Million Dollar Maverick by Weiss, Alan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Acknowledgments Contents Introduction Chapter 1 Leaving the Herd

• How to become a singular presence • The benefits of contrarianism • Taking comfort in being different • Why the “in crowd” is the wrong crowd

Chapter 2 Losing the Fear of Failure

• The good thing about being broke • Failure is seldom fatal • Resilience and ego • Evaluating upside/downside

Chapter 3 Gaining Influence

• Treat others as they expect to be treated • Getting there “firstest with the mostest” • How to compromise and do it your way • The power of the calming voice

Chapter 4 Critical Thinking Skills

• How to create your own system of success • Finding cause, not blame • Identifying distinctions • If nothing changes, nothing happens

Chapter 5 Learning the Hard Way

• We should all be fired • Not all relationships are made in heaven • Throwing water on personal outrage • Self-esteem must be built daily

Chapter 6 Pain, Not Suffering

• Compartmentalizing pain • Generalizing victories • Subordinating ego • Afflict the comfortable; comfort the afflicted

Chapter 7 The Art of the Setup

• If you don’t blow your own horn, there is no music • Shameless promotion • Creating personal evangelists • Producing your own reality

Chapter 8 The Word

• Communicating at the speed of light • Persuading through metaphor and example • Translating and reframing • Owning transactions

Chapter 9 The “App” of Success

• Attracting people who attract people • The power of community • The gravitas of true exceptionalism • Your personal GPS

Chapter 10 No Guilt, No Fear, No Peer

• The four levels of existence • How to seal the watertight doors • Moving from a poverty to an abundance mentality • Your personal journey

Epilogue The Liberal Artist Appendix References Index