Everything Counts: 52 Remarkable Ways to Inspire Excellence and Drive ResultsISBN: 978-0-470-50456-7
Hardcover
288 pages
November 2009
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"Gary Ryan Blair is a man on a mission to inspire, promote, and celebrate excellence. You simply must read this book!"—Les Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Live Your Dreams
"A must-read for anyone who values quality and customer service....Everything Counts! is a road map to excellence for professionals, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and everyday folks."—Charmaine Russo, Manager, IBM Corporation
"Paying attention to the small stuff makes a huge difference. Everything Counts! provides a simple, transparent, and powerful execution strategy that works. I highly recommend it!"—Harry Paul, coauthor of Fish!: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results
"Every once in a while, a book comes along that delivers a transformational message appropriate for the boardroom, classroom, locker room, and living room. Everything Counts! is that kind of book. It is a treasure that can and should be enjoyed by all."—Andy Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Traveler's Gift and The Noticer
"Everything Counts! is a great find and must-read. It superbly achieves the goal of providing a road map to excellence, both for individuals and organizations. But the true genius of the book is its universal relevance, as it combines a highly effective commonsense approach with frank guidance to enhance results in all areas of life."—Bill Bartmann, Billionaire Business Coach
"A book becomes a 'classic' when it is the definitive reference source on a subject matter. Everything Counts is destined to become a 'classic' while serving as the guiding philosophy for anyone committed to excellence."—Brian Tracy, Best Selling Author, How the Best Leaders Lead
"What do Olympic Gold Medalists, Academy Award Winners, and
Noble Laureates all have in common? Answer: They all have a
passionate obsession with excellence, and they all make everything
count. Buy this book... it show you how to become one of the great
ones!"
—Dr Lyle Koca, Koca Chiropractic Clinic
"In writing Everything Counts! Gary Ryan Blair has given us a
much needed blueprint for defining excellence while reminding us
that small is indeed beautiful. This book brilliantly demonstrates
how very small differences when consistently practiced produce
quality results."
—Bobbi DePorter, President, Quantum Learning Network
"Everyone once in a while a book comes along that delivers a
transformational message appropriate for the Boardroom, Classroom,
Locker Room and Living Room. Everything Counts is that kind of
book. It is a treasure that can and should be enjoyed by
all."
—Andy Andrews, New York Times Best-Selling Author of The
Traveler's Gift & The Noticer
"Everything Counts is a manifesto for unleashing exponential
performance improvement in organizations worldwide. This powerful
philosophy has transformed the success of my law practice and lent
itself to the re-defining of the way I look at the practice of
law.
—Tom Anelli, Managing Partner, Anelli Law
"Two words, one powerful philosophy. Everything Counts is a must
read if there ever was one!"
—Ivan R. Misner PhD, Founder and Chairman, BNI (Business
Network International)
"Gary Ryan Blair is a man on a mission to inspire, promote and
celebrate excellence. You simply must read this book!"
—Les Brown, New York Times best-selling Author of Live Your
Dreams
"Everything Counts is a profoundly important message for
succeeding in school and in life. Blair brilliantly points out that
excellence is achieved via qualitative, not quantitative shifts in
developing skills. This is an important book that matters."
—Randy Tarkington, >Senior Director of Residential
Education Vanderbilt University
"A must read for anyone who values quality and customer
service.... Everything Counts is a "Roadmap to Excellence" for
professionals, entrepreneurs, entertainers and everyday
folks."
—Charmaine Russo, Manager, IBM Corporation
"Blair brilliantly focuses on excellence as a sustainable
competitive weapon. Like the air we breathe, we too often take this
critical intangible for granted. As Blair makes perfectly clear, we
do so at our ultimate competitive peril"
—Steven P. Sitkowski, President, Dynetech
"In life and business, a commitment to excellence is one of the
wisest decisions you'll ever make. In Everything Counts, Blair
convincingly demonstrates how excellence is the fundamental
building block for running a great business and enjoying a
wonderful quality of life."
—Donna Curry, Development Director, Subway
"Blair convincingly validates our experience at Falcon Jet-that
paying attention to the hundreds of small details has a bottom-line
impact on results. When we make everything count by sweating the
small stuff, profits go up while costs come down. This principle
applies not only in our professional relationships with customers,
business partners, and team members but also in our personal
relationships."
—Bob Fantozzi, Senior Manager, Dassault Falcon
"Blair's insights around excellence and execution are right on
the money. Paying attention to even the smallest of details is not
just common sense, it's good business, as excellence builds a
powerful brand, loyal customers, repeat business, and enhanced
profitability. Buy Everything Counts, it will inspire you to
greatness!"
—Jeramy Freeman, CEO, Well Rounded Fitness
"Everything Counts is a great find and must read. It superbly
achieves the goal of providing a roadmap to excellence, both for
individuals and organizations. But the true genius of the book is
its universal relevance, as it combines a highly effective
common-sense approach with frank guidance to enhance results in all
areas of life."
—Bill Bartmann, Billionaire Business Coach
"Read this book and find that the overarching philosophy of
Everything Counts, when applied in business and in life, yields
immediate results in performance and satisfaction. Gary Ryan Blair
has refined this concept and provides the reader with the shortest
distance between understanding and actually taking on personal
responsibility. Read it with a pen at hand - it's excellent!"
—David Corbin, Author, Illuminate: Breakthrough Results Using
The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
I admit that I was a little dubious when Gary first asked me to
write an endorsement for Everything Counts! After all, I am a big
picture kind of guy who sees everything in my business and that of
my clients from a 50,000 foot point of view. Then I started reading
the book and everything in it, down to the tiniest detail, makes
sense. Everything really does count. Every detail, every customer,
every action we take counts. A fabulous read!
—Tom Wheelwright, CEO of ProVision Wealth
"Paying attention to the small stuff makes a huge difference.
Everything Counts provides a simple, transparent and powerful
execution strategy that works. I highly recommend it!"
—Harry Paul, Coauthor, FISH! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale
and Improve Results
"Never before have I seen a philosophy resonate so deeply with
how we run our restaurants than Everything Counts! This simple, yet
profound message provides a roadmap for excellence and quality
results. It will challenge you to pay attention to the details of
your work while enjoying each step of the process. My advice to
anyone who is determined to build a legacy of excellence is to read
this book. You'll be glad you did!"
—Jason Thomas, President, Papa Gallo's Restaurants
"Everything Counts strikes at the heart of the Martial Arts as
it's a commitment to excellence and focus on detail which help to
create a Black Belt Champion. As a Master in the Martial Arts and
entrepreneur, I'm a strong believer in repetition of solid
fundamentals...Gary is an expert at getting you excited about those
simple yet necessary skills for success and achievement."
—Kyoshi Steve LaVallee, 8th Degree Black, Chief Master
Instructor, CEO, USA Black Belt Champions
"In life, everything you do creates who and what you are. Gary
Ryan Blair wrote a book called Everything Counts! This is a must
read for anyone who truly wants to raise their game. He has
crystallized the true meaning of excellence and quality by
stressing that very small differences, consistently practiced,
produce superior results. Read it; use it; and don't loan it out
(because you won't get it back)...most importantly, make everything
you do count!"
—Dr Len Schwartz, CEO, Chiropractic Marketing Solutions
"Adopting the "Everything Counts" approach has greatly impacted
the daily work I perform as a parent and educator. Espousing these
essential core values has lead my students and family to greater
focus, better use of time, and inspiration to try new things.
Teaching kids the important link between all actions and
consequences cannot only produce immediate, positive changes; it is
also great practice for life. Easy to read, practical, and
inspiring, this book belongs on every living room, boardroom, and
classroom shelf!
—Katie Post, Executive Director, Your Partners in Education,
Inc.