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Fifteen Minutes of Shame

How a Twitter Mob Nearly Ruined My Life

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Fifteen Minutes of Shame

By: Des Hague
Narrated by: Desmond Hague Jr.
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Warren Buffet once said that all it takes is five minutes to ruin a reputation. For Des Hague, it only took forty-two seconds.

In 2014, Hague’s life was a bona fide rags-to-riches success story. After nearly twenty years of steadily climbing the corporate ladder, he had risen from living in the back of a fish-and-chips shop to becoming the CEO of one of the top hospitality providers in the world.

But when a video surfaced on Twitter of him kicking a dog in an elevator, everything changed. A mob formed on social media that spread like wildfire. Despite expressing deep regret for his actions, he was forced to resign from his job, and his family was threatened.

What the mob didn’t know was that the person depicted in the short video clip was the exact opposite of who Hague really was—a man who had survived a childhood of physical and sexual abuse, spent decades building a loving family and a high-flying career, and raised millions to fight child homelessness. Though ultimately there was little harm to the dog, his life was nearly destroyed in a few short days by thousands of people he had never met.

In Fifteen Minutes of Shame, Hague tells the inspiring story of how he overcame the odds to find improbable success and not only reveals the person behind the forty-two-second clip but makes a compelling argument against the dangers of embracing cancel culture.

©2023 Des Hague (P)2023 Des Hague
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eye opener and inspiration for daily goals

easy listening while commuting, learning about the climbing of the author but the most important the message behind the story was definitely inspiring, will share with colleagues

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I had the pleasure of reading this book early and didn't think I could love it anymore than I already did, but the profound and impactful lessons, along with the tales of joy and heartbreak, were eloquently delivered by the narrator and really added to an already incredible story. I would recommend this to anyone!!

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