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The book was repeatedly highlighted on the show as a practical guide for job seekers, with both Dave Ramsey and Ken Coleman gifting it to callers who needed to change their job‑search strategy. They emphasized its focus on leveraging relationships—the right people in the right places—to create interview opportunities and advance careers. The hosts described it as an easy, bestselling resource and recommended it whenever listeners faced networking or career‑transition challenges.
Episode: Get Up Off Your Butt and Live Your Life!
Dave Ramsey mentioned it as a book that will help Jonathan get started, after discussing his wife's epilepsy and her career transition.
I'm going to send you a copy of Ken's book, Paycheck to Purpose, and also Proximity Principle, two of them.
Episode: Make Decisions With the Future in Mind (Not the Pr...
This is Ken Coleman's other bestseller, and it focuses on how to land a job in the career field that the career assessment lays out.
And then I'm also going to send you his other second bestseller, his first bestseller, which is called the proximity principle, which is how to land a job in the career field at this get clear career assessment lays out.
Episode: Impose Your Will on Your Money With a Budget!
The book was recommended to help the caller navigate career goals and job hunting.
I'm going to send you Ken Coleman's book Proximity Principle and the Get Clear Assessment.
Episode: If You Don’t Follow Through on a Plan You’re Going...
The book was recommended to Aiden, as a guide to use in his pursuit of starting his own business.
And I'm going to give you my bestselling book called the proximity principle.
Episode: Take Control Of Your Money So It Doesn't Take Cont...
Ken briefly mentioned this book as his number one bestselling book, while referencing the concept of principal in a mortgage question.
It's not like the proximity principle, my number one bestselling book that you can get at RamseySolutions.com.
Episode: Deal With the Behavior Problem, Not Just the Math...
The book by Ramsey personality Ken Coleman, 'The Proximity Principle,' was recommended to help find a job. It was said the book can help someone figure out who they know at a company they would like to work at.
His book, the one that you need to read is called proximity principle.
I'm going to send you a copy of it right now today.
Episode: If You Don’t Deal With the Core Issue You’ll Alway...
Ken Coleman has written a book called "Proximity Principal" in addition to "Paycheck to Purpose."
Ken Coleman Ramsey personality Host of the Ken Coleman show and author of the number one best seller paycheck to purpose Another one called proximity principal.
Episode: Why You Have To Be Laser Focused To Win With Money
Ken Coleman recommended this book to Jeremy who is in Baton Rouge. Ken wanted him to read it and follow its principles to find a place to lead.
I'm gonna give you my my book the proximity principle and I want you to read it and do it but I think that consulting sure try it kick the tires but I think you ought to tell as many people as possible that you want to continue to lead at 53 and take everything you want because I think you want to lead don't you Jeremy
Hang on the line I want you to read the proximity principle I want you to get around people that are leading currently that are hiring leaders uh hang out with guys that are going to leadership conferences like entry leadership summit start listing leadership podcast I would begin to completely surround myself with all things leadership and you watch what begins to appear right before your very eyes
Episode: This Is Why You Don’t Let Fear Drive Your Financia...
The caller was also given a copy of Ken Coleman's book "The Proximity Principle" to help him find a better job.
Let's throw in the proximity principle as well.
Episode: Doing This Will Make You A Net Worth Millionaire
Ken Coleman mentioned this book as a gift for the caller, Chris, because it is about having the right people in the right places to help you make a transition in life.
I'm going to give you that and then I want to give you the book the proximity principle is number one bestseller it's all about the right people in the right places to help you make that transition when you're ready to make it and and it works the proximity principle works on the front end in that before I confirm that I want to pivot to something different I want to hang out with people that are in that world so maybe a maybe an accountant maybe a CPA maybe a bookkeeper maybe a financial coach spending time over coffee or a meal with all those people allows you to kind of do a high school level term paper on the good the bad and the ugly about these things and it allows your heart to go ding ding ding or the and I want you to have those two gifts because I want you to have a smooth transition because financially with George's advice you guys are boy you're just gonna have a lot of peace and a whole lot of opportunity to build very great very great awesome love it.
Episode: No More Excuses: Get Your Debt Cleaned Up!
Ken Coleman recommended this book, which he wrote himself, and it focuses on the idea that the right people plus the right places equals opportunity. It suggests that networking and building connections with people in the desired field is more effective than simply applying for jobs online.
I wrote a book. I'm going to actually give it to you when we're finished. It's called The Proximity Principle, and it basically is this simple formula. The right people plus the right places equals opportunity.
That's what the proximity principle is. That's what Ken's talking about. It's not the only way we hire people.
Episode: Debt Is Not a Path to Wealth or Peace
Ken Coleman offered to give Richie a copy of his book, The Proximity Principle, at the end of the phone call. He recommended it because Richie needed to change his job search strategy and focus more on building relationships to get interviews.
I'm going to give you my book, The Proximity Principle.
And it's an easy read.
And I really think you've got to change up your strategies because you have got to be connecting relationship to relationship to relationship, just to get an interview.
Episode: If Your Money Plan Isn’t Working It's Time for a N...
It was gifted to a caller as a resource to help with networking and leveraging relationships for career advancement. The book's principles were discussed as a way to overcome challenges related to ageism and being blackballed in a particular industry.
you have got to leverage relationships in these companies that you're going to so that and let's say i'm trying to get in a company and i know jade works there at company abc i got to go to jade and say jade listen we've known each other for x amount of years i'm gonna apply i'm gonna do the online thing in fact i just admitted it today but would you be willing to take my resume and would you hand it to this guy named bart jones you know bart over there and watch mccart she goes i know bart and she walks by bart's office or his cube and she puts a personal touch on it says i'm i know this guy kenny just applied he's a really good dude here's how i know him here's how long i've known him um and i think he's a viable candidate i can vouch that he is not a a wingnut or whatever
Episode: If Your Money Plan Isn’t Working It's Time for a N...
Ken Coleman gifted this book to a caller, recommending it as a way to leverage relationships and overcome challenges in the job market. It was suggested as a tool to create personal connections for better job prospects.
you have got to leverage relationships in these companies that you're going to so that and let's say i'm trying to get in a company and i know jade works there at company abc i got to go to jade and say jade listen we've known each other for x amount of years i'm gonna apply i'm gonna do the online thing in fact i just admitted it today but would you be willing to take my resume and would you hand it to this guy named bart jones you know bart over there and watch mccart she goes i know bart and she walks by bart's office or his cube and she puts a personal touch on it says i'm i know this guy kenny just applied he's a really good dude here's how i know him here's how long i've known him um and i think he's a viable candidate i can vouch that he is not a a wingnut or whatever
Episode: Increasing Your Income Jumpstarts Your Wealth-Buil...
Ken Coleman mentioned his first book, The Proximity Principle, in relation to connecting with and seizing opportunities, particularly in the context of career advancement. He used it to illustrate the importance of proactively pursuing career goals and communicating with one's supervisor.
I wrote this in my first book, The Proximity Principle. It was about connecting and turning connections and opportunities, but it's true in this situation,
Episode: You Don’t Have To Live Paycheck-to-Paycheck!
The book was given as advice to help someone network with software designers to increase their income.
Let's give him a copy of my number one best seller, the proximity principal.
Episode: Anyone Can Set Themselves Up for Financial Freedom
This book was recommended to help someone build connections with the right people and get in the right places to find opportunities.
I'm going to send you Ken's book, Proximity.
Episode: You Can't Outrun Your Debt
Ken Coleman gave this book as a gift to help someone connect with people for better job opportunities.
And I'm going to give you the book The Proximity Principle which is how to connect with people to get the opportunity knockout on your door
Episode: Learning To Let Go of Your Financial Mistakes
Ken Coleman recommended this book to a caller looking for ways to increase their income and save more money.
So I'm going to be working with people and it's going to walk you through tactically and practically how you begin to make connections so that opportunities coming away because that's going to be huge for you but income alone isn't going to fix this problem
that's my gift when we're done here so that you're connecting with people and it's going to walk you through tactically and practically how you begin to make connections so that opportunities coming away because that's going to be huge for you but income alone isn't going to fix this problem
Episode: Overcoming Your Bad Financial Decisions
Ken Coleman mentioned his book during a segment about finding meaningful work and career changes.
the proximity principle
Episode: Are You Dealing With a Debt Problem or an Income P...
Dave Ramsey gifted this book to a caller to help them understand the proper way to approach landing a job by knowing someone inside the company.
So we're going to give you every dollar and I'm going to give you Ken Coleman's book proximity principle which is how to land a job the way I'm talking about and that's the proper way to get after it.
