Capital Gaines : smart things I learned doing stupid stuff / Chip Gaines.

"Bonus chapter" -- Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part 1. A time to learn. Failure to launch -- The boys of summer -- Lost in translation -- Leave and cleave -- Wrecked -- Intermission: Scarface: A mini-mercial -- Part 2. A time to grow. Fear-less -- Baby steps -- Growing pains -- The long game -- Wacko, Texas -- Scrappy is as scrappy does -- Part 3. A time to build. Never quit your day dream -- Season finale -- Team of rivals -- The runway -- Go get 'em -- The finish line? -- Write it down here right now -- From the desk of Chip Gaines.

The funny and talented Chip Gaines is well known to millions of people as a TV star, renovation expert, bestselling author, husband to Joanna, and father of five in Waco, Texas. But long before the world took notice, Chip was a serial entrepreneur who was always ready for the next challenge, even if it didn't quite work out as planned. Whether it was buying a neighborhood laundromat or talking a bank into a loan for some equipment to start a lawn-mowing service, Chip always knew that the most important thing was to take that first step. Now a #1 New York Times bestselling book, Capital Gaines offers readers a ringside seat as Chip relives some of his craziest antics and the lessons learned along the way. His mentors taught him to never give up and his family showed him what it meant to always have a positive attitude despite your circumstances. Throw in a natural daredevil personality and a willingness to do (or eat!) just about anything, and you have the life and daily activity of Chip Gaines. [This] is the perfect book for anyone looking to succeed not only in business but more importantly in life. --