We Got Fired! And It's the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us, by Harvey Mackay

I thoroughly enjoyed reading "We Got Fired! And It's the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us" by Harvey Mackay. (Paperback is titled "Fired Up!") The book is extremely motivating and full of great advice and tips to help you drive toward success no matter what has happened with your current or recent job. It's not a how to book regarding what to do if you lose your job, it is a motivational book to let you know it is not the end of the world and there are many possibilities out there to look toward.Mackay interviewed twenty-eight prominent figures that have been fired only to go on and succeed and do much better after losing a job. Some of these people include Muhammad Ali, Michael Bloomberg, Donald Trump. Mark Victor Hansen, Lou Holtz, Billie Jean King, Larry King, Robert Redford, and Jesse Ventura. Mackay relates all of their stories in an entertaining, interesting, and educational manner, and always ends with his own personal moral to the story. Between these twenty-eight
case studies, or interviews, Mackay includes short little one to two page sections sharing information about others who have been fired, wisdom, anecdotes, and aphorisms, often with his moral at the end of these too. Morals such as, "Every event in life always has two sides. Energize yourself by picking the proactive one!" or "Some people rebound from a firing setback because they are destined to. Most people rebound because they are determined to."Sure, some of the quotes and morals might sound cliché, but that does not make them any less relevant. For any person who has been fired or recently leg go for whatever reason, this book is an uplifting, motivational read that will brighten your spirits and show you that many people have not only overcome a firing hardship, but went on to greater success than they would have ever known without losing the previous job. I think this book will also be motivating for those that have not lost their job, but are unsatisfied and l
ooking for change. This book may be the push needed to overcome the fear to leave. One of the good things about getting fired or laid off is that it forces you to pursue dreams you maybe wouldn't have due to a fear of the unknown and not wanting to leave security. But as we are all seeing these days, and as this book illustrates, what is security?I think business people and entrepreneurs will also enjoy this book for the success stories, even if they have not lost a job. It makes you feel good reading about success, and helps light sparks of your own creativity. I think Mackay did an excellent job of telling the stories of those he chose to profile. It was fun to read, made me feel good, and prompted some creativity regarding some of my own writing and plans. This is an excellent book for the troubled times many are facing right now, and will be a motivating book for years to come.

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