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I am often told that your attitude, income, and wisdom will be an average of the ten people you surround yourself with the most. I have also heard that if you cannot change your company, change what you feed your brain. And one more thing along those same lines is that reading biographical material of great people who have done great things is one of the best ways that you can trick your mind into believing you are hangin' with the greats, and at the same time you are feeding your brain information that could rewire YOU for greatness!
I don't know what you have been taught about Andrew Carnegie. I knew very little about him before reading this book. The image I had of him in my mind was not really a positive one, but it also was not an attitude of indifference. I mostly envisioned him as a hard man. What I learned in this book was something a bit different. Andrew tells his story, and tells it very well.
I believe this is a story that needs to be told to young people today. I don't think most folks today know just what this man did for the growth and greatness of the United States of America. His story gives the reader a good reference point for when they hear things like "Make America Great Again!"
\I also believe that a young person needs to pay attention to certain details about how young Andrew maneuvered his way in and out of many opportunities, both business and political, to mold himself into a person who could achieve great things because of his great network of influential people. Don't just take my word for it....read the book.
Because of the timeframe of when this book was written there are many things that he refers to and talks at length about that may seem a bit dull to modern readers. Just know that these things come up, but if you press through you won't regret it.
This book is a two books for the price of one. The last chapter is Andrew Carnegie's The Gospel Of Wealth. Contrary to what one may perceive here, this is not a book on how to obtain wealth. This book is about how to use your wealth. It also helps you to define wealth. I was astounded by Mr Carnegie's philanthropic stance, his praise for capitalism, and his complete disdain for marxism. He goes to great lengths to clearly explain how we should use our wealth for good while helping the reader understand the difference in giving to help someone in need and giving to fill our own egos. This section of the gospel will cause an honest person to examine their intentions, and others to stop reading...
Go do something great! Be a blessing!!
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