The Fred Factor
Normally when someone calls you a name, it is a bad thing. If someone, however, calls you "a Fred," not only is that a good thing, it is a great compliment.
"Why" you ask would such a thing be true? How is calling me "Fred" a good thing when my name is not Fred, it is David, or Bill, or Sally or whatever?
The answer can be found in The Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn., where we are introduced to Fred the postman.
"Well, this doesn't sound very exciting," you may be saying to yourself, and on the surface you are correct. Fred is a postal carrier, he has a fairly mundane job that is repetitive and could even be classified by many as tedious or even boring.
This is the point of The Fred Factor. In the book Sanborn introduces us to his real life postal carrier, Fred, and it is quickly apparent that Fred is no normal postman. Fred has learned the secret to being happy at work and in life. He does not see his job as something that must be endured simply to make a paycheck, he looks at it as an opportunity to make a difference and serve those around him.
In a nutshell, Fred has learned "How passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary." We learn from Fred the principles that allow anyone, working any kind of job, to find fulfillment and satisfaction in a job well done.
Sanborn draws out the principles we learn from Fred's example and presents them in a simple way that anyone can understand. Through additional examples of other "Freds" we see how these lessons can be applied to any job by anyone who is seeking to be a "Fred." In fact I dare you to try and read The Fred Factor without thinking of ways you can improve your performance in your present profession as you get to know Fred the postman and the other "Freds" presented in the book.
The Fred Factor is a fairly quick read and in all honesty does not contain any information that is new or earthshattering. What it does, however, is present the obvious, the thing that is right in front of you, the thing you have been looking at for so long that you no longer even realize is there. Each time I read The Fred Factor, I find myself seeing new things and learning new lessons from Fred the postman.
"Why" you ask would such a thing be true? How is calling me "Fred" a good thing when my name is not Fred, it is David, or Bill, or Sally or whatever?
The answer can be found in The Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn., where we are introduced to Fred the postman.
"Well, this doesn't sound very exciting," you may be saying to yourself, and on the surface you are correct. Fred is a postal carrier, he has a fairly mundane job that is repetitive and could even be classified by many as tedious or even boring.
This is the point of The Fred Factor. In the book Sanborn introduces us to his real life postal carrier, Fred, and it is quickly apparent that Fred is no normal postman. Fred has learned the secret to being happy at work and in life. He does not see his job as something that must be endured simply to make a paycheck, he looks at it as an opportunity to make a difference and serve those around him.
In a nutshell, Fred has learned "How passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary." We learn from Fred the principles that allow anyone, working any kind of job, to find fulfillment and satisfaction in a job well done.
Sanborn draws out the principles we learn from Fred's example and presents them in a simple way that anyone can understand. Through additional examples of other "Freds" we see how these lessons can be applied to any job by anyone who is seeking to be a "Fred." In fact I dare you to try and read The Fred Factor without thinking of ways you can improve your performance in your present profession as you get to know Fred the postman and the other "Freds" presented in the book.
The Fred Factor is a fairly quick read and in all honesty does not contain any information that is new or earthshattering. What it does, however, is present the obvious, the thing that is right in front of you, the thing you have been looking at for so long that you no longer even realize is there. Each time I read The Fred Factor, I find myself seeing new things and learning new lessons from Fred the postman.
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