Up from Nothing, John Hope Bryant
Up from Nothing, John Hope Bryant
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Up from Nothing
The Untold Story of How We (All) Succeed

Author: John Hope Bryant

Narrator: John Hope Bryant, Andrew Young

Unabridged: 4 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 10/06/2020


Synopsis

American opportunity is not dead. Bestselling author and entrepreneur John Hope Bryant outlines the mindset and practices that will allow us to achieve the American Dream, no matter what our current circumstances are.

Americans have lost faith in their country. With job security disappearing and fewer glimpses of a better future, it can feel like we are barely surviving, much less thriving, in today's problematic economy. Americans want the "old" America back-- the America where opportunity comes knocking at the front door. But the real problem, John Hope Bryant says, is that we're forgetting that this is still the Land of Opportunity--a site of upward mobility, a place teeming with different ways to create and grow wealth. The opportunities of today are not only greater than the obstacles, but they are greater than they have ever been. What we need, he says, is a mindset shift--a way of recalibrating to recognize that there is still a bounty of resources for establishing entrepreneurship and success in this country. The first step for us, for America, is to remember our storyline--how, coming up from nothing, we established and harnessed the invincible American Dream.

About John Hope Bryant

Recognized as one of Time magazine’s “50 for the Future” leaders, John Hope Bryant is an entrepreneur, author, and advisor and one of the nation’s most recognized empowerment leaders. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies. Bryant is the author of Love Leadership and is the only African-American bestselling business author. He served as chairman of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, Subcommittee on the Underserved and Community Empowerment, and was appointed by President Obama in 2014 as a member of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans. He is also cofounder of the Gallup-HOPE Index, the only national research poll on youth financial dignity and youth economic energy in the United States.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily on February 12, 2021

Up From Nothing is an inspiring read. It encourages the citizens of The United States of America to realize the opportunities that are available in their country and to work together with one another towards a common goal of success and winning for all. The author shares his own coming up story as w......more

Goodreads review by Ioana on October 05, 2020

This book was a total surprise for me. Through it I got to meet its author and read his story. While it features many of his entrepreneurial and philanthropic endeavors, this book is not his autobiography. This book is an encouragement, is a pat on the back, is a "you can do it". Half self help, half......more

Goodreads review by Mike on October 09, 2020

The message that Jonh Hope offers us in his book, it's essential, it is our hands change our future and the future of our nations. We can complain about the things that happen to us, or we can focus on the negative things, or we can do something about it. We need to take ownership. He presents a new......more

Goodreads review by Erica on December 25, 2020

On the one hand I love the author's message to stop letting ourselves be divided by race, gender, national origin and so forth. That's great. But he always says the reason we shouldn't be divided is so we can focus more on earning money. I just really think that appealing to greed ends up leading us......more

Goodreads review by John on January 13, 2025

The Real Color in America? I picked up this book for a book club I’m in. First, I’ll say that I have respect for men and women who move from poverty to wealth in one generation. It’s a story worth telling. I just think how you tell the story brings people hope or despair. I think Bryant is a brillian......more