apply to your own journey of success.---"You are in for a treat. Once you read The Fast Forward Mindset, there is no going back." - Hal Elrod, international bestselling author of The Miracle Morning, The Miracle Equation, and The Miracle Morning Series

In this unique and fascinating autobiography, Geoffrey Wilson documents his quintessential twentieth century life of service, adventure, scholarship and family in England and the United States.

Advanced Leadership for a New EraHow do you become an exceptional leader in today's complex and diverse business landscape? You not only need superior strategic insights, but also the wisdom and discipline of a Zen master, the incisiveness of a razor-sharp investor, the diplomacy of an ambassador, and the inclusiveness of a social activist. That requires inspiring, conscious, and enlightened leadership based on a purpose that is larger than self-the CEO Mastery Journey. Through seven key practices presented with real-life examples and thought-provoking candor and authenticity, author Sudhir Chadalavada shows you how to evolve from success to greatness as you achieve your own personal mastery, and then bring it to the organization.• Pursue a life of purpose to achieve deep personal fulfillment and exceptional business performance.• Exude presence, energy, and enthusiasm while demonstrating passion and compassion, courage and humility, toughness and care.• Build a leadership team that is aligned, collaborative, and mutually accountable.• Infuse a culture of excellence and fulfillment, where employees are fully engaged and have an owner mindset.• Develop a resilient, creative, and high-trust organization that consistently delivers stellar financial results.All too often, businesses create their own misery of poor alignment, low engagement and high stress. However, when you understand and play by the new rules of the game, work can be a playground to fulfill your highest potential and to express your greatest gifts and deepest yearnings. That will in turn transform the way you work and live, and the fortunes of your company.

Here are poems and photographs that dance magically in the space between lives, inside hearts, around mountains, and among stars. In his second collection of poetry, Bartholomew John Erbach implores us to take pause and open up to life's beauty and mystery -- to transmute frustration and fear into freedom and joy. This exquisitely illustrated book features the spectacular photography of Sarah M. Clarehart. The poems and photographs serve up a feast of spirited food to those hungry for meaning, laughter, and tears.

The Hot Tub Manifesto presents a personal and compelling entrepreneurs' perspective on how the authors positioned, pivoted, grew, and scaled their company, gaining the freedom and flexibility to support the lifestyle they wanted.

A collection of sonnets honoring rescue dogs from award-winning poet B.D. Love.

This essential guide provides owners and advisors of closely held businesses with unparalleled expertise to understanding the many variables and considerations for successful business exit planning, including retirement planning, income tax reduction, wealth preservation, succession planning and asset protection

Millions of people around the world are struggling to maintain balance, happiness and strength in the face of unexpected challenges. Through five basic principles supported by the authors' own compelling story and guided exercises, this book gives readers the tools necessary to rewire their emotional reaction to any challenging situation, recognizing and acting on the exciting opportunities that each "setback" presents. As a result, they not only will survive, but actually thrive in their lives going forward.

Paul David Walker often says, "The job of a poet is to travel into the unknown and come back and make a report." These poems are his reports, both deeply personal and full of mystery. These poems "come to" Paul and are written to create a personal exploration of what is deep in our hearts, yet unknown, or may have been glimpsed and forgotten. Paul makes sense of the relationship between heaven and earth, light and darkness, our fears and connection with the divine. As Paul says, these poems are meant to "leap up out of readers like laser beam lamps reaching into the dark sky."

Gallup Organization research has concluded that only 29 percent of employees are truly engaged in the work they do. That's like an engine running at less than one-third of its power! How can a team reach its potential, or even come anywhere close, with that level of engagement? Now imagine the impact of injecting more passion into your team. Imagine a company where eight out of ten people are truly engaged. What would this mean to your team's productivity, morale, retention, and ability to recruit top talent? Revised and enhanced from the popular first edition, Performance Breakthrough reveals the four secrets for creating a more passionate, productive, and profitable organization. You'll find that the ideas discussed are not expensive. In fact, many can be executed without spending a dime. This book's message is communicated in the form of a fictional story to help make these ideas real and implementable, as opposed to fuzzy concepts. That is augmented by valuable new case studies, summaries, checklists, and other tools that will help you create positive energy, find passion, and achieve your own Performance Breakthrough! Mike Goldman is a nationally recognized speaker and consultant with over twenty-five years of success at coaching organizations of all sizes and missions, from the local entrepreneur to the Fortune 500. Throughout his career at Accenture and Deloitte Consulting, he has helped Verizon, Disney, Polo Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Kmart, Dillard's, Liz Claiborne, Levi Strauss, and numerous other outstanding companies. In 2007, Mike founded Performance Breakthrough to help mid-sized companies break through the inevitable, predictable barriers to growth. www.performance-breakthrough.com

Utilizing the insights of twenty successful business leadersinterviewed exclusively for this book - CEOs, chefs, city managers,nonprofit directors, and entrepreneurs - author Paul David Walker providesa roadmap that everyone, from from people beginning to plan their lives, tothose in the halls of power and influence, can use to achieve higher levelsof mastery in the art of inventing the future and achieving great success.

Micromanagement is a killer. Surveys indicate that 79% of workers believe that they have been micromanaged, with 71% reporting that it has interfered with their ability to perform their job. The impact: micromanagement keeps most organizations from attaining optimal success, or sometimes from achieving any success at all. Fortunately, you have the solution. Flip the Pyramid shows you how to supercharge the efficiency of your organization, creating a powerful tribal culture that not only engages, aligns and empowers the talents of every last employee, but ultimately transcends the company itself to fully engage your customers. Flip the Pyramid turns the traditional org chart on its head, showing how to fully engage the innovation and power in each individual to take your company to the top.

How do you find freedom from outmoded and destructive patterns of behavior that keep you from achieving success in your roles as partner, father, husband, leader, and friend? Most men aren't aware that the old model of masculinity is outdated and ineffective in today's culture. The absence of a healthy, functioning model of masculinity often causes emotional pain that is unbearable, demanding significant life changes and generating the proverbial "wake-up call." Wake Up, Man Up, Step Up: Transforming Your Wake-Up Call Into Emotional Health and Happiness provides an insightful and practical seven-step Roadmap for how you can transform large or small crises into opportunities for better relationships, happiness, and success. You'll learn to: - Rise above any challenging life transition. - Rewrite your future as an emotionally healthy and contributing man. - Become the man you aspire to be. Using the tools in this book, you will be able to achieve the relationship success you seek, and serve as a positive role model for the next generation of men.