For the rest of the month, we'll be sharing daily Employment Tips from our book excerpt in Penthouse:
Here are not only some real-world employment tips, but also ways that the modern con man lifestyle can come in handy after you've punched out.
Hollywood Agent:
"I have five lunch appointments every day, made a month ahead of time. The tide turns fast in this town and I know that one of the five I'm set to meet with is going to have more mojo than the others. I want the hot person for lunch and sometimes you don't know who's got the most heat until breakfast. My assistant has a lot of last-second apologies to make, but I don't just pay her to get my car cleaned, you know."
Tip to the Modern Con Man:
"There's no such thing as a sure thing. Even once you find your target – say, a girl who looks game or a sucker to challenge to pool or whomever – check out the rest of the room and find alternatives in case something goes wrong. Don't wait to do this ... there's nothing gained by limiting your focus before you have to. Just be nice to everyone because you're not only looking for another chump at all times, you might actually need someone to have your back when the chips start flying."
Tomorrow: A Graphic Designer lays it out.
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Modern Con Man Box-Set
"Meet the King of NY Con Men"
- NY Post
- NY Post
"What's Hot Now"
- InStyle Magazine
"A handy, illustrated manual for would-be artists of deception!"
- The New York Observer
"Delightful for both the prankster and the mark."
- BoingBoing
"Get your con on!"
- The Guide/LA Times
"The craftiest grifters working today."
- Chaos.com
"A Must Read"
- The Real Hustle, TruTV
- Eric Garcia, author (Matchstick Men)
"Get your con on!"
- The Guide/LA Times
"The craftiest grifters working today."
- Chaos.com
"A Must Read"
- The Real Hustle, TruTV
"Aims to effect a renaissance in these peculiarly American dark arts... with a modern twist."
- Metromix
"Since I began putting the information inside THE MODERN CON MAN to good use, I have made $12,568 and lost 7 friends, and all this in only 36 hours. Totally worth it. This book may not make you smarter or more handsome, but it sure as hell will make you a lot more interesting — and dangerous — to hang out with." - Eric Garcia, author (Matchstick Men)
"The Master Deceptionist!"
- Stuff Magazine
- Stuff Magazine
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Who is Todd Robbins?
In addition to being America's #1 Con Man, Todd Robbins has a long list of other accomplishments ... a goodly number of them legal. You may have seen him on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, or Late Night with Conan O'Brien. But it's just as likely you've never heard of him - because Todd is a well-known authority and practitioner of all things deceptive.
Todd also uses his skills in more offbeat ways. He was one of the more successful participants in an underground experiment known as The Urban Survival Project. Individuals were dropped off in major cities without a dime in their pocket and left to live by their wits for a week. At the end of the seven days, Todd had not missed a single meal, was living in a nice hotel and had almost five hundred dollars on his person.
Additional praise for Todd Robbins includes "A legend!" (New York Post), "The Flim-Flam Maestro" (New York Magazine) and "The Master of Old-World Deception" (New York Newsday).
Todd also uses his skills in more offbeat ways. He was one of the more successful participants in an underground experiment known as The Urban Survival Project. Individuals were dropped off in major cities without a dime in their pocket and left to live by their wits for a week. At the end of the seven days, Todd had not missed a single meal, was living in a nice hotel and had almost five hundred dollars on his person.
Additional praise for Todd Robbins includes "A legend!" (New York Post), "The Flim-Flam Maestro" (New York Magazine) and "The Master of Old-World Deception" (New York Newsday).
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