The Book Dad Told Me Not To Write by Russ Hughes
In record time, Russ Hughes’ new book 'The Book Dad Told Me Not To Write' is now on sale.
What if you could remember nuggets of business wisdom like lines from your favourite songs?
Is it possible to condense a smart business idea into one memorable line that makes it unforgettable?
Blogger and marketing specialist Russ Hughes thinks it is and has built two successful businesses doing so. Get business insights to inspire, challenge, and motivate. Aimed to help you run a better business, but hold tight; there is no hanging around!
If you want to give your business a boost but don’t have the time to read an entire book on one subject, then this book is for you!
IS THIS BOOK FOR YOU?
Can you identify with one of the following statements?
You want to run a successful business and want to find fast ways to improve performance.
You want the benefits without necessarily having to read the entire book.
You are easily distracted and are looking for quick ways to learn important lessons that can help change your business for the better.
For those who didn’t make it into a top business school, or for those that did and found it really didn’t help.
You have a pile of unfinished self-improvement books and don’t want this to be another.
If you can answer yes to one or more, or possibly all of the above statements then this book is for you.
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Sometime during 2019, I called Dad and suggested we should write a book to help all those running a business, based on all the wisdom he’d imparted to me over the years. I own two successful businesses – a blog I began in 2008, that today has millions of readers, and a specialist marketing agency that works with some of the best brands in the music and audio technology industry. I know that neither would be as successful as it is now, without the wisdom Dad passed on to me over the years.
But Dad’s response was typical:
“We’d be wasting our time,” he said.
Dad was always blunt and to the point. He had all the subtlety of a sledgehammer. When he said something, he was certain of it. In fact, his certainty was unnerving (though, at the same time, strangely reassuring).
I asked him why.
The response he gave is the exact reason why I wanted to write this book. It was a moment of wisdom. Not one wrapped up in lengthy dialogue that would instantly be forgotten, but a pithy one-liner, like the hook of a great song or the punchline of a joke.
“I can’t put my head on their shoulders,” he said.
I asked him to explain, even though I almost certainly knew what he meant. He went on…
“You can give people all the advice in the world, but most of them won’t live it – and I can’t do it for them.”
He was right.
The world doesn’t need another self-help book, and if people took notice of simple wisdom, we’d need a lot less of them. Plenty of people quote those books, but they don’t actually apply the principles to their lives.
However, I believe we do need this book.
It’s full of values that will cause you and your business to thrive if you take them to heart and practice them. But it takes a blunt, no-nonsense approach to delivering the truth – just like Dad.
So here it is, the book I was told not to write, filled with one-liners of wisdom. Will you prove Dad wrong?
THANK YOU!
This book was born out of the tragic death of my father. I hope it will be a legacy that benefits all who read it!
