Title: Thick face, black heart : the warrior philosophy for conquering the challenge of business and life /
Authors: Chu, Chin-Ning
Publisher: Warner Books,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Success Psychological aspects; Success in business.; Self-preservation.
Abstract: There is a powerful secret to all forms of success. The ancient feudal warlords knew it. The American pioneers had it. Asian businessmen use it. Now the world's foremost expert on the Asian business mind, Chin-Ning Chu, explains the natural law that unites spiritual behavior with absolute achievement. Incorporating both Western and Asian philosophies, Thick Face, Black Heart shows how to utilize the incredible positive force hidden within us all and unleash its awesome power. In this comprehensive guide that goes beyond Sun Tzu's Art of War, learn how to: fight back when you have been wronged, find your inner warrior, and conquer all in your path, claim your natural right to dazzling wealth, unchain your primitive killer instinct for a life-affirming cause, apply deception without sin to win the deal you want, dare to succeed by cultivating the courage to fail, transform your negative qualities to your advantage.
Contents: Introduction -- The Essence of Thick Face, Black Heart -- Preparation for Thick Face, Black Heart: Eleven Principles of Unlearning -- Dharma: The Wish-Fulfilling Tree -- Dharma and Destiny -- Winning through Negative Thinking -- The Magical Power of Endurance -- The Mystery of Money -- Deception without Deceit -- Sixteen Noble Attributes of Work -- The Advantage of Playing the Fool -- Thriving among the Cunning and Ruthless -- Acquiring the Killer Instinct -- Thick Face, Black Heart Leadership -- Thick Within, Black Within -- Paths to Thick Face, Black Heart -- How a Piranha Eats the Shark -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Thick Black Theory.