Category Archives: The Go-Giver Blog

Authenticity – Nothing to Learn, Only Embrace

A reader of The Go-Giver, citing Law #4, “The Law of Authenticity,” asked if there are books written specially on that topic. My unresearched reply was, “Regarding books on authenticity, I’m not sure how many are out there on that topic, though I’m sure there are some. However, you’ll probably happen to find the authenticity…

Dinner with a Stranger

“We teach our kids not to talk to strangers. But some of our best conversations have been with strangers.” So says The Stranger, in this charming pictorial-adventure-diary from Franke James, Toronto-based founder and editor of the blog Office-Politics®. Last August Franke wrote an extremely engaging and thoughtful piece about The Go-Giver (she even posted her…

The 8CR Bronze and Turkish Delight

We just received a delightful year-end gift: notice from the good folks at 800-CEO-Read (also known as 8CR) that The Go-Giver made the #3 spot in their “2008 Bestsellers” list. Interesting: ever since September, when the economy started melting down, sales for our little story have been heating up. We have some thoughts on why…

Powerful Go-Giving, Powerful Receiving

After reading The Go-Giver, P.J. from Florida felt compelled to share with us the following story . . . and we’re glad she did! I sincerely want to thank you for the gift of The Go-Giver. I saw myself clearly in Deborah Davenport. I’m exactly where she was, in my early stages of a real…