As a Nashville Predators fan, I follow everyone I can that is associated with the team on Twitter. W. Brett Wilson is no exception. He owns 12% of the team and is a pretty avid Twitter user. So when he tweeted about the need for people to review his book, I jumped at the chance.
You should have seen my face when I opened the package when I received it in the mail…2 hardback copies of the book, both signed…but one was inscribed to me!
So. After I geeked out a little, I began to read the book. And boy does he have a story to tell.
Wilson is the co-star of a Canadian television show called ‘Dragon’s Den’ where entrepreneurs come on and pitch their ideas to venture capitalists in order to obtain financial backing. He is also the host of the Canadian reality show ‘Risky Business’. Wilson is one of Canada’s top investment bankers, and he got to that position because of being driven, willing to take risks and taking opportunity when others might now have seen it. But everything was not always rainbows and butterflies. Wilson had his share of hardships, namely those of priorities and putting them in the wrong order. Working seven days a week for long hours eventually took a toll on his marriage, he wasn’t there to see his kids grow up, and he even let his health go. A diagnosis of prostate cancer at the age of 43 started to put these things in perspective.
Redefining Success takes us on Wilson’s path of redefining his life. Taking care of his health and working on those key relationships in his life helped him to see that things as simple as this can be the foundation for real, true success. This is not just a book for entrepreneurs or business people, but for anyone wishing to achieve success and happiness in their own everyday lives.
Throughout this book, which is a mixture of self-help and business, Wilson gives his stories of trial and tribulation along with his path to righting those wrongs and becoming truly successful with what is important in life. You will read about his business journey and the various paths he did (and did not) choose to take. He also tells much about his struggle with cancer and the things he learned along the way.
There are chunks of wisdom throughout this book that will make you want to re-evaluate things in your own life and if you’re like me, help you get back on the path to your dreams.
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