Life's a Campaign: What Politics Has Taught Me about Friendship, Rivalry, Reputation, and Success Book

Introduction     xiii
Friendship
Whatever Gets You in the Game     3
Not Everyone Is Going to Like You     16
Not Everyone Is Going to Like Me     26
The Person Who Hires You Is Your Number One Stockholder     31
The Best Gift You Can Give a Stranger Is an Audience     40
Up Beats Down     49
Ask!     59
Don't Call Just When You Need Something     67
People Don't Mind Being Used; They Mind Being Discarded     73
Rivalry
Grin When You Fight     79
It's Not Crowded at the Top     88
No One's Ever Late for an Execution     96
Nobody Wants a Level Playing Field     103
Fire When Ready     112
Attack from a Defensive Position     119
Reputation
Don't Pick on Someone Your Own Size     129
Rites of Passage     137
Keep Good Company     145
Lowball It!     149
When in Doubt, Put It Out     154
You Only Get One Reputation     159
Success
Aim High     171
Speak Up!     176
The Bug     181
Wherever You Go, That's Where You're Going to Be     187
Acknowledgments     191
Index     195