The Fred Factor: Every Person's Guide to Making the Ordinary Extraordinary! [Paperback]

Mark Sanborn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2002

Get Fred!

You can learn a lot from a mailman! Let Mark Sanborn, internationally acclaimed author and speaker, introduce you to Fred the postman and his remarkable way of making the ordinary extraordinary!

Everyone makes a difference. The only question at the end of the day is, What kind of difference did you make?

Everything is built on relationships. It is the humanness that makes a business great, not the businessness.

You must continually create value for others, and it doesn’t have to cost a penny. You can replace money with imagination. The object is to outthink your competition rather than to outspend them.

You can reinvent yourself regularly. No matter where you live, what job you hold, or what industry you work in, you wake up every morning with a blank slate and you can make your business and your life anything you choose!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The Fred Factor" is a powerful, poignant parable of success! It is revolutionary, yet simple. It is life changing! -- Brian Tracy, author,

"The Fred Factor" is living proof that good news and good people can and do make a difference. -- Terry Paulson, PhD

Mark Sanborn is a phenomenal speaker and an outstanding storyteller. This work is a superb extension of his wisdom. -- Nido R. Qubein, author,

This is a book about how everyone can add to the goodness in the world through simple daily acts. -- Jim Cathcart, author,

You cannot finish it without feeling compelled go the extra mile for others and just plain be a better person. -- Jimmy Calano, founder and former CEO, CareerTrack

About the Author

Mark Sanborn is known internationally as "the high content speaker who motivates." He presents 90-100 programs every year on leadership, team building, customer service and mastering change. He is president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., an idea lab dedicated to developing leaders in business and in life.

Mark's client list includes Exxon, Airtouch Cellular, BMW Financial, Mortons of Chicago, New York Life, Price Costco, ServiceMaster, and Hewlett Packard.

"Presentations" magazine featured Mark in 1995 as one of five "Masters of the Microphone." Mark holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation and is one of the youngest speakers ever inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the exclusive Speakers Roundtable, a group of twenty of the world's top speakers.

Mark is also the author or coauthor of nine books, including "Teambuilt: Making Teamwork Work," "Sanborn On Success," "Best Practices In Customer Service," and "Meditations for the Road Warrior." He has created and appeared in twenty videos and numerous audio training programs. And he's a founding professor of MentorU.com, an Internet-based knowledge transfer company.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Executive Books (June 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0937539627
• ISBN-13: 978-0937539620
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am a Buckeye and now live in the Denver area! I was born in Ohio, grew up on a farm and graduated cum laude from The Ohio State University but I love the Rocky Mountains. My business, Sanborn & Associates, Inc. is an idea studio for leadership development. I am a past president of The National Speakers Association. My book The Fred Factor was a WSJ, Business Week and NY Times bestseller. I have spoken to over 2400 audiences in every state and nearly a dozen countries. My passion is developing leaders. whether or not they have a title (which is why I wrote You Don't Need a Title to be a Leader). In 2007 I was the recipient of the Cavett Award. I hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoy writing it. I enjoy communicating with readers and sharing ideas, so please contact me at [e-mail].

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do you want to be Extraordinary??, August 30, 2002

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Tracey Jones (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fred Factor: Every Person's Guide to Making the Ordinary Extraordinary! (Paperback)

Mark Sanborn's book, The Fred Factor, is the simplest, yet most impressive book on helping people turn their lives from ordinary to extraordinary. The transformational power of this book is that it pulls numerous seemingly insignificant examples from everyday life to illustrate how simple it is to actually do this. Inspired by the selfless and inspiring acts of Mark's postman, we are treated to a hundred different ways of how to make our everyday lives extraordinary! So much of our lives we have been raised to find an extraordinary job, marry an extraordinary spouse, become a member of an extraordinary house of worship, write an extraordinary book, when in fact, the focus has been all wrong! External events, people, or circumstances do not dictate living an extraordinary life. It is mastered and executed by YOU! Just this whole shift in focus is enough to motivate most of us out of our futility and into changing ourselves to that different life we are searching for. This book is empowering and will open your eyes to the infinite possibilities and goodness of people and circumstances. And that is something that is sorely missing in the world today. Imagine what the world would be if everyone realized that everything they need to make a difference was right there within themselves! After reading this book, you'll have the tools to change your world into an extraordinary one. Best of all, you'll be able to start this incredible journey the moment you pick up this book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Making a difference made simple ~ Highly Recommend!, September 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Fred Factor: Every Person's Guide to Making the Ordinary Extraordinary! (Paperback)

Mark Sanborn's book " The Fred Factor" is a wonderfully written wake up call to stop, smell the roses and share them with others. The book shows us how to make a difference in life not only for others but also for ourselves. He opens the door step by step in well-explained detail. Reminding us that we all can be "Fred's". A must read for exploration into the obtainable process of making life beautiful. Highly Recommend!

2.0 out of 5 stars not helpful because of its basicness, February 17, 2012

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Roger S. Stark - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fred Factor: Every Person's Guide to Making the Ordinary Extraordinary! (Paperback)

This would be a good book for the very beginner or junior high student. The premise is that the mailman named Fred was so great because he provided personal service for the persons along his route. and thats about it. Provide personal service, really get to know your customers and your staff and you will become a Fred. Or a super person.