Capital Gaines : smart things I learned doing stupid stuff

Capital Gaines Smart things I learned doing stupid stuff

Chip Gaines, 1974-

eBook - 2017

National Bestseller-New York Times, USA Today, Publisher's Weekly, Wall Street Journal. The funny and talented Chip Gaines is well known to millions of people as a TV star, renovation expert, bestselling author, husband to Joanna, and father of five in Waco, Texas. But long before the world took notice, Chip was a serial entrepreneur who was always ready for the next challenge, even if it didn't quite work out as planned. Whether it was buying a neighborhood laundromat or talking a bank into a loan for some equipment to start a lawn-mowing service, Chip always knew that the most important thing was to take that first step. Now a #1 New York Times bestselling book, Capital Gaines offers readers a ringside seat as Chip relives some ...of his craziest antics and the lessons learned along the way. His mentors taught him to never give up and his family showed him what it meant to always have a positive attitude despite your circumstances. Throw in a natural daredevil personality and a willingness to do (or eat!) just about anything, and you have the life and daily activity of Chip Gaines. Capital Gaines is the perfect book for anyone looking to succeed not only in business but more importantly in life.

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Gaines, Chip, > 1974- > Anecdotes.
Success in business > Case studies.
Entrepreneurship > Case studies.
Businesspeople > Biography.
Christian biography.
Electronic books.
Published
[United States] : Thomas Nelson, Inc 2017.
Language
English
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Chip Gaines, 1974- (author)
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
ISBN
9780785216339
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AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).
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Review by Library Journal Review

Gaines (The Magnolia Story) here offers listeners a summary of his life, how he built his businesses, how to work with a spouse, and his overall business choices and life philosophies. Gaines could not read in first grade and even now has trouble with it. He learned how to work hard and be dedicated from his grandfather and father and from baseball. He was cut from his college baseball team in his sophomore year and then started his own landscaping company. Listeners will find out how Gaines got the scar on his forehead and his several mottoes, including "do not live in fear" and "bet on yourself." Fans of the television show Fixer Upper will learn why the Gaineses have chosen to stop filming after season five. The book concludes with commentary on meeting people with different views and the importance of having passion for life. As a narrator, Gaines seems to forget he is reading, and his fun personality and infectious laugh shine through. His wife, Joanna, reads the foreword and part of the epilog. VERDICT Part memoir, part business manual, and part motivational text, this is recommended for fans of Fixer Upper, who will find this story of Gaines's life and entrepreneurial style engaging.-Jason L. Steagall, Gateway Technical Coll. Lib., Elkhorn, WI © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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