Read “The Go Giver”
March 16, 2008
It’s not often that I read a book start to finish in 2 days, or continue to think about it afterwards. That was the case with “The Go Giver”, a little story about a powerful business idea. It’s very easy reading, and really forces you to look at yourself closely. Do you have an abundance mentality? The book teaches that changing your focus from “getting” to “giving” will yield surprising results.
I’ve heard this said in other ways, i.e. if you help enough people get what they want, you’ll get what you want. And if you look at some of the most successful people in business, you’ll see that it wasn’t money motivating them, it was their passion that was driving them.
I did a call a couple days ago where I discussed the role of passion in deciding what niche to pursue. It certainly does make it easier to succeed, don’t you think? I’d love to hear from some of our moms out there on how you decided which niche to pursue online and why it was the perfect (or not so perfect) topic for you!
I think you’ll enjoy the book…I bought it from Amazon.com, it’s by Bob Burg and John David Mann.
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I had every plan of beginning a virtual assistant business because I’ve had the most experience in administrative services before I became a mom. I never really thought that I could make a living doing what I always dreamed - writing.
I have recently decided that I really don’t want to be a virtual assistant as much as I thought. That’s a good thing to figure out, especially since I’ve been too busy writing to actually do any VA work.
I never dreamed in a million years, that after over 20 years of not having written at all, I could be working from home in the field I always longed for. I’m glad I’m finally getting to put my English degree to work for me AND to benefit my family.