New Amazon Review: Thank you Mr. Foundas!

(Disclosure: Yes, authors occasionally ego-surf to see what’s being said about them and their books online.)

On a visit to Amazon.com this evening, I noticed that the number of reviews for How to Self-Destruct had notched up one, to thirteen. To understand how I feel about the new review, you have to know that there is no better compliment an author can receive than to know that a work was able to touch someone’s life in a positive way. I imagine this is true for any artist; it’s why we create. This is now the second such review I’ve recieved for HtSD… one more and I might start to believe that I actually created something of real merit.

Below is a reprint of the review. More can be found on Amazon and on howtoselfdestruct.com:

“I was walking through the airport after what I had thought to be a rather dreary work assignment. I didn’t feel challenged, and worse, I didn’t feel as though I was giving things my all. I didn’t feel the motivation that had driven me through my entire undergraduate program, and I was surprised at my sudden lack of drive. So when I stumbled across the title “How to Self-Destruct” I couldn’t help immediately judging the book by its cover and picking it up. Needless to say, I’m very grateful I did!

“Just as I thought, I was well on my way to career oblivion, as evidenced by the plethora of examples the author Jason gives for people in a similar situation. This work tends to address business professionals in every typical career stage including entry-level, mid-level, and executive management. His ability to mix his humorous prose with very real, very moving career advice is by no means an easy task; yet he seems to have succeeded brilliantly. One week later, I’ve read the entire book and am planning to put the author’s winning advice into practice on my upcoming project. I can’t help but feel as though things will go much better this time, given my new insight into what it takes to be a masochistic success-story!”

Thank you, Christopher! I hope you find this page.