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Nearly Perfect, An American Success Story
by Farmer Meadows, Betty Meadows
A simple and understandable guide to retirement and running your business.
This autobiography is a down-home diary and anecdotal chronology of the life of a coal miner's son from West Virginia and his rise to becoming a millionaire. Though it is the epitome of a true rags-to-riches success story, Nearly Perfect sometimes lacks the drama, excitement or uniqueness to hold the readers attention. Like a long movie, it is a little slow moving, but worth the time if you hang in there.
Before recounting the years of his life, the author tells us that he and his wife, of 50 years, are celebrating their anniversary at the famous Greenbrier Hotel with reserved rooms for over 100 friends and family. The celebration is also a testament to the over 22 Meadows Farms Nurseries that helped him amass a net worth of over $72 million.
The book then reads like a chatty memoir, retelling Farmer meeting his wife
and their everyday ups and downs and critical life decisions. There are no
earth-shattering life lessons here, but rather simple memories woven together of a simple tale of love and life about a couple who built up a million-dollar empire is superfluous.
There are some life lessons to be learned, hidden within the reminiscing.
For instance, it helps to have an inspiration and a mentor, as Farmer was
notably inspired by his football coach, learning many truths from him, helping him both as a coach and as an entrepreneur. Farmer coached, as a profession, for 10 years and only lost three games.
Another tip to attaining that million is to own a business, where profits can soar, as opposed to a salary that remains limited. Farmer gave up teaching and coaching in order to devote time to the "side business" he started that took off in profits. The "millionaire wisdom" is there, you just need to pull it off the pages.
There is an Appendix in the very back of the book, listing Farmer's Key
Business Principles:
- 1. Keep up with the money;
- 2. Always treat employees right and with respect; and,
- 3. Always sell the best products at the lowest possible prices.
This is common sense at its basic level and, yet, I'm sure many businesses
are missing one of these keys. Nearly Perfect, is a tale of a nearly perfect life and if that won't make you feel a little less than perfect and a little frustrated that you, too, aren't a millionaire, then give it a try.
Title: Nearly Perfect, An American Success Story
Author: Farmer Meadows, Betty Meadows
Publisher: TurnKey Press
ISBN: 0974185841
Review written by: Janet Pope
Reviewer's Rating:8.5
Reader's Rating: 4.25
Reader's Votes: 4
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