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I started my career as a 100% commission-only sales rep in Baltimore, MD. In order to get paid, I had to call everyone in the YELLOW PAGES-on a LANDLINE-and persuade strangers to sit through a PRINTED OUT POWER POINT. IN PERSON. The bad part of that? I sound like I'm 109. The good part? I learned about dealing with rejection, began studying the art of persuasion and internalized the importance of working your you-know-what off to make ends meet.

When I lost out on a promotion that I knew should have been mine- I made the decision that the risk of entrepreneurship would never outweigh the risk of letting someone else dictate my path in life.

So began the roller coaster of ups and downs. The Ups: raising 7 figures of capital from an all-male investor team, being hired by everyone from the Oscars in Hollywood to the US Navy at the Pentagon, and seeing my first book go to #1 on Amazon. But BEFORE all of those exciting moments, there were some downs: I was sued by a jilted former employer. I worked for years at a corporate job I hated to dig out of debt (from cash advancing payroll on my personal credit card). I cried myself to sleep after losing a few friends who were former employees. The point is, I've learned a lot about what doesn't work when it comes to personal happiness and professional success, and a little bit about what does. And those little bits of the good stuff, the Ups, the gems? Well, my hope is sharing those can help you avoid the downs and soak up the Ups so you can achieve that big, juicy success you so deserve.