The Go-Getter: A Story That Tells You How to Be One
1921
In 1921, Peter Kyne crafted a razor-sharp fable about a one-legged ex-soldier who walks into a lumber company's office and demands a job. The seasoned businessman, Cappy Ricks, gives Bill Peck what seems like an impossible mission: find a priceless blue vase and deliver it within days. What follows is a relentless display of resourcefulness, refusal to quit, and creative problem-solving as Peck overcomes obstacles that would break an ordinary man. The vase is just the beginning. When Peck succeeds, Ricks doesn't just pay him. He promotes him to manager. This is the story that taught generations of readers that excuses are for those who don't want it badly enough.
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“The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.””
— Peter B. Kyne
“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.””
— Peter B. Kyne
“You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be.””
— Peter B. Kyne
“Before success comes in any man’s life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and, perhaps, some failure. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do. More than five hundred of the most successful men this country has ever known told the author their greatest success came just one step beyond the point at which defeat had overtaken them.””
— Peter B. Kyne
“Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.””
— Peter B. Kyne
“The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.””
— Peter B. Kyne
“Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.””
— Peter B. Kyne
“A quitter never wins-and-a winner never quits.””
— Peter B. Kyne
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.””
— Peter B. Kyne
