I sat in the audience listening to Rich Jacobson, Windermere agent and blogger extraordinaire, speak about the importance of being authentic and learning to give and not focusing on receiving. I admire him for practicing or living his message whenever he speaks. One of his slides and a key thread in his talk focused on “The Go Giver” by Bob Burg and John David Mann. I took notes and planned to order the book.
The next day I sat in the office of Rob Beckner, a loan officer with Legacy Group listening to his positive messages, excitement about getting certified to teach clockhours to real estate agents, and the challenges that got him to where he is today. He is a survivor in this economic slump. He points to his bookshelf, and there is a stack of these books, “The Go-Giver” and he tells me to take one and read it….. which I did right away. It was an afternoon read. The book is a story, like a parable, about a young man who is craving success and the secret to the route to get there. The story made me smile and also my eyes welled up. And, I loved how it came full circle.
I know the secret to success is in what you give. But, in our daily crazy, busy, lives we are trying to keep from losing what we have and make enough money to keep the machine running. This book does remind us and give us good reason why giving will bring us success. Ergo, Rob Beckner gave me the book, “The Go-Giver” and I will, in turn, give the book and anything I can daily to others.
