Wake up call reviews

In Wake Up How I Changed My Life and Business and You Can Too Harvey Bookstein reveals the secrets behind Therapeutic Accounting his innovative and holistic approach to business But Harvey s story isn t just about it s about living a full life while achieving success in the workplace In 1975 Harvey co founded RBZ a company that would become one of Los Angeles largest and most highly respected public accounting firms Along the way he evolved from an unhappy workaholic with a narrow perspective and dysfunctional family into a complete balanced human being who is self aware capable of giving and receiving love and fulfilled than he ever knew was possible Now the Managing Visionary Partner for RBZ Harvey Bookstein is a revered and creative figure in the industry Wake Up Call tells Harvey s story in his own the unvarnished truth of how a workaholic changed his life fixed what was broken and discovered a few simple truths This book shines a bright light on the values and principles Harvey Bookstein learned over a lifetime and continues to practice Whether you re interested in his personal life or seeking a new vision for your own Wake Up Call has much to offer Wake Up Call How I Changed my Life and Business and You Can Too by the Creator of Therapeutic Accounting This is a deeply personal book about a transformation the author went through after the Northridge Earthquake in 1994 Harvey Bookstein was born in 1947 and started working for his father s accounting firm at the age of seven At nine he was math checking tax returns at 12 preparing them and at 16 was interviewing customers It s obvious that his dad taught him the real meaning of accounting beyond the numbers and dealing with human emotions He graduated in 1970 and became a CPA after failing the exam five times He joined the firm Leventhal and spent almost 5 years with them and then founded his own firm RBZ The first part of the book deals with his bitter divorce and the challenges of raising two children while the second half discusses his fulfilling second marriage and lessons from his success in business He gives tremendous credit for this transformation to his therapist In 1999 he coined the term Therapeutic Accounting and the philosophy behind this is beautiful going beyond the numbers to take a holistic approach to his customers RBZ was purchased by Armanino LLP so I m proud to call Harvey a colleague and had the privilege of meeting him One line I liked was he says it took him over two decades to become a better father but only 2 seconds to become a better grandfather It reminds me of the line of why grandparents and grandchildren get along so well they have a common enemy I forget who said this If you re a CPA this is a book chocked full of lessons from a Pioneer in the profession Bravo Harvey 1935254790