Rich Devos: Simply Rich: Life and Lessons from the Cofounder of Amway: A Memoir

Simply Rich: Life and Lessons from the Cofounder of Amway: A Memoir


Description

In this candid autobiography, Amway cofounder Rich DeVos reflects on work, faith, family, and the core values he s held on to, from his humble Christian upbringing through his enormous success running one of the world s largest businesses. Few people embody the American entrepreneurial spirit as plainly as Rich DeVos. A prominent businessman, self-made billionaire, philanthropist, worldwide speaker, bestselling author, family man, and devout Christian, DeVos not only helped create Amway, one of the world s biggest companies, but he did it from the ground up with his deep faith in God guiding the way and keeping his hopes alive. Now after the success of his bestselling books in business, DeVos reveals his personal story. Born to poor Dutch immigrants in rural Michigan during the Depression, DeVos learned about the importance of leadership and partnership. His grandfather, father, and teachers taught him valuable lessons and key principles about faith, optimism, and perseverance that would guide his entire life. In high school, he befriended Jay Van Andel, who later became his business partner. Together, they created a whole new way to sell products and established one of the largest, most successful companies in the world. DeVos also talks about his marriage and family, his experiences as a motivational speaker, his ownership of the NBA basketball team Orlando Magic, and his philanthropic, religious, and political endeavors. Inspiring, fascinating, and full of heart, "Simply Rich"" Life and Lessons from the Cofounder of Amway" is the astonishing rags-to-riches story that few can tell. Through his amazing accomplishments as both a businessman and generous soul, DeVos reveals the true meaning of success and how his deep faith helped him become a true American icon."

In February of 2008, amid the looming global financial crisis, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France asked Nobel Prize?winning economists Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, along with the distinguished French economist Jean Paul Fitoussi, to establish a commission of leading economists to study whether Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?the most widely used measure of economic activity?is a reliable indicator of economic and social progress. The Commission was given the further task of laying out an agenda for developing better measures.Mismeasuring Our Lives is the result of this major intellectual effort, one with pressing relevance for anyone engaged in assessing how and whether our economy is serving the needs of our society. The authors offer a sweeping assessment of the limits of GDP as a measurement of the well-being of societies?considering, for example, how GDP overlooks economic inequality (with the result that most people can be worse off even though average income is Simply Rich: Life and Lessons from the Cofounder of Amway: A Memoir download book increasing); and does not factor environmental impacts into economic decisions.In place of GDP, Mismeasuring Our Lives introduces a bold new array of concepts, from sustainable measures of economic welfare, to measures of savings and wealth, to a ?green GDP.” At a time when policymakers worldwide are grappling with unprecedented global financial and environmental issues, here is an essential guide to measuring the things that matter.


____________________________
Author: Rich Devos
Number of Pages: 304 pages
Published Date: 01 May 2016
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476751795
Download Link: Click Here
____________________________

Tags:

paperback, epub download, iPad, kindle, Rich Devos download book,pocket, download book,read online Simply Rich: Life and Lessons from the Cofounder of Amway: A Memoir by Rich Devos iPhone,for mac, iOS, Read online, zip, iPhone, for PC, fb2, download pdf, ebook, ebook pdf, book review,Simply Rich: Life and Lessons from the Cofounder of Amway: A Memoir kindle,mobi, download torrent, free ebook,download epub, paperback, free pdf, facebook, download ebook, rar

http://stutvorsfudan.mihanblog.com/post/34
http://wriglemtoka.blog.free.fr/index.php?post/2017/09/06/OCR-A2-Chemistry-A-Student-Book-and-Exam-Cafe-CD-download-epub