How to Use What You've Got to Get What You Want [Hardcover]

Marilyn Tam (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2010

Before you can use what you've got to get what you want, you have to know what you've got! The business world is full of people who are searching for something--the next great idea, the sure-fire marketing plan, the toy every kid has to have, the gadget without which no adult can live. They're looking so hard for the gold at the end of the rainbow that they often don't see the diamonds glittering in their hands.Whatever qualities you have, no matter how limited or broad they may be in your own mind, veteran corporate executive Marilyn Tam has set out to show everyday people how to use what they've got for both personal and professional success.Tam has always been passionate about what she wants in life. Passion, along with her four basic principles and "using what she's got," enables her to "get what she wants" out of life. Let her show you! Check out How to Use What You've Got to Get What You Want, now!

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About the Author

Marilyn Tam has led an extraordinarily diverse life, from her beginnings in a traditional Chinese family in Hong Kong to her meteoric rise through the executive ranks of in international business. She is an influential corporate leader, speaker, consultant, author, and philanthropist.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: SelectBooks; 1ST edition (January 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588720772
• ISBN-13: 978-1588720771
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,112,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Path of true fulfillment, August 25, 2003

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Candis Perrault (Charlotte, VT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Use What You've Got to Get What You Want (Hardcover)

Excellent/Straight Forward tips for people who wish to develop successful careers and meaningful lives simultaneously. The author clearly states that identifying a personal mission statement is key and she outlines a formula/action plan that is remarkably clear and one that can be followed very easily.

Author has achieved great results at the very highest level in both the business and philanthropic world so therefore those diverse and personal experiences of her own life are interesting to read about and those experiences validate the principles and action points that serve as guide.

Inspirational quotes from other great leaders are positioned throughout the book to help bring home the case in point. These quotes tie in with the theme of every chapter or the action points listed at the end of every chapter.

I like this book as compared to others that I have read of similar nature because it flows very nicely from beginning to end. There appears to be a great deal of energy at directing and inspiring others to take some of their own worthy ideas and put them to good use.

Recommend this for all ages: for people who are establishing themselves after high school or college graduation, for those who may be in transition or who wish to seek a new direction; and for successful people who seek the courage to continue on the path of true fulfillment.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a book for all seasons, May 17, 2003

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glenn (santa barbara, california United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Use What You've Got to Get What You Want (Hardcover)

This book is easy and enjoyable to read and at the same time offers simple truths for success. The title says it all. The best part is that it can be referenced as we transition through the changing seasons of our lives.
It is as good for a high school student pondering a career as it is for someone considering a second or third career. Mainly it offers everyone that reads it the guidelines for a happy and meaningful life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for women in business, January 29, 2005

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BeccaC. - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Use What You've Got to Get What You Want (Hardcover)

Women have a hard time in business. Lots of business books for women focus on the fluff: the suit, the hair, the shoes.
This book focuses on the person, and how to. It focuses on the work and doesn't leave out the spiritual side.
Interview at www.firstvoicebooks.com/tam.html
The reason I didn't give it five stars was I wish it had been a bigger book, going into greater depth and specifics. But it was good.