Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Part I The Struggle: The Three New Truths That Will Help You Break Free of the Nine-to-Five Slog 1
Chapter 1 You No Longer Have to Pay Your Dues (New Truth #1) 3
Notes From The Field Nathan Chan, CEO and Publisher of Foundr Magazine 13
Chapter 2 The Game Has Changed-and You Can Make Your Own Rules (New Truth #2) 17
Notes From the Field Matt Wilson, Cofounder and Chief Adventurer at Under30Experiences 29
Chapter 3 Money Is Easy (New Truth #3) 32
Notes From the Field Joshua Jordison, Founder of the Circle 40
Chapter 4 Focus and Get Going: How to Eliminate Distraction and Crush Your Goals 44
Notes from the Field Maneesh Sethi, Founder and CEO of Pavlok 58
Chapter 5 How to Give Up Fear and Prepare for Your Journey 61
Notes from the Field Ruben Chavez, Founder of ThinkGrowProsper 77
Part II The Building: How to Start a Business You Actually Care About 81
Chapter 6 Adapt or Die 83
Notes from the Field Steven Mehr, CEO of Webshark360 and Chairman of Jacoby & Meyers 96
Chapter 7 Hustling 101: How to Make $100,000 Freelancing 101
Chapter 8 Going Digital: How to Create an Online Business That Makes Money While You Sleep 154
Notes from the Field Will Mitchell, Founder of StartupBros 212
Part III The Growing: How to Build Your Network, Your Knowledge, and, Most Importantly, Yourself 215
Chapter 9 Real-World Networking: How to Make Friends with influential People and Level Up Your Life 217
Notes from the Field Jordan Harbinger, Cofounder and Radio Personality at the Art of Charm 241
Chapter 10 How to Keep Growing: Mental Tools and Strategies for Daily Living 244
Resources and Recommended Reading 265
Acknowledgments 267
Index 269
About the Author 281