Diane GardnerFounder, Adept Business Solutions · Profit First Professional

My Father's 'Fix This Next' Book Endorsement

12 May 2020 · 1 min

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In a brief, informal recorded conversation, a child (Speaker A) asks their father (Speaker B) for an assessment of the book "Fix This Next." The father admits he has only read the author's biography, describing it as impressive and indicative of real substance and achievement. He acknowledges that, being retired, he is unlikely to read the entire book page‑by‑page, but says he may skim it or read selected chapters that interest him. The child plans to follow up in a week to see if any parts of the book capture the father's interest. The exchange ends with a courteous thank you.

So my dad is reading my Fix This Next book. Oh, I don't know if we can turn around. So Dad, what's your assessment of that book?
Um, what's my assessment?
Yeah, what do you think of Fix This Next, that book?
Well, so far all I read about it is the biography of the author.
And what do you think about the biography?
It's an impressive biography. It shows real substance and achievement. Do you think you're going to read that book page by page? Probably not. I've been retired so many years.
Yeah, so do you even think you'll read a single page of it, honestly?
Well, I may skim the book or select certain chapters. Yeah, yeah, of interest to me.
Okay, well, I'll see, I'll see if anything interests you. I'll ask you in a week from now and see if there's anything that interests you in the book.
Okay, thanks, Dad.
That's my review for my father's because of my face.