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Practical tactics and real stories to help you make breakthroughs in your career.
You don't need a fancy Ivy-league degree, to be born into wealth, or have great connections to achieve massive success. Not everyone is like Steve Jobs or Elon Musk. However, that doesn't mean massive success isn't right around the corner. Often times, our perceived weaknesses are our greatest strengths.
Flip your weaknesses into strengths.
Our most valuable resource is time. It is the only resource that is not replenishable. In the name of networking, we waste precious time spending it on networks that hold us back. Stay away from the Frenemy Zone and learn to build a vertical network.
Learn the tricks of trading social value to build powerful connections in any industry.
From building his last start-up to a $15-million valuation to selling beepers in Compton and making nearly $10,000 per month after immigrating to the US with broken English, Kevin Hong has learned the power of selling vision. Sell vision to win job interviews, raise money, and recruit superstars for your cause.
Master the art of selling vision to anyone.
Kevin Hong, who has been featured in the NY Times, LA Times, The Verge, CNBC, and many other media outlets and who has contributed articles to CNBC, Forbes, Huffington Post, and Inc. Magazine, will teach you the power of reality distortion. He built his last start-up by living in a van with his entire sales team for more than two years and raised more than four million dollars in venture capital money.
Reengineer your reality by redefining your expectations.
Too many guides discuss the same people, the same companies, and the same concepts, resulting in cliche advice. Kevin Hong, a brutally candid journalist, goes out of his way to interview the most breathtaking stories. An entrepreneur who reinvented himself after growing up in communist Romania, an executive who connected Psy ("Gangnam Style") with Scooter Braun (Justin Beiber's manager) to turn the hit song viral, an ex-NBA basketball star reinventing himself on the fly, and many more entrepreneurs, executives, and even celebrities.
Real-life examples and stories along with actionable items.
Deep inside, we are all nonconformists, and you will never have the career or lifestyle you desire by following the status quo.
Buy now and unleash the nonconformist in you.
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