The Go Giver

Joe anxiously waited for Friday at 12:00pm to come because he knew he would finally be meeting the surprise mystery guest that had been discusses previously with Gus. As Joe waited for Pindar, he was able to really get to know the marvelous coffee maker, Rachel. Rachel recounted how she came to meet Pindar and use the laws she had learned to become a coffee mogul. Unfortunately for Joe, Rachel is not the Friday guest he assumed she was.

Once Pindar emerged, he and Joe sat and reminisced about the first four laws that Joe had learned. Although Joe had followed all of the rules, he was still having trouble seeing where this would lead him. Pindar realized that Joe still thought along the rules he learned growing up, rules like, “It is better to give than to receive.” Pindar points out that it is insane to try to give and not receive. Pindar presented the final law to Joe, The Law of Receptivity, which states, “The key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving.” As they finished their lunch, Joe was finally able to see that the “mystery” Friday guest had been Pindar all along.

As Joe came back to the office to try to do anything he could to meet his quota before the end of the day, Joe found Gus at his office. Joe discussed the last law with Gus because he was having a hard time understanding how any of the laws would do him any good if it did not get him anywhere. Joe was open to receiving and completing the last of his homework, but he could only receive if someone offered something to him. Joe decided to stay late and send Gus home (showing how he had changed within the past week from a go-getter, to a go-giver, he let Gus leave instead of himself.)

Typically Joe would not be at work at 6:15 on a Friday, but since he was a go-giver, he found himself there when his phone rang. The laws Joe put into place throughout the week had come back to help him complete the last law of receiving. Neil Hansen, a fellow who Ed Barnes (see law 1), had...