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SO I guess he's releasing a new book soon and say what you want about him, but there are some good nuggets here congruent with what we commonly say on this forum:
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/10/ ... _Speakeasy
20 Inspirational Quotes From Gene Simmons’s Self-Help Book ‘Me, Inc.’
Feature Gene Simmons KISS Me Inc.
By Mike Ayers
Even if you’re not a full-fledged member of the KISS Army, by virtue of being alive makes it so you know who Gene Simmons is. And the bassist/branding expert wants to help you become more like Gene and so he’s done what any self-made billionaire would do: Write a book and sell it to you for $26.99. “Me, Inc.: Build an Army of One, Unleash Your Inner Rock God, Win in Life and Business” is chock full of Gene-isms – so much so, you literally can turn to any page, pick a random sentence and likely find potent words of wisdom. It’s also packaged to look exactly like a bible, so in case you had any doubts, this was written by a legit Rock God.
The book isn’t perfect. Simmons repeatedly warns those looking for a politically correct tome to go elsewhere. There’s a section all about why you need to learn English, and constant disclaimers such as “I apologize to any whose feelings I have hurt, but it’s called business, not friends.” But for the most part, he’s just trying to light a fire under those of us with big dreams of big money.
Here’s 20 of the most inspirational nuggets from “Me, Inc” unleashed in their full, context-free glory:
* * *
“You need to eat, but you don’t really need to eat filet mignon every night or buy bottles of champagne at a thousand a pop.”
* * *
“Better to discuss everything out in the open while you’re in love, then if or when the relationship sadly ends. It’s called Full Disclosure Before The Fact.”
* * *
“Ladies, first and foremost: you’re on your own. No more rules neatly laid out for you to follow. You have to make up YOUR OWN rules.”
* * *
“Don’t let the fear of failure keep you from trying in the first place. Most baseball swings sound like this: “Swoosh.” But, if you swing enough, you will hit some of the balls.”
* * *
“Let’s say you’re a garage mechanic, and you have big dreams about opening up your own chain of branded garages around the country. Terrific.”
* * *
“If you choose to become a smoker, you are an idiot, and you may lack the discipline and intelligence to be a successful entrepreneur.”
* * *
“Your date will not be impressed by you throwing up on her brand-new shoes, as you spout poetic babblings that are meaningful only to you.”
* * *
“There are many really stupid ideas that wind up being brilliant, if you can implement them.”
* * *
“If you look at YOURSELF as the brand, then you will understand an intrinsic truth: People judge.”
* * *
“If you’re a man in your twenties or thirties, and you have yet to make your fortune, I would urge you not to get married.”
* * *
“Get rid of the friends who want you to spend your whole day doing nothing with them. They’re not your friends. They’re your enemies.”
* * *
“If a vacuum cleaner salesman rings your front door, he will be selling HIMSELF first. The vacuum cleaner is secondary.”
* * *
“You and I and everyone else have the attention span of gnats. And that means that saying or doing anything once simply doesn’t work.”
* * *
“The problem you ultimately want to have, as an entrepreneur, is deciding who to help, not deciding who can help you.”
* * *
“Wealth for its own sake is an empty shell. Wealth that includes making other people’s lives better will reward you even more than the beautiful mansion you live in.”
* * *
“Unless you took courses in architecture, engineering, or pre-med, the rest of your liberal arts education hardly prepares you for life as the business warrior and champion you envision yourself to be.”
* * *
“It’s better to be an octopus than a fish. If an octopus loses a tentacle to a predator, the octopus will survive with seven tentacles left for itself.”
* * *
“No one has the right to shake his finger in your face.”
* * *
“I would recommend you watch the movie ‘Jobs’ starring Ashton Kutcher, if you don’t have time to read Jobs’s biography.”
* * *
“Once you’ve spent money, you will never see it again.”
”Me. Inc.” is out October 21 on Dey Street Books.
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/10/ ... _Speakeasy
20 Inspirational Quotes From Gene Simmons’s Self-Help Book ‘Me, Inc.’
Feature Gene Simmons KISS Me Inc.
By Mike Ayers
Even if you’re not a full-fledged member of the KISS Army, by virtue of being alive makes it so you know who Gene Simmons is. And the bassist/branding expert wants to help you become more like Gene and so he’s done what any self-made billionaire would do: Write a book and sell it to you for $26.99. “Me, Inc.: Build an Army of One, Unleash Your Inner Rock God, Win in Life and Business” is chock full of Gene-isms – so much so, you literally can turn to any page, pick a random sentence and likely find potent words of wisdom. It’s also packaged to look exactly like a bible, so in case you had any doubts, this was written by a legit Rock God.
The book isn’t perfect. Simmons repeatedly warns those looking for a politically correct tome to go elsewhere. There’s a section all about why you need to learn English, and constant disclaimers such as “I apologize to any whose feelings I have hurt, but it’s called business, not friends.” But for the most part, he’s just trying to light a fire under those of us with big dreams of big money.
Here’s 20 of the most inspirational nuggets from “Me, Inc” unleashed in their full, context-free glory:
* * *
“You need to eat, but you don’t really need to eat filet mignon every night or buy bottles of champagne at a thousand a pop.”
* * *
“Better to discuss everything out in the open while you’re in love, then if or when the relationship sadly ends. It’s called Full Disclosure Before The Fact.”
* * *
“Ladies, first and foremost: you’re on your own. No more rules neatly laid out for you to follow. You have to make up YOUR OWN rules.”
* * *
“Don’t let the fear of failure keep you from trying in the first place. Most baseball swings sound like this: “Swoosh.” But, if you swing enough, you will hit some of the balls.”
* * *
“Let’s say you’re a garage mechanic, and you have big dreams about opening up your own chain of branded garages around the country. Terrific.”
* * *
“If you choose to become a smoker, you are an idiot, and you may lack the discipline and intelligence to be a successful entrepreneur.”
* * *
“Your date will not be impressed by you throwing up on her brand-new shoes, as you spout poetic babblings that are meaningful only to you.”
* * *
“There are many really stupid ideas that wind up being brilliant, if you can implement them.”
* * *
“If you look at YOURSELF as the brand, then you will understand an intrinsic truth: People judge.”
* * *
“If you’re a man in your twenties or thirties, and you have yet to make your fortune, I would urge you not to get married.”
* * *
“Get rid of the friends who want you to spend your whole day doing nothing with them. They’re not your friends. They’re your enemies.”
* * *
“If a vacuum cleaner salesman rings your front door, he will be selling HIMSELF first. The vacuum cleaner is secondary.”
* * *
“You and I and everyone else have the attention span of gnats. And that means that saying or doing anything once simply doesn’t work.”
* * *
“The problem you ultimately want to have, as an entrepreneur, is deciding who to help, not deciding who can help you.”
* * *
“Wealth for its own sake is an empty shell. Wealth that includes making other people’s lives better will reward you even more than the beautiful mansion you live in.”
* * *
“Unless you took courses in architecture, engineering, or pre-med, the rest of your liberal arts education hardly prepares you for life as the business warrior and champion you envision yourself to be.”
* * *
“It’s better to be an octopus than a fish. If an octopus loses a tentacle to a predator, the octopus will survive with seven tentacles left for itself.”
* * *
“No one has the right to shake his finger in your face.”
* * *
“I would recommend you watch the movie ‘Jobs’ starring Ashton Kutcher, if you don’t have time to read Jobs’s biography.”
* * *
“Once you’ve spent money, you will never see it again.”
”Me. Inc.” is out October 21 on Dey Street Books.
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