The Go-Giver
Author: Bob Burg & John David Mann
Sonya’s Review: Ok, so this was the book I was meant to be reading when I ended up reading The Go Getter 🙂
This book came highly recommended and upon listening to it, I fell in love with it and have listened to it many times. It does help that it is about the same Givers Gain concept that BNI believes in and in actual fact Ivan Misner has been interviewed on the Go Getter Podcast 🙂
There are so many great lessons in this book and they are all told in story form 🙂
If you do nothing else this week, make sure you read this book 🙂
Definitely a MUST read type of book 🙂
*****
Publisher’s Summary
“Most people just laugh when they hear that the secret to success is giving. . . . Then again, most people are nowhere near as successful as they wish they were.”
The Go-Giver tells the story of an ambitious young man named Joe who yearns for success. Joe is a true go-getter, though sometimes he feels as if the harder and faster he works, the further away his goals seem to be. Desperate to land a key sale at the end of a bad quarter, he seeks advice from the enigmatic Pindar, a legendary consultant referred to by his many devotees simply as the Chairman.
Over the next week, Pindar introduces Joe to a series of “go-givers”: a restaurateur, a CEO, a financial adviser, a real estate broker, and the “Connector” who brought them all together. Pindar’s friends teach Joe the Five Laws of Stratospheric Success and help him open himself up to the power of giving.
Joe learns that changing his focus from getting to giving—putting others’ interests first and continually adding value to their lives—ultimately leads to unexpected returns.
Imparted with wit and grace, The Go-Giver is a classic bestseller that brings to life the old proverb “Give and you shall receive.”
Nearly a decade since its original publication, the term “go-giver” has become shorthand for a defining set of values embraced by hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Today this timeless story continues to help its readers find fulfillment and greater success in business, in their personal lives and in their communities.
This expanded edition includes the text of the original business parable, together with a foreword by Arianna Huffington, a new introduction, a discussion guide, and a Q&A with the authors.
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