Dare to Prepare: How to Win Before You Begin

Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. xiii, [1], 288, [2] p. Index. "Dare to Prepare" contains powerful and practical personal stories from business, sports, music, and medical dynamos about the most underrated way to succeed: by good old-fashioned preparation. From Wikipedia: "Ronald M. Shapiro (born March 29, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American attorney, sports agent, New York Times best selling author, negotiator, educator, speaker, and civic leader. Shapiro was born on March 29, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Mark and Lillian Shapiro. Shapiro grew up in neighboring Cheltenham Township and graduated from Cheltenham High School in 1960. Shapiro then attended Haverford College and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1967. From 1972 to 1974, Shapiro served as Maryland State Securities Commissioner. In 1972 Shapiro founded a Baltimore law firm now known as Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler. Subsequently, in 1976 Shapiro founded Shapiro, Robinson & Associates, a sports management firm. In 1995 he founded Shapiro Negotiations Institute, a negotiation seminar and consulting firm. In addition, he is the founder and creator of the annual Butler Conference of Leaders, which brings together business and non-profit leaders to address economic, political, and social issues. USA Today called Shapiro "one of baseball's most respected agent-attorneys, " and The Sporting News named him one of the "100 most powerful people in sports." His list of clients includes more Hall of Famers than any other agent, including Cal Ripken, Jr., Jim Palmer, Brooks Robinson, Kirby Puckett, and Eddie Murray. Shapiro's current clients include 2009 AL MVP, Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer. In addition, Shapiro serves as a Special Advisor to the owner of the Baltimore Ravens and to the General Managers of the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder. In October 1998, Shapiro's book, The Power of Nice: How To Negotiate So Everyone Wins-Especially You! was published. The book was excerpted in Fortune Magazine and named one of the "Top 'On the Job' Business Books of the Year" by the Library Journal. Shapiro's second book, Bullies, Tyrants & Impossible People: How To Beat Them Without Joining Them, published in 2005, made The Wall Street Journal's best seller list in its first week of publication. Shapiro's third book, Dare To Prepare: How To Win Before You Begin, published by Crown in January 2008, made the New York Times, Business Week and the Wall Street Journal's best sellers lists, was named the winner in two categories in the National Best Books 2008 Awards by USA Book News, and named Gold medal winner of the Success & Motivation category of the 2009 Axiom Business Book Awards. Mr. Shapiro s fourth book, PERFECTING YOUR PITCH: How To Succeed In Business And In Life By Finding Words That Work was released in November, 2013. Shapiro's dispute resolution techniques have settled a symphony orchestra strike, facilitated solutions to human relations problems, and resolved disputes in governmental, corporate, and major biotechnology challenges. Shapiro has negotiated on behalf of, or served as deal coach to, Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, as well as entertainment and news personalities. Shapiro is known as a "Win-Win" negotiator. He has been named "one of Maryland's Super Lawyers, " has been featured in The Best Lawyers in America for 18 consecutive years, is a recipient of "The Daily Record's 2010 Leadership in Law Award", and was named "Sports Law Lawyer of the Year" in the 2012 edition of Baltimore's Best Lawyers. Shapiro authored more than 20 law journal articles; co-authored books on corporate and securities law; founded Maryland s major bar review course; and began a legal publishing company. He taught at the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland School of Law, the University of Baltimore School of Law, and spoke in the Harvard Law School Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speaker Serie.