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Chapter 1 this is my story |
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Job 1 Diving into Entrepreneurship Literally |
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Job 2 Hitting Paydirt with a Real Paycheck |
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Job 3 Occupational Hazards |
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Job 4 Life Lessons from Under the Hood |
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Job 5 Door-to-Door Sales and Sorrows |
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Job 7 Moving Up and Moving On |
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12 | (1) |
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The Day That Changed My Life |
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Chapter 2 success at last |
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My First Commercial Building |
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A Hot Market for Commercial Real Estate |
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My First Real Estate Investment Fund |
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Chapter 3 detours along the journey: from devastated to elated |
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The Great Financial Storm Makes Landfall: The "Great Recession" |
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Chapter 4 what keeps me going |
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Element 1 Remember Where You Come From |
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Element 2 Exercise-Building That Fighter's Mentality |
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Element 3 Surround Yourself with Positive, Successful (or Like-Minded) People |
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Find Your Sense of Purpose |
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Chapter 6 power up: learning and knowledge |
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Many Sources of Knowledge |
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Chapter 7 balancing your life |
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Hobbies and Passions: Cars and Cigars |
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Slow Down and Make Some Rules for Yourself |
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Chapter 8 inventing and reinventing yourself |
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Stay Determined and Find Your Passion |
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Chapter 9 Preserving wealth |
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Create an Estate Plan and Establish a Trust |
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Set up an SPE (Single Purpose Entity) for Each Investment |
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Consider a Good Financial Advisor |
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Find a Good CPA and Listen to Them |
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Stick to What Has Been Working for You---Don't Go Chasing the Next Hot Investment |
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Chapter 10 building your brand and building your team |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (5) |
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epilogue: final thoughts for the journey |
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appendix: bonus read: a look at manny's playbook |
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143 | (4) |
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Play #2 Get Smart, Get Credible |
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Play #3 Use Your Resources |
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Play #4 Select Your Business Type |
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Play #6 Negotiate from Strength |
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Play #7 Add Value to Your Business |
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Play #8 Expand Your Horizons |
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| about the author |
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| index |
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