The Go-Getter

A Story That Tells You How to be One

This timeless tale, "The Go-Getter", is a quick and inspirational read that teaches the importance of honest leadership and dogged determination. Bill Peck and Cappy Ricks remind us that ordinary people can accomplished extraordinary things when they are believed in and believe in themselves. If you can stay with Bill Peck through his ordeal to deliver the blue vase, you might be inspired to secure your own!

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 6. JAN. 2003

Although Kyne's tale of business smarts has been around for some time (it was first published by William Randolph Hearst in 1921), it doesn't feel dated. Indeed, lumber wholesaler Cappy Ricks's situation (he "had more troubles than a hen with ducklings") mirrors that of many business leaders today. It's a straightforward parable about a young war veteran who's handed an opportunity that will either make or break his career. If he accepts the job and pulls it off, he's a go-getter; if he fails, it's curtains. The kid's motto-"It shall be done"-sums up Kyne's point: even if you're unsure, say you can do it. Then figure out how to do it and make sure you succeed. Go above and beyond. The 82-year-old story gets some slight spiffing up by business book writer Axelrod (Everything I Know About Business I Learned from Monopoly), and the afterword is especially helpful in pinpointing Kyne's main ideas.

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