Go for It!

No matter what career you’ve chosen or are considering, you can travel the wide-open road to a better life, higher earnings, and more job satisfaction. Determination to work hard and a willingness to apply some commonsense techniques is all it takes. John Tassone will help you hone your people skills, think positively, set long-range goals, and believe in your ability to achieve them. John isn’t some remote multimillionaire; he’s a straight-talking guy who worked hard to achieve his dreams. The knowledge in this powerful book will motivate you, and guide you in developing the attitude you need to succeed in whatever you do. John also offers invaluable advice on starting your own business, sales techniques, how to build a clientele, and the art of effective public speaking.

John J. Tassone was born and raised in Chicago. As a child, he had a newspaper route, shined shoes, and made deliveries for a meat market. Throughout high school he worked in his father's hardware store. He earned a bachelor's degree in Education at Chicago Teachers College (Chicago State University), and then taught drafting in the Chicago public school system. He later became a draftsman for U.S Steel. While working there, John started selling life insurance part-time. After a year, he quit U. S. Steel and went full-time. He moved quickly through the insurance-company ranks, and became regional VP of the Chicago area. In 1976 he opened his own agency, Associated General Insurance Agency of Illinois. The broad knowledge he derived from forty years' experience have made him a sought-after speaker. John and his wife, Catherine, live near Chicago.