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.
