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"Forget about the mistakes you made yesterday; yesterday is gone. Don't dwell on tomorrow; nobody knows what it will bring. Focus exclusively on today. When you wallow in remorse over yesterday, or quake in fear about tomorrow, you lose hope."
The above is the advice a member of a self-help group for alcoholics gave Frank O'Dea (born: 1945) in 1971, now a successful entrepreneur and perhaps best known for being a co-founder of a successful, worldwide coffee shop chain. His true story as recorded by writer John L. Reynolds are on the pages of this amazing, easy-to-read book.
O'Dea describes this book as "the best possible catharsis" for him. I, as a reader, could tell this as he reveals all (and I mean all) of the "mistakes" he had made before he came to a self-help group for alcoholics from the streets of Toronto. After he heard the above advice, O'Dea tells us:
"I realized hope was all I had."
From this point on, O'Dea's tomorrows got progressively better (even though there were still rough spots) until we're told:
"My thousand-dollar Canada Savings Bond had spawned a mail-order coin-sorter business that had rolled into a coffee kiosk that had morphed into a leading edge marketing phenomenon that had expanded into a national corporation worth several million dollars."
By 2004, O'Dea received the Order of Canada. (This Order of Canada, OC, is Canada's highest civilian honor. Created in 1967, the Order was established to establish the lifetime contributions, made by Canadians, who made a major difference to Canada and, as well, recognizes efforts made by non-Canadians who have made the world better by their actions.) What was said during the presentation of the award (called the declaration) gives the potential reader a glimpse of his journey from old life to new life and a brief overview of this book:
"Frank O'Dea's triumph over adversity continues to captivate the hearts of Canadians. His personal victory over substance abuse and willingness to share his rags-to-riches story have inspired others battling addiction. He enjoyed enormous success as co-founder of the Second Cup chain of coffee shops and has gone on to other business ventures. His many good works include support of [an international street children foundation]. [He is] founding chair of the Canadian Landmine Foundation...and...has raised over $2 million for [its] cause."
Something to look for when reading this book is the life-lessons (or advice) O'Dea tells us (or that somebody tells O'Dea, such as the example above) as he goes through life. These are simple but profound.
Finally, the writing by John Reynolds is superb. O'Dea says it best in his acknowledgements section: "John was able to capture my feelings and communicate in such a beautiful way that which I was trying to say."
In conclusion, this is an inspiring book to reflect on as you are having your second cup of coffee!!
(first published 2007; 13 chapters; main narrative 220 pages; acknowledgements)

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