Rain: What a Paperboy Learned About Business

by Jeffrey J. Fox Narrated by Jeffrey J. Fox

Overview

Paperboys and girls symbolize our country's relentless, indefatigable entrepreneurial spirit. They bought, sold, and delivered papers. And they did it alone, often in the dark and cold-and they were kids!

In this witty and wise story, bestselling business author Jeffrey J. Fox reveals why the lessons paperboys learn so often establish them on the early road to success. The story follows a young New England paperboy named Rain, as he navigates the business of being in business and quickly becomes the best paperboy in town.

Through a series of humorous and often poignant vignettes, Fox illustrates “rainmaker” business lessons that can be applied not only to paperboys, but to anyone in business and sales facing obstacles and challenges. While working his paper route, Rain gradually discovers the value of planning for an interview, the ten customer commandments, his ability to negotiate, why it's necessary to innovate, how to create an exit strategy, and much more. Ultimately, Rain's time as a paperboy proves to be a valuable foundation for business success.

Rain includes “The Rain Reader,” a series of actionable business takeaways and practical advice to make anyone a rainmaker.

Editorial Reviews

MARCH 2009 - AudioFile

Sounding both earnest and relaxed, Jeffrey Fox’s outstanding reading helps make his latest audio a powerful lesson for salespeople, negotiators, managers, and entrepreneurs. It starts with the story of Rain, a young paperboy who wins customers, influences people, and builds his business with pluck and determination. Fox’s soft vocal urgency, along with his ability to write and deliver dialogue, creates enormous curiosity about where the story is going and when the lesson’s abstractions will be delivered. In the program’s second half, each phase of Rain’s adventure becomes a springboard for Socratic teaching on topics like ethics, customer service, negotiating, innovating, and respecting one’s teachers. The strategies are intelligent, but it’s the author’s warm reading and skillful moderation of mood that make the production's message endure. T.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Awardm 2010 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169730258
Publisher:	Brilliance Audio
Publication date:	02/23/2009
Edition description:	Unabridged

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