An author with Powell River roots has just published his first book on small business. Mark MacDonald’s It Worked For Them, It Will Work For Me: The 8 Secrets of Small Business I Learned From Successful Friends, launches next week.
The Max Cameron Secondary School graduate got his start in the newspaper business at age 14 with former publications Powell River Progress and Powell River News. Since 1990 he has been publisher of the Business Examiner, and it was through this experience and the thousands of interviews he’s done with successful small-business owners that ultimately inspired the book, he said.
“Originally, I set out to create something like a small-business person's version of David Chilton’s classic The Wealthy Barber,” said MacDonald. “Mr. Chilton’s sharing of common-sense investing wisdom from his under-the-radar, regular barber has helped many people in the world of investing.”
MacDonald said his book contains methods and rules he learned from businesspeople and applied to his own life.
“As they told me their tales of success, I could see for myself that what they practised genuinely worked,” said MacDonald. “My conclusion was straightforward and simple: ‘If it worked for them, it would work for me.’ And it has.”
MacDonald still has strong ties to Powell River. His father and brother live here and he is looking forward to celebrating his 40th high school reunion in 2019.
Following in the footsteps of mentors remains a valuable way to achieve one’s own success, he said.
“There are not many shortcuts in life, but being able to pattern yourself after successful people and the wisdom they have gleaned over decades in business will help you find a quicker path to reach your own desired destination.”
MacDonald’s book will be launched at Nanaimo Golf Club on October 23 at 7 pm.
