The CEO of YOU [Paperback]

Marsha Petrie Sue (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 30, 2002

This book is for YOU. Never before has one book contained so much information for you to apply today. Departmentalize life by building the structure to maximize success. You will be able to better lead people, communicate effectively in difficult situations, become resilient to life's difficulties, and manage time. Learn to take risk and move forward in a positive fashion.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"It’s full of practical ideas to help you take charge of life, and accomplish more than ever thought possible." -- Brian Tracy, Author, Psychology of Achievement Personal Letter

"It’s full of practical ideas to help you take charge of life, career, and accomplish more than ever thought possible." -- Brian Tracy, Author, Psychology of Achievement 5/5/02

"Thank you for sharing your wisdom. I LOVED IT." -- Laura Bush - the Pampered Chef 6/7/02

"This is a must-read for accelerating your career and creating greater happiness in all aspects of your life." -- Cynthia Kersey, author

"This is a must-read for excellerating your career and creating greater happiness in all aspects of your life." -- Cynthia Kersey, author, "Unstoppable" Personal Letter Dec. 2002

"This is great for the direct selling business! Her take charge approach energizes and inspires!" -- Carol Radu, Senior Executive Director 5/31/02

'Inside Marsha's book resides a visionary leader. Allow book to awaken your inner superstar-CEO. You'll love it!' -- Mark Victor Hansen, author Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Personal Letter Dec. 2002

'Inside Marsha's book resides a visionary leader. Allow my friend Marsha's book to awaken your inner super-star-CEO. You'll love it!' -- Mark Victor Hansen, co-author Chicken Soup for the Soul series. 2/10/02

From the Publisher

Marsha is an award winning author and international speaker leading workshops and presenting keynotes throughout the United States, Africa, Europe and the Pacific Rim.

Her groups include public, private and government institutions, businesses, associations and corporations.

The participants of her presentations always mention her energy, humor, charisma, professional delivery and depth of knowledge. She leaves the audience with practical advice and methods to succeed.

As a leadership and professional development expert, Marsha works with companies that want to improve profitability and productivity. An extensive background in executive leadership and management with Fortune 500 companies gives her the depth and breadth of knowledge and wisdom to provide cutting edge information.

Topics include: o Ethics and integrity o Emotional intelligence o Managing change o Presentation skills o Communication and conflict management

Personal Mission: To give back more than she has received and connect her head and heart with her mouth.

Living in Scottsdale, Arizona, Marsha and her husband Al enjoy the outdoors, golf and gardening. She really did marry a boy named Sue!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 231 pages
• Publisher: Communicating Results Press (December 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970380747
• ISBN-13: 978-0970380746
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,860,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marsha holds an MBA and received her CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) through the National Speakers Association. As a professional speaker and author, Marsha Petrie Sue is the Muhammed Ali of communications. She can dance, look pretty and she uses the entire ring. Marsha also knows how and when to land a knockout punch. Think of her information as charm school with live ammunition.

She shares proven tactics for managing people, employees and clients that create perplexity, puzzlement and pandemonium at work and at home. 'Let's be honest,' she says, 'some of the situations you encounter are toxic and you need to learn how to handle it or they'll tear you apart.' This is where you'll learn how to get the results you deserve, reduce conflict and improve relationships.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Now See the CEO in ME, August 4, 2006

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David Rawles "Career Guy" (D-FW, TX, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The CEO of YOU (Paperback)

The little book pacts a real powerful punch ... I loved it!

Ms. Sue does a dynamite job of grabbing you over and over and over throughout the pages of this practical and motivating treatise on leadership and taking responsibility for one's success. As an avid reader on the subject I liked this book for it's straight-forward views on moving forward in life with purpose and power.

I loved the numerous quotes and the to-the-point approach to the subject. The gems I learned in Chapter Three are worth the price of this book many times over ... things like the steps to move from anger to calm; taking responsibility for how I react to changes and the growth resulting therein; and of course, reminders of the power of proper goal setting in one's successful journey in life.

Thanks Marsha for this real practical and powerful addtion to my library!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Full of Practical Suggestions!, January 29, 2003

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Karen Oberst "quote_lady" (Klamath Falls, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The CEO of YOU (Paperback)

The theme of _The CEO of You_ is take responsibility for your own life. While not a new thought, this book expresses it well, and gives some practical suggestions for carrying that out.

With motivational quotations on almost all of the left hand pages, this will give you an enjoyable read, and the inspiration to get going on fulfilling your dreams!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Would give it zero stars if I could! Do NOT buy this!, January 3, 2007

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Wanderer (Who cares where I live?) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The CEO of YOU (Paperback)

Let me say first and foremost that I have not only read this book from cover to cover but I've also seen, in person, Marsha's seminar (in particular, the seminar inspired by this book).

I was given this book by her, personally, and for free. I read it through in one sitting, for the most part, and I have to say that it is almost complete rubbish from end to end, just like her seminar.

Sure, there's some good general advice, a few interesting takes on some of life's nuances and how to deal with them, but by and large the book falls flat on its face. Certain pieces of information, suggestions and even stories are repeated, sometimes in several places, if for no other reason than to up the page count and make it a marketable book.

This book truly reads like one of those 'get rich quick' books, written by someone who promises to make you rich, but never really tells you how to get there. You will feel the exact same thing when you read this book, because there is no substance whatsoever. There is build up, and you often feel like you're being led to some kind of a conclusion, but there's no end result. No punchline, no follow through, on key point, no unifying structure.

Marsha will go on and on in this book and in her seminar about how you have to have a plan to be successful, but she doesn't seem to have taken her own advice when writing this book. The structure is terrible, the organization is awful and as I have stated before (and state again for sheer emphasis) there is no meat to be found! It's all smoke and mirrors. You will finish this book and wonder why you don't feel any smarter, why you don't have a clue what you just read or what it all meant, or how it applies to you.

If I ever meet Marsha, I am going to give this book back to her. I would strongly encourage you to stay away from it and spend your money on something else. I never really read these kinds of books and avoid them just like the "Learn how to be a millionaire" garbage, and for the same reason. I read this one because it was given to be for free, but I regret having wasted the time. It is not worth it at any price, so please save your money and look elsewhere if you need help with your career, your finances or your personal life. You will get NOTHING out of this book because, just like Marsha's personal seminars, it is full of interesting anecdotes and humor but completely lacks usable substance.


If you happen to check into Marsha's reviews to see the kind of books she purchases on Amazon, you might find some interesting items. Among them, I found these:

"60 Ways to Get Rich and Stay Rich in the Speaking Business"
"Confessions of Shameless Self Promoters"

Do I need to say more? No, I think that speaks for itself. Nice job Marsha, keep the scheme, I mean dream, alive.