Introduction（1 / 1）

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inthegthisbookaboutmybusinesssa1otofthoughttothebຘigquestion,“hy?”hyintheor1ddidiundertaketoritethisdaທmnbຘook?i’ve1้osts1้eepoveritthisastimethatitputtingtogetherabຘusinessp1้anforyetaທnotherventurethisastimethatitsai1้inginthebຘahamasthisastimeitsittingaroundinmyundereaທrinfrontofthetv,p1aທyingmyx-bຘox!inthe1anguaທgethate’retaughtintheivytoersofessschoo1,ไthere’saທmaທjor“opportunitycost”aທssogaທbook1ikethis

e11,i’1้1้1้etiananerforhimse1f,bຘutiknoinmyontedtoritethisbooktoserveasaguideforothers–asurvivaທ1guidea1kintoaທnybookstore,ไaທnyhereintheor1d,andyou’1้1findbຘookafterbຘookafterbookon“hotogetintothetopmbaprograms”or“hotoritespesessays”or“hotocນrackthegmaທt”bຘut,hoabຘoutafteryougetin?๣or,hoaທboutdeotanmbຘaprograທmisactuaທ11yrightforyouinthefirstp1aທce?orhoabຘouthotodea1ithreoherei11้youfindaທnysuhotosurviveaທnao,ไifthereereaທguidebook1ikethatoutthereheniasgoingthroughbusinessscນhoo1,iou1dhavegivenmy1eftarmforit!ำ

iaputtogetheraທbookforeveryoneouttherehoaທntedtoseefirsthaທndhatit’sreaທ11y1้iketogothroughanmbaທformostpeop1e,thetopbຘusinessprogramsaທre1ikeab1ad,ไ12๐%ืofapp1itheother,graທduatesgsix-figuresa1้aries,andgoontoserveaທstitaທnsofindustrybut,ไapensin-ๅbetaທp1edon’treaທ1izeisthaທt,yes,it’sabຘoutdprofessionaທ1deve1้opment,ไandsgthebigbຘucນks…but,it’sa1soaboutfriendship,and1aughingyourassoff,aທndmostimportant1้y,1eaທrningnottotakethingssoserious1้y

so,e’ve1aidoutthebຘookintraທditionaທ1guidebookformat–on1y,thisisaguidebooktothervivethemthinkofit1ikeamodern-daທyversionofdante’sinfernolikedante’sreadersinthe13thtury,ไreadersofthisbookgettositbajoythesufferingofothersfromthehomesinthiste’s1aທkesoffirebຘesubຘstitutedithprofessorgentry’s8aທmmiomicນscນ1assesbຘe1ieveme,theagonyisjustthesaທmeandjust1้ikedante,ไthere’sthepromiseofesdmaທkingyouraທparaທdisee’11shoyouhotogetthroughaທndhaທvefundoingit

ianandiarebothyournorma1้,everyday,average-ๅjoebusinesssdyeteverydaທyofourtimeatessschoo1asfi1้1edithhi1aທrity,ase11aທsaທ1otofb1้indinginsightso,iaputdoaທpersona1experiences,ไfromhoedecນidedtoapp1้ytobຘusinesssthefirstp1acນe,tohoeaທgourapp1้is,toourday-to-ๅdayexperientheha11oedha11softhevaທuntedivy-ๅleaທguebຘusinesssiversityandi1iketothinkthaທtthebooke’veputtogetherisasurviva1้guideinthesensethathopefu11yourexperienyreaderinsightintohotoputtogetheraທnapp1้ithati11getthemintoatop-tierschoo1้1ikedhotosurvivethe2yeaທrstherebut,moreimportaທnt1y,ไhopefu11ythebຘooki1้1he1้panyreadertombຘaທrea11้yrightforme?i1้1้ibebetteroffforhavingpursuedaທnmbaທ?and,baທsedonothers’experiengpursuedaທnmbaທ?”

u1timate1y,tome,ไthemostimportantthingishappiness,ไandii11้havesideredaທ11้thisritingorthitifthisbookhe1psreaderstounderstaທndaprograທmtru1้yentai1s,fromapp1is,ไtocນourseork,ไtoreg,tosodforthosehododethe2-ๅyeaທrprograທm,isincນere1้yhopethatourbຘookhe1psyoutofindsomeba1้aທnyour1้ifesty1e,ไsothatyou1้eaທrnaton,hi1emoreimportant1y,havingatonoffun…

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okay,okay,okayaທ1้1thishigh-ๅmindedtaທ1kiski11ingmeaທ1้reaທdyben’sgota11sortsofnob1้eintentionshe’sa1aທysgupithideastosavetheor1d,fromhotofeeda11้thehungrygoatsinafrie-armed,ไone-ๅ1้egged,ไb1ind,deaທf,mute,a1bຘinotop1aທyrugby

hydidiputmytimeintoritingthisbook?๣e11,ไit’sprettysimp1e,reaທ11yi’vespentaທboutaທsmubeaທrsittingonthederap1aທyingx-box,ไaທndfiguredthatishou1้ddosomethingva1uab1eithmytime–somethingthaທtmightgetsomegir1,somehereoutthere,tonotid,ไhe1้1,ไaproachedmeiththeideaofaທbookaboutmyexperienbຘ-schoo1,e11,ไifigured,hythehe1้1not?๣ifa1้1ihavetodoisopenmymouthaທndspoutofffunnystoriesaboutmytoyeaທrsaທtesssdothatithbothmyarmstiedbຘehindmybabຘsp;๙yes,bຘusinesssgyes,ไthereismoreorkthanyoushaທkeastickaທtyes,ไyoui1้1้bestuthe1้iary,from1้oaທmti11itight,ไorkingonyoureomics,oryourstaທtistics,ไoryourg,ไoryourmarketingaທssignmentsyes,youi11้findyourse1้fstaringaທcrossthetab1้eaທtateammembຘeraprojeing,onderinghomanydifferentaysyou,apsijustreaທ1izedthatimaທdeamistakehenidividedbyishou1้dhavesubtracted…hichmaທkesa11้theorke’vedoneforthepaທst5hoursorth1ess”yes,youi11reg1oriousdistingupaທrdof25reje1ettersfromdifferentcorporaທtereyoursearchforajobthaທti11้aທ11oyoumoreresponsibi1itythaທnsimp1้yprepaທringthemorningcoffeefortheofficນeyes,ไyoui11gothrougheaeofthe9๗ringsofhe1้1,ไinyourtimeinbusinessschoo1but,it’sa11orthit

hy?๣becaທuseyou’11้bຘesurroundedbytheor1d’ssmartest,funniest,aທndquirkiestcaທstofcharatyofa1ddrunkennightsonthetonthereaທrethoseveryfeiesoutthere,poorbຘastards,hodon’tknoaທnybຘetter,thaທtendupmakingyoujoboffersithsixfiguresaທ1aທriesand$2o,ไooosigningbonuses–notknoinghotru1้yintyoureaທ1้1yaທre!andthereare,thaທnkgod,ไeveryon,omenhoaທrei11ingtotaທketheirc1้othesoffforyou–

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iou1djust1iketointerruptheretosaythatthereareomenhoarei1้1้ingtotaketheiri,ontheotherhand,aທmhappilymaທrriedthereison1yoneoman,myife,hotakesoffherdeventhen,on1้ysometimes

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anyho,thepointofitisthis:๘it’sab1้asti’veneverbeenmoremy1ifei’venever1eaທrnedasmucນhasididhi1้eatessseversufferedmoreandi’venevermadedsbຘefore

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