The Ten Times Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure

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A savings bank holding company and the former
owner of Washington Mutual Bank, which was the United States' largest savings
and loan association. On September 25, 2008, the U.S. Office of Thrift
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billion in deposits during a 10-day bank run on June 30, 2008.
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better off; (2) abundance of valuable material possessions or resources.
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Generated from or reliant on oral publicity.
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About the Author
Grant Cardone is a 
New York Times
best-selling author and internationally
recognized sales training expert. He is seen regularly on CNBC, MSNBC, Fox
News, and Fox Business. He is also a contributor for the 
Huffington Post
. Joan
Rivers recently did a segment on him and his family on her show, “How Did You
Get So Rich?”

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Mr. Cardone has been working with companies worldwide for 25 years,
customizing and providing sales programs and systems to improve sales
processes and increase sales revenues. He has spoken to audiences in every
major city in the United States and Canada, Brazil, the Caribbean, Austria,
England, and Australia. His methodologies are being employed in businesses in
Ireland, Russia, Taiwan, and as far away as Kazakhstan. His books are being
translated into multiple languages including German and Chinese. He developed
a virtual on-demand sales training site for the automobile industry
(
www.salestrainingvt.com
) and is releasing a similar site for individuals and
other sales organizations (
www.cardoneuniversity.com
).
Audiences travel from all around the world to attend his one-day live seminars.
His first book, 
Sell to Survive
, reached the top 1 percent of self-published books
and is considered “the definitive book on selling for the twenty-first century.”
One reader said, “The information in 
Sell to Survive
is the first new thing written
on selling in 50 years!” Another stated, “After reading sales books for years, this
book stands above every other book I have ever read on this topic.” His first
published book, 
If You're Not First, You're Last
, recently became a 
New York
Times
best-seller.
Mr. Cardone has also proven himself off the stage, in the real world of
business. He owns three successful companies that were all started from just an
idea and with no money, just hard work.
In addition to his entrepreneurial undertakings, Mr. Cardone is heavily
involved in philanthropic activities and has been acknowledged by the U.S.
Senate, Congress, the mayor of Los Angeles, and others. He was recently
awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Award for his efforts in bringing Indian and American
businesses together and the Distinguished Alumni Award from McNeese State
College, where he received his accounting degree.
Mr. Cardone resides in Los Angeles with wife, actress and producer Elena
Lyons, and their daughter, Sabrina Francesca.