Presidential award-winning speaker Dr Calvin Mackie offers a virtual BlackberryTM of lessons that will inspire and direct your life to greatness. Through a slideshow of poignant vignettes and laugh-at-loud anecdotes, Dr. Mackie highlights the practical wisdom of his father, Willie Mackie Sr - the uneducated sharecropper's son who built a thriving roofing business of 100 employees with a truck, a ladder, and a whole lot of attitude. From the hot gable rooftops of New Orleans to the set of a Spike Lee film, this book explores the extraordinary journey of the Mackie men and leaves you with a view you'll remember forever! "A View from the Roof" puts you right in Willie Sr's classroom on the roof, and teaches you how to: master your craft, dominate your industry, and have more control over your financial fate; transform your work into something that is meaningful without leaving your current job; bring excellence to everything you do and develop an impeccable reputation for service in the marketplace; find the mentor who will nurture your growth and help you make the right connections; become a source of inspiration, love, and intellectual nourishment for your children; conquer the fear of criticism and acquire the courage to take on new challenges; and, be 100 per cent prepared for disaster if and when the time comes.