Here Comes Sim: A Review

Sim Fryson with Susan Phelps Harvey wrote the story of Sim Fryson’s life. It's a truly a remarkable story.

I like these quotes that are in the beginning of the book. The first one by Muhammad Ali who was a friend of Sim and the second one by Sim.

IF YOUR DREAMS DON’T SCARE YOU, THEY AREN’T BIG ENOUGH.

DREAM BIG FOR TODAY IN CASE THERE IS A TOMORROW.

In the 1940s Sim Fryson Sr., the father of the hero of this book moved from Reform, Alabama to Charleston, West Virginia along with his wife Gertrude, with only 20 cents to their names when they arrived in Charleston. Sadly Gertrude died of a brain tumor not too long after they arrived.

Several years later he married Dorothy.

The senior Fryson was an impressive figure himself—a tall distinguished, wholesome—looking man. He had tremendous charm and beautiful manners. He carried himself with dignity, and was well spoken even though his formal education had ended with the third grade and he had mostly taught himself how to read and write.

Sim Sr. drove an old beat-up truck for his business. He had made a sign that said, “Here Comes Sim” and attached it to the front bumper. On the back of truck he fastened another sign that said “There goes Sim.”  Many years later when Sim Jr. owned a Mercedes-Benz car dealership it, pleased him in honor of his dad to put similar signs on the front and back  each of the fifty-thousand dollar car he sold.

Sim Sr. later worked for the Charleston Transit Company. Because he was Black, he was not allowed to drive the buses on the roads, but he was in charge of cleaning them and moving them around the lot at night. He was the first black man to ever drive a bus in Charleston, although he never drove one on the streets.

Sim Jr played baseball in Little League as soon as he was old enough.  When he was twelve, he joined Pony League which was the next age level in baseball. He loved baseball and other sports. He remained active in sports through high school and college. When he graduated from high school he joined the Air Force. When he went to college he needed to earn money so became a used car salesman. He did well and enjoyed it. Later he worked for a dealer selling new cars and eventually bought his own dealership. He did well with selling his cars and leading his sales teams to success.

His mother had joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church and Sim started attending the Adventist church. However, he had a hard time making the decision to join because how could he close his dealership on Saturdays, which was generally the best day for sales. One day a visiting preacher spoke and the Holy Spirt touched his heart and he decided that now was the time to make the decision.

He joined the church and changed his dealership to be open just 5 days a week- Monday through Friday, closing before sundown on Friday and God blessed him with continuing to be a leader in the car business.

If you like success stories like I do you should read this book. For more information on this book  click here.