Tip

TIP is more than a story of one person's journey to recognition and growth in work and life. TIP is a strategy and motivational reminder to take personal accountability for your reputation, your results, and your value. TIP is an action plan designed to help people who desire a simple way to take charge of their careers, improve their performance, manage their reputations, and enhance their lives. TIP is a timeless story filled with insights to help you become a standout performer, make good choices, give all you can, provide value to others, and be rewarded in return. Based on author Dave Gordon's 30 years of professional experience and insights, TIP is the engaging and educational story of Brian Davis, an uninspired employee with a young family. One day, Brian is unceremoniously fired from his job without any notice. After spending a decade at the same job and never truly pushing himself to be more than average, Brian finds himself unemployed with no immediate prospects. Facing an uncertain future, Brian must choose between accepting another uninspiring job, or finally taking responsibility to control his own success and create his own unique value. Faced with a crossroads in his life, Brian takes a temporary job in the restaurant and hospitality industry while he searches for his next, perfect role. Brian doesn't see himself as valuable to anyone at first. But, with the help of his new coworkers, insightful customers, and an unexpected mentor, Brian rediscovers the importance of purpose and passion in the delivery of standout customer service. He learns to add his own unique value by identifying his strengths and being known for the one thing that only he can bring. The more he gives of himself, the more he gets. Through his commitment and his consistency of beliefs, words, and actions, Brian gains a new reputation by creating memorable experiences for everyone around him. TIP shows you that everyone has value, whether to another person, a community, a team, or an organization. When you know your value, everything you do in work and life becomes easier and more rewarding. The simple, yet powerful, strategy presented in TIP will help you take control of your career and your reputation and keep you on the path to sustained success.