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

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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.

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!

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.

A fast, short and to the point book on why, how and the importance of being a Fred. Always doing more will set you apart from the rest. Many examples given and lots to learn from this little book. Very worth the read no matter who or where you are in life.

Bought this for a class that I was taking and it was just what I needed!

Very interesting book and easy to read. Just wish we all could show our "Fred" more often. I think every person that deals with the public needs to read this book and live it

If you're into self-help and and self-improvement this book is very good. It's an easy read and quite uplifting. Something everyone can use and implement in thier own lives.

I have shared this book with others, who in turn bought them to share with their staff

A great book to help make yourself, as well as others, more FRED.