Do As I Say Not As I Did: Gaining Wisdom in Business Through The Mistakes of Highly Successful People

Do As I Say Not As I Did: Gaining Wisdom in Business Through The Mistakes of Highly Successful People
Carol Frank, MBA
Entrepreneurial Adventures
ISBN: 0-9760492-0-1
Non-Fiction, Business, Career
Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

Do As I Say Not As I Did: Gaining Wisdom in Business Through The Mistakes of Highly Successful People tells various business horror stories from a number of financially successful individuals. This book is divided into eight sections: Know the Business You’re In; Employees: A Necessary Evil; When Good Partners Go Bad; The Corporate Culture: If It Ain’t Broke; Entrepreneurship 101; Tough Times; and Selling Your “Baby”. Each section focuses on common mistakes of a certain general subject. For instance, the section Know the Business You’re In shares common mistakes that pertain to due diligence while the section When Good Partners Go Bad examines the problems that occur when you and your partner have conflicting business personalities and different business goals. In all cases, however, highly successful business people frankly share what their actions or inactions cost them and what they learned through making these mistakes.
Do As I Say Not As I Did contains a wealth of information about common business mistakes and potentially difficult business situations. This book explains that the cost of these mistakes is more than just monetary. Valuable time, energy, and friendships are also lost in the process. Moreover, this book demonstrates what qualities and actions are required to become financially successful. This book will be an invaluable asset to any entrepreneur that dreams of building a financially successful business.