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<p>Foreword vii</p> <p>Introduction xi</p> <p>1 Success Defined. By You. 1</p> <p>2 Get Better 5</p> <p><b>Section 1 Traits 9</b></p> <p>3 Four Unwavering Traits of Entrepreneurial Success 11</p> <p>4 Risk Tolerance 13</p> <p>5 Drive 25</p> <p>6 Resilience 37</p> <p>7 Vision 47</p> <p><b>Section 2 Habits 59</b></p> <p>8 Success Is a Habit, But It’s Not a Routine 61</p> <p>9 Pull the Trigger 67</p> <p>10 Treat Time Like Money 71</p> <p>11 Be a Goal Setter 77</p> <p>12 Be Relevant 85</p> <p>13 Be Critical 95</p> <p>14 Be a Promoter 103</p> <p>15 Sell, Sell, Sell! 109</p> <p>16 Know Your Position 121</p> <p>17 Stop Making Excuses 129</p> <p>18 Know Money (Or You’ll Have No Money) 135</p> <p><b>Section 3 Actions 153</b></p> <p>19 It’s All About <i>You</i> 155</p> <p>20 Get Past What’s Holding You Back 157</p> <p>21 Your Business Personality 171</p> <p>22 Exploiting Your Talent Stack 181</p> <p>23 Manage Your Emotions 195</p> <p>24 You Are Not an Island 205</p> <p>Do Business Better 217</p> <p>Life and Business by Choice 223</p> <p>About the Author 225</p> <p>Index 227</p>

<p><b>DAMIAN MASON</b> knows how to create a life and business by choice because he's done it. From scratch. At age 25, he chucked his sales job with a Fortune 500 company to pursue greater compensation and creativity. It worked. Then his business struggled mightily. Damian reinvented. After several iterations and multiple setbacks, his business thrived once again. <p>Damian speaks to corporations, associations, trade groups, and agricultural organizations. He delivers business insights, information, and inspiration in an entertaining package. <p>When he's not traveling for work, Damian can be found on his Indiana farm with his wife, Lori, or escaping from winter at their Arizona residence. Damian loves the outdoors, his wife, his dog, his beer, and his independence. <p>Connect with Damian at <b>www.damianmason.com</b> <p>Facebook:</br> @DamianMasonProfessionalSpeaker <p>LinkedIn: Damian Mason <p>Twitter: @DamianPMason

<p>Define success on your terms . . . and discover how to achieve it? <p><i>Do Business Better</i> is a user's guide to creating a life and business by choice. Damian Mason walks you through the process of defining your picture of success, then reveals the traits, habits, and actions required to attain it. <p>PRAISE FOR <b>DO BUSINESS BETTER</b> <p>"As an entrepreneur who retired before age 50, I know a thing or two about starting and running a successful business. If I'd had this book in my 20s, instead of having to learn these lessons the hard way, I might have been able to retire by 40."</br> <b>—Geoff Cubitt,</b> Former CEO of Leading Digital Agency Isobar, named one of <i>Fast Company's</i> Most Innovative Companies <p>"If you want no nonsense, real world ideas about how to make it in business, buy this book. Damian Mason skips the usual (and usually useless) 'school of business' chatter and gets straight to what it takes to succeed in today's hyper-competitive world. Damian has been there and done that and has the scars and the success to show for it. If you're serious about your success, get this book."</br> <b>—Joe Calloway,</b> author, <i>The Leadership Mindset</i> <p>"Damian Mason melds stories of real entrepreneurs with the building blocks of any successful business. Expounding on the characteristics that embody the heart of these risk-takers, Mason takes the reader through the stages of building one's business. This book will save the aspiring entrepreneur the miscalculations and missteps we veterans have experienced."</br> <b>—Barry Aycock, PhD,</b> CEO/Owner, AgXplore International, Inc. <p>"If you want a friend, get a dog. If you want to Do Business Better, read Damian Mason's book of the same title. Then do exactly what Damian says. <i>Do Business Better</i> is packed full of practical and proven ideas you need to succeed."</br> <b>—Bruce Turkel,</b> Branding Expert and Author of <i>All About Them</i> <p>"My dad is a seventh-generation farmer. I'm a business consultant. What I learned from Damian's book is that my dad and I do the same thing. We grow things. This book shows you, step-by-step, how to plant, grow, and harvest a better business and life. Not only does it teach you the needed habits and traits, but it inspires you to be better because you deserve it and the world does, too."</br> <b>—Suzanne Evans,</b> Business Consultant and <i>New York Times</i> Bestselling Author of <i>The Way You Do Anything is the Way You Do Everything</i> <p>"My clients are business owners and my employer is the dream creation of every entrepreneur. <i>Do Business Better</i> clearly identifies the required habits of success and the personal traits that will make YOUR business the dream of aspiring entrepreneurs."</br> <b>—Joe VanMeter,</b> Google

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