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by tomcam 1614 days ago
How much money you make on direct sales may be secondary to its benefit in helping you for the rest of your career. Ask your partner this: if they are evaluating two equally good job candidates, and one has written a relevant book, which one would they choose to get the job?

I am self taught, and started in the 80s with no degree. But I was a widely published author, and that led me to jobs that eventually made me seven figures.

P.S. “Systems over programs“ would be a dynamite title