The Big Switch by John Thomas | Book Review

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The Big Switch: It’s never too late
Author: John Thomas
Pages: 240



The Big Switch is a story of 24 years old boy ‘Keith’ who has everything that a normal 24 years old would wish for - ‘Love’ and ‘A Decent Job’. He is currently working as a software engineer at a reputed company and has a girlfriend whom he loves a lot. Yet, there is something missing in his life and is not very happy about it.  He is always striving to be the best in everything that he does be it work or his passion for something. But soon his girlfriend leaves him and he realises the reason for his unhappiness. Due to these events he is unable to concentrate on his work because of which he is having real trouble in his work life too and wants to quit his job. But soon he meets a person who has a very important role to play in his life and after meeting him and listening to his story he starts questioning himself about what he wants to do in his life, how he is going to go about achieving his dream but he is never afraid of the consequences all that he thinks about is the results and constantly thinking about how soon he will be able achieve his goal. Will Keith be able to overcome all the challenges and hurdles in the pursuit of his dream? To know read The Big Switch.

My Thoughts on the book:

We get to see an inspiring story of motivation, career, love and relationship. We also get to see how youths of today are constantly struggling in their career and are not satisfied with their jobs but deep within them lay a fear about what society, family and friends will say and think about their decisions after getting out of a job which is paying them well and aspiring your dreams. This book teaches us the fact that we should follow what our heart feels like/tells us and then listen to others and take the positive from them and leave the negative behind. The characters are very relatable to real life and the twists and turns in the book makes you want to read more and know what is going to happen next. I would surely recommend this book to everyone out there. It was a very enjoyable read and a one filled with positivity too.

Favourite Quotes from the Book:

  • Your fears, they have a strange knack of finding you. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do, they will get you. And when they do, they will trouble you just as you always feared.
  • When you love your job, you don’t count the hours. You just enjoy every single minute.
  • Set a goal so big that it scares you. Decide on something that won’t let you sleep at night.
  • If one has to succeed, then he must get used to the idea of failing. Failures are the stepping stones to success.
  • If one needs to improve, he must push himself to his limits and even beyond.
  • Many times, we fail to see the rewards that life showers on us because we are too busy worrying about the hardships.
  • Follow your heart. It knows where your treasure is, even when you don’t. And trust me, it will move mountains to take you there.
  Disclaimer: I received this book from WritersMelon in exchange for my honest review.

Rating: 5/5

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