After spending 7+ years in China, here are 8 learnings that can help you succeed :

1. In China, everything is possible, but nothing is easy

2. People want to help you in China – if someone says no, its only because you asked the wrong question. Change the question.

3. People don’t want to disappoint you in China – so they may say yes when they mean no. Change the question.

4. The way to get rich in China is first to help someone else to get rich, and then to tie your success to theirs.

5. The way to get very rich is to find many people to apply rule 4 to.

6. After the contract is signed – thats where the real negotiation starts. It never finishes.

7. Contracts are toilet paper. Relationships are key.

8. 8 is a lucky number in China. Never have more than 7 priorities (or rules)