The inside story of the founding and growth of Taylor Guitars, one of the world's most successful guitar manufacturers Bob Taylor mixes the details of his experience as a tradesman and cofounder of Taylor Guitars, a world-famous acoustic and electric guitar manufacturer, with philosophical life lessons that have practical application for building a business. From the “a-ha” moment in junior high school that inspired his very first guitar, Taylor has been living the American dream, crafting quality products with his own hands and building a successful, sustainable business. In Guitar Lessons, he shares the values that he lives by and that have provided the foundation for the company’s success. Be inspired by a story of guts and gumption, an unwavering commitment to quality, and the hard lessons that made Taylor Guitars the company it is today. Q&amp;A with Author Bob Taylor Author Bob Taylor What inspired you to write this book? The opportunity was presented to me, and the time just seemed right. Sometimes, I think, if you do these things too early, it’s a waste of time. In our case, it seems as if everything is right for people to want to read the book. How would you describe Guitar Lessons to someone who has little knowledge of Taylor? It’s a book of business lessons learned through experience and told in story form. It’s the story of starting a business as a teenager based on a craft I fell in love with, and really, how it turned into a major business by bringing great people in with me and persevering through the years. Is there content in the book that will surprise existing Taylor Guitars owners? I think people familiar with the company will see it as a more in-depth and candid story than what they are going to read in a blog, article, or company profile. In a book format, there’s enough time to go into depth. There are lots of Taylor guitar owners. We’ve sold a million guitars, and 750,000 of those have only recently joined our customer base in the last six or seven years. This will give them a better insight into our story and where we came from. What lessons do you want readers to leave with? The main lessons are that it takes perseverance and the ability to knock down obstacles as you go. There’s no singular thing that acts as a turning point in a business and gets you to finally “make it.” There may be 25 things that you need to solve for your business to be successful. Maybe you have to get to where eight or nine are solved just to stay in business, and then you go from there. But you must continue to own something, whether it means learning how to do production, marketing your products, or taking care of employees. You can run a car with six pistons, but it takes all eight pistons to fire for the car to really run great.

Guitar Lessons: A Life's Journey Turning Passion into Business

Biographies & Memoirs

Taylor, Bob

Professionals & Academics

wiley

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Training Kit (Exam 70-462) Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases (MCSA) (Microsoft Press Training Kit)

Computers & Technology

Thomas, Orin

WARD, PETER

Certification

Microsoft Press

The History of Derbyshire County Cricket Club (Christopher Helm County Cricket)

Shawcroft, John

A C Black Publishers Ltd

Direct and effective, this handy pocket guide not only identifies the most frequent sales objections -- it offers tested-and-proven solutions on how to handle each objection once and for all. A handy, take-it-with-you "pocket coach", it's a great training aid for new sales reps and a refreshing reminder for sales veterans.

25 Common Sales Objections and How to Overcome Them

Business & Money

Marketing & Sales

Dartnell Corp

Aggie Joke Book

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Gigem Press

Confederate soldier Homer Lusta returns to Earth 150 years after the Civil War, the War Between the States, or as Homer would say, the War of Northern Aggression. He remains invisible as he searches for an author to write the "real story" of that war. Finally Homer selects "Old Bob," materializes himself, and convinces Bob to write the story according to his memory. Homer's adaptation is reasonably accurate and loaded with "Homer humor" as he recalls his endeavors to save the South and protect underage brother, Lack, who illicitly has sneaked, early on, into the battlefield. The boys are deceived by a corrupt gang of Rebel deserters into thinking the War is over. Unknowingly, they join these renegades, but soon realize they are traitors involved in iniquitous activity. The boys decide to right this wrong. They search out and inform appropriate Rebel officers. Now having become heroes, the boys return home to accolades few in that war-torn land could ever imagine.

The Ghost of Homer Lusta

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Trafford Publishing

Getting Our Wings

Getting Our Wings is a non-fiction aviation book filled with pictures, facts, humor, nostalgia, sadness, and honor. Specifically, it is THE NAVAL AVIATION TRAINING story, a non-fiction book about brave men and women spanning our first one hundred years as they learned to fly the Navy way. The author would wager his last nickel that many former flight instructors and students who read this book will remember that some of these memories also happened to them during their flight school days. "I believe that," they might say. "That really happened to me, too. I should be in the book." Wings picks up Naval Flight training at the very beginning; back when it was self-taught. Self-taught? Who could teach it? The reader learns that early pioneers knew little about aeronautics. The word hardly existed. They trudged, stumbled, tumbled, and died their ways forward.

Leaders & Notable People

Xlibris

Getting Our Wings is a non-fiction aviation book filled with pictures, facts, humor, nostalgia, sadness, and honor. Specifically, it The Naval Aviation Training story, a non-fiction book about brave men and women spanning our first one hundred years as they learned to fly the Navy way. I would wager my last nickel that many former flight instructors and students who read this book will remember that some of these memories also happened to them during their flight school days. “I believe that, man,” they might say. “That really happened to me, too. I should be in the book.” Wings picks up Naval Flight training at the very beginning; back when it was self-taught. Self-taught? Who could teach it? The reader learns that early pioneers knew absolutely nothing about aeronautics ? the word hardly existed. They trudged, stumbled, tumbled, and died their ways forward

Getting Our Wings: The Navy Way

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

So Sweet Justice

Action & Adventure

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