Reviewed by Karen Pirnot for Readers' Favorite

Bill Phillips describes his childhood in Detroit and how his needs for achievement motivated him to take advantage of opportunity and indeed, to create opportunity to meet his own needs. While in the Air Force, he learned hydraulic engineering skills which would carry him from one job to the next while he built up financial backing to start his own company.

There is no doubt in the mind of the reader that Bill Phillips is a self-made man. Although some of his decisions might appear on the surface as highly self-serving, he nonetheless did what he had to do to create his own company and to acquire companies which could help to diversity his investment.

Mr. Phillips talks kindly and lovingly of his family, but it becomes clear that much was sacrificed in the building of his financial empire. The author's conclusion of "If I can do it, anyone can do it" is open to question as many individuals lack the makeup to facilitate the building of his empire. Nevertheless, this is a man to be admired for his motivation and his ability to carry through with his dreams.