Three Feet From Gold | Review

The following is a review of “Three Feet from Gold” written by CPF reader Tim Kulcsar.

This book paid tribute to Napoleon Hill and his book, Think and Grow Rich which was written during the great depression, but still inspires many successful people to this day. Three Feet from Gold contains many inspirational quotes and stories from men and women who found great success in a huge array of fields from business to sports. They are all tied together by the main character, and author, Greg Reid, who is on his own journey to find success in his life.

The book begins with Greg Reid, who is a typical “yuppie” in his late twenties, early thirties who, like many of us is trying to get ahead in life. He has a struggling business, relationship problems and family problems with his alcoholic brother. Greg is self centered, rude and like many in today’s society, trying to keep an appearance of success while his life is really spiraling downward. By mistakenly getting another man’s jacket from a coat check, Greg gets an opportunity to meet with a very successful businessman who becomes a mentor to him. This is where the real story begins.

The book turns from a story about Greg into a catalog of inspirational quotes and insight regarding success, failure, fear, purpose and passion. Everyone that was interviewed in the book, including the author faced a lot of adversity with their visions. They all shared some common traits, which led to their success in life. Not one of the people interviewed said success came easily. That is a great point, since there are so many “get rich quick” ideas and schemes these days. Everyone wants to be rich, but few are willing to work for it. And even fewer are willing to persevere the hardships that they will eventually face. A success equation was used throughout the book. It combined passion, talent, action and association. This equation could be used by anyone. It made me think how I could use the equation in my life to become more successful. If I came away with anything from this book, it would be the success equation. I have passion for certain things. I also have natural talents. It’s up to me to overcome my fear, take some action and make the right associations to reach my goal!

Ever since the housing bubble burst and the economy took a dive, I have been reading books about finance, wealth and success. Three Feet from Gold focuses mainly on success. Anyone with a small business, or looking to start a business, create a product or excel in a sport could find a lot of inspiration in these pages. If you truly believe you have something special, don’t give up when facing adversity. Humble yourself. Take advice from those who overcame all the doubters in their lives. Have faith and press forward! Just like the story that the title was based around: A gold miner gave up digging. Someone else took his place, and discovered the previous miner gave up….three feet from the gold!