Since You Didn’t Ask () von Christopher M Page

Forward… Section 1 What we do... 1. Control 2. Ownership 3. Modifications Section 2 4. Focus on doubt 5. Compare yourself to others 6. Have a fear of success 7. Blame your bad childhood 8. Stay in your comfort zone 9. Talk down to yourself 10. Keep your house messy 11. Money doesn’t buy happiness 12. Shoot for that one big break 13. Don’t quit your day job 14. Give up everything for your kids 15. Act desperate 16. Get Hustled 17. Take things personally 18. Please everyone 19. There are no stupid questions 20. Hate your job 21. Carry a credit card balance 22. Borrow money from relatives 23. Get into a partnership with a friend 24. Keep lousy records 25. Be a flake 26. Never give up 27. Follow your passion 28. Be all you can be Section 3 29. It's lonely at the top 30. Mix business relationships 31. Get bound by time 32. Be a team player 33. My company can’t get by without me 34. Do your own accounting 35. Walk into a negotiation with no options 36. The customer is always right Section 4 37. “I” want to start “my” own business 38. Sell products and services you like 39. Sell cheap junk 40. Offer services nobody wants to pay for 41. Build a dam and hope for rain 42. Throw money at a business to get it to happen Section 5 43. Incessantly share with others 44. Hang out with losers 45. Toil with another person’s “Venue” 46. Hang out with evil, condescending control freaks 47. Tell everyone about your current lawsuit 48. Answer questions and explain yourself 49. Attempt to prove your worthiness 50. Blab to people at work 51. Share your mistakes 52. Tell everyone you’re an expert 53. Tell the world you found a bag of money 54. Argue with people who are impossible 55. Help other people first Backward – (most books just have a Forward) Appendix 1 – Recommended reading