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Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less Paperback – August 10, 2020

by Sam Carpenter (Author)
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Work The System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less, Third Edition, guides the reader in modifying his or her fundamental perception of the world, moving from an inaccurate vision of barely controlled chaos, to a more accurate one: that life is an orderly collection of individual linear systems each of which can be improved and perfected one at a time. The reader is guided through the process of ''getting'' this new vision, and then through the specifics of applying it via Carpenter's "system improvement" methodology. In July of 2018, Carpenter extensively revised the 3rd Edition.For start-ups or multinationals, the methodology is simple, believable, and mechanical; not mystical or theoretical. Carpenter developed the "systems mindset" protocol in the business he purchased in 1984 and still owns today. With that company, he moved from an 80-100 hour workweek to a 2 hour workweek, while multiplying his income dozens of times over. He is CEO of an international business consulting firm, and several other spin-off businesses, as well as an international non-profit, all of which are operated in the same systems mindset fashion. With a diverse background in engineering, construction and business management, publishing, telecommunications and journalism, he calls his approach a "workingman's philosophy." See workthesystem.com.Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less will show the business owner how to achieve a positive macro result by looking at business and work on a micro level; by analyzing and refining the separate internal sub-systems, the systems that, added together, comprise the whole primary system business entity. Readers will learn how to "tweak" this "system of systems" in order to maximize profits, create client loyalty, and develop autonomous employees.The strategies help business owners to quickly and dramatically improve performance as well as decrease the stress of being overtaxed and disorganized, ultimately resulting in a substantially shorter work week and a much-improved bottom line. See testimonials of readers at workthesystem.com/testimonials.In an unusual publishing arrangement, Carpenter gives away his unabridged book in both PDF and audible formats via his website workthesystem.com. This adversely affects Amazon, NY Times, etc. book sales ratings but meets his objective of wide distribution. The book is also available in hard copy in multiple languages including Chinese, Russian, and Japanese.
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    280 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    August 10, 2020
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.71 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1632993287
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1632993281
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ River Grove Books (August 10, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1632993287
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1632993281
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.71 x 9 inches
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Sam Carpenter

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Born and raised in upstate New York, and after four decades living in Bend, Oregon, Sam now resides in rural SE Kentucky with his wife Diana.

His professional background includes project engineering, journalism, publishing, forestry, surveying, construction management, politics (a US Senate and Gubernatorial candidate), and telecommunications.

Author and entrepreneur, he is the founder and president of Centratel (www.centratel.com), the premier telephone answering service in the United States. He’s operated the company, still headquartered in Bend, Oregon, for 38 years.

Originally published in 2008 by Greenleaf Book Group, "Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less" is now in its fourth edition (February 2021).

His second book, "The Systems Mindset: Managing the Machinery of Your Life", was published in May 2016 (thesystemsmindset.com).

Sam’s outside interests include mountaineering, skiing, cycling, reading, traveling, writing his next book and, with Diana, extended “rucking” hikes with their two hounds in the surrounding Kentucky wilderness.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book
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This is a super helpful and practical book. Only read it if you are prepared to make real changes in your life. I read this in a season of also reading Atomic Habits and 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. They all fantastically go together, at least for me. And...I'm actually implementing these ideas.
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