Success Can Kill You- One man's story of success, failure, faith and forgivness

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The book chronicles Rod’s meteoric rise from a young Marine officer to the second youngest House Speaker in Missouri state history. He was on the fast track to becoming Governor of Missouri, when his personal life exploded as he went through a very public and humiliating fall.

On December 7, 2009, he was arrested for felony assault after a one night stand with a woman he connected with on Facebook. Soon after that he received a call from a former girlfriend telling him she was pregnant and he was going to be a father at the age of 42. Then, just a few weeks later, Rod found out he was the target of a grand jury investigation from his handling of a bill when he was Speaker.

While Rod’s troubles and fall from grace are necessary to tell the story, the most helpful aspect about this book is the way he meticulously details the emotional, relational and physiological effect that success and power had on him as he climbed the ladder of success. Rod’s candid way of explaining his mistakes and pointing out the dangers of putting his career in front of his faith and family will be of great benefit to politicians, businessmen, church leaders and corporate executives focused on accomplishing their goals.