The Go-Getter: A Story That Tells You How To Be One
Jan 2003 · Macmillan
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The classic motivational parable that shows how to make your own opportunities in life, updated by bestselling business author Alan Axelrod.
Ever since its first printing by William Randolph Hearst in 1921, The Go-Getter has inspired employees and entrepreneurs to take initiative, increase their productivity, and excel against the odds. Now, more than half a million copies later, Alan Axelrod, bestselling author of Patton on Leadership and Elizabeth I, CEO, updates the tale to address today’s most pressing work issues.
In The Go-Getter, Bill Peck, a war veteran, persuades Cappy Ricks, the influential founder of the Ricks Logging & Lumbering Company, to let him prove himself by selling skunk wood in odd lengths—a job that everyone knows can only lead to failure. When Peck goes on to beat his quota, Ricks hands Peck the ultimate opportunity and the ultimate test: the quest for an elusive blue vase. Drawing on such classic values as honesty, determination, passion, and responsibility, Peck overcomes nearly insurmountable obstacles to find the vase and launch his career as a successful manager.
In a time when managers are too busy for mentoring, 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 in this compulsively readable parable, employees at all levels can learn to rekindle the go-getter in themselves.
“Although Kyne’s tale of business smarts has been around for some time, it doesn’t feel dated. . . . the afterword is especially helpful in pinpointing Kyne’s main ideas.” —Publishers Weekly
Ever since its first printing by William Randolph Hearst in 1921, The Go-Getter has inspired employees and entrepreneurs to take initiative, increase their productivity, and excel against the odds. Now, more than half a million copies later, Alan Axelrod, bestselling author of Patton on Leadership and Elizabeth I, CEO, updates the tale to address today’s most pressing work issues.
In The Go-Getter, Bill Peck, a war veteran, persuades Cappy Ricks, the influential founder of the Ricks Logging & Lumbering Company, to let him prove himself by selling skunk wood in odd lengths—a job that everyone knows can only lead to failure. When Peck goes on to beat his quota, Ricks hands Peck the ultimate opportunity and the ultimate test: the quest for an elusive blue vase. Drawing on such classic values as honesty, determination, passion, and responsibility, Peck overcomes nearly insurmountable obstacles to find the vase and launch his career as a successful manager.
In a time when managers are too busy for mentoring, 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 in this compulsively readable parable, employees at all levels can learn to rekindle the go-getter in themselves.
“Although Kyne’s tale of business smarts has been around for some time, it doesn’t feel dated. . . . the afterword is especially helpful in pinpointing Kyne’s main ideas.” —Publishers Weekly
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Shayne Kawalilak
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July 8, 2018
This book is amazing. Everyone should read it. If you even think of getting
into sales then this book should be your bible.
Tara Willis
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March 3, 2018
Great read for when you're feeling overwhelmed in the workplace! Find your blue vase!
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Jacob Fox
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December 16, 2022
One of my favorite books. knowledge about learning and understanding obstacles
About the author
Peter B. Kyne (1880-1957) was a novelist, short story writer and businessman. He wrote about ranchers and loggers, businessmen and seamen, including the Cappy Ricks (1916) series and The Go-Getter (1922).
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