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“If you can do everything in your job without struggling, not only will you get stuck in your slot but you’ll never flex your mind muscles, and pretty soon they’ll start to atrophy.”
― Brian Wong, The Cheat Code: Going Off Script to Get More, Go Faster, and Shortcut Your Way to Success

“A little shock value goes a long way in letting people know where you stand and that you care, and if you do it with a good heart it builds respect around you. You’re the guy who says stuff other people won’t. It can even make you lovable. Comedians have known that forever. The cheat becomes even more effective when you add a spoiler. By that I mean you sort of announce that you’re going to piss somebody off by saying something like, “No offense, but…” or “You may not want to hear this, but…,” then come out with the zinger. What can they do? If they get pissed, then they’re the asshole, because hey, you warned them. And if they’re an asshole, you probably don’t want to do business with them anyway, so you might as well say what’s on your mind.”
― Brian Wong, The Cheat Code: Going Off Script to Get More, Go Faster, and Shortcut Your Way to Success

“Even if you get to be a CEO, you’ll still walk into a room with the attitude of “You guys are all so much smarter than me—that’s why you’re here, so I’ll just toss out a couple of ideas.” People love that. Who doesn’t love respect? The best leaders don’t just fake it till they make it; they fake it after they make it, but in the other direction.”
― Brian Wong, The Cheat Code: Going Off Script to Get More, Go Faster, and Shortcut Your Way to Success

“A law of behavioral psychology says that you can’t be in a state of appreciation and a state of fear at the same time, and since the most successful of entrepreneurs are almost fearless, they must have the ability to appreciate what they’ve got, the ability to be grateful to be doing something interesting and fun. When you’re having fun, when you appreciate the things you have, you stop worrying about success and failure”
― Brian Wong, The Cheat Code: Going Off Script to Get More, Go Faster, and Shortcut Your Way to Success