Title: Walking in the Gray: How to Succeed When The Rules Are Not Black and White
Author: Rickey L. Jasper
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 978-1532091131
Pages: 322
Genre: Spiritual Self-Help/Motivational Self-Help
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina

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The world of business and finding success in life are tricky areas that not everyone knows how to navigate. As Confucius once said, “The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” In author Rickey L. Jasper’s book Walking in the Gray: How to Succeed When The Rules Are Not Black and White, the gray area of business and life are thoroughly explored.

In this book, the author delves into the difficult journey of navigating oneself through the gray area of life and business. Whether it’s one’s faith and family, or the decisions that take a young man from manual labor to the executive offices of the federal government, the world is not always run in black and white, and the decisions one has to make in order to survive and thrive in the world often require a knowledge of how to walk along the path to begin with.

This book is well written, taking readers on a mixture of self-help and motivational writing with personal tales that establish the author’s credentials and experience that make him an expert in the field. The book does a great job of showcasing the steps needed to navigate this gray area of life and business. Learning to walk and act without having all the knowledge one needs at once, learning how to value your steps and having the self-awareness to know what you bring to the table is just a few examples of the lessons one will learn in this book.

This is a book written for those who enjoy self-help and motivational books, and are searching for the tools of success both in their business and career-oriented lives and their personal lives as well. While the book does have some mention of religion in the context of the book that not all readers will identify with, the overall message the author is relaying and the path to finding one’s place in the gray areas of life make this a fascinating and engaging read.

An evenly paced book, author Rickey L. Jasper has crafted a skillful and motivational read in Walking in the Gray: How to Succeed When The Rules Are Not Black and White. This book is well informed and researched, and does a great job of digging into the reader’s motivations for walking the gray to begin with and using this motivation for pursuing a more fulfilling life. If you haven’t yet, be sure to grab your copy today!