Whoa! I certainly didn't expect this book to be anything like it is. I try to keep an open mind but when the son of one of the richest men on the planet writes a book about life, my mind rushes to ask "What does he know about the life that most of us experience?" My answer: "Nothing." I am excitedly happy to announce that I was wrong, wrong, wrong.
By the time I got through the first chapter, I couldn't put it down and every chapter was so filled with "quotable quotes" that the book began looking like the rainbow as I put sticky markers in to be sure I didn't lose the thought. Usually in the course of reviewing a book, I place a half dozen stickers to show me where the "juicy parts" are. With Life is What You Make It I used something between 30 and 40. I would have to write a book about the book if I spoke to all those points.
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Peter Buffet writes with an openness and honesty that is bordering on crazy innocence, laying bare his mistakes and errors in judgment to make a point so profound that you sit in stunned silence while you reflect on it. If there is anything spoiled about this "rich kid" it doesn't show in his writing or his thinking.
The book is a down to earth - where the rubber meets the road - kind of book. At the same time it is deeply insightful. He challenges mediocrity and "luck," and talks about what happens to people who have been "spoiled by advantages they have been born to but have not earned." He has such passion for music that I, not being familiar with his work, went to his website and listened to his music as I read the last half of the book. It is a wonderful mix of hearing the passion and reading the words that combine in perfect synchronicity.
It is true that he has friends in high and wealthy places and people who reviewed his pre-published book have recognizable names like Clinton, Bono, Gates, Steinem and Turner. Yes. The book is for them. But the book is just as powerful for me and you, for the blue collar workers as well as middle management. It can speak to the janitor who cleans the office of top management who also should read it. It can speak to the kid in high school who is trying to figure out where his passion is and what he should be "when he grows up" as clearly as it speaks to those of us who are grandparents. It is for each of us who is trying to walk a path of authenticity, passion and generosity.
He jerks us back to the basics and makes us examine our life in terms of what we did with what we were given. Do we live with passion? Do we treat ourselves and others with love, kindness and compassion? How do we measure success and do we consider ourselves successful by those standards? Do we give back on a regular basis?
His last paragraph sums it up:
"Your life is yours to create. Be grateful for the opportunity. Seize it with passion and boldness. Whatever you decide to do, commit to it with all your strength... and begin it now."
I highly recommend that you read this book. And, as Peter Buffett suggests, "Begin it now."
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