Frank A. Ives · 43 Books
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THE THINGS PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU — FINALLY, SOMEONE DID.
Love · Work · Money · Life · People
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Frank A. Ives · 43 Books
THE THINGS PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU — FINALLY, SOMEONE DID.
Love · Work · Money · Life · People
Everything else came after. These two books are the reason the rest exist. Start here.
Written for his son before his wedding. Frank had a lot to say and not enough time to say it in person.
“She is not difficult. You are unprepared. There is a significant difference, and only one of those things is fixable.”
Written for his daughter after she moved in with her partner. Same urgency. Different subject.
“He is not complicated. He is consistent, and you have not yet learned his consistency.”
“The conversation you're avoiding is already happening. You just haven't said your part yet.”
Rotates weekly — Frank picks one.
Pick the situation that sounds most like yours.
Frank will point you to the right book — no browsing, no guessing.
→ Read it in under an hour. Frank doesn’t waste your time.
The fastest way to know if he's your kind of writer.
Frank A. Ives grew up in Notting Hill, the son of a South Carolinian engineer and a Bristol schoolteacher. He spent nine years in advertising, twelve in management consulting, and seventeen running a small publishing house with his closest friend.
He is a husband of forty-seven years, a father of two, and a grandfather of four. He is not a therapist. He is not a life coach. He has never given a TED talk and has no intention of starting.
He does not have social media. He is not available for speaking engagements. He walks four miles every morning and writes at his father's desk.
"I didn't write these for a publisher. I wrote them for my kids. Everything I know, everything I wish someone had told me — in the time it takes to drink a coffee."
— Frank A. Ives
Frank A. Ives
Most advice is written by people who read about the subject.
I lived through it.
A person who has read about failure and a person who has failed are not the same person. I am the second kind. I wrote these books for people who are tired of the first kind.
Subscribe. Or don't.
Frank will write it either way.
One Monday email. One subject. No padding.
Frank doesn't spam. He barely emails. When he does, it's worth reading.