“Your gift is calling, are you ready to answer?” That’s the question multi-hyphenate comedian Steve Harvey posed in his latest self-help book, Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success.
Harvey, who hosts Family Feud, as well as his own TV and a radio talk shows, has taken his personal story and turned it into a powerful tool for anyone ready and willing to answer their true calling.
It would be easy to write this book off as just another generic self-help guide (there are plenty of those offered on Amazon.com these days). What makes the New York Times best-selling author’s latest work unique is his story-telling ability. The media mogul who’s earned millions by making people laugh doesn’t shy away from poking fun at himself.
From discussing failed marriages to dead-end jobs and his time spent living homeless, Harvey exposes himself to readers in the hope that they’ll adapt his philosophy on life; namely, that failure is essential to finding their life’s purpose.
The book is chock full of tips and scriptural references for discovering their gift (and everyone has one), channeling it through the right vehicle and eventually turning their passion into something that can make them rich.
And while money is something that certainly does make life easier, Harvey doesn’t define success by the number of zeros in his bank account. Success, he says, is finding “not what you were paid for, but what you were made for.”
Harvey’s guide gives step-by-step instructions, with lessons taken from his own struggles during the early part of his comedic career, for anyone wanting to make a change or pursue a goal in their life. Start small, he says, avoid comparing your journey to others, have a plan in place and lean on your faith and values when times get tough.
By sharing his own success formula and the advice he’s been given by similarly successful individuals, Harvey puts readers on the path to realizing their gift, reinventing their lives and honoring both themselves and God by living the life they were always meant to live.
Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success is available online and in stores now.
Steve Harvey is the author of New York Times bestsellers Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man and Straight Talk, No Chaser. He’s also the host of his own daily talk show and the game show Family Feud in addition to his nationally syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show on the radio. The Emmy Award winner is also the founder of the Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation.
