This post is regarding this book;
The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea – Bob Burg & John David Mann
As the title implies, this book is indeed a short read which outlines and drives home 5 basic laws to help you achieve success and prosperity in the form of a story.
“LAW OF VALUE:
Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.“
“LAW OF COMPENSATION:
Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them.“
“LAW OF INFLUENCE:
Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other peoples interests first.“
“LAW OF AUTHENTICITY:
The most valuable thing you have to offer is yourself.“
“LAW OF RECEPTIVITY:
The key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving.“
It is well written and flows easily unloading some gems on the reader.
Some of the key notes from this book are below, these are related to the 5 laws above but written in no particular order below.
Each of the laws and the notes below are worth pondering by themselves and see how it applies to your life and day-to-day situations.
“It’s not a question of value, its a question of impact”
“What you focus on is what you get”
Three reasons people have a job: to Survive, to Save, to Serve
Survive – cover your basic needs
Save – expand from basic needs
Serve – contribute to the world
“Change focus from what I could GET, to what I could GIVE”
“Network – a network of people who know you, like you and trust you.”
“Stop keeping score and focus on the other persons win”
“Watch out for what other people need, with the faith that when you do, you’ll get what you need”
“Givers attract”
“If you need money, add value.
if you need a lot of money, add a lot of value.”
“Receiving is the natural result of giving”
“Every giving can happen only because it is also a receiving”
Hope these notes will help you get an idea of what the book is about. By itself, none of these ideas are new and surprising knowledge. But the authors do a great job of narrating this story to pass on these invaluable laws which are no doubt KEY INGREDIENTS to any persons journey to the highest levels of success, however you define it.
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