You Don't Have to Learn the Hard Way: Making It in the Real World: A Guide for Graduates
J. R. Parrish





Format: Hardcover, 283pp.
ISBN: 9781933771748
Publisher: Benbella Books
Pub. Date: April 21, 2009

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From The Publisher:

In these difficult times, it is more important than ever to utilize the principles employed by successful people in every field.

If you get to where you want to be, sooner or later you will have learned these principles--but you don't have to learn them the hard way.

You Don't Have to Learn the Hard Way is full of practical, proven advice on every aspect of life:

• Developing crucial and valuable people skills
• Avoiding relationships that can derail your goals
• Mastering the art of financial health through good times and bad
• Finding and keeping mentors who can serve as dependable guides at critical points in your life
• Creating good habits that serve your dreams rather than being a victim of bad habits that destroy them

You Don't Have to Learn the Hard Way is a practical guidebook with useful self-discovery quizzes and wise advice for high school and college graduates that prepares them for the reality check of the adult world.


About the Author

J. R. Parrish went from being a milkman to a multimillionaire. In 1974, he founded J. R. Parrish Inc., a commercial real estate company in Silicon Valley. He ran the company based on the premise that to succeed in life, you must treat people with fairness and respect, a premise that not only won him friends, but made him a fortune. J. R. spent the next 25 years studying and teaching his employees and brokers about human relations. The company grew to be a huge success and one of the premier real estate brokerage firms in Silicon Valley. J. R. retired in 1999. Today, he and his wife Lisa live in one of the most idyllic spots in the Hawaiian Islands, on their own coffee plantation. He continues to support the ideals he believes in through his foundation.


Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
1	Human Relations	1
2	Habits	59
3	Making Your Dreams Come True	113
4	Dating, Marriage, and Parenting	145
5	Career and Finance	197
6	Love and Truth	229
	About the Author	283

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