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A step-by-step, class-style guide, created from personal experience by 10x author Richard Erschik, who was a successful company CEO that trained over 45,000 professionals. It includes four complete classes on subjects needed in real business—now available in one powerful resource.You’ll learn how to master 4 critical skills:Leading Effective Meetings – Like a proDelivering Powerful Presentations – With clarity, confidence, and presenceUnderstanding Emotional Intelligence & Social Styles – To Navigate workplace personalitiesMastering AI and ChatGPT – To improve performance and save timeCollege students and young professionals, whether you're just starting your career, climbing...

In "Online Webinars That Pay", veteran educator, presenter, and 10-time author Richard Erschik walks you through a proven, practical process for turning your knowledge, skills, or experience into revenue-generating online webinars—without needing an audience, fancy tech, or a marketing budget.

Whether you’re a subject matter expert, consultant, speaker, or retired professional, this book shows you how to:

• Learn which commercial webinar platforms pay you to present

• Craft a compelling presentation that draws attendees

• Get invited back and build a repeatable income stream

Buy your copy now and start building your own online training income.

Richard Erschik didn’t just live eight decades—he made every chapter count. In this inspiring and refreshingly honest memoir, you’ll follow his journey:From humble beginnings on the streets of ChicagoTo military service during a pivotal time in U.S. historyThrough the grit and glory of building a $10M businessInto a powerful reinvention as a sought-after educator and 10x authorTold with humor, humility, and hard-earned wisdom, "The Journey Continues" is more than a memoir—it’s a message:You’re never too old to grow.Reinvention is always possible.And the best chapters of your story may still lie ahead.If you’re navigating your own crossroads—or just looking for a boost of hope...

Have you ever paused to reflect on what life means and how it came to be? Together, ‘Thoughts’ will explore the human race’s origins and share insights into our beginnings, shedding light on the facts that help us understand our shared history. ‘Thoughts’ comprehensively explains the universe and its naturalistic complexity and beauty. The author skillfully weaves psychic information from his experiences and visions of the future into his books, adding an extra layer of intrigue and depth. So, if you’re ready to embark on an incredible journey through the multiverse to the Big Bang and beyond, look no further.

 

In a world overflowing with fast answers and forgotten voices, Florida: The Living Library reminds us that the greatest wisdom isn’t found online, it’s lived, and often sitting right next to us. Nowhere is that truer than in Florida, home to one of the richest, untapped living libraries of life experiences in the country… Seniors!This heartfelt book bridges generations—encouraging young people to seek guidance from seniors and reminding older adults just how valuable their stories still are. Packed with real-life insights, timeless lessons, conversation starters, and reflection pages, it’s the perfect gift for graduates, grandparents, or anyone who values the power of connection fo...

Whether you're 18 or 80, ChatGPT Unlocked is your no-jargon, step-by-step companion for discovering how AI & ChatGPT can make your everyday life easier, faster, and more fun.Based on the author’s wildly popular online classes (ChatGPT Unlocked, AI and ChatGPT for Beginners, and AI Made Simple), this book is written for people who want clear instructions—not tech-speak. You’ll learn what ChatGPT is (in plain English), how it compares to Google, and exactly how to download and start using it immediately for things like:·        Writing emails, lists, posts, and letters·        Planning trips, dinners out, meals i...

What if the key to starting your own successful business was hiding in plain sight—inside a frustrating, everyday problem?In From Problem to Profession, Richard Erschik shares the true story of how he turned a single overlooked problem in the trade show industry into a $10+ million company—without tech, investors, employees, or hype. In this book, he hands you the blueprint to do the same.This is not another get-rich-quick scheme or startup fantasy. It’s a cloneable, common-sense strategy for spotting real-world problems, solving them simply, and turning your solution into a profession. With humor, humility, and hard-earned wisdom, Rich walks you through every step—from idea, to inco...

Whereas Mahabharata's Bhagvad-Gita is taken as a philosophical guide, Ramayana's Sundara Kãnda is sought for spiritual solace; many believe that reading it or hearing it recited would remove all hurdles and usher in good tidings! Miracles apart, it's in the nature of this great epic to inculcate fortitude and generate hope in man for it’s a depiction of how Hanuman goes about his errand against all odds.         Besides, it portrays how Seetha, on the verge of self-immolation, overcomes despair to see life in a new light? With rhythm of its verse and the flow of the narrative this sloka to sloka transcreation of the canto beautif...

 The spiritual ethos and the philosophical outlook that the Bhagavad-Gita postulates paves the way for the liberation of man, who, as Rousseau said, ‘being born free, is everywhere in chains’. But equally it is a mirror of human psychology, which enables man to discern his debilities for appropriate redressal.All the same, the boon of an oral tradition that kept it alive for over two millennia became its bane with the proliferation of interpolations therein. Besides muddying its pristine philosophy, these insertions affect the sequential conformity and structural economy of the grand discourse. What is worse, to the chagrin of the majority of the Hindus, some of these legitimize the...

The Manusmriti, the social doctrine of yore, and the Bhagvad-Gita, the spiritual tome in vogue that lay down the discriminatory dharma (duties) of the four social classes (castes) have been the bugbears of the Hindu backward classes. However, to their chagrin, of late, as the latter is being mindlessly promoted even though the former was constitutionally debunked, they began advocating that it too should be dumped in a dustbin.Ironically, the improbability of their progenitor Krishna, the architect of the Gita, relegating his own ilk to the social margins failed to dawn upon these that Gita supposedly slights, even to this day! Thus, their intellectuals, instead of seeking to reclaim their p...

The sublimity of Muhammad's preaching in Mecca and the severity of his sermons in Medina make Islam a Janus-faced faith that forever bedevils the mind of the Musalmans. This thought-provoking work, besides dissecting the anatomy of Islam, steeped in the Quran, seeks to depict the psyche of the Musalmans, shaped by the proclivities of their prophet, vicissitudes of his life and the attitudes of his detractors, which the mechanism of their umma perpetuates. More to the point, aided by “I’m Ok – You’re Ok”, the path-breaking work of Thomas A. Harris and Roland E Miller’s “Muslim Friends–Their Faith and Feeling”, this book, for the first time ever, psycho-analyzes the...

The first nonfiction book by award-winning novelist Martin Roy Hill, WAR STORIES describes acts of great heroism and acts of pure blundering, intrepid leadership and self-serving vainglory, brilliant wartime technological developments and not so brilliant ideas. Some will awe the reader with their inspirational stories. Others will astound the reader by the military stupidity they reveal.

• What if you didn’t need to fix yourself to be whole? 🌿 What If This Is Enough? is your gentle reminder that you already are.
• Tired of striving, comparing, and never measuring up? This book is your deep exhale. ✨
• What If This Is Enough? — a soulful pause in a world that never stops pushing.
• You don’t need to be more to be loved. 💛 This book reminds you of that truth.
• Slow down. Breathe. Rest. What If This Is Enough? is waiting for you.

Have you ever felt the quiet ache of knowing this world is not your final home?The Way Home is a soul-centered guide for those who sense life is more than material success, survival, or the ticking of time. With compassion and clarity, this book illuminates the soul’s journey through matter, the laws that shape our reality, and the inner work needed to return home in peace.Through teachings, allegorical stories, guided meditations, and reflection prompts, this book helps you:🌿 Understand the difference between your spirit and physical self🌿 See through the illusions of the material world🌿 Release fear, ego, and attachment🌿 Remember the soul’s true origin🌿 Prepare for a con...

Awaken the Light ✨

Awaken the Light is not a book of rules, dogma, or beliefs to adopt. Instead, it’s a quiet invitation back to something you’ve always carried within you: your presence, your truth, your inner light.

In a world that tells you to seek answers outside yourself, this book reminds you to turn inward. Through gentle reflections and soul-centered guidance, it helps you remember what was never lost—your own wisdom, your own wholeness, your own light.

This isn’t about becoming more.
It’s about uncovering what’s already here.

If you’ve ever longed for clarity, peace, or a deeper connection to yourself, Awaken the Light will feel like coming home.