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Summary: One of the best available
Review: A direct and practical plan, Focal Point is Brian Tracy's latest guide to how to take control of your life while still achieving all of your goals. The book focuses on one of the things most lacking in many people's lives today.... balance between career and personal life. Instead of spreading yourself thin among all the things that you have to do, the book leads you through techniques to determine the focal points in all areas of your life. Then with this focus you can change your life and achieve more in the areas that are important to you while gaining control and peace.I really liked the fact that this is a no nonsense book. I have read other books that espouse similar ideas but part of getting control of your time is to use it wisely. I really appreciate that this book is not filled with fluff and motivational stories, but is direct and to the point. This makes it one of the best reference books on the market today for regaining balance in your life while focusing on achieving your most important goals.
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Summary: One of the best available
Review: A direct and practical plan, Focal Point is Brian Tracy's latest guide to how to take control of your life while still achieving all of your goals. The book focuses on one of the things most lacking in many people's lives today.... balance between career and personal life. Instead of spreading yourself thin among all the things that you have to do, the book leads you through techniques to determine the focal points in all areas of your life. Then with this focus you can change your life and achieve more in the areas that are important to you while gaining control and peace. I really liked the fact that this is a no nonsense book. I have read other books that espouse similar ideas but part of getting control of your time is to use it wisely. I really appreciate that this book is not filled with fluff and motivational stories, but is direct and to the point. This makes it one of the best reference books on the market today for regaining balance in your life while focusing on achieving your most important goals.
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Summary: One of the best books on focus that I have ever read!
Review: Brian Tracy is one of this country's leading authorities on personal and professional growth, and he proves that in Focal Point. Here Tracy gives you a real plan for clarifying what matters in your life then maximizing your potential in those important areas. If you are not a high achiever, this work will help you become one. If you are a high achiever, the book will undoubtedly give you very practical tools for kicking it up a notch. Amacon you've got a winner in this one. Congratulations to all involved in this project!
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Summary: A handbook for life
Review: Focal Point- by one of my favorite authors, Brian Tracy- will help you set and achieve goals in any area of life, be it your career, family life, relationships, whatever. It's on my desk in my home office at all times (when I'm not reading it or using it, that is). A must buy and must read if you're interested in bettering yourself.
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Summary: Focal Point
Review: I loved this book.....and bought it for my brother to read. I could go on and on....just buy it. It is excellent and 'chock full' of great stuff.
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Summary: Important System
Review: I read this book almost a year ago and I am happy to say that I am still using many parts of Mr. Tracy's system for productivity. Although the reading was sometimes a little "dry" I gave this book 5 stars because it is a very comprehensive manual for effective achievement.
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Summary: FUNDAMENTALS OF LIFE.
Review: In all things physical and spiritual there are a FEW THINGS that matter more than all others.These few things are the building blocks of the rest.We sometimes refer to them as the basics.You cannot build a house from the roof downwards;it has to be built from the foundation and upwards.The most sucessful persons or groups have found and followed the principles.A DOZEN OR SO THINGS MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS BATTLE CALLED LIFE. (1)WORSHIP-GOD(2)WORD-WISDOM(3)WORK-MONEY(4)WAR-STRUGGLE(5)WOMAN-FAMILY-COMMUNITY(6)FOOD-HEALTH(7)TIME- SICKNESS- DEATH.
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Summary: Dispersed knowledge
Review: More cliches than constructive advice. Reads like the written translation of a coaching or motivational seminar. Chapters include "Unlock your full potential," "Double your productivity," "Simplify your life," "Enjoy superb health and fitness," and "Become everything you are capable of being," among others. For a book on one's 'focal point', there seems to be a lot of cliches widely dispersed throughout the book, e.g., the 20/80 rule, "commit to excellence," "Work harder at what you do," "Identify your customers," and then "Fire your customers." Tracy includes what he calls "Perhaps the most famous mission statement of the twentieth century," as George Marshall said to Dwight Eisenhower, "Proceed to London. Invade Europe. Defeat the Germans." I prefer the Hollywood version of Marshall, from "Saving Private Ryan": "He's alive. We're going to go in there and get him the he** out of there." Tracy offers "The Seven Rs of Simplification," which are actually seven "Res": Rethink, reevaluate, reorganize, restructure, etc. All this simplification sees to get pretty repetitive, and complicated. It is good to simplify and to control, but it is not clear that simplification comes from redoing anything and/or everything. And offering "Six steps to doubling your income and doubling your time off" seems like a pretty simple, powerful idea, but it includes steps like "Decide today to take at least one full day each week off work..." Nice work if you can get it. Tracy tells a story about his dentist who "made a great sacrifice" to attend a seminar in Hong Kong and, as a result of what he learned there, retired five years later a multimillionaire. We should all wish that life and wealth could be that easy. What about all the other people who attended the seminar? When will they offer it again? To cut to the chase: The focal power of goals does work. Let's face it, if we really want to simplify, control and focus, success comes down to three things: desire, direction and discipline. "Focal Point" is a bit about the first, a lot about the second, and not much about the third. And it is all over the place. If you are looking for focus, look elsewhere.
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Summary: Brian Tracy has stayed the test of time! OUTSTANDING!
Review: Mr. Tracy first got my attention with Maximum Achievement. Focal Point is OUTSTANDING! Yeah, some will say this stuff is repetitive or found in other sources. However, I assure you this information is the very best for getting your life on track. I do need to read repetive information. As I have repeated my mistakes so many times, so must I relace those habits with great material over and over again. Mr. Tracy is a brilliant writer who will hold you, excite you, motivate you, and guide you with his fresh approach to this material. It's all here, in one book.
If you have even the slightest desire for something better in your life, then get this book. Of all the success authors and speakers out there Brian Tracy has helped me the most and stayed the test of time! He may not be a "household name" in your home, but he is in mine! Thank you, Brian!
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Summary: Clarify Your Focal Point!!! Get This Book!!!
Review: Of all the books I have read by Brian Tracy, I believe this one is the Best! Mr. Tracy writes this book for the average reader, He has laid out the steps you need to take to turn your life around. Follow the steps in each segment of your life from Business and Career to Family and Personal Life to Social and Community Activities, if you do this you too can improve your life.
Mr. Tracy reminds us to clarify our focal point, put together a blueprint to achieve our goal, and to get started.
While reading this book, I started thinking about and making notes about the focal point in each part of my life, and let me tell you, I am NOW on the right road to success!! Thank you Mr. Tracy, you have done it again!
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