You’re sick to death of this economy.
You’re sick of beating your head against closed doors. Sick of hearing “no” everywhere you try to sell. Tired of making goals and falling short of them. You’re sick to absolute death of working harder than you’ve ever worked before and getting nowhere faster than usual.
And you’re about to quit. Plain and simple.
But in the new audiobook “Three Feet from Gold” by Sharon L. Lechter and Greg S. Reid (with the Napoleon Hill Foundation), you’ll see that it might not be time to quit. It might, in fact, be the best time ever to fearlessly move forward.
The title of this audiobook is based on the story of a miner who quit digging in his claim, just three feet from gold.
But let’s cut to the chase, because you’re a busy person. “Three Feet from Gold” seems to be a thinly veiled, very long commercial for the Napoleon Hill Foundation and Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich” program. Based on a “real life experience” in which “some license has been taken,” it’s a tale of a young man’s Forrest Gumplike adventures with (mostly male, mostly white) movers and shakers of business around the world. Yes, there are some motivational nuggets buried within, but you have to wallow through a silly “fable” to get them.
I hate fables.
I think story time is for kids, not businesspeople and entrepreneurs who have mortgage-as-motivation. Give me facts, not fable.
If you can possibly keep your eyes from rolling and you’re desperate for motivation, give “Three Feet from Gold” a listen. But if you’re serious about business, dig up another book instead.

— Terri Schlichenmeyer