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Summary: Excellent
Review: Absolutly great. I feel as though Nichols is my father and all of that advice is directed towards me, too. It is very well written and there are some amazing tips on how to look at certain situations in life. I especially love the comparison of the different types people at work to different breeds of dog. It is a great book. I highly reccomend it to anyone and everyone.
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Summary: Insightful - A real pleasure!
Review: I've just finished Carl Nichols' extraordinary book which was a gift to me. I am so grateful that he took the time to write this wonderful how-to full of practial advice, thoughts, and values about work, life, loving, creativity, and leadership. Mr Nichols' book is a welcome relief for those of us who do not have the time or experience to articulate these important principles to our kids. I feel like a much better parent just by having read the book, and I actually find myself having more meaningful conversations with the kids now. We're communicating!So thanks, Mr. Nichols, for having the courage and insight to write this extraordinary book. I plan to buy several copies for Christmas presents for my friends.
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Summary: It's about time someone wrote this book!
Review: I've just finished Carl Nichols' extraordinary book which was a gift to me. I am so grateful that he took the time to write this wonderful how-to full of practial advice, thoughts, and values about work, life, loving, creativity, and leadership. Mr Nichols' book is a welcome relief for those of us who do not have the time or experience to articulate these important principles to our kids. I feel like a much better parent just by having read the book, and I actually find myself having more meaningful conversations with the kids now. We're communicating! So thanks, Mr. Nichols, for having the courage and insight to write this extraordinary book. I plan to buy several copies for Christmas presents for my friends.
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Summary: Insightful - A real pleasure!
Review: Life offers a very diverse serving of obstacles and opportunities. Each provides it's own lesson that we may become better people for having experienced them. Carl's book drives this home with a wonderfully broad foundation of thoughts and ideas, that are as much for parents as they are for young adults. I felt inspired and grateful that someone took the time to paint a view to life with such down to earth values. Thank you Carl, our whole family enjoyed your book.
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Summary: What a Find!
Review: The little gold key on the cover couldn't be more apt. As a father of three teenagers, I thought wisdom-based parenting had pretty much vanished; replaced by MTV, The Teen Choice Awards and Byonce Knowles gyrating boot-ay. But then I got this little gem in my hands. It really does read as warmly as actual conversation between a loving, understanding father and his sons--but the author is no Ward Cleaver. This stuff is kind, compassionate, hard-ball and street-smart at the same time. You can tell Carl Nichols must be a self-made, successful CEO who has a special vantage point to survey the battlefield of living and career building in this day and age. As an adult reading it (before my kids, of course) I found myself slipping into the role of student myself--comparing my own experience, wisdom, and craft at living with the author's. I'm not ashamed to admit his insights were thought provoking and illuminating to me as an adult. So I have an expanded set of tools and reminders to take with me to the office and my own relationships after reading this book. Now I hope the kids will listen.
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Summary: Any ten pages is worth the cost of the whole thing....
Review: This is a gem, the perfect thing to hand to your teen or college-bound kid, the one who won't listen to his own Dad but will pay attention to an authoritative and compelling book by someone else's. Any three of the many lessons in this book are worth the cost. Wish I'd had this myself years ago, it would have made me think twice about some of the choices I made, and undoubtedly saved me some pain and wasted time.
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Summary: Any ten pages is worth the cost of the whole thing....
Review: This is a gem, the perfect thing to hand to your teen or college-bound kid, the one who won't listen to his own Dad but will pay attention to an authoritative and compelling book by someone else's. Any three of the many lessons in this book are worth the cost. Wish I'd had this myself years ago, it would have made me think twice about some of the choices I made, and undoubtedly saved me some pain and wasted time.
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Summary: A Chip Off The Old Block!
Review: This is a wonderful read. Humorous, direct, incisive. Meant for teenage sons but far more meaningful to those with more life experience. The author is right on the money about business and personal relationships, about what is important and what is not in life. One caveat: Clearly written by a person who hasn't fully explored his sexual potential!
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This is a wonderful, succinct book for anyone starting out into adulthood, or any parent wanting a good guide of things to teach their kids. Things learned not in school but through life experiences, Carl distills down into a set of practical advice, as given to his college bound son. The beauty of this book, relative to the wealth of "self help" books out there, is its complete coverage of "things you need to know" instead of just being about one topic like public speaking or negotiations or money or relationships. Its almost a "best of", short and sweet, targeted to a particular life stage. And Carl's advice rings true throughout. An ideal gift for a high school or college grad, but also for any age there are lessons for us, and for our kids.
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Summary: Brilliant Insights
Review: This is a wonderful, succinct book for anyone starting out into adulthood, or any parent wanting a good guide of things to teach their kids. Things learned not in school but through life experiences, Carl distills down into a set of practical advice, as given to his college bound son. The beauty of this book, relative to the wealth of "self help" books out there, is its complete coverage of "things you need to know" instead of just being about one topic like public speaking or negotiations or money or relationships. Its almost a "best of", short and sweet, targeted to a particular life stage. And Carl's advice rings true throughout. An ideal gift for a high school or college grad, but also for any age there are lessons for us, and for our kids.
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