Not many CEOs are willing to admit failure. Scott shares a very vulnerable state that many people have faced but refused to share. This is a quality book that humbles you as you read it and allows you to realize that mistakes make you who you are.

Be Where Your Fee Are is a book about self-discovery. The author shares his journey of grief and healing and valuable lessons that anyone can use on their path to learning more about themselves and growing as a person. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC.

Be Where Your Feet Are by Scott O'Neil tackles tough topics such as frustration, failures, and the chaos of our over scheduled world in an approachable method that is relatable to all.. Analogies are provided that will be able to be recalled in times of stress. One memorable example is how Scott relates to his children and especially his daughter Eliza. The importance of family is paramount.

He also openly shares his failures, and by doing so we can gain perspective to deal with our own challenges. A unique attribute to this book was at the end of each chapter a challenge and a time for reflection was suggested. This allowed you to personalize and truly internalize the message for your own personal growth. I appreciated the excellent follow up activities to enhance my understanding.

The message of giving your all to whatever situation you are in is not a new concept, but the reminder and especially the examples shared will linger on long after you close the book. His character shines through as one you will be eager to emulate on your own difficult journey,

I was provided a free advance reader copy from St. Martin’s Press - St. Martin’s Essentials in exchange for my honest review from Net Galley. The opinions shared in this review are my own.

The Importance of Being in the Moment

When so much is happening and we’re all busy, we often spend so much time thinking about what’s next that we don’t appreciate where we are at the moment. Learning to be where you are and give whoever you’re with your full attention is the secret in this book.

This book is very family centered in the prologue the author tells his daughter that the most important thing is family and being able to count on your family no matter what happens. Things will go wrong. That’s a given in life, but the important thing is to accept that it happened and move forward. Giving in to despair is not an option.

I enjoyed this book. This principles are very solid. If you can follow them at least most of the time you can have a successful life. I enjoyed the many stories told by people both famous and not, and I particularly liked the focus on family and the Christian background.

This book is well worth reading, as we emerge for a year of enforced quiet and being at home. Our busy lives will take us over again, but if you can remember some of these principles life may feel a little easier.

I received this book from St Martin’s Press for this review.

All I got out of this book is that the author has a lot of successful friends. If you’re a CEO, you might like this book. If you’re a regular person, just skip it.

Be Where Your Feet Are is a book that invoked mixed and strong feelings as I read it. Let me start by saying that it offers reminders of several things:

- to be fully present and engaged where you are at the time - no thinking of other things, checking your phone, tuning out.

- determine what principles and characteristics you value and live accordingly.

- go out of your way to meet, know, and help those around you. Be a team player. Serve others.

- work for the fair treatment, advancement and recognition of all people.

You get the gist. These are all common sense things that we know, though we sometimes lose our focus and perspective. There are no new ideas presented in the book, though they may be presented in a different way.

I have no doubt that the author has the credentials to write a self-help/business book. He is an obviously very successful and powerful business man, and one who is used to working, moving, and living among the elite and privileged. He is, and has every right to be, proud of his career, and of his personal life. I am happy for him, and truly wish him continued growth and contentment.

There are two things that I found troublesome about this book.

The author must be writing this book for the elite business executive, because he is obviously very out of touch with the average worker or management level employee. How many workers/managers have the ability (even if it is their greatest desire and priority) to tell their bosses (no personal assistants here for the clearance of schedules) that they will be leaving work at a certain time each day to meet their child's school bus, or that they can't work that required overtime because their child has an important event, or they have a date with their spouse because that is a WMI "what's most important" to them? Answer: none, should they wish to remain employed at their current place of employment. "Well then, find a better job that will give you the ability to make that happen" the author might respond. How? Where? To read examples like this "You would be more successful if only you would (insert lesson of your choice here)" only serves to make the average worker/manager/reader feel more powerless and frustrated than they already do. Everyone has principles and character, they just don't have the same means or choices available to them that the author does. I wish this book had been written so that its lessons could apply to all levels of workers, or at least to all levels of management.

That leads right into the second thing that troubled me about this book, which, in fairness to the author, he may not be aware of (which is a problem in itself). The author repeatedly tells us how successful and great he is (don't break your arm patting yourself on the back there fella!). It's one thing to state your credentials, it's quite another to subject your readers/listeners to tenuously related anecdotes about your friends so that you can name-drop, and to continually boast about your power, abilities, privileged and elite life through "lesson affirming" anecdotal stories from your life. ENOUGH ALREADY - we get it. We really do.

Sadly, this is one of the most self-aggrandizing books I've ever read.

My thanks to NetGalley and to St. Martin's Press for allowing me to read an ARC of this book, scheduled for publication 6/1/2021. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and are freely given.

I love to learn more about how to be positive and how to practice mindfulness. I don’t have much experience with sports but I loved hearing about sports related references for helping me live my best life. This is such a great read for all genders, ages and life stages.

My husband and I are supporters of the softball team of the college in the town where we live. One night at a campfire devotion time at our house, one of the girls mentioned that a mother of one of the players always said, "Be where your feet are". That saying really stuck with me so when I received an advance copy of this book, I was excited to read it. From the first chapter, I shared lessons I learned from the book. Sometimes, my husband had to listen to me and sometimes just "lucky" friends. I hope that you will read this book and make the most of the life you have... Be where your feet are!