The 7 Rules They Don’t Teach You About Winning in Business
Publisher: Ascent Digital Partners
Published: February 10, 2026
Format: Kindle
Number of pages: 43
Copyright date: 2026
First sentence: In many courses and workshops, people are taught one important thing: first, make a simple business plan. This plan should explain what your business is, what your main idea is, who your customers are, why they will choose you over others, and how your business will earn money
Description: The 7 Rules They Don’t Teach You About Winning in Business offers a candid look at the realities of entrepreneurship that are rarely covered in classrooms, workshops, or business plans. Rather than focusing on theory, this book explores the emotional, psychological, and practical challenges founders face when plans fail, resources are limited, and the pressure is real.

Drawing from personal experiences of failure, rebuilding, and hard-earned progress, Muhammad Burhan Mirza presents seven foundational rules shaped by real-world decisions, setbacks, and lessons learned under pressure. These are not academic frameworks, but insights developed through lived experience in environments where resilience, adaptability, and discipline matter more than credentials or capital.
Table of contents: title: Introduction 5; title: Rule 1: No One is Coming to Save You 8; title: Rule 2: Vision Without Execution Is Hallucination 13; title: Rule 3: Cash Flow Is King and Ego Is the Enemy 17; title: Rule 4: Hire Character, Train Skill 22; title: Rule 5: Learn to Sell — Always 26; title: Rule 6: Crisis Is Your Competitive Advantage 30; title: Rule 7: Build for Legacy, Not Likes 34; title: Epilogue: The Eighth Rule 38