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CONTENTS
Introduction: My Story 9
1. What is art? 16
2. Don’t argue, outthink them 20
3. What’s in a week? 24
4. Life is a negotiation! 28
5. Sex and real estate, get a lot while you’re young 31
6. Make lemonade 35
7. Overwhelming odds, or, you can overwhelm the odds! 39
8. Mistakes, no, let’s call them “bloopers” 46
9. It’s hard to climb up a puddle! 50
10. Bob, Ida, and the Williamses 53
11. Balloon business 56
12. Be careful when cold calling 63
13. Let’s put it in perspective! 67
14. Should you avoid our legal system? Two examples 71
15. Marriage! A life-threatening experience 76
16. The price of perfection and the 80/20 ratio 80
17. Complete your dream 85
18. The family business 87
19. Writing 2002 — a new year 93
20. Up your assets, and around your block 96
21. It’s not what your think; it’s how you think! 100
22. I hate Xmas 107
23. Beauty and balls. A five-minute advantage! 110
24. Questionable but clever 115
25. “Centsing” the deal 120
26. Organized into confusion 123
27. Do you fear financial independence? 125
28. Modern medicine! 131
29. Assume you are making an ass of yourself 135
30. It’s not usually what it seems 140
31. The cost of daily bread 143
32. The price of perceived value 149
33. There are no accidents 152
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