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This is a book about seeing opportunities for financial freedom all around you, in the overlooked and unassuming businesses that we all take for granted. As someone who specializes in making good, profitable deals, I can promise you that success doesn’t require flashy start-ups or cutting-edge new products. In fact, that’s where you *lose* money. Instead, you’ll see why finding a “Main Street business” with steady cash flow, acquiring it, and using the profits to live life on your terms is the smart, extremely underrated way to build extraordinary wealth.
Main Street Millionaire
Codie Sanchez
The second implication is that the inner serf worrying “If I even attempt to negotiate this, the deal will fall through” is worrying for nothing. They’ve got thousands invested in this discussion by this point. They **want** you. The absolute worst outcome of negotiating an offer in good faith is that you will get exactly the contents of that offer. Let me say that again for emphasis: **negotiating never makes (worthwhile) offers worse**. This means you need what political scientists call a commitment strategy: you always, as a matter of policy, negotiate all offers.
Salary Negotiation: Make More Money, Be More Valued
kalzumeus.com
Reduce the scale, not your standards.
Aspire to do exceptional work and apply that standard to everything.
Book. Article. Tweet. Doesn't matter the size.
In the long run, your brand is the quality of work you do. Sacrifice quality—anywhere—and you sacrifice the brand.
How I Run My Business
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