Narrated by Chip!
The most important step is the first one. Dive into Chip Gaines’ personal playbook and start learning how to succeed in business—and in life. A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publisher’s Weekly bestseller!
The funny and talented Chip Gaines is well known as the star of HGTV’s Fixer Upper, as well as a 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.
Capital Gaines offers you a ringside seat as Chip relives some of his craziest antics and the lessons learned along the way, written with Chip’s trademark humor.
In addition to personal stories from Chip’s journey, you'll discover:
- How to work toward success—and how to determine what that looks like
- The power of living in a way that rejects fear
- How to embrace small acts of courage and be bold to go all in
- What it takes to truly balance your family and career
Capital Gaines is the playbook you need to start redefining success and going after it, no matter what that means to you.
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Library Journal Reviews
Gaines (The Magnolia Story) here offers listeners a summary of his life, how he built his businesses, how to work with a spouse, and his overall business choices and life philosophies. Gaines could not read in first grade and even now has trouble with it. He learned how to work hard and be dedicated from his grandfather and father and from baseball. He was cut from his college baseball team in his sophomore year and then started his own landscaping company. Listeners will find out how Gaines got the scar on his forehead and his several mottoes, including "do not live in fear" and "bet on yourself." Fans of the television show Fixer Upper will learn why the Gaineses have chosen to stop filming after season five. The book concludes with commentary on meeting people with different views and the importance of having passion for life. As a narrator, Gaines seems to forget he is reading, and his fun personality and infectious laugh shine through. His wife, Joanna, reads the foreword and part of the epilog. VERDICT Part memoir, part business manual, and part motivational text, this is recommended for fans of Fixer Upper, who will find this story of Gaines's life and entrepreneurial style engaging.—Jason L. Steagall, Gateway Technical Coll. Lib., Elkhorn, WI
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