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Improve your personal and professional life with compelling strategies and practical advice
Don't Push Too Many Trolleys: And Other Tips from Navigating Life and Business teaches readers ten crucial principles required to succeed in life and business. Written by Ying Tan, Founder and CEO of a multimillion pound financial services company, Don't Push Too Many Trolleys imparts sage advice suitable for anyone, at any stage of their life.
The author describes the attitudes, lessons, and traits that allowed him to become one of the youngest Vice Presidents ever at Goldman Sachs. He shows readers how he built a company from the ground up to create one of the most influential and powerful financial services companies in the UK. Full of concrete strategies and practical advice, this book provides:
* A deeply personal and humble perspective on success in life and business
* Actionable advice that makes a real difference in the pursuit of happiness and wealth
* A front-row seat to the economic meltdown of 2008 and how the author managed to survive it with his business intact
Written for entrepreneurs, business people, financial professionals, and anyone else with an interest in improving their personal and professional life by taking full responsibility for their choices and actions, Don't Push Too Many Trolleys is an indispensable addition to the libraries of people across the world.
List of contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
Prologue: The Anfield Dream xiii
Introduction 1
Part I To Be Inspired 13
1 Being a Son, Brother and Grandson 15
2 Being a Husband and Father 25
Part II Good Principles from Navigating Life and Business 33
3 Keep Life in Perspective 35
4 Don't Push Too Many Trolleys 43
5 Take Responsibility for Your Life 57
6 Do Your Due Diligence 65
7 Always Have a Plan 83
8 Set the Right Goals for You 97
9 Be Ambitious, Not Greedy 113
10 The Best Rewards Are the Hardest Won 127
11 Mind Your Manners 145
12 Stay in the Game 157
Part III To Be Inspiring 177
13 Being a Boss 179
14 Building a Loyal Team 185
15 Team Talk 195
Part IV The Future 207
16 Professional Goals 209
17 Personal Goals 213
Epilogue: A Legacy 219
About the author
Ying Tan is a successful entrepreneur, financial services innovator and mortgage expert. He is the CEO of Dynamo, the UK's leading mortgage broker. Ying began his career in investment banking and was one of the youngest Vice Presidents ever at Goldman Sachs. Drawing upon his experience in negotiating mortgage deals as he grew his personal property portfolio, Ying saw a business opportunity in the "buy to let" mortgage market. He founded The Buy To Let Business (now Dynamo)in 2006. Ying's company has since diversified into residential mortgages, fintech and other financial services. Today, Dynamo generates roughly �8 billion of mortgage business annually, has an annual turnover of � million and employs 200 members of staff.
Summary
Improve your personal and professional life with compelling strategies and practical advice
Don't Push Too Many Trolleys: And Other Tips from Navigating Life and Business teaches readers ten crucial principles required to succeed in life and business. Written by Ying Tan, Founder and CEO of a multimillion pound financial services company, Don't Push Too Many Trolleys imparts sage advice suitable for anyone, at any stage of their life.
The author describes the attitudes, lessons, and traits that allowed him to become one of the youngest Vice Presidents ever at Goldman Sachs. He shows readers how he built a company from the ground up to create one of the most influential and powerful financial services companies in the UK. Full of concrete strategies and practical advice, this book provides:
* A deeply personal and humble perspective on success in life and business
* Actionable advice that makes a real difference in the pursuit of happiness and wealth
* A front-row seat to the economic meltdown of 2008 and how the author managed to survive it with his business intact
Written for entrepreneurs, business people, financial professionals, and anyone else with an interest in improving their personal and professional life by taking full responsibility for their choices and actions, Don't Push Too Many Trolleys is an indispensable addition to the libraries of people across the world.
