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Big Bucks
How to make serious money for both you and your company -- from the top selling author of the One Minute Manager. Management gurus Blanchard and Bowles show how anyone -- armed with a set of basic tools -- can build personal wealth and financial security. Like the One Minute Manager and Raving Fans this is a business parable. It tells the story of Len, a manager who wants to be rich. Under the guidance of a group of mentors he comes across playing a card game, he begins to chart his own course to riches by learning three valuable secrets -- the guideposts to becoming a The Test of how to discover the source of money making energy and drive The Test of how to focus that power effectively The Test of where to focus to create spectacular financial success Packed with practical advice, this is a must-read for any individual or business professional seeking to create money.
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First published April 26, 2000
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About the author
Kenneth H. Blanchard
314 books1,845 followersKen Blanchard, one of the most influential leadership experts in the world, is the coauthor of the iconic bestseller, The One Minute Manager, and 60 other books whose combined sales total more than 21 million copies. His groundbreaking works have been translated into more than 27 languages and in 2005 he was inducted into Amazon’s Hall of Fame as one of the top 25 bestselling authors of all time.
Ken is also the cofounder and chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies®, an international management training and consulting firm that he and his wife, Margie Blanchard, began in 1979 in San Diego, California.
When he’s not writing or speaking, Ken also spends time teaching students in the Master of Science in Executive Leadership Program at the University of San Diego. Ken can be found at www.kenblanchard.com.
Ken is also the cofounder and chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies®, an international management training and consulting firm that he and his wife, Margie Blanchard, began in 1979 in San Diego, California.
When he’s not writing or speaking, Ken also spends time teaching students in the Master of Science in Executive Leadership Program at the University of San Diego. Ken can be found at www.kenblanchard.com.
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December 16, 2016
A Priest, a Rabbi and a Pastor are playing cards. There isn't a punchline, it is the opening of this book.
Big Bucks! is the 3rd in a trilogy from Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles (Raving Fans & Gung Ho!) that describe the long term success of an organization.
3 Tests:
#1 The Test of Joy- you can't make big bucks unless you're having fun
#2 The Test of Purpose- Making money has to be more important than having fun (hobby vs a business)
#3 The Test of Creativity- Create revenue (first set the goal, then you will start to see creative options of how to achieve it)
The Final Test
Perpetual Prosperity Comes to those who Help Others (not just through money, but through acts of service , time)
One must balance success vs. significance:
Wealth vs. Generosity
Achievement vs. Service
Status vs. Relationships
Life isn't about money, money is just a tool to meet our needs and the needs of others
Some of my favorite quotes:
"The only risk-free environment comes when you're dead"
"It isn't thinking that clears the mind. It's making decisions."
Big Bucks! is the 3rd in a trilogy from Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles (Raving Fans & Gung Ho!) that describe the long term success of an organization.
3 Tests:
#1 The Test of Joy- you can't make big bucks unless you're having fun
#2 The Test of Purpose- Making money has to be more important than having fun (hobby vs a business)
#3 The Test of Creativity- Create revenue (first set the goal, then you will start to see creative options of how to achieve it)
The Final Test
Perpetual Prosperity Comes to those who Help Others (not just through money, but through acts of service , time)
One must balance success vs. significance:
Wealth vs. Generosity
Achievement vs. Service
Status vs. Relationships
Life isn't about money, money is just a tool to meet our needs and the needs of others
Some of my favorite quotes:
"The only risk-free environment comes when you're dead"
"It isn't thinking that clears the mind. It's making decisions."
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January 3, 2009Kenneth Blanchard. What more can I say? Just read it!
February 15, 2025
Blanchard and Bowles put it well, “helping people is a gift of yourself – your time, your energy, your caring, your knowledge, your creativity”. Paul hoped that we would give graciously to meet the needs of others and not just excel in faith, speech, and knowledge (2 Cor 8:7, KJV).
We must focus on giving ourselves to meet another's needs, not giving to meet our own needs (Blanchard & Bowles, 2000). This differs from what the norm dictates. To some of us, this might not be a choice you make on your own – when our parents passed on, naturally, the buck fell on me as the eldest son living even though I was not ready then to be the breadwinner because, without any source of income, I could hardly support myself let alone my siblings.
In times like this, our understanding is shaped to believe that helping others is a function of how and where we stand financially. This has been a source of strive over the years with those closest to me. We will meet many challenges in life and many of those will be directly or remotely linked to finances.
We are products of people’s kindness who turned up when we least expected and some of these nice people gave and did not ask questions – how we come to that place where we are comfortable with generosity, giving selflessly without expecting anything in return will be just as important as the journey itself. I know now from observing one of my main benefactors that it was never about the money, they simply answered the call in their hearts when they felt the conviction and went out of their way to do this.
We must focus on giving ourselves to meet another's needs, not giving to meet our own needs (Blanchard & Bowles, 2000). This differs from what the norm dictates. To some of us, this might not be a choice you make on your own – when our parents passed on, naturally, the buck fell on me as the eldest son living even though I was not ready then to be the breadwinner because, without any source of income, I could hardly support myself let alone my siblings.
In times like this, our understanding is shaped to believe that helping others is a function of how and where we stand financially. This has been a source of strive over the years with those closest to me. We will meet many challenges in life and many of those will be directly or remotely linked to finances.
We are products of people’s kindness who turned up when we least expected and some of these nice people gave and did not ask questions – how we come to that place where we are comfortable with generosity, giving selflessly without expecting anything in return will be just as important as the journey itself. I know now from observing one of my main benefactors that it was never about the money, they simply answered the call in their hearts when they felt the conviction and went out of their way to do this.
March 22, 2019
كتاب من كتب تحقيق الثراء بس بشكل مختلف جدا
الكتاب بعيد كل البعد عن الطرق التحفيزية والوعود البراقة
وبيطرح الفكرة بأساليب إدارية ومحترفة
الكتاب عن تحقيق الثراء لشركتك الخاصة أو عن طريق وظيفتك في شركة عن طريق إنك تزود ثروة شركتك وأرباحها
الكتاب أفكارة مختلفه وبيعرض الحقايق البسيطة من ناحية مفكرتش تبص منها قبل كده
الكتاب كعادة ken Blanchard فشكل قصة بأسلوب سهل وبسيط
كتاب من الروائع .
الكتاب بعيد كل البعد عن الطرق التحفيزية والوعود البراقة
وبيطرح الفكرة بأساليب إدارية ومحترفة
الكتاب عن تحقيق الثراء لشركتك الخاصة أو عن طريق وظيفتك في شركة عن طريق إنك تزود ثروة شركتك وأرباحها
الكتاب أفكارة مختلفه وبيعرض الحقايق البسيطة من ناحية مفكرتش تبص منها قبل كده
الكتاب كعادة ken Blanchard فشكل قصة بأسلوب سهل وبسيط
كتاب من الروائع .
October 29, 2017
Truyện ngụ ngôn thời hiện đại, dễ đọc như các quyển khác về quản lý, self help kiểu Who moved my cheese, One minute manager, ... ai chưa đến lúc áp dụng thì đọc xong, gật gù, rồi... để đấy, chắc đến lúc cần dùng sẽ tự nhớ ra thôi ^^.
March 24, 2025
Read it given it was from Ken Blanchard but honestly didn’t get anything new after completing the book. It is like selling old wine in old bottle.
November 8, 2010
BLANCHARD, Ken. BOWLES, Sheldon. Veliko denarja. Varaždin: katarina zrinski d.o.o.. 2009. ISBN 978-953-236-171-1
Str. 22- ...ključna beseda ustvariš, in ne vzameš. Kaj je pri vem tako čudovito....je, da boljeg ko gre drugim okoli tebe, bolje gre tebi.
Str. 114-117: povzetek knjige.
1 PREIZKUS ZADOVOLJSTVA Denarja ne moreš služiti, če se pri vem ne zabavaš.
2 PREIZKUS NAMENA Ne moreš služiti veliko denarja, če se ti služenje ne zdi POMEMBNEJŠE od zadovoljstva pri delu.
3 PREIZKUS USTVARJALNOSTI Prihodek minus stroški je enako dobiček.
4 KONČNI PREIZKUS Neskončno blaginjo užijejo tisti, ki pomagajo drugim.
Str. 22- ...ključna beseda ustvariš, in ne vzameš. Kaj je pri vem tako čudovito....je, da boljeg ko gre drugim okoli tebe, bolje gre tebi.
Str. 114-117: povzetek knjige.
1 PREIZKUS ZADOVOLJSTVA Denarja ne moreš služiti, če se pri vem ne zabavaš.
2 PREIZKUS NAMENA Ne moreš služiti veliko denarja, če se ti služenje ne zdi POMEMBNEJŠE od zadovoljstva pri delu.
3 PREIZKUS USTVARJALNOSTI Prihodek minus stroški je enako dobiček.
4 KONČNI PREIZKUS Neskončno blaginjo užijejo tisti, ki pomagajo drugim.
March 23, 2014
The answers to most of the business/moral dilemmas of a businessman. At times it seems the book tries to be keep things simple but yet it understandably slides in caveats to prevent the reader from going to extremities. But otherwise if a mature reader would understand where the author is coming from.
September 6, 2008
This book taught me the secret to success and happiness is having fun. Incredible read!
July 23, 2010
Loved it! Real quick read too
September 21, 2010
create raving fans by servicing them with a gung ho workforce and you will understand what big bucks is for...
October 28, 2012
Great book everyone who works should read.
April 28, 2013
an amazing book that releases your power to wealth
November 2, 2014
200 pages filled with ~30 pages worth of really good nuggets.
December 28, 2015
An easy to read book sharing useful concepts about enjoying your work and making money.
February 5, 2016
I love all of Ken Blanchard's books, and this one is no exception.
September 11, 2011
simple writing,
August 21, 2012
unbelievable simple and works!
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