Jack Dorsey, the CEO and cofounder of Twitter and Square, is stretched to the limit this year running two publicly traded companies.

As he's matured as a leader, Dorsey has focused on pushing himself, and his favorite books offer insight into his thought process.

From a Product Hunt Q&A last year and his personal Twitter account, we've collected the books he's said have influenced him most.

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'Tao Te Ching' by Lao Tzu

In the Product Hunt Q&A, Dorsey said his most prized possession is a copy of "Tao Te Ching" a friend gave him.

This ancient Chinese text (pronounced "Dow Dé Jing") is attributed to Lao Tzu. It became the foundation for Taoism in the sixth century BC and was first translated into English in the late 19th century.

It is composed of 81 poems that reflect on the Tao, which is the force behind everything in the universe.

Among themes explored are self-mastery through humility.

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'The Score Takes Care of Itself' by Bill Walsh with Steve Jamison and Craig Walsh

Dorsey regularly recommends "The Score Takes Care of Itself" to entrepreneurs around Silicon Valley.

It's a guide to leadership by the late Bill Walsh, one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Football League. It was published posthumously in 2010.

When Walsh became head coach of the San Francisco 49ers in 1978, they were the laughing stock of the league; over the next 10 years, the 49ers became a dynasty with four Super Bowl titles.

What makes his career even more remarkable is that he had a knack for finding and growing leaders, and his staff included eight future head coaches.

In his book, he explains the importance of creating a culture of high performance through personal encouragement and praise for exceptional work.

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'Between the World and Me' by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates' writing on American civil liberties exploded into the mainstream last year when "Between the World and Me" became a No. 1 bestseller and National Book Award winner.

In this book, Coates explores what it means to be an African-American man at this time in history, written as part memoir and part journalistic report, all framed as a letter to his young son.

The book is striking for both its commentary on American life as well as its meditation on what it takes to grow from a boy into a man.

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Not all of us can become an astronaut and fly to space. For just under $5,000 the Zero Gravity Corporation offers flights that create the experience of weightlessness for its passengers.

It's the same method NASA uses to prepare astronauts for zero gravity environments. The same parabolic flight pattern used in the Zero Gravity.The technique was also used to shoot the zero gravity scenes in the 1995 Tom Hanks film "Apollo 13."

Fresh off of a flight with the Breitling Jet Team, Business Insider Video senior producer Graham Flanagan got the opportunity to see what the Zero G experience is all about. Suit up and get ready to float.

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Glass Gem corn, a unique variety of rainbow-colored corn, became an Internet sensation in 2012 when a photo of the sparkling cob was posted to Facebook.

Shortly after, the company that sells the rare seeds, Native Seeds/SEARCH, began ramping up production to meet the high demand. The Arizona-based company still sells Glass Gem seeds on its website.

Meanwhile, a Facebook page devoted to Glass Gem allows growers to share pictures of the vibrant corn variety.

But the story behind Glass Gem is just as remarkable. It begins with one man, Carl Barnes, who set out to explore his Native American roots.

The history was largely retold by Barnes' protegee, Greg Schoen, in 2012, when the corn gained national attention. We've broken out the highlights.

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The story of Glass Gem corn begins with an Oklahoma farmer named Carl Barnes. Barnes, now in his 80s, is half-Cherokee. He began growing older corn varieties in his adult years (no one is exactly sure when this began) as a way to reconnect with his heritage.

In growing these older corn varieties, Barnes was able to isolate ancestral types that had been lost to Native American tribes when they were relocated in the 1800s to what is now Oklahoma. This led to an exchange of ancient corn seed with people he had met and made friends with all over the country.

At the same time, Barnes began selecting, saving, and replanting seeds from particularly colorful cobs.

Etsy, the online marketplace where creative entrepreneurs can set up storefronts to sell their own products, launched in 2005 with the goal of creating an online retail space that would build a more fulfilling and lasting world.

So it's no surprise that its newest 200,000-square-foot headquarters in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn would be filled with toxin-free paint, salvaged wood, and furnishings purchased from Etsy sellers. The 819 employees that work in the new state-of-the-art office are free to roam the nine-floor complex, finding a comfy spot to set up camp and work remotely away from their desks.

We recently got a tour of the refurbished building the Etsy team now calls home — scroll ahead for the tour.

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Etsy recently moved from a 106,000-square-foot space to its new headquarters in Dumbo. The new space is a two-building setup that's nearly twice as big, at around 200,000 square feet.

Etsy signed a 10-year lease on the nine-story building.

Before the big move, the company sent surveys to its employees, asking them to name their preferences and needs for the future office. Quiet spaces, such as this one, were big on the list of requests.

Jennifer Lopez is apparently moving into a new celebrity-approved home in Bel-Air.

According to The Los Angeles Times, Lopez has purchased the 14,000-square-foot home that actress Sela Ward and her husband, venture capitalist Howard Sherman, listed for just under $40 million in September. Lopez reportedly paid $28 million for the spread. 

Originally built in the 1940s, much of the home has been rebuilt with reclaimed wood from Louisiana and Mississippi, where Ward grew up.

Among the eight-acre property's notable features are a 30-seat movie theater, outdoor kitchen, and mini golf course.  

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The home sits on a huge lot with more than 8 acres of land. The main house itself has about 14,000 square feet of space.

The couple initially chose the property for all of the outdoor space it offered their two children. "I really wanted them to be outside more than not," Ward told The Wall Street Journal in September.

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Wide paths lead around the property.

It's seven hours before DBGB Kitchen and Bar officially opens, but people are already seated in the restaurant's dining area.

They all have their laptops out, and a pair are holding a meeting at a bar table. It's because during the day, the restaurant doubles as a shared workspace.

That's thanks to Spacious, a startup cofounded by Preston Pesek and Chris Smothers to make use of empty restaurants by offering them up to freelancers and others without an office as an alternative to crowded coffee shops.

One customer on Thursday morning was Diana Montano, tour operations and project coordinator for Museum Hack, which provides interactive museum tours. She has meetings with her team members in the restaurant two to three times a week.

Sometimes they chat over near the bar. Sometimes they huddle in the private dining room and make phone calls in the sofa booths.

"I like the fact that it's not a typical office space — just white desks and walls," Montano told Business Insider. "I like the flexibility of using the restaurant space and feeling part of the city."

More than 2,000 restaurants in Manhattan and Brooklyn are closed before 6 p.m. every day, according to Pesek, who previously worked at the real estate management firm Fortress Investment Group. Smothers was a developer for a roster of startups.

"This is much better to conduct business meetings in a social way," Pesek said. "When a place like DBGB is closed until 5 or 6 p.m., it basically means an excess capacity that the city at large has. Meanwhile, in every coffee shop that you pass by, people are piling on top of each other with laptops."

The rise of freelancer economy, coupled with more flexible working arrangements nowadays, is creating a vast demand for unconventional work spaces. We already saw the explosive growth of WeWork and newcomers like Mod, which offers cleansing juices and meditation reminders in its coworking space.

Spacious' founders think hospitality and consistency are important. To that end, they manage the playlist and music volume, set up their own Wi-Fi network, provide unlimited coffee (it'll be supplied by either Toby's Estate, Irving Farm Coffee Roasters, or Intelligentsia Coffee) and hire part-time hosts to take care of the members. Smothers, who is also a developer, built a platform that collects revenue and allows for an easy check-in.

Unlike the majority of coworking spaces, Spacious is not subleasing a space from the landlord. The startup charges $95 per month for unlimited access to all locations ($29 for a day pass), and gives a profit share to partnering restaurants every month. About 50 people have signed up for memberships thus far.

Spacious' more ambitious goal is to improve food culture by allowing restaurants to focus on what they do best. "If we can help relieve ground-level retail pressure, then restaurants can afford to take more risks with food, or the head chef can experiment more with new concepts," Pesek said.

It's pretty tempting to work in a restaurant when the kitchen staff is already prepping, and Pesek said that going forward they want to offer small eats and an exclusive lunch menu for members. The open bar is also an option.

The startup had recently closed a round of fundraising from three venture capital firms, including Lerer Hippeau Ventures, BoxGroup, and SV Angel.

"We have the ability to scale quickly ... once we get an agreement with a partner, we can open in two weeks," said Pesek, citing the ready supply of Wi-Fi, cables, and coffee beans.

Spacious will add L'Apicio as its second location by end of June. There may be more options in Lower Manhattan and Williamsburg this summer.

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An Armenian billionaire recently threw his son a lavish wedding in Russia that is estimated to have cost more than $2 million (£1.4 million), according to The Daily Mail.

The elaborate celebration, honouring newlyweds Sargis Karapetyan, 23, and Salome Kintsurashvili, 25, was held at Safisa, an upscale venue in Moscow, where Said Gutseriev had his $1 billion (£700 million) wedding party in March.

The more recent wedding was all paid for by the groom Karapetyan's father, The Daily Mail reports.

As well as three designer dresses for the occasion — including an Elie Saab gown rumoured to cost $35,000 (£24,306) — the bride wore jewellery amounting to a total worth of $200,000 (£138,893), according to InStyle.

Entertainment included the band Maroon 5, which charged between $500,000 (£347,233) and $800,000 (£555,573) to play at the wedding, while the guest list of 500 was comprised of affluent members of society from Russia, Armenia, and Georgia, InStyle reports. Even the Armenian president, Serzh Sargisyanu, was there.

Didn't get an invite? Check out photos and videos from the insanely opulent wedding below:

Here's what guests saw on walking in.

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The banqueting venue, Safisa, was transformed into an enchanted forest with a flower wall.

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The bride posed in front of the flower wall in a stunning, bedazzled Elie Saab dress — one of three she couture dresses she wore on the day.

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The threat of identity theft is very real on the internet and social media platforms.

Adam Levin, author of "Swiped: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers, and Identity Thieves" explains what you can do to protect yourself. 

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Why can't we sleep and how do we fix it?

A big part of the problem, media mogul Arianna Huffington writes in her new book, "Sleep Revolution," centers on and around our increased use of screens.

This is especially a problem at night, when our crisply-lit smartphones, tablets, and laptops keep our eyes and brains on high alert— making it tough to relax and robbing us of the long and peaceful slumber we need to be productive during the day.

Huffington's solution? Use the evening around bedtime to gradually disconnect.

We recently talked to Keck School of Medicine professor of clinical medicine and fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Raj Dasgupta to see how her regimen aligns with what we know about the science of sleep.

Turns out that many of the things Huffington suggests line up with a practice sleep scientists advocate using called "sleep hygiene," a broader set of healthy behaviors designed to prepare our bodies for a night of rest.

Here's how it works:

1. Have a sleep ritual

In her book and in interviews, Huffington has spoken about the importance of carving out a period of transition between the state of being wakeful and alert and being calm and ready for sleep.

"My own ritual," Huffington recently told Access Hollywood, "involves taking a hot bath with candles because I love rekindling the romance with sleep."

This practice is an important component of sleep hygiene because it helps tell our bodies that we're getting ready for rest.

"When you're going to bed, you want to do things that are relaxing, like reading a book," said Dasgupta. "You want to gradually transition into sleep."

2. Clear away distractions

Huffington said she also removes all electronic devices — tablets, phones, computers — from her bedroom so as to avoid attention-grabbing things like email, the news, or social media.

This is another classic sleep hygiene approach. "At bedtime, you want to be at peace," Dasgupta said. "Things that will probably make you feel not at-peace include the news."

While Huffington writes that she turns off all her devices 30 minutes before bedtime, some experts suggest a slightly larger device-free window of roughly an hour before bed.

3. Bring the day to a close

If you struggle at night with feeling like you just didn't finish everything on your to-do list, it might be helpful to do something at bedtime that tells your brain and body that the day is truly over.

Huffington says before getting into bed, she uses a journal to jot down three things she’s grateful for. Since it involves a classic pen-and-paper approach, this would easily fall into both of the categories above. And it also reflects the idea of positive psychology, a theory that focusing on the good aspects of one's day can help you feel happier and more satisfied.

Don't take our word for it — try it yourself tonight.

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Flip flops — loved by few, hated by very many.

No seasonal shoe has garnered so much attention as the humble flip flop, which is actually not so much a shoe, but a flimsy barrier between your foot and the ground.

In general, we think the criticism against the shoe is warranted, as the flip flop really does nothing to hide the gross feet you're likely not taking care of properly.

"Men's toes are, in general, unsightly," Donnie Kwak, editor at Complex magazine, told Mashable last year.

We will be the first to admit that the flip flop is not completely useless, however. It's actually perfectly suited for one thing and one thing only: wearing to the beach.

The beach is the place to feel as unencumbered as possible, so you shouldn't have to worry over whether your ugly feet are on display through the thong of the flip flop. The sandals are casual, which is exactly what you're going for when you're going to the most casual place on the earth (apart from your bedroom). They're also cheap and comfortable, and you don't want to bring anything you might break or lose when you go for a swim.

They're perfectly suited to slip on and off, without anything fiddly to buckle or tie, and are superior to regular sandals in this aspect. They also make it easier to walk on sand, and since they aren't enclosed, you won't take sand with you when you leave the beach.

I'm not telling you anything you don't know.

What makes them so suboptimal for every other time is the exact reason why they're so perfect for the beach: they require exactly zero effort to wear.

So go ahead, live it up in your flip flops on the beach. Just keep them out of the city.

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The Hamptons offer a luxurious escape during New York City's hot summer months. However, the steep cost of real estate often drastically limits the number of people who can actually afford to buy the high-end vacation homes there.

For those who aren't quite ready to shell out multiple millions of dollars for a home of their own, renting is a slightly more affordable way to experience the lavish lifestyle.

Working with the real estate site StreetEasy, we've gathered 14 of the most luxurious properties available for rent in the Hamptons right now.

Spend just one month in these homes, and you might consider purchasing a permanent address of your own next summer.

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This oceanfront property sits on a 2.92-acre lot with views of the water in nearly every room. Past the gated driveway, you'll find a heated Gunite pool, an in-ground spa, and a covered brick patio. Inside, the large rooms and custom features are just as impressive.

Location:Bridgehampton

Price: Memorial Day - Labor Day: $1.2 million; July: $600,000

Experience luxury and privacy on this 2.52-acre lot in Sagaponack. Inside, you'll find a secluded master suite, a six-person tub, and a home office. At the center, look up in awe at the home's great room, with 10-foot glass doors that look out over the lap pool.

Location: Sagaponack

Price: Memorial Day - Labor Day: $800,000; July: $450,000

This magnificent 26,500-square-foot estate features a large grand foyer, chef's kitchen, walnut library, and 10-seat theater. The excitement continues in the lower level, where you'll find a rock climbing wall, DJ booth, and two-lane bowling alley.

Location:Bridgehampton

Price: July: $1 million

You can't rely entirely on your lucky game piece if you want to demolish your friends and family members in a game of Monopoly. 

Here are a few math-based game tricks that you can take straight to the bank. 

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If you're seeking a good rosé wine this summer, there's only one word you need to look out for: Provence.

Sommelier Jörn Kleinhans, the owner of The Sommelier Company, says that rosé from the Provence region of France is the best available. 

"In Provence they make unique rosé," he tells Business Insider. "It's always bone dry. We realized many Americans think of rosé as sweet, but only the bad ones are sweet."

And because of the region's excellent reputation with the wine, you can count on rosés labeled with "Provence" to be high quality, no matter how much they cost. 

"It's absolutely acceptable to choose a nice Provence rosé for $10-$20," Kleinhans says. "You can find them easily at that range. The good news is that with French rosé from Provence, you don't have to worry about the price. If their name is on it, it will be a classy, high quality rosé. That tradition of excellence keeps the wine producers in check — no one dares to deliver a bad one."

In particular, Kleinhans recommends rosé from the seaside Provençal town of Bandol specifically. Like any good rosé, it's meant to be a salmon color rather than the cloying pink many wine drinkers have become accustomed to, and is always "bone dry and refreshing."

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NBA MVP Steph Curry might be one of the few people who can be teased for wearing something too boring.

The all-star basketball player was raked over the coals on the internet Thursday night while debuting his new Under Armour shoes, the Curry 2 Low "Chef Curry."

The general takeaway from the criticism is that the shoes were boring, with many commenters complaining that the shoes looked like something a grandfather might wear. This is especially apparent when compared to some of the flashier basketball sneakers usually seen on the court.

But there's one thing that these armchair fashion designers are missing: the shoes are supposed to be boring, because that's really what people want.

Under Armour's coup in signing Steph Curry was huge, a deal that could be worth up to $14 billion when all is said and done, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Jay Sole. The brand wasn't about to blow it all by designing something fanciful and outlandish. 

This is also evidenced by the company's entire approach to designing sports apparel, as told to Business Insider by Under Armour's vice president for sports marketing and sponsorships, Ryan Kuehl.

"Quite frankly, we want to make stuff people will wear," Kuehl said, explaining that Under Armour believes that consumers will generally choose blue, black, gray, or white clothing over another color like green or purple, if they have a choice.

"We base it on that stuff, because that is what we feel the consumer wears," Kuehl said. "And then you have it fit great and perform real well and now all of a sudden ... you've got a pretty good cocktail."

Under Armour is apparently attempting to make Curry's brand follow a similar path to Michael Jordan's '80s collaboration, which launched Nike's successful Jordan brand. Changes down the line, like the UA logo shrinking as Curry's "SC" becomes more prominent, will accelerate this. 

Under Armour is starting off Curry's sneakers with something relatively safe, just as Nike began Jordan's collaboration with a simple black and red shoe that matched his Chicago Bulls uniform. That original design would, at least today, likely be considered safe or boring. But the shoe was actually an enormous hit, and the Jordan brand has since matured beyond it to create some of the most interesting designs on the market today, which are highly collectible and coveted.

Under Armour's shoe division has slipped up before, however. When signing star tennis athlete Andy Murray, the brand allowed him to continue wearing his previous sponsor, Adidas, while they designed a shoe exactly to his specifications. He debuted the shoe in June of 2015 at the Under Armour Clutchfit Pursuit, but went back to wearing Adidas by the US Open. This fact did not escape Adidas' notice, which tweeted it out much to the chagrin of Under Armour. Murray has since switched back to the Under Armour shoes.

It's clear the company doesn't want anything similar to happen again, so that may play a contributing role to the safe design of Curry's nurse-chic shoes. But if these shoes weren't going to sell well before, they likely will now after all of this attention. They're set to be released on June 11.

Sports editor Cork Gaines contributed to this report.

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It's normal to feel uneasy about riding in an elevator. 

But considering how prevalent elevators are, it's an inconvenient phobia to have. Thankfully, deaths due to elevator accidents are extremely rare.

Just in case, researchers at the MIT Center for Biomedical Engineering have figured out the best way to survive if you ever find yourself stuck in a falling elevator.

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You’ve probably seen Kim Kardashian-West’s instagram photo of a bloodied face in the name of beauty or heard about an array of celebrities talking up acupuncture as a natural medicine on television. Unlike many celebrity health endorsements seen today, this one might actually be a method that could yield results in people's life.

Acupuncture was accepted as a complement to Western medicine in 1997 by the National Institutes of Health, and there is an entire laundry list of health benefits.

Everyone's body is different and there have been reviews both supporting and denying the effectiveness of acupuncture, but you may still want to at least consider this natural remedy before just falling back onto prescribed drugs next time your body could use a little help. 

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Weight loss

The first benefit is everyone’s favorite: weight loss.

A study published in Nature in 2009 showed that acupuncture could significantly reduce body weight and improve outcomes of obesity, allowing higher weight loss than drugs or a controlled lifestyle alone. Acupuncture can stimulate certain nerves and muscles in the body and improve energy flow. It also helps to release endorphins, stopping you from craving more food and over-consuming.

Herbal acupuncture combines the traditional use of needles with burning herbs. And, according to a review of animal and clinical trials published in the Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, it is a method has been effectively used to help treat obesity, providing such benefits as anti-inflammation and helping fats metabolize quicker.

Although these results are promising to many struggling with weight loss, it is important to note that acupuncture may not be the answer for everyone. A healthy and sustainable weight loss plan is encouraged no matter what method is used. 

Drug addiction

A studydone by the University of Malaya shows that acupuncture could help addicts stay clean. This therapy can be given by manual insertion of needles or electroacupuncture. The two methods are quite similar, but during electroacupuncture, needles are attached to a device generating continuous electric pulses to add extra stimulation. Both types of acupuncture been shown to reduce anxiety following nicotine withdrawal and have been helpful in reducing withdrawal cravings by regulating brain activity. The study also says the procedure could also be used to reduce withdrawal symptoms in heroin and opioid addicts.

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy has an array of side effects, including nausea, weakness, hair loss, and more. A study conducted at Canada's McMaster University-Juravinski Cancer Centre followed 24 chemotherapy patients for 6 months after treatment. Each was given a modified total neuropathy score (MTNS) throughout the process, and the final results were measured. Acupuncture was shown to be helpful in reducing neuropathy, or peripheral nerve damage. It was also shown to help reduce numbness after going through chemotherapy.

The Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine released a study with 1,639 participants. It found that, when combined with traditional drugs, acupuncture can significantly increase pain-free durations and provide a shorter onset time of pain relief in patients still undergoing cancer treatment. The study also recommended combining acupuncture with traditional drugs, as this is more productive than using either alone.

The inhabitants of Dauphin Island, Alabama has suffered through a history of devastating hurricanes. An architect, Dionisio González, created a series of architectural designs that reflect the destruction and reconstruction in the region.

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For beginners, the world of watches can be a mysterious and intimidating place.

But before you even start wading through the millions of quality watches for sale today, the first hurdle is knowing what you're talking about. Let us help with that.

We've rounded up 15 of the most common watch-specific terms. If you're looking to build a watch collection, we recommend bookmarking this.

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When you're rolling in cash, you can spend on some outrageous things.

That's what Robert Frank, host of "Secret Lives of the Super Rich," uncovered on the CNBC television show, which gives viewers VIP access into the extravagant lives of the wealthiest people on the planet.

With the show returning on March 30, we thought we'd give you a glimpse inside the lavish lives of some of the billionaires out there, courtesy of CNBC's Instagram account, @cnbcsuperrich:

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They can create mega-closets the size of homes.

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This one comes with a sit down bar. Others have spiral staircases leading to multiple stories — and one is a 3,000-square-footer modeled after the department store Neiman Marcus.

They can buy mega-mansions ... for their horses.

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Super-rich pets live the high life as well. Pictured above is a "home" in an exclusive neighborhood in Florida worth tens of millions of dollars — a home built for horses, that is.

They can order $1,200 margaritas at The London NYC hotel.

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The "Billionaire Margarita" contains limited edition Patrón tequila and Louis XIII cognac. It's being served as long as the Patrón remains available, so get them while you can.

Networking can be awkward.

Of course, you're hoping that your relationships with the people you meet will bolster your career — but you don't want to put them off by soliciting their help right off the bat.

In fact, says Dave Kerpen, you probably shouldn't ask for favors right away.

Kerpen is the founder and CEO of Likeable Local, a social-media software company, and the author of "The Art of People."

In the book, he explains that the first time you meet a prospective client, colleague, or friend, you should not ask "How can you help me?"

Instead, the best question to ask when you meet an influential person is "How can I help you?"

Kerpen writes that offering your help can have one of two results.

Either the person will tell you how you can help them, "after which he will feel indebted to you, connected to you, and appreciative of you and eventually feel compelled to return the favor and help you one day."

Or "the person will decline politely, probably because she doesn't know how you can help her, but will feel that you care and feel connected to you and be much more emotionally invested in helping you eventually."

Indeed, Kerpen tells Business Insider that people take him up on his offer to help them only about 10% of the time, but he believes it still deepens their connection.

Regardless of whether you expect the person to accept your offer, Kerpen says that it has to be genuine — you really need to be in a position to assist the person. And you might want to follow the question with some specific suggestions as to how you can help. For example, maybe you can introduce that person to someone else influential in your network.

Then, the next time you speak with the person, you can request their help and they'll probably be happy to give it.

To explain why this strategy works, Kerpen cites the work of Wharton psychologist Adam Grant, who has found that most people are "matchers." In other words, when you do something or offer to do something for someone, they feel more inclined to help you in return.

In the book, Kerpen describes an interaction in which someone surprised him by asking how they could help. Michael, a financial adviser, once asked Kerpen if he could meet with him for 15 minutes because he had just one question he wanted to ask. After a few minutes of introducing himself and his business, Michael asked: "How can I help you?"

These were the early days of Likeable Local, and Kerpen told Michael that he could benefit from some introductions to technology investors. Sure enough, Michael followed through by making those introductions.

Soon after that meeting, Kerpen realized that he needed a financial adviser, and he started working with Michael.

"He just was insistent upon only being there to help me at first," Kerpen says, "and that's what was so compelling."

The only downside to asking how you can help? "People don't even believe it," Kerpen says.

Once they realize you're serious, however, they'll likely feel warmer toward you and more open to helping you in any way they can.

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