“I pledge my fealty to my God, my Country, and to my righteous Sovereign.
To slay dragons anywhere, to rescue maidens in distress and to favor those in need and those oppressed everywhere.”
This is the 11th century knight-errants’ oath of allegiance taken by a 10-year-old Robert X. Leeds, who went on to author this book titled The Dragon Slayer. Since then, it has been his life’s mission to help the world prevail in a time of peril and help those in need everywhere. The Dragon Slayer is an autobiographical account of all of Robert’s ascents and descents in life and his determination to achieve his goals, despite the often-incredible odds against him.
The book is broken into an Introduction, 17 chapters, and a Conclusion. The Introduction …show more content…
The latter part of the book is significantly more interesting and highlights how Robert believed in taking risks in life to achieve his dreams and overcome obstacles. He outlines the role he played in the Israeli army, the events that led to him becoming a Methods Engineer with Ford and moved up the hierarchical ladder at General Motors only to later become a model pet motel owner in partnership with the late Ray Kroc—the man behind McDonald’s international success. …show more content…
The Introduction, in particular, was too tedious to read since it had too much content that was inserted to convince the reader to not give up reading midway and continue right till the end as it was worth their time. The book is really well-written, so the Introduction could have left out the statements made to convince us to continue reading.
I was often inspired by Robert’s commitment and outright persistence, noting the changes in his mentality as he acquired confidence in his abilities. I can truthfully say that Robert’s dynamism in the face of great loss and difficulties is second to none.
As a motivational book, The Dragon Slayer scores top marks. It chronicles one man's incredible devotion to the pursuit of his dreams and also manages to convince us that trying and not succeeding is always better than not trying at all and regretting it later. I felt a substantial connection to Robert and his story, which made it easy to fully engage in the events of his
To slay dragons anywhere, to rescue maidens in distress and to favor those in need and those oppressed everywhere.”
This is the 11th century knight-errants’ oath of allegiance taken by a 10-year-old Robert X. Leeds, who went on to author this book titled The Dragon Slayer. Since then, it has been his life’s mission to help the world prevail in a time of peril and help those in need everywhere. The Dragon Slayer is an autobiographical account of all of Robert’s ascents and descents in life and his determination to achieve his goals, despite the often-incredible odds against him.
The book is broken into an Introduction, 17 chapters, and a Conclusion. The Introduction …show more content…
The latter part of the book is significantly more interesting and highlights how Robert believed in taking risks in life to achieve his dreams and overcome obstacles. He outlines the role he played in the Israeli army, the events that led to him becoming a Methods Engineer with Ford and moved up the hierarchical ladder at General Motors only to later become a model pet motel owner in partnership with the late Ray Kroc—the man behind McDonald’s international success. …show more content…
The Introduction, in particular, was too tedious to read since it had too much content that was inserted to convince the reader to not give up reading midway and continue right till the end as it was worth their time. The book is really well-written, so the Introduction could have left out the statements made to convince us to continue reading.
I was often inspired by Robert’s commitment and outright persistence, noting the changes in his mentality as he acquired confidence in his abilities. I can truthfully say that Robert’s dynamism in the face of great loss and difficulties is second to none.
As a motivational book, The Dragon Slayer scores top marks. It chronicles one man's incredible devotion to the pursuit of his dreams and also manages to convince us that trying and not succeeding is always better than not trying at all and regretting it later. I felt a substantial connection to Robert and his story, which made it easy to fully engage in the events of his