My game changer.

• Author: Kristie, James
• Position: Book it: Best bets for board reading - ICompete - Brief article - Book review

From iCompete by John T. Hewitt. Copyright [c] 2015 by JTH Publishing LLC. Published by A Book's Mind (www.abooksmind. com).

I've heard that they tell a joke about me at Jackson Hewitt. Ready for this? What's the difference between God and John Hewitt? God doesn't think he's John Hewitt. That's so true! Some people call me cocky, arrogant --even abrasive. Maybe. I call myself confident. If you have the achievements to back it up, you can also call yourself confident. In your game of life and business, will you choose to be a winner or a loser? Just normal or extraordinary? Will you choose to be a fanatical entrepreneur and how will you measure your results?

Today, I measure my greatest achievements not by sales, but by giving back and changing lives. We operate a company that is famous for our culture and giving back is at the center of this.

When I was struggling financially, I still wanted to tithe (donating traditionally 10% of income) but I couldn't mentally grasp it. I felt that I just didn't have enough money. So I made a deal with God. I said, "I can't afford to give 10%, but as soon as I get over this hump, I'm going to give way more than 10%." As soon as I started giving a lot of money...