He was well supported by those around him although it wasn’t always smooth sailing. Here we have a guy that by his own admittance wasn’t the most socially smooth person, suffered from odd mannerisms and tics… but also had a vision and took his chances along the way. (Not to mention the power of running too, but we’ll leave that to another discussion!) A point that’s been made many times, but hey, let’s make it some more as it is so important. People, sensing my belief, wanted some of that belief for themselves. I believed that if people got out and ran a few miles every day, the world would be a better place, and I believed these shoes were better to run in. So why was selling shoes so different? Because, I realized, it wasn’t selling. I’d been slightly better at selling mutual funds, but I’d felt dead inside. I’d been unable to sell encyclopedias, and I’d despised it to boot. This is a great quote that stuck out early on in the book:ĭriving back to Portland I’d puzzle over my sudden success at selling. I’m sure we’re all familiar with the brand but perhaps less so with Mr Knight himself. Here we have Phil Knight who was the Founder of the shoe (and subsequently) clothing company, Nike. Everyone has a story to tell and it’s especially interesting to hear about successful people and the struggles they had on the way to the top. I do love a good auto-bio and they can vary a fair bit.
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