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NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN SOME COUNTRIES.;Title proper from title frame.;Mode of access: World Wide Web.;Front Cover; Front Flap; Back Flap; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; A Word from Arnold Palmer; Introduction; Part One WHO IS THIS GUY?; Chapter I: Why I Wrote This Book; Chapter II: Growing Up; Chapter III: Miami University; Chapter IV: New Haven, Here We Come!; Chapter V: Yale Law School; Chapter VI: Back in Ohio; Chapter VII: The Army; Chapter VIII: Judge Advocate General's School; Chapter IX: The Kids; Chapter X: Years at Taft Stettinius & Hollister; Chapter XI: Taft Broadcasting Company; Chapter XII: The LPGA; Chapter XIII: The Years with Arnie.;Chapter XIV: The Years SincePart Two: LESSONSLEARNED; Hard Work; Broaden Your Range of Interests; Learn to Deal with Detail but Not Be Absorbed by It; It's Okay to Worry-Just Don't Agonize; Control Your Anger; Importance of Effective Communication; Return Your Phone Calls and E-mails; Appearance and Good Manners; Punctuality; Implementation of a Decision Is Frequently as Important as the Decision Itself; Know Something about Everything on Your Desk; Pick Every Available Brain; Respect for Others; Brevity in All Things; Always Reach for Excellence; Be Wary of Things You Don't Understand.;Avoid HubrisDon't Be Afraid of Change and Innovation; Qualities of Success Can Bring Failure; Have a Defined Value System; Patience; Sense of Humor; Epilogue; Some Thank You's; Appendix.;Description based on print version record. From Introduction by Neil Armstrong:Charlie Mechem's interests and his background prepared him well for an unusually broad career in law, business, professional sports, and acting as a consultant and advisor to a number of individuals and businesses. For instance, as CEO of the Taft Broadcasting Company, Charlie often held the annual meeting of shareholders at an auditorium inside Taft's Kings Island theme park near Cincinnati, Ohio. Shareholders, along with their invitation to the meeting that arrived in the mail, would receive a ticket to enter the theme park with its m.