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Wisdom of the Men is unlike any book I’ve read. It transports you into the author, Clint Arthur’s life lessons in such fluid stories that by the time I read each story. I was not only left wanting more, but I absorbed a life lesson from one of his “Celebrity Encounters.” It is so memorable, not only because he talking about celebs he met, but it is real, it is raw and you feel not only like I know Clint, but he doesn’t pull punches. He tells about the things he’s learned with the good, bad, and ugly of his life.
I have to admit I DO NOT have the patience to read those self-help guru or business guru books. They just seem like a lot of to-do lists that are not only boring but they’re more like anthologies just talking about how smart the Author is. They seem like a vehicle to slide in their many success and even if they paste in a bit of story it doesn’t feel organic to the message so the lessons are hard to relate to and therefore not memorable.
“Wisdom of the Men” on the other hand immersed me in stories that grabbed my attention, not because it had a “Lesson for me’, but because they were great and interesting stories… before each chapter was done, the lesson emerged. I found myself torn. Part of me was anxious to get on to the next story, and part of me wanted to just pause for a moment to see how that lesson applied to my life. It may seem cliché to some that it’s all about the author with “ 5 presidents and so many celebrities.” I get it, but it did grab my attention, but what kept my attention was the story and the way the author processed the lesson it the story way more than the celebrity. In most cases, the story would have even worked with a regular “GUY” as Clint is such a compelling storyteller.
I’m sure I am dating myself, humor me. Did you see the movie “Karate Kid”? Luckily there was a remake – so more of you will get my point.
In the movie – the sensei – makes the karate kid do two exercises “Wax on Wax off, where he has to do left/ right motion with his hands of polishing the Sensei’s car every day for hours and up down movement as he “Painted the Fence” around the Entire property. The kid has no idea that these “chores” he had to do were actually developing “moves” that would win him the championship.
I’m not saying that Clint Arthur is a Sensei of Life lesson – but in the same way, he pulls you into a story and life lesson emerge in a way that are seamless and memorable. Read this book, first just for the amazing skill of impactful storytelling, because everything in life is better with story. But most importantly – we all have a lot to learn, and learning is not always easy – as kids, we think we know everything, and as we get older it gets harder to learn. The stories and lessons in Wisdom of the Men are memorable, and applicable to everyone’s life, and is it a fun and enjoyable book that flies by.
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Find out about Clint Arthur at www.Clinttt.com
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