Change the Game [Paperback]

Walt F.J. Goodridge (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"..an invaluable guide to the inner workings of the Rap industry!" -- The Source Magazine

Carry this book around and treat it like your Bible! -- Chuck D., Rapstation.com

Your book is great! It helped me sell my first 5,000 units! -- Fred Harmon, Customer, WA

About the Author

Walt Goodridge is known as the "Passion Prophet." A graduate of Columbia University, Walt is a former civil engineer who walked away from his career to follow his passion for music, writing, and helping others. He has been an artist manager, record label owner, inventor, poet, network marketer and consultant.

He is the author of 10 books including Turn Your Passion Into Profit: A Step-by-Step Guide for Transforming ANY Talent, Hobby or Product Idea into a Money-Making Venture.

He is the creator of "Walt's Life Rhymes", a popular weekly email of motivational rhyme-based thoughts that he sends to the over 26,000 people who subscribe.

Walt writes for Entrepreneur Magazine and Black Enterprise, and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal online, Time Magazine, the Dallas Morning News, The Kip Business Report and numerous publications and websites.

Walt offers personalized coaching and conducts workshops around the country and through the Learning Annex™ to help others make money doing what they love!

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: a company called W; 2 edition (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974531308
• ISBN-13: 978-0974531304
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #856,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Once upon a time, there was a civil engineer who hated his job, followed his passion, started a sideline business publishing his own books, made enough money to quit his job, ran away to a tropical island in the South Pacific, and started a tourism business so he could give tours of the island to pretty girls every day!"

A Columbia University graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, Walt was, like many people, destined for a career in his profession of training. In fact, immediately after graduating, he accepted a job working in the Design Division of the Port Authority Engineering department on the 73rd floor of World Trade Center One. However, within the first fifteen minutes of this his first job in corporate America, Walt, frustrated by the monotony, restrictions of nine-to-five employment, realized beyond the shadow of a doubt, that he absolutely hated it!

It was several years until he was able to grow his sideline business in the music industry--a personal passion--and walk away from his career to become a full-time "passionpreneur." He authored several books on the music industry, created a brand of inspiration called "Life Rhymes," and launched dozens of websites, and unique products.

As he honed his experience and expertise in website development, internet marketing, creating the life of his dreams, and living true to himself, he developed a unique "Passion Profit Philosophy and Formula" and a coaching practice to help others do the same. In 1999, he published the formula in Turn Your Passion into Profit which, with yearly updates, has consistently sold in the top 50 in home-business books on Amazon.com.

In 2006, through a friend who had visited and raved about his experience, Walt "discovered" Saipan, booked a one-way ticket, and 2 months later, escaped from New York to live his nomadpreneur dream on this pacific island paradise.

Walt writes a weekly business column for the Saipan Tribune entitled " The Saipanpreneur Project." He has written Doing Business on Saipan to further encourage entrepreneurial activity on the island, and, with former garment factory worker Chun Yu Wang, co-authored Chicken Feathers and Garlic Skin: Diary of a Chinese Garment Factory Girl on Saipan and is the founder of Destination Saipan Marketing, Inc. Walt was recognized by official CNMI Senate Resolution No. 15-54 for his invaluable contributions to Saipan, its residents and economy.

Walt currently owns and operates over 50 websites, has written a total of 16 books, over 400 articles and almost 500 motivational poems.

Walt is originally from the island of Jamaica, and, you can read about his first year and impressions of his new island home in the book Jamaican on Saipan!

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the key to unlock the door to the music world, February 12, 2007

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Andrew Burgess "simple choice ent." (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Change the Game (Paperback)

one of the best written book i`ve read that takes you throught the ins and out of how to equipt your self for the music business,this book tells you that is not only about the music but about the music business....