Review of Thriving in the Storm

[Lilmoiemoie]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Thriving in the Storm" by Bill Murphy.]

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3 out of 5 stars

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Thriving in the Storm is a good read for men overcoming adversity, looking for direction and self help. Murphy follows a typical self help book approach that tells a personal POV from the author through his experiences and bookends each chapter with self help coaching. It serves the purpose and motivation for anyone seeking self help and motivation, but it lacks broad audience appeal. It is very much crafted to be focused on men and their approach of both their business and personal relationships. The book is an easy read, but unlikely to make a huge impact overall. I do appreciate the references and credits mentioned throughout of the other self help authors, coaches, and business men who helped the author succeed. While Murphy mentions some anecdotal examples of women who have been successful, particularly the one who helped the V.A. Successfully acquire loans, the general theme is a pat on the back of his own achievements. There is nothing inherently wrong about this approach, but it is markedly focused on his success and how he overcame his rough childhood, but gives limited insight to his personal relationships particularly with his role as a father. Murphy mentions the things that highlights how he is different from his father, but fails to delve deeper into his own personal experience as a father. This is glaringly apparent as he muses on how his children came to care for him in his moment of need upon his recent injury, but for the reader, it is curious as to why his tongue in cheek comment comes off as such if he had strong personal relationships with his family.

Overall, the bottom line is Murphy emphasized whether knowingly or not, the importance of accepting that you cannot have it all. The author indicates and shares his professional success but fails at delivery a transition of that success into his personal relationships.

I would recommend this book as 3 out of 5 if you’re interested in reading self help motivation of overcoming childhood adversities. The personal reflective questions is a nice close examination for the reader to understand what the author intends in each chapter. It’s a good starting point to work through in the self help regard.

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Thriving in the Storm
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