The emigrant edge
Subtitle: how to make it big in America
By: Brian Buffini
Edition: First Howard Books hardcover edition.
Publisher: Howard Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781501169274
Subjects: Irish; Success; Emigration and immigration; Economic aspects; Biography; Entrepreneurship
Description: Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, Brian Buffini immigrated to San Diego, California at the age of nineteen with only ninety-two dollars in his pocket.  Since then, he has become a classic American rags-to-riches story.  After discovering real estate, he quickly became one of the nation's top real estate moguls and founder of the largest business training company, Buffini & Co., in North America.  But Brian isn't alone in his success: immigrants compose thirteen percent of the American population and are responsible for a quarter of all new businesses.  In fact, Forbes magazine boasts that immigrants dominate most of the Forbes 400 list.  So what are the secrets?  Brian shares seven characteristics that he and other successful immigrants have in common that can help anyone reach a higher level of achievement, no matter their vocation.  He then challenges readers to leave the comfort of their current work conditions to apply these secrets and achieve the success of their dreams.
Table of contents: title: Disadvantage one: Immigrants don't understand their new culture; title: Disadvantage two: Immigrants don't have established relationships; title: Disadvantage three: Immigrants don't have many assets or resources; title: Disadvantage four: Immigrants don't have much choice about where they start; title: Disadvantage five: Immigrants don't have mentors or role models; title: Advantage one: Immigrants are coming to a better place; title: Advantage two: Immigrants are making a fresh start; title: Advantage three: Immigrants are pursuing their dreams; title: Advantage four: Immigrants know about sacrifice; title: Advantage five: Immigrants have the edge; title: Trait one: A voracious openness to learn; title: Trait two: A do-whatever-it-takes mind-set; title: Trait three: A willingness to outwork others; title: Trait four: A heartfelt spirit of gratitude; title: Trait five: A boldness to invest; title: Trait six: A commitment to delay gratification; title: Trait seven: An appreciation of where they came from; title: How to develop a voracious openness to learn; title: How to grow a do-whatever-it-takes mind-set; title: How to develop a willingness to outwork others; title: How to cultivate a heartfelt spirit of gratitude; title: How to acquire a boldness to invest; title: How to develop a commitment to delay gratification; title: How to remember where you came from; title: Unleash the emigrant edge in your life.