Cornerstone Move1 book · 3 highlights

See Potential Then Slap the Goalie

Books Teaching This Pattern

Evidence

Martini Wonderland by Seth Schechter — book cover

Martini Wonderland

Seth Schechter · 3 highlights

  1. "Whenever you look at something, don’t think about what it is. Instead, think about what it can be. Think about its potential. Everything wants to be better."

  2. "“Innovation made me a fortune, and trust me when I tell you I’m no genius. I just see things different. I see potential. I skate to where the puck is going, slap the goalie with my stick and go home to fuck the head cheerleader. I can make you better than you thought possible. But you got a lot to learn, and I’m short on time. Time is the most precious resource of all. It’s one of the few things I can’t buy more of. So the question is, are you worth it?”"

  1. ""We don’t have to. We’ll sell the non-Cuban cigars domestically, and we’ll sell the Cuban cigars everywhere else. We just need to negotiate deals with the original Cuban company and the phony foreign fabricators. Maybe we’ll do Nicaraguans for the United States market.” "The Cubans won't go for it." "Really? Have you ever asked them?" "No. Why don’t you call Fidel and ask him." Winston and Sidney looked at each other and smiled. I was on the next plane back to Nassau, but I was not going to Cat Island."

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