About the book
Bob Burg and John David Mann make their case for giving through a short business story. Its hero, Joe, is an ambitious young go-getter whose hard work seems to bring his goals no closer. At the end of a bad quarter, desperate to land a key sale, he seeks advice from Pindar, a legendary consultant known to his followers as the Chairman. Over a week, Pindar introduces him to a series of go-givers, among them a CEO, a restaurateur, a real estate broker and a financial adviser, who teach him the Five Laws of Stratospheric Success: value, compensation, influence, authenticity and receptivity. The lesson Joe takes away is that putting other people's interests first brings returns he did not expect.
Peter Attia said a patient gave him the book, a very quick read that he has since passed on as a gift a few times. Dave Ramsey included it on his daveramsey.com list of books that change how people think about work and life.
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This book has 3 recommendations
Nick Loper (Chief Side Hustler/Side Hustle Nation)
The one I refer people to the most is probably The Go-Giver, which is about being genuinely helpful first without any expectation of reward. I started my first real business for the noble goal of making money, and by luck, it worked out. Afterward I started several others that flopped. Why? They just weren't that helpful. When I read this, it really solidified a shift in thinking to an attitude of creating truly helpful resources and worrying about the money second. And that strategy has been working much better!
Peter Attia (Founder/Attia Medical)
One of my patients gave me a book, The Go-Giver, which is a super-quick read and is already a book I’ve gifted a few times.
Dave Ramsey (Author)
On Dave Ramsey’s Books That Will Change the Way You Think About Work and Life (daveramsey.com)
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