Without core values, and self-determination and self-restraint (no drugs, booze, tobacco, and stay away from people who engage in that stuff), and just plain “street smarts,” you will get nowhere. Fast.
I wish you health. I wish you happiness. And, I wish you success in your journey to fulfilling your entrepreneurial goals.
This is not the end.
This is the beginning of the rest of your life.
Now, go get ’em.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
To the KISS Army, who made it all possible. I hope you’ll find tools in this book to improve your life.
To Paul Stanley, who stuck it out with me through thick and thin.
Thank you: Jud Laghi, Nick Simmons for your editorial help, and to you reading this book, for making my life possible.
Also by Gene Simmons
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KISS Kompendium, with Paul Stanley
Ladies of the Night: A Historical and Personal Perspective on the Oldest Profession in the World
Sex Money Kiss
KISS: Behind the Mask
KISS and Make-up
KISS: The Early Years, with Paul Stanley
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