Use your health, even to the point of wearing it out.That is what it is for. Spend all you have before you die;do not outlive yourself.

George Bernard Shaw, playwright

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I went from 207 pounds down to 156 and a 34-inch waistline.

A WORD ON PREPARATION

As I mentioned in the Introduction, my first six of the 13 Rules focus on how you PREPARE—the things you do before you ever get in front of anybody who’s counting on you for something, like a customer, for example. Preparation is critical to your success.

No matter how many times a seasoned high-altitude mountain climber attacks a mountain peak like, say, Mt. Everest, ...

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