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Summary: Own this book NOW!
Review: Mike and Jason, Thank you for such a moving book. For anyone on the fence about buying this, there is no way in my mind to justify NOT getting this book - it's FANTASTIC. The next Rich Dad, Poor Dad, I devoured it in one day, it's an amazing tool to share with others, a tremendous compilation on your parts. Fabulous questions asked, tremendous answers from the guests. I could best liken this book as an extraction of all the important juice from the minds of some outstanding people; in this day of information overload, I like the idea of saving time by not having to read a ton of books and instead get the essence of it all from this one book. I can always read more on the millionaires within once I get their main points from this book . All I can say is, Mike and Jason, have more conversations, QUICK!
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Summary: It's like having a whole library in one book.
Review: I just finished reading Conversations with Millionaires which is like having a whole library and reference center in one book. I am new to the marketing arena and am not familiar with many of the movers and shakers. This book introduced me to some of the best of the best in a simple, clear, concise manner. As an interviewer, Mike Litman does a great job getting to the core concepts of each person's teaching. In addition, the book provides a list of their materials and/or access to their websites. What a treasure for a newbie like me!
I will read and reread this book because it will keep me inspired and focused so that I can reach the goals I have set. I guarantee it will change my life.
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Summary: what a deal! A wealth of wisdom for such a small price
Review: I simply loved the book! Not a get rich quick book but a book with such a wealth of information from the success's and failures of great people. Mike and Jason, I commend you for taking such fantastic interviews and putting it into print. Life Changing! Enriching! Such a blessing to dive into the lives of these millionaires. I'd rather buy the book, than eat lunch - our minds are more important than our stomachs. I am looking forward to your next book.
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Summary: Time and Money down the drain!
Review: I was totally disappointed with this book! Most of the reviews I read were positive, I am just wondering if they read the same book I did! The only chapter worth half the time I spent reading was on "E-Myth". I read a couple of negative posts about typo's before buying the book but I am a person looking for content and don't worry about that sort of thing. The bad thing is that there is no CONTENT! This book is just someone wanting to make a buck off of everyone here. Please, keep looking this one isn't worth your time or money..!
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Summary: Informative, Authentic and Relevant!
Review: This book is loaded with nuggets! easy and fun to read - a must have for the serious business student. Join Mike as he taps into the principles these mentors used to attain phenomenal success. Apply them consistently to your own life and watch your dreams manifest right before your eyes. Focus on the content.....the truths discussed, forget about the style or lack thereof. I personally found it refeshingly different but that is not my focus for this review. We are all on a path.....I found this book to be a great page in the road map to my destiny!
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Summary: lots of hype, but some good info
Review: I am a fan of: heavy info, little hype. This was just the opposite, but that is expected, as it is the transcript of several radio shows from Mike Litman. The grammer is exactly as it was on the show, no editting seems to have been done. The thrust of Mike Litman's show seems to get folks excited about learning more about the guru dejour... which is not all bad. Over all, a fairly interesting overview of some of today's most prolific gurus.
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Summary: The Entrepreneur as Pilgrim
Review: What we have here are (presumably edited) transcripts of conversations conducted by Litman during broadcasts on a small radio station on Long Island. Even on the printed page, they are lively because of Litman's exuberance and his guests' authentic enthusiasm about what they discuss. Although the guests share much in common (e.g. passion about what they do, a high energy level, an eagerness to take on new business challenges, and a delight in principled competition), each has a quite distinct personality and remarkably diverse views on what are generally referred to as "the secrets of success." I disagree with those reviewers who dismiss the interviews as an extended infomercial. True, Litman celebrates his guests' success and urges listeners to purchase the materials they have created. He thinks highly of the various books, tapes, etc. to which he refers. I have no problem with that. As I read each of the interviews, I felt as though I were listening to the conversation as broadcast on the radio. Repetitions, jumbled syntax, digressions, and emotional reactions all give the interactions with Litman an immediacy and an authenticity which few (if any) anthologies of brightly polished essays possess. Here are three brief excerpts which will, I hope, give those who read this review a sufficient indication of what this volume offers to them: Advice from a mentor, Earl Shoaf: "'Set a goal to become a millionaire for what it makes of you to achieve it. Do it for for the skills you have to learn and the person you have to become. Do it for what you'll end up knowing about the marketplace, what you'll learn about the management of time and working with people. Do it for the ability of discovering how to keep your ego in check. For what you have to learn about being benevolent. Being kind as well as being strong. What you have to learn about society and business and government and taxes and becoming an accomplished person to reach the status of millionaire is what's valuable. Not the million dollars.' That was one of the best pieces of philosophy I have ever heard in my life." Jim Rohm, author of dozens of books, cassettes, and courses on success, on living a full life, on fulfilling potential. On his success plan: "First of all, you've got to figure out what you really want. In my case and in [co-author Jack Canfield's] case, we didn't want a best-selling book. We wanted a mega best-selling book, Chicken Soup for the Soul. The clearer you are, the easier it is to execute. Number two, you put it in writing and where I differ from all my peers is, I say you must have too many goals. I've got over 6,000 in writing. Three, visualize it. What you see with your inner eye....[Jack and I] cut out the New York Times Bestseller list. Then we put our names at the top before we ever got to the top in real life. Then we put it on my mirror and we put one up at Jack's office, on his mirror. So in our mind's eye, when we were shaving or the ladies were doing cosmetics, we owned the concept that we were best-selling authors before we actually were best-selling." Mark Victor Hansen, author or co-author of various Chicken Soup books as well as Dare to Win and How to Achieve Total Prosperity. On business opportunities: "Most of the great business ideas we have seen in the last 20 or 30 years start out as a joke. People laugh at them when they first hear them. But the real business opportunities that have been created are done in areas that aren't particularly sexy, aren't particularly innovative, and aren't necessarily this new high tech wismo gismo. But what they are is someone who had a passion for something. The key or the secret: Find something that you're interested in that gets your juices flowing. That you feel passionate about....The difference between people and people who don't is the people who make it know how to recover from setbacks and recover quickly." Jim McCann, CEO of 1-800-FLOWERS.com and author of Stop and Smell the Roses. The appeal and value of the interviews will depend, of course, on the level of rapport which a reader has with each of Litman's nine guests. Also, to what extent each of them addresses issues and opportunities relevant to a reader's specific financial goals. For example, many readers will have no interest in creating multiple streams of income (which Robert Allen discusses) or in marketing (which Jay Conrad Levinson discusses) or in maximizing the value of a company inorder to sell it (which Michael Gerber discusses). Therefore, I strongly recommend a careful review of the Contents section in which Litman provides key points for each chapter. My guess (only a guess) is that at least one of the chapters will be worth far more than the cost of this book to almost every reader. One final point. With all due respect to Litman, his book's subtitle is somewhat misleading. Why? His guests unanimously agree that getting rich is only a destination. Their greatest pleasure is derived from completing the journey necessary to reach that destination. During their conversations with Litman, they generously share the lessons they have learned in the vineyards of free enterprise and most of these lessons were the result of their own encounters with barriers, setbacks, etc. The journey to wealth is already difficult enough. Why make it even more difficult by ignoring what can be learned from pilgrims such as these?
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Summary: Fast-talking infomercial mumbo-jumbo!
Review: I bought this book to get a few business ideas, nuggets of wisdom or advice from people who've been there, done that and came out on the other side victorious. I wanted a down-to-earth entreprenurial insight into the process of building successful enterprises. What I got was a bunch of infomertials-in-print for self-improvement books. The great majority of chapters (except two) were conversations between the author(?) of this book and authors of other self-improvement books. A "mutual adoration society". All those people (except two) did was think of some vague idea about ways to achieve goals in life. Then they went ahead and published them. End of story. That's the million-dollar secret. The one star I gave this book goes for one tangible idea I got from one of the two actual entrepreneurs - Jim McCann, who stated 1-800-FLOWERS. The idea is: "High margins attract a lot of talent, i.e. competition. Very talented people will eventually knock down the margins. The difference will have to come out of your product and service". Then I thought: How come this book has such rave reviews? I went ahead and skimmed all 66 of them. Some curios facts emerge. For example: the are 11 five-star reviews betw. 11/13/2001 and 11/15/2001. There are other bunches of five-star reviews since this book came out. They seem to follow a not-so-good review and stretch for several days. How about that? Stay away and don't let them make another buck off of you...
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Summary: Mike and Jason will CHANGE your LIFE!
Review: Coversations With Millionaires is the missing link to
leading the life of your dreams. Here's what I learnt
that may be helpful to you: 1) Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. Learn
from other people's mistakes. 2) The amount you get, is directly proportionate to
the amount you serve. 3) You cannot hope to become rich by getting a degree.
Success is a DEDICATED field of study. Conversations With Millionaires is THE textbook to achieving
success. This will go alongside "Think and Grow Rich" as the
monumental blueprint for achieving financial prosperity. My highest recommnedation!
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Summary: Everyone should have a copy
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read. I found myself
staying up late at night because I could not put it down! The
information is very down to earth, and easy to read. Anyone
that is interested in personal development should have this book
in their personal library. I would highly recommend this book
to anyone. Great job Mike!! I am looking forward to your radio
talk show as well.
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