A new book on the way…

Only Winners Last
Sep 2, 2018 · 4 min read

Hey Guys,

It’s been a while…and boy did I miss writing. As it often does, life happened and then… Monday came…

These last few months have been crazy. A roller coaster rides of ups and downs caused by a tectonic shift in life priorities and important choices. One thing I’ve learned, freedom definitely has its price (factor inflation).

But that’s not what this post is about, not yet anyway. You see, these last 10 years have been incredibly eye-opening for me. They were educational, controversial, great, scary, uplifting, humbling, dirty, messy, costly, expensive, glamorous, genius, rewarding, painful, happy, regretful, full of mistakes and just insert your favorite adjective here.

For me, 2018 hasn’t been a great year on paper. But it’s special to me because it’s the year I decided that being true to myself and doing what I love is above anything else in the world. 2018 is about kicking ass (well, more like getting your ass kicked), getting up and getting shit done. And since I’ve been blessed to experience so much pain and gain (disproportionally of course) in a relatively short period of time, I actually think there’s plenty of lessons here that could help a whole lot of people.

I dont yet have a title for the book so I’ll happily hear your recommendations, but the current subtitle is something like bits of wisdom about business, entrepreneurship, and life.

The book will have short bits about my experience in many different topics in life. All of it taken from real life and has advice I wish I could have gotten in retrospect. I’ll try to make it personal and radically honest, most importantly, I’ll try to make it relatable.

So week by week I’ll share bits with you about different chapters from the book. I’m hoping to get your feedback and let me know if you agree/disagree or just don’t give a shit. Remember? Radically Honest.

Today, I thought to share with you the abstract of the chapters I’ve jotted down so far. These are not in order, just ideas that I had

INTRODUCTION

DEBT — The Myth and how to use it to your advantage

THE GUARANTEE — Why no one will take your “word” for it

FAMILY BUSINESS — It is never what it seems

SIDE HUSTLE — Respect the hustle, keep your focus

CONTRACTS, CONTRACTS, CONTRACTS

GROWTH WILL SAVE THE DAY — The Greatest Illusionof all

THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME — About destructive thinking

RADICAL HONESTY — The most important lesson I learned

ON FAME AND SOCIAL APPROVAL

REPUTATION IS EVERYTHING –

EMPLOYEE NIGHTMARES — Why I overpay my lawyers

THEY ALWAYS NEED LESS THAN THEY ASK

PARTNERS & CRIME — How to avoid killing your partners

A GAME OF CHESS — Why to never underestimate your opponent

PEOPLE CHANGE — Why people you finish with are never the people you start with

WORKING FOR THE RICH — Bursting your bubble

YOU DON’T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS SWAY — Why education and learning have nothing in common

WINNING IS PROBLEMATIC

SNAKES & RATS — Taking the good with the bad

SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS — Why you should never let ’em see you sweat

OBSESS — Obsess until people get out of your way

BEWARE OF TALKERS — Save your time

ABOUT BLOCKCHAIN

A GUIDE TO OWNING A SAFE

ON THE GRAND SCALE OF THINGS — Why your problems don’t mean s**t

NO MONEY, MO’ PROBLEMS

ON SETTLING– Why you should settle and never settle

I’m sure these will change as I go, but I had to start somewhere.

So that’s it for today. I hope to take you with me on the ride of making this book a reality. If you guys want to pitch it to make it happen, let me know. I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts, opinions, ideas or anything else you think the world cares to know.

Stay readin’

Mike


Originally published at onlywinnerslast.com on September 2, 2018.