WELCOME TO THE BEEHIVE: A beginners guide to conquering the world of business
A non-fiction business success book by Robert J. Safuto. Your comments are welcome!
Every one of us is engaged in a quest in this life. The quest is why we get up early in the mornings or very late at night and leave the safety of our homes and families. We venture out into a world where the rules are different then the rules we grew up with. We find that the rules are different than the ones we were taught in school. We get into our cars. We hail taxi cabs. We walk in the rain. We take trains and buses. We navigate security lines at crowded airports. In short, we make the necessary sacrifices to insure that we can not only survive but thrive in this life. We do what needs to be done because we want more out of this life.
During this quest have you ever felt like you needed to step back and get a clear view of the situation? Have you ever felt overwhelmed, lost or unsatisfied with your progress?
Welcome to the beehive.
Let’s face facts. Higher education only covers a small portion of what a person needs to know in order to excel in the world of business. The rest is up to you. The author, like most people, learned this fact the hard way. Through this book, the author shares with you the most basic (and most critical) lessons he’s learned since entering the beehive.
Welcome to the Beehive addresses the core of the lessons the author has learned while achieving success in his life. These lessons represent a starting point on which to build your entire business philosophy. Each lesson includes practical examples from the author’s life and the lives of people who’ve achieved success in business. Inspirational passages amplify the message delivered with each lesson. All the lessons contain exercises designed to stimulate personal thought and help reinforce the topics covered in the book. Welcome to the Beehive is a street level business book providing the reader with a back-to-basics approach. It gets to the point and provides the reader with a solid tool that they can refer to time and again for inspiration and empowerment while making their way in the world of business.
November 16th, 2006 at 4:36 am
Very intersting book with lots of good advices for everyone! Certainly many of the concepts in this book are not new, but the young and lively presentation of the narrator just catches your attention. I am looking forward to more books of this kind in podiobooks.com
Finally let me express my sincere congratulations to the author of this book for sharing his experience with us.
December 5th, 2006 at 9:21 am
Thank you for your feedback.
You’re very right when you say that the concepts in the book are not new. But how many times do we forget about the basics when going about our lives on a daily basis? Too many!
So I do my best to provide some common sense advice with my unique stories and perspective. If I can help just a handful of people to find their way via my experiences then I feel that the book is a success.
Enjoy the rest of the great content on the Podiobooks.com site.
April 27th, 2007 at 8:45 am
Rob,
I’ve just started your book, and I was wondering who the NFL player was that made the quote about rookie vs. veteran.
Thanks,
David
May 18th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Thanks for starting the book David. I hope you enjoy it.
I really can’t remember exactly where I heard it from the first time. It’s something that I’ve heard commented on several times over the years when analyzing the performance of young QBs. It may have been Boomer Esiason though.
May 25th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Robert,
I have been meaning to say a personal thank you for two years now.
I first started to listen to your podcasts in either 2004 or early 2005 (I can’t quite remember).
Anyway, although I have a history of technology startups, it was always as a collaboration where I provided the Engineering organization. My latest startup (Close Reach Communications) is different for me as this is truly all mine to sink or swim! Here I have true responsibility for not only engineering, but also startup organization, sales strategies, marketing strategies funding etc….Boy it’s not easy
We are definitely still in the struggling phase, looking for our first revenue.
Anyway, there have definitely been time where I have gone back and re-listened to an episode or two of yours. It has helped my get re-grounded in what’s really important, when there are a million urgent things going on, all clamoring for attention.
Thank you.
May 26th, 2007 at 9:22 am
Rob,
FYI, The contact email address: author@welcometothebeehive.com bounces with a not known error.
Here’s the error:
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aspmx.l.google.com[72.14.253.27] said: 550 5.1.1 No such user
q18si5321623pog (in reply to RCPT TO command)
May 26th, 2007 at 9:24 am
Rob,
FYI, The contact email address: author@welcometothebeehive.com bounces with a not known error.
Here’s the error:
beehive (at) safuto.com (expanded from author (at) welcometothebeehive.com): host
aspmx.l.google.com[72.14.253.27] said: 550 5.1.1 No such user
q18si5321623pog (in reply to RCPT TO command)
June 9th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
Paul,
Thank you for your kind words and for pointing out the email issue. All should be corrected now. Sometimes these techy things get in the way, but I’m glad to have podiobooks.com as an alternate avenue of communication for the book. Drop me a line anytime to discuss how things are going with your venture. I too am entering the world of starting a business again and the basics from the book really help me out sometimes.
Cheers,
Rob Safuto