Rock Bottom to Rock Star: Lessons from the Business School of Hard Knocks

The New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain shares the hard-won life lessons and counterintuitive advice they don't teach you in business school.

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If you've ever felt unsure of what to do with your life, Ryan Blair can relate. In his first book, Nothing to Lose, Blair shared the brutally honest story of how he went from being an at-risk youth, sleeping on a mattress on the floor of a shack, to a self made multi-millionaire by his early twenties. As both the book and his story became a national sensation, Blair realized it was time to share the next piece of the puzzle—a detailed road map on how you can reach financial freedom yourself.

Blair has battled extreme obstacles—growing fame, bad press, outrageous lawsuits, making and losing tens of millions of dollars (sometimes all in one day)—and still came out on top every time, and continued his mission to positively impact the lives of millions of people. Now he reveals how he did it; his personal formula for going from rock bottom to "rock star," and being the absolute best at what you do.

If you're serious about making the most of your life and you're ready to become the "rock star next door," instead of just looking up to them, this may be the most rewarding book you'll ever read.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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