Rob Lancit · Author
I've made enough mistakes to write a book. So I did.
Take My Advice, I'm Not Using It is a collection of the true stories, decisions, regrets, laughs and lessons that got me here. I wrote it for my kids. Turns out, the rest of us might recognize a few things in it, too.
Real stories. Real mistakes. Real heart.
The book
Take My Advice, I'm Not Using It
My Life Lessons and the Mistakes I've Made
This isn't a blueprint for a perfect life. It's a collection of honest stories about what happens when confidence meets reality, when good intentions get complicated, and when the lesson arrives a little later than it should.
There are wins, poor decisions, heartbreak, fatherhood, relationships, a career, and more than a few moments worth laughing at now. The point isn't that I got it all right. It's that I can finally admit where I didn't.
What is inside
Every chapter is a true story. Every story ends with what it cost.
Fatherhood, and good intentions
Being a father, and finding out that meaning well and doing well by someone are not the same thing.
A career built without a map
More than 30 years in franchising. The risks that worked out, and the ones that did not.
Loss, money and regret
Early loss, financial mistakes, walking away too soon and holding on too long.
Themes are taken from the publisher's description of the book. Read the full description.
Meet Rob
A little life experience. A lot of material.
For more than three decades, I've worked in franchising, helping people make decisions about business ownership and growth. Business has taught me plenty, but some of my most important lessons have happened away from a conference room.
That's where the book begins: with the experiences that matter long after the meeting ends.
Events
The next chapter doesn't write itself.
There are new stories to tell, people to meet, and conversations worth having. Find out where I'm showing up next, whether it's a signing, a conversation with readers, or an event.
Reader updates
Occasional notes from someone who's still figuring it out.
Stories, updates, new writing, and the occasional reminder that experience is usually what you get right after you needed it.
The book
Take the advice. Ignore the advice. Just don't say I didn't warn you.
Either way, you will probably recognize something in it. 144 pages of true stories, each one ending with the lesson it cost.