Comments for The Go-Giver | By Bob Burg and John David Mann http://www.thegogiver.com A Little Story About A Powerful Business Idea Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:07:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on But We All Already Knew That by Jonathan Rudd http://www.thegogiver.com/blog/2011/07/02/but-we-all-already-knew-that/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 Jonathan Rudd Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:07:10 +0000 http://www.thegogiver.com/?p=1777#comment-1185 I just finished reading "The Go-Giver" and thought to myself, "I've been doing this most of my life, so why hasn't it started coming back to me?" You see, even before I was a pastor I had a heart for people. I always wanted the best for everyone around me. Yet in my mind, I wasn't getting much in return. But then I realized something. I HAVE been receiving it all back! I just didn't realize it at the time. I have been blessed to see my marriage last longer than anyone else in my family, my sons grow up to be very successful on their own (which allowed me to enjoy 3 beautiful grandchildren) and being well-loved and thought of by everyone I know. You see, I was looking at success ONLY from the viewpoint of money and possessions without realizing that it covers EVERY aspect of our lives. Even when I wrote my first book (which I promptly gave away to a couple hundred people on Amazon) I didn't realize what I was doing until one of the persons who read it called me on the phone to tell me that she had become an ambassador for the book, telling everyone about it who would giver her an ear! Being a Go-Giver is not a strategy; it's a way of life! A way that if lived by everyone would create a better world! I am so grateful to have discovered this book. I have all along been applying it to my personal life, I applied it (without realizing it) to the writing of my book, but now I will apply to my business ventures. Thank you so very much for writing this book. It would make a great movie! I just finished reading “The Go-Giver” and thought to myself, “I’ve been doing this most of my life, so why hasn’t it started coming back to me?” You see, even before I was a pastor I had a heart for people. I always wanted the best for everyone around me.

Yet in my mind, I wasn’t getting much in return. But then I realized something. I HAVE been receiving it all back! I just didn’t realize it at the time. I have been blessed to see my marriage last longer than anyone else in my family, my sons grow up to be very successful on their own (which allowed me to enjoy 3 beautiful grandchildren) and being well-loved and thought of by everyone I know.

You see, I was looking at success ONLY from the viewpoint of money and possessions without realizing that it covers EVERY aspect of our lives. Even when I wrote my first book (which I promptly gave away to a couple hundred people on Amazon) I didn’t realize what I was doing until one of the persons who read it called me on the phone to tell me that she had become an ambassador for the book, telling everyone about it who would giver her an ear!

Being a Go-Giver is not a strategy; it’s a way of life! A way that if lived by everyone would create a better world! I am so grateful to have discovered this book. I have all along been applying it to my personal life, I applied it (without realizing it) to the writing of my book, but now I will apply to my business ventures. Thank you so very much for writing this book. It would make a great movie!

]]> Comment on The Day! by Mercedes denham http://www.thegogiver.com/blog/2010/02/18/the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 Mercedes denham Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:25:11 +0000 http://www.thegogiver.com/?p=594#comment-1184 Its the law of reciprocity, You have to give something back to some one that gave it to you. Its the law of reciprocity, You have to give something back to some one that gave it to you.

]]> Comment on So, Win $1,000 *Instead* of an iPad 2 by Bob Burg http://www.thegogiver.com/blog/2011/06/04/so-win-1000-instead-of-an-ipad-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1183 Bob Burg Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:45:25 +0000 http://www.thegogiver.com/?p=1594#comment-1183 Hi Lauren, g'day. No problem at all with delayed response and, yes, what you wrote also makes a lot of sense. And, by the way, we thank you for suggesting our book to "squillions" of Aussies. We look forward to the wording at the top of the front cover one day saying, "Squillions and Squillions sold!" :-) (Seriously, thank you for your extremely kind words! Hi Lauren, g’day. No problem at all with delayed response and, yes, what you wrote also makes a lot of sense. And, by the way, we thank you for suggesting our book to “squillions” of Aussies. We look forward to the wording at the top of the front cover one day saying, “Squillions and Squillions sold!” :-) (Seriously, thank you for your extremely kind words!

]]> Comment on So, Win $1,000 *Instead* of an iPad 2 by Lauren Edwards http://www.thegogiver.com/blog/2011/06/04/so-win-1000-instead-of-an-ipad-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1182 Lauren Edwards Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:36:04 +0000 http://www.thegogiver.com/?p=1594#comment-1182 Hi Bob, sorry for late response, only just got on your site & blog (raving fan of the Go-Giver and have suggested your book to squillions of Aussies). The reason Apple does not want to promote iPad, iPhone, ianything give-aways is simple. They NEVER have sales. It is not in their brand to discount something people will pay full price for. There's no need to demo it via competitions, because you can do that at any apple store for free, use the device, the internet etc for Free. They also give away free upgrades - just got an email yesterday with the latest one - amazing! The ultimate go-giver brand I think - everything they do is about customer experience and enriching lives. Hi Bob, sorry for late response, only just got on your site & blog (raving fan of the Go-Giver and have suggested your book to squillions of Aussies).
The reason Apple does not want to promote iPad, iPhone, ianything give-aways is simple. They NEVER have sales. It is not in their brand to discount something people will pay full price for.
There’s no need to demo it via competitions, because you can do that at any apple store for free, use the device, the internet etc for Free.
They also give away free upgrades – just got an email yesterday with the latest one – amazing!
The ultimate go-giver brand I think – everything they do is about customer experience and enriching lives.

]]> Comment on And, The Go-Giver Thank YOU Contest Winners Are… by Kevin Cullis http://www.thegogiver.com/blog/2011/07/05/and-the-go-giver-thank-you-contest-winners-are/comment-page-1/#comment-1180 Kevin Cullis Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:14:13 +0000 http://www.thegogiver.com/?p=1786#comment-1180 Hi Bob, I recently gave a lead to two friends, while one did a Facebook shoutout to me about the lead, the one that meant the most was the phone call I got from the other person. His heart felt thanks meant the most to me. It showed that he was willing to take the time to contact me personally to thank me. While I don't expect a thank you every time, it sure makes doing things that much easier to do on a daily basis. Thanks. Kevin Hi Bob,

I recently gave a lead to two friends, while one did a Facebook shoutout to me about the lead, the one that meant the most was the phone call I got from the other person. His heart felt thanks meant the most to me. It showed that he was willing to take the time to contact me personally to thank me.

While I don’t expect a thank you every time, it sure makes doing things that much easier to do on a daily basis.

Thanks.

Kevin

]]> Comment on Selling Soulfully … and Effectively by How Often Do You Need to “Remind” Your Sphere of Influence that You Sell Real Estate? | Sell With Soul Blog http://www.thegogiver.com/blog/2010/09/02/963/comment-page-1/#comment-1179 How Often Do You Need to “Remind” Your Sphere of Influence that You Sell Real Estate? | Sell With Soul Blog Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:30:44 +0000 http://www.thegogiver.com/?p=963#comment-1179 [...] an interesting conversation with a friend of mine the other day. I was telling him about my recent Go-Giver Chronicles and interactions with Bob Burg (co-author of The Go-Giver). My friend mentioned that his first real [...] [...] an interesting conversation with a friend of mine the other day. I was telling him about my recent Go-Giver Chronicles and interactions with Bob Burg (co-author of The Go-Giver). My friend mentioned that his first real [...]

]]> Comment on So, Win $1,000 *Instead* of an iPad 2 by Bob Burg http://www.thegogiver.com/blog/2011/06/04/so-win-1000-instead-of-an-ipad-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1178 Bob Burg Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:49:05 +0000 http://www.thegogiver.com/?p=1594#comment-1178 Hi Debby, yes, makes a lot of sense. Thank you so much for voting. I appreciate ya' greatly, my friend!! Hi Debby, yes, makes a lot of sense. Thank you so much for voting. I appreciate ya’ greatly, my friend!!

]]> Comment on So, Win $1,000 *Instead* of an iPad 2 by Debby Bruck http://www.thegogiver.com/blog/2011/06/04/so-win-1000-instead-of-an-ipad-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1177 Debby Bruck Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:13:26 +0000 http://www.thegogiver.com/?p=1594#comment-1177 Hello Bob ~ Everyone has given such great contributions to this discussion. Recently a North Carolina school district held a controversial contest to promote vaccination in young adolescents with an incentive of the iPod. http://bit.ly/jrK0UW This example shows how an industry may not want to be connected with a form of coercion, bribery or any other type of contest. Their good name is at stake and I'm sure the CEO's prefer to have control of all marketing and promotional materials. Good luck to the winner. I voted. The best to all participants. It was so hard to choose my favorite. Blessings Debby Hello Bob ~ Everyone has given such great contributions to this discussion.

Recently a North Carolina school district held a controversial contest to promote vaccination in young adolescents with an incentive of the iPod. http://bit.ly/jrK0UW

This example shows how an industry may not want to be connected with a form of coercion, bribery or any other type of contest. Their good name is at stake and I’m sure the CEO’s prefer to have control of all marketing and promotional materials.

Good luck to the winner. I voted. The best to all participants. It was so hard to choose my favorite.
Blessings
Debby

]]> Comment on The Day! by William http://www.thegogiver.com/blog/2010/02/18/the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1170 William Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:03:37 +0000 http://www.thegogiver.com/?p=594#comment-1170 Well I am A little late but I did read the book. I have given it to a couple of business friends. Cleaning windows in Pittsburgh and it had an impact on my business thank you Well I am A little late but I did read the book. I have given it to a couple of business friends. Cleaning windows in Pittsburgh and it had an impact on my business thank you

]]> Comment on So, Win $1,000 *Instead* of an iPad 2 by Bob Burg http://www.thegogiver.com/blog/2011/06/04/so-win-1000-instead-of-an-ipad-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1169 Bob Burg Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:02:23 +0000 http://www.thegogiver.com/?p=1594#comment-1169 Hi All, I appreciate all of your responses,and you all make excellent points. The more I think about it, it seems that it most likely has something to do with all the scams out there on the Internet; some of which I have been told use the iPad (or other Apple products) to lure people in for the purpose of getting the email addresses. And, Beth had a great point above that even a legit contest, if not in alignment with Apple's philosophies in any way, might position in a way Apple feels is hurtful to a brand they've established as being excellent. Not to mention, as Beth also pointed out, it might appear as though Apple is endorsing the contest or company. And, perhaps, legally (just another guess on my part) if they don't step in right away it sets a precedent where they then lose the ability to stop companies from being able to do that. Regardless of their reasons, their decision does need to be adhered to. I hope you are okay with the cash prize rather than the iPad itself. And, as far as I'm concerned, I still think the coaching prizes are what you want to choose, anyway. Though, the $1000 cash prize will also be fun! :-) Hi All, I appreciate all of your responses,and you all make excellent points. The more I think about it, it seems that it most likely has something to do with all the scams out there on the Internet; some of which I have been told use the iPad (or other Apple products) to lure people in for the purpose of getting the email addresses. And, Beth had a great point above that even a legit contest, if not in alignment with Apple’s philosophies in any way, might position in a way Apple feels is hurtful to a brand they’ve established as being excellent. Not to mention, as Beth also pointed out, it might appear as though Apple is endorsing the contest or company. And, perhaps, legally (just another guess on my part) if they don’t step in right away it sets a precedent where they then lose the ability to stop companies from being able to do that. Regardless of their reasons, their decision does need to be adhered to. I hope you are okay with the cash prize rather than the iPad itself. And, as far as I’m concerned, I still think the coaching prizes are what you want to choose, anyway. Though, the $1000 cash prize will also be fun! :-)

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