The Noticer-Book Review

I finished reading Andy Andrew’s latest book  The Noticer and I thought it was a great read. If you are familiar with Andy’s books, it was right in line as far as content, flow and feeling.  The story is set in Orange Beach, Alabama, supposedly where Andy grew up. It’s a part fiction part biography of the author.  The main character of the book is an old man named Jones that comes in and out of the story, almost like an angel, at the right time to speak words of wisdom into different people’s lives.

The main point of the of the book is on perspective.  What your perspective is in any given situation will determine your success or failure in life.  A memorable story from the book stands out to me the other day while stranded on the side  of the road with my second flat tire in a month. The story in the book is where a young man is homeless and doesn’t have a lot of food. Jones eats a meal with him that includes sardines and potted meat. When Jones asked the man what he’s eating, the man replies with a negative response. Jones then tells the young man, well that’s a matter of perspective you see, I’m having surf and turf.   As I was changing my flat tire, I realized that a positive perspective would be to recognize how many people don’t even have cars that can get flat tires.  We are all blessed and this book will help you see that in a new way.

You can hear from Andy in this fall’s Backstage Leadership program.