Review: Let Go is a Really Good Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 25, 2013
Let Go is the first published book for well known blogger Pat Flynn, and it's a good one.  I give it my highest recommendation.  If you like overcoming obstacles memoirs, you will polish off this fairly short book of Pat's in one to two settings and probably wish the book didn't end.Frankly, this review was difficult for me.  I know Pat and have followed his main site - Smart Passive Income dot com - for a few years, and have listened to most of his podcasts.  A few of his online friends are friends of mine.  I like Pat and feel he's a stand-up guy.  There are a few things he does, such as his monthly Income Report - which generate tremendous traffic for him - which I am not a huge fan of.  I'm not a lemming who hangs on every word of Pat's because he's well known and accessible.I say that to say I was hesitant to read this book and review it because I have a personal ethic and standard to uphold in my reviews, and was frankly concerned I would be disappointed in the book largely because I thought I had heard these stories before. And, then I would have a dilemma.With that in mind - the book blew me away.  Yes, I had heard pieces of some of these stories before, however, I didn't have any of the backstory.  The timing and succinct way in which Pat ties the story to a bigger issue was brilliant.  What I had previously thought of just as lucky breaks or good fortune for Pat I now realize were based on incredible effort, leaps of faith and overcoming huge obstacles and self-doubt - all while knowing he was about to lose his job.  The underlying lessons are profound.  I kept thinking about Occam's Razor over and again - how Pat used it all to just break over the line of success where so many would have stumbled, but in a huge way.My lone disappointment is the brevity of Let Go.  As of this review, I have not watched the bonus videos.  While I am sure they're outstanding, and likely enhance the book significantly, I would have preferred Pat to have lengthened the book and take us through the first couple of years of Smart Passive Income in similar fashion.  Call it a good disappointment -and I have a feeling there may be more to come - which I would welcome.  Pat's style is engaging and fresh.Let Go contains numerous lessons you won't hear every day, it highlights the razor thin line between huge success and not making it - and the stories tug at your heart and make you root for the good guy. Well done Pat.