Early Life and Family
Every superhero has an origin story, and Confucius is no different. But his isn’t about radioactive spiders—it’s about a 70-year-old retired soldier and a teenage girl.
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Redefining Success: Is Your Career Actually Soul-Crushing?
Book 14 is a bit of a reality check. It asks the question: What does it actually mean to be successful? For Confucius, it wasn’t just about having a high-paying job or a fancy title.
Tried-and-True Conventional Loans
Book: Real Estate Deal Maker: Winning Strategies to Find and Finance Successful Rental Properties in Any Market Author: Henry Washington
Bogle on Fund Marketing: How Mutual Funds Sell You What You Don't Need
Book: Common Sense on Mutual Funds: Fully Updated 10th Anniversary Edition by John C. Bogle ISBN: 978-0-470-59748-4
Marshall McLuhan famously said “The Medium Is the Message.” Bogle flips that on its head for Chapter 16. In the mutual fund industry, the message is the medium. Marketing doesn’t just promote funds. Marketing shapes what funds actually become.
China in Chaos
To understand Confucius, you have to understand that “China” wasn’t even a thing yet. It was more like a patchwork of states constantly beefing with each other over territory and power.
Gearing Up for the Best Financing Options
Book: Real Estate Deal Maker: Winning Strategies to Find and Finance Successful Rental Properties in Any Market Author: Henry Washington
Words Matter: Why Confucius Was Obsessed With 'Correct Names'
If Confucius were alive today, he would probably be the first person to call out fake news and bad labels. In Book 13, he explains that the very first thing he would do if he were in charge of a government is “rectify names.”
Bogle on Principles: The Mutual Fund Industry Lost Its Way
Book: Common Sense on Mutual Funds: Fully Updated 10th Anniversary Edition by John C. Bogle ISBN: 978-0-470-59748-4
Abraham Lincoln once said, “Important principles must be inflexible.” And Bogle opens Chapter 15 with that exact quote because he wants to make a point. The mutual fund industry used to have principles. Real ones. And they were supposed to be the kind of thing you don’t budge on.
How to Lead Without Being a Jerk (Confucius Edition)
Book 12 is where Confucius drops some of his biggest hits about how to be a decent human being and a good leader. If you’ve ever heard the Golden Rule, this is basically where it comes from in Chinese philosophy.
Introduction to Real Estate Financing
Book: Real Estate Deal Maker: Winning Strategies to Find and Finance Successful Rental Properties in Any Market Author: Henry Washington