About the Book
Title: 10 Bits of Wisdom from the Shoe Shine Guy
Author: John Early
Genre: Spiritual / Inspirational
John Early worked in the corporate world
for over 25 years. From the outside looking in, it seemed as though he
had it all: the beautiful family, the magnificent home, the nice cars
and great vacations, the fabulous income with the big 401k. He had what
most would consider the American Dream. This was John’s idea of a dream,
and this dream was all about him. Then suddenly, in an instant, like
the Apostle Paul on the road to Damascus, John had an encounter with God
that transformed his life forever. John takes the reader through that
transformation and the total impact it had on not only his life, but on
the lives of those around him, especially those closest to him-his wife
and children. He lays out the 10 key bits of wisdom that were
instrumental in reconciling and rebuilding those broken relationships.
His road on this journey is paved with: Knowing your purpose, Character,
Attitude, Goals, Teamwork and Trust, Respect, Courage, Regrets,
Reconciliation, and Grace. This book shows all of us, no matter our
circumstances or how dark our days may seem, that God is brighter still.
Let God start to transform your life.
Author Bio
John
moved to Houston, Texas in 1980 at the age of 21. He worked in sales
for a manufacturers rep firm selling oil equipment. Sales territory was
most of South Texas, driving 4000-5000 miles per month. John had the
opportunity to call on customers that were located in remote areas of
South Texas as well as the corporate offices of some of the largest oil
and gas companies in the world located Houston, Texas.
In 1986 he moved back to Michigan and
went to work as a mortgage consultant for a small mortgage company,
Tranex Financial and worked there for 13 years. Starting out as a
mortgage consultant he moved into training then became an officer of the
company and eventually bought the firm. In 1998, he merged Tranex into
the Hantz Financial Group.
He worked with Hantz Financial as a Vice
President and financial consultant until December of 2010 focusing on
marketing and client relationships. His team assisted high net worth
clients with their tax planning, estate planning, investment strategies
and business owner concerns. Providing advice to clients who needed
sophisticated financial planning. While at Hantz Financial the company
grew from 100 employees to over 500 and John was able to help build one
of the largest practices within the firm.
In April of 2011 he created The Shoe Shine Guys.
A mobile shoe shine service that started with an idea, one truck and a
handful of clients. He now has three vehicles, a full service cobbler
store and hundreds of clients. His company continues to add new clients
every month and receive calls at least once a quarter about expanding to
other parts of the country.
John attended Saginaw Valley State
University. He has been married to his beautiful wife, Janet, for more
than 32 years and they have two grown children, a son in law, and a
grandson.
A sports enthusiast, John was an avid
handball player for over 20 years (new titanium knee and work have
sidelined him for a while) and was the Canadian national doubles
champion in 1999.
Links
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@waldorfbooks
