Book Review: The Go-Giver by Bob Burg And John D. Mann

Recently I read The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann. Among the most interesting books I’ve read so far. It’s a little story about a powerful business idea. The simplicity of this book with practical stories about what worked for whom motivated me to write about this book here.
The book describes five simple laws. Below are some of the things that I could relate to.
1. The Law of Value — Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.
In early days of my career, only thing I had to offer was my time so I decided to volunteer for causes I care about. The idea of creating new businesses always fascinated me, so I became a part of Headstart Network Foundation. One of the best decision of my life. I also became a part of many open source communities. I love the spirit of thousands of open source contributors to selflessly give back to society.
2. The Law of Compensation — Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them.
Observe any successful person or business around you and you’ll find that the only thing that they’re doing great is serving their customers/friends/acquaintance well. That drives lot of active and passive income for them.
3. The Law of Influence — Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people’s interests first.
If you go an extra mile for someone, they remember. When you see those people who have lot of influence over society, in business or in local communities, you’ll notice that they reached there by putting other people’s interest first and they did it constantly.
4. The Law of Authenticity — The most valuable gift you have to offer is yourself.
When you are there for someone in their difficult times or when they need you the most, you create long lasting memory in their mind. The most valuable connections that you have right now exist because you’re yourself around those people.
5. The Law of Receptivity — The key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving.
Restraining yourself from receiving from others is major hurdle in effective giving. You realize true value of giving by receiving.
I hope you found this an interesting read and if you haven’t read the book yet I would strongly suggest you do so. I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Feel free to reach out if I can be of any help. Keep giving. :)
