The Go-Getter
A Story That Tells You How to Be One
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Publisher Description
CLASSIC MOTIVATIONAL PARABLE (over 500,000 copies sold worldwide)
Ever since its first printing, in 1921, this classic short story has inspired employees and entrepreneurs to take initiative, increase their productivity, and excel against the odds.
This is the story of Bill Peck, a war veteran and double amputee, who needs a job and refuses to take no for an answer. He goes on to prove that when you set goals and strive hard to achieve them, nothing can stop you from becoming successful.
At a time when jobs are tight, how can you maintain positive energy, take control of your career, and prepare yourself to ace the tests that come your way? By applying the timeless lessons and classic values of honesty, determination, passion, and responsibility, employees at all levels will learn to rekindle the go-getter in themselves.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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.
