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Summary: Excellent Summary
Review: Ellis' book provides an excellent summary of present goal-setting wisdom. It just states powerful truths with little elaboration to how important or useful a strategy is. He more or less says, "This is powerful," and kinda expects the reader to take his word for it. So, while it's not incredibly convincing, if you've already been convinced about the value of goal-setting techniques, it's a lean and applicable book. But if you're not already convinced, then this book probably won't do the trick. I did not encounter the "unique insight" as the back of the book promises, but I did enjoy the bare-bones, how-to, step-by-step nature of the book. In short, it's a compact, economical, enjoyable book that I'd recommend as a gift from a mentor to his protege.
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Summary: Excellent book on goal setting.
Review: I must say that I was a little skeptical about reading a goal setting book that looked so short and tiny. But after starting the book, I realized what a treasure I had found. The book so eloquently redefines Goals into Wishes and provides a new way to look at goals and goal setting. I very much like how the book is structured with each chapter devoted to some aspect of goal setting and many practical exercises sprinkled throughout the pages. I would definitely recommend this book if you are interested at all in goal setting.
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Summary: The Best Goal Setting Book Ever!!!
Review: I've read "The Magic Lamp" several times and it is excellent. It is small enough to carry around with you and it will provide you with a wealth of information on how to set and achieve goals. Thanks Keith!!!
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Summary: Keith Ellis is a genius!
Review: If you read just one self-help book make it this one!
I'm not just saying that because the author is my namesake. Nor are we related. This stuff really works!
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Summary: It's the perfect book about goal setting.
Review: The Magic Lamp is fantastic-it's helpful; it's clear; it's fun to read. Nearly every page is full of memorable, excellent advice. It's the perfect book for people who know they should be setting goals, but resist at all costs.
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Summary: Fantastic! One of the best on the subject of goal-setting.
Review: This book is different. It avoids all the cliches used in so many other books. I have already started implementing many of the ideas from this book in my daily life. Alot of self-help books get me excited as I read them, but when I finish them I put them back on the shelf and forget about them. Not this one. It will never be too far out of reach. It's funny, but all self-help authors seem very egotistical, thinking that their book is the answer to the worlds problems. This author shows no pretense, but portrays a consise, easy to understand method of setting goals. Changing ourselves is not easy. No matter what methods we us, or who tells us of an easier way to do it. This book is better than most at putting the message across.
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Summary: Fantastic! One of the best on the subject of goal-setting.
Review: This book is different. It avoids all the cliches used in so many other books. I have already started implementing many of the ideas from this book in my daily life. Alot of self-help books get me excited as I read them, but when I finish them I put them back on the shelf and forget about them. Not this one. It will never be too far out of reach. It's funny, but all self-help authors seem very egotistical, thinking that their book is the answer to the worlds problems. This author shows no pretense, but portrays a consise, easy to understand method of setting goals. Changing ourselves is not easy. No matter what methods we us, or who tells us of an easier way to do it. This book is better than most at putting the message across.
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Summary: Energized me to SUCEED
Review: Was totally amazed by the simplicity of this process - yet it is so powerful!! Focusing on your "wish" and letting the emotion surrounding your wish drive you by putting your subconcious in gear is an astounding process. I won't be selling this book!! Start your new year off right and put this book in action for you!
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Summary: Unique, but loses steam
Review: When you see a book has over 200 pages and it's on a subject like goals, you know it might get repititive. It's not that the last chapters were not important, but they seemed to be reiterating the same idea. After all, having to read too much is keeping you from realizing your goals! The author talks a lot about "wishes" in the beginning and it seems contrary to what we typically call wishes, but after that, he really lays out a plan on how to realize goals that are sound. I say it is "unique" because the writer is not one of those people who always knew what he wanted to do and did it. I could relate to him, unlike many of the authors of these type of books. Plus, the book was not anecdote after anecdote, which I really liked. If you take one thing away from this book, it should be not to worry about how you didn't accomplish what you wanted previous to reading the book....realize that it's never too late.
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Summary: Not much new
Review: You have to hand it to Keith Ellis. He's created a new hook for the goal-setting self-help book market. There's not much new here that you won't find in other goal-setting books. Mostly he changes the word 'goals' to 'wishes', but its a fine distinction. And there is a lot more inspirational, 'you can do it' talk. But if you have read other goal setting books, this is about the same. It's not bad, as goal setting books go, but it's nothing new.
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