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Suggested Reading

The Right Words at the Right Time


by Marlo Thomas and Friends

This is a collection of essays written by Marlo Thomas and ton of other celebrities, including Jennifer Aniston, Jay Leno, Martha Stewert, Oprah Winfrey and Ralph Lauren. It was a New York Times bestseller, and all the proceeds are being donated to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. The stories are all inspirational anecdotes about a piece of advice that changed the author's life. Since most of the stories are only 2 or 3 pages long, this is a great, inspiring book to pick up when you only have a couple of minutes.
Buy it!

Carolyn 101: Business Lessons from The Apprentice's Straight Shooter


by Carolyn Kepcher

I hate to admit it, but I love reality TV. Carolyn is probably my all-time favorite reality-tv personality, and her book didn't disappoint. Not only is she a successful businesswoman, but she's also a successful wife and mother. In her book, she gives advice about things like how to ask for a raise, how to ace an interview and how to balance work and family.
Buy it!

Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude


by Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone

This is a favorite of 1st Financial Training Service's President. She's such a fan of the book that she bought a copy for everyone in the company. Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone are both pioneers in the field of self-help books. This is a classic, must-read. "The world-famous book that could be worth millions to you!"
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The Training Room: Company News

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

New Members Only Newsletter

We just posted the Spring edition of our Members Only newsletter. It's just one of the benefits to being a 1st Financial Training member. Call us for more information at (800) 442-8662.

Thursday, October 06, 2005

Pre-Release Pricing Available Until November 15

Save 50% on our new programs until November 15

Dress For Success is getting some finishing touches from the animators, and Rip-Offs is currently in the hands of our capable video editors, so these titles will be ready to preview any day now.

Call us today to reserve a preview copy and lock in the discounted price.

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

New Program Updates

We've been really busy! Last week, we held auditions for our upcoming Rip-Offs program. I didn't realize how many great actors there are in Chicago. They were VERY impressive.

In addition to starting production of Rip-Offs, we continue to work on the Dress For Success program. On Thursday, we'll be filming our narrator, Mindy Bell. You may recognize her from our Personal Banking Essentials series. Be sure to check out her hilarious outtakes in our Screening Room.

As business wardrobe issues continue to plague all kinds of companies, we're sure you'll find Dress For Success timely and helpful.

Friday, August 26, 2005

Dress for Success program is almost here!

The script is done, and we have a team of animators hard at work putting together our first-ever ANIMATED training program. As we were putting the final touches on the script, the production house has been sending us mock-ups of what the program's "characters" will look like. I'm posting one here as a sneak-peak. This is "Female C" and, as you can see, she's quite stylish. She'll have 6 other outfits as well, all in the same color palette, so she can mix and match.

We're also gearing up to start producing the two new security programs. We're polishing the scripts right now, and we should be ready to start the casting process right after Labor Day. We're really busy around here, but we're all very excited to be able to introduce these new programs just in time for the Fall training season.

Click here to read more about our new programs.