The Cheat Code: Going Off Script to Get More, Go Faster, and Shortcut Your Way to Success
240The Cheat Code: Going Off Script to Get More, Go Faster, and Shortcut Your Way to Success
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Overview
Twenty-four year old entrepreneur Brian Wong is one of these people, having graduated from college by age 18, having raised $24 million in venture capital to start his own company before he turned 25, and having grown that company into a global mobile advertising giant in just 4 years. His secret? The Cheat Code.
Wong believes that most people even creative people have a tendency to follow a script; to do things the way others do them simply because that way works. But therein lies the secret at the heart of the Cheat Code: anyone can easily shortcut his or her way to success, simply by going slightly off script; by doing things just a little differently from everyone else. Here, Wong unlocks the power of the Cheat Code through 71 bite-sized and virtually effortless short-cuts to get a leg up on the competition, garner attention for ourselves and our ideas, and accelerate our success. For example:
Cheat #7: Don't Ask – Announce
Cheat #16: Know Your Superpower!
Cheat #32: Make Boldness Your Genius
Cheat #47: Know Who's the Boss
Cheat #49: Get a Trademark Haircut
Cheat #51: Use Exclamation Points
Cheat #55: Focus on What Won't Change
Cheat #71: Imagine, What If?
No matter where you aspire to go in your life or career, THE CHEAT CODE will help get you there - faster.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781101904961 |
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Publisher: | Crown Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 09/06/2016 |
Pages: | 240 |
Product dimensions: | 5.70(w) x 7.80(h) x 1.00(d) |
About the Author
Kiip is reinventing how brands connect with consumers through mobile rewards. Kiip powers rewards in over 4,000 apps on iOS and Android, and works with 700+ of top brands in the world. The company has raised over $24mm in venture capital from American Express Ventures, Verizon Ventures, Relay Ventures, True Ventures, and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, and has been named one of the world's 50 Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.
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Table of Contents
Be Ballsy: Learn how to get to the bolder version of yourself
Cheat 1 Appreciate What You've Got-and Kill Your Fear! 3
Cheat 2 Get In Over Your Head 8
Cheat 3 Go Balls-to-the-Wall-but Only When It Counts 11
Cheat 4 Find the Action 14
Cheat 5 Piss People Off 17
Cheat 6 Smell Their Fear 20
Cheat 7 Don't Ask-Announce! 24
Cheat 8 Think on Your Feet! 27
Cheat 9 Screw the MBA 30
Cheat 10 Don't Treat People with Money and Power Like God 33
Cheat 11 Get High-Powered People's Phone Numbers 36
Cheat 12 Never Learn the Rules 38
Cheat 13 Ask Yourself: What's the Worst Thing That Can Happen? 41
Be You: Remember: you are your greatest asset. Home in on your best skills and learn how to take them to the next level
Cheat 14 Don't Pitch Your Business-Pitch Yourself! 47
Cheat 15 Light Your Halo! 51
Cheat 16 Know Your Superpower! 54
Cheat 17 Be a Follower 57
Cheat 18 Don't Try to Win a Humility Contest 60
Cheat 19 Don't Outsmart Yourself! 62
Cheat 20 Make Age Your Friend! 64
Cheat 21 Tune Out! 68
Cheat 22 Make Your Own Fun 71
Cheat 23 Don't Try to Be Better Than Everybody Else 74
Cheat 24 Do It Your Way 76
Cheat 25 Take a Splurge Day 80
Cheat 26 Be Legendary 82
Be Unforgettable: Learn tips and tricks around PR, build your brand, and get attention for yourself and your ideas
Cheat 27 Make Things Look Consistently Pretty: The Power of Appearance 1.0 87
Cheat 28 Kiip Changing Your Look: The Power of Appearance 2.0 91
Cheat 29 Dress the Part: The Power of Appearance 3.0 95
Cheat 30 Reinvent or Die! 98
Cheat 31 Don't Tell Your Own Story: Media 1.0 100
Cheat 32 Make Boldness Your Genius: Media 2.0 104
Cheat 33 Make the News! Media 3.0 107
Cheat 34 Make Other People Feel Smart 110
Cheat 35 Get to the Point! 113
Cheat 36 Kiip Your Mind Wide Open 115
Cheat 37 Kiip Moving 117
Cheat 38 Don't Overshare 121
Cheat 39 Drop Out of Dropping Out! 123
Cheat 40 Coffee with Brian! 127
Cheat 41 Don't Get Drunk at Work 128
Cheat 42 Know When to Let Go 131
Cheat 43 Find the Right Fit-and Be the Right Fit 134
Cheat 44 Avoid Eye Contact 136
Cheat 45 Mind Your Manners 138
Cheat 46 Be Ignorant 142
Cheat 47 Know Who's the Boss 144
Cheat 48 Look Like You Know What You're Doing 147
Cheat 49 Get a Trademark Haircut 149
Cheat 50 Tap into the Power of Email 151
Cheat 51 Use Exclamation Points 155
Be a Trailblazer: Conventional wisdom is dead. There are better ways to get ahead-these cheats will put you in the right mind-set to be a leader among your peers and your industry
Cheat 52 There's No Substitute for Being There 161
Cheat 53 Generate Serendipity 164
Cheat 54 Take Advantage of the Golden Age of Ideas While You Still Can 168
Cheat 55 Focus on What Won't Change 171
Cheat 56 Tie Yourself to a Greater Vision 173
Cheat 57 Make Re-creation Recreation 176
Cheat 58 Toss Your Cap in the Air 178
Cheat 59 Make Like a Blindfolded Race Car Driver 182
Cheat 60 Build the Character of an Entrepreneur 185
Cheat 61 Take Moon Shots 189
Cheat 62 Display the Intellect of an Entrepreneur 192
Cheat 63 Fuck Luck 194
Cheat 64 Write It Down 197
Cheat 65 Embrace the Power of Two 200
Cheat 66 Go! 203
Cheat 67 Be Money 206
Cheat 68 Choose Your Investors Wisely 211
Cheat 69 Go to Museums 215
Cheat 70 Go Beyond Binary 217
Cheat 71 Imagine, What If? 220