A few days ago the news came out of Pittsburgh: yet another senseless shooting that left a trail of innocent victims, this one at a health club (bitterest of ironies). We read about the violence, the tragedies, and do our best to put it into perspective, make some meaning out of it. Orrin Hudson, a [...]
According to a new report published by the multinational wealth management firm Barclays Wealth, “The recession is creating a new generation of philanthropists in Birmingham [U.K.],” says an article in the U.K.-based Birmingham Post. “The importance of civic-minded millionaires is on the rise,” the article continues. “One in four high-net-worth earners have increased their contributions [...]
I just did an interview with Glenn Garnes, who asked, were the characters in The Go-Giver based on real people, or wholly fictional? Half and half, I told him. There are bits and pieces of real people there—and also bits and pieces of real-life dialog and events. Glenn got such a kick out of some [...]
Michael Montgomery, a 19-year-old serial entrepreneur from Idaho, is creating a scholarship fund inspired by The Go-Giver. Says Michael: “In my efforts to apply the Go-Giver philosophies more fully to my life and business, I’m establishing this long-winded title to a soon-to-exist scholarship: the Montgomery Enterprises LLC Scholarship for Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs.” Applicants for the [...]
Bradley Will, one of the four brilliant entrepreneurs behind “the Go-Giver Tour” (see here and here), has done something amazing. He has compiled a list of people he calls “100 Great Authors to Follow on Twitter for Business Success” — and you can find it here. This list is a genuine treasure trove. With each [...]
Just received our copies of the Afrikaans edition we wrote about a few weeks ago. Turning the book over, I found the endorsements by Stephen M.R. Covey and Pat Williams — and just above them, what looks like a fairly lengthy endorsement by someone I hadn’t heard of named Heinrich Kruger. (“Heinrich Kruger?” I heard [...]
Now and then we’ve posted updates about one foreign-language edition or another, but we thought it might be about time to give you an all-in-one-place update – because as of today, we’ve found twelve such editions on the market: Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, French, Hebrew, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Spanish, Thai and Turkish. Hey, a Go-Giver [...]
Channel Insider, the value-added reseller’s online trade journal, recently published their list of “21 Must-Read Books for Business Success.” The list of 21 must-read classics includes: In Search of ExcellenceGood to GreatHow to Win Friends and Influence PeopleThe Tipping PointThe Long TailThe E-Myth7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleThe Daily DruckerThe Art of War … … [...]
We just learned that The Go-Giver has been available for a while now in Afrikaans, under the title, Die Weg-Gewer: ’n Storie oor ’n Kragtige Sake-idee. You can find it here on the publisher’s site. While we can’t read Afrikaans, and neither Bablefish nor GoogleTranslate has developed Afrikaans-reading ability yet, we couldn’t help noticing that [...]
We’re not Scotty, and we can’t actually beam you up live to the flight deck of the USS Enterprise—or to the auditorium floor at the Extreme Business Makeover event happening right now in Orlando, Florida. But we can do the next best thing, courtesy of Ustream and the four young go-giver entrepreneurs behind the Go-Giver [...]
