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Summary: The TV Show Was Better Than The Book
Review: I ran right out and purchased this book after hearing
about it on Book TV. That will teach me NEVER to buy
a book without checking Amazon.com reviews. I find these
are very much to the point. I agree with the reviewer
who found most of the individuals profiled annoying
at best, disgusting at worst, totally self absorbed
and that must be the common thread that inspired the
author to interview these particular people. He also
drifted often into his own story and I was not looking
for nor interested in a biography. Watch for repeats on
Book TV. That's all you'll need to experience about this
book
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Summary: Good book to find some direction
Review: Bronson brings up many issues which provoke introspection and enable us to find our way. Bronson, however uses the old model of positive thinking which has many flaws. Why waste time using positive thinking to seek good and great results, when you can use Optimal Thinking to achieve the best results. If you are interested in OPTIMIZING your success, you have to read "Optimal Thinking-How to be your best self" by Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D. She takes you past wishful thinking and shows you how to be your best self in every situation and how to think in harmony with your best interests. Optimal Thinking is simple and you can put it into practice IMMEDIATELY to optimize your success. Glickman teaches you how to ask the best questions of yourself and others to obtain the best answers. I recommend a both of these books and you'll have everything you need.
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Summary: There is NO FORMULA folks!
Review: Don't be too swayed by the negative reviews of this book. In my opinion, they didn't read carefully enough.
This is not a pedantic Career Change manual.
It is not a Success Bible.
This is not Tony Robbins manic hype.
I made a lot of notes as I read the book, and like anything else, you get what you put into it.
Destiny, True Calling, Adversity, Failure, Meaning, Fear, Passion, Money, Trial and Error, Family, Ethics, Purpose, Persistence, Environment, Prestige, Identity, BIG PICTURE...There is no Epiphany.
It is a whisper, a glimmer, an unfolding, that can take many years.
You are NOT going to come out of this book and figure out your life! Thats the point!
There is NO FORMULA folks!
Thats what you get in Guidance Counsellor class, that sends you down the wrong path in the first place!
Its about discovering your own Voice.
Expressing your unique abilities in service to the world.
This is a very good book.
In my view, those who gave it the scathing reviews just missed its point, or just didn't get it.
Trust your Intuition.
Bill
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Summary: I found out exactly what to do with my life now!
Review: This book was extremely helpful for myself and my brother. It contains a plethora of information which was quite helpful. Little over two years ago I was an underachiever and drug abuser and I always asked myself, "Is this how I want to do with my life?" But now after reading this book I have gained the self confidence to graduate from university and find a job to hide my habits. My brother wondered how I appeared to turn my life around and I suggested this book to him, and now he has finally got his lazy self a half decent job in a career he enjoys. If you enjoyed this book I suggest reading more from the author!
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Summary: Misleading Title. There are better books than this one
Review: Expecting a novelist to provide cogent and compelling insight into the purpose of life is as ridiculous as consulting an actor about your pesonal finances. Bronson is an entertainer, not a man of wisdom, and it shows throughout this book. He's a good storyteller but the book should have been more accurately titled "Nice stories about people I've met, with a lot of information about me thrown in."
There are a lot better books on the market that answer the question "What Should I do with my life?" including "The Purpose-Driven Life" by Rick Warren and the older books by C.S. Lewis and James Packer.
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Summary: No longer needed...
Review: I've been waiting for this book to be published for several months now, but I find I no longer need it. A few months ago I found "The Pathfinder" by Nicholas Lore. It's a very powerful "workbook" for exploring how to identify your own unique gifts, traits, desires, etc. and to match them to a career (and life) that you really want. It even gives practical advice on resume building, interviewing, etc. As someone who has read many a self-help book, this one blows them all away. It is truly powerful. Maybe you want to dwell on how other people "found their calling". I don't. I want to find out about ME and what I should be doing! I don't have an axe to grind one way or the other, but if this review helps anyone, so much the better (for YOU).
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Summary: Stories of Change
Review: In the grand sense of Studs Turkel, this book delves into people's lives. It is not a self-help book. It does not have answers. It isn't supposed to have answers. It is simply a book about how other people have handled change in their life, both when they have chosen that changed, and more commonly, when that change chose them. Po writes eloquently, for he is on the same journey as the people he is writing about. And his story, interspersed with theirs, is just as intriguing, if not moreso, because of his experiences with these people. I am 36 years old, and am going through my own struggle of a career change. I have found what I want to do with my life, but making that change is not easy. And I am not about to ignore the responsibilities I have to my family while I go through this career change. I have read other books that take on the Nike empowerment of "Just Do It," but forget the fact that life doesn't work that way all of the time. This book deals with that through personal stories, that I found encouraging. True, some stories will relate more to some people than others, but that is the nature of stories and people. A highly recommended book to someone who isn't looking for a "how-to" or "self-help" book, but a reassurance through shared experiences that the struggle of that change is part of the process. And that it may not be easy, and it may not look exactly as you expect, but that "better" is out there.
Rating:
Summary: Don't waste your life with this book!
Review: Short, sweet and just NOT worthy of an adult's attention. What appears to be a good insight into finding direction in your life is ACTUALLY a disconnected portrait of many people changing their lives. I felt the book just didn't come across as I had intended it too, and wound up feeling like I had just finished the supreme 'head scratcher' of all books. If you are looking for some direction or trying to facilitate some change in your life, do NOT waste your time or attention on this junk. It will only add to your confusion at an already confusing time in your life.
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Summary: What you should do with this book.
Review: ASK FOR Y0UR MONEY BACK!!! While Po appears to have some talent as a writer - he failed in delivering his promise to his readers. The book did not inspire me and frankly left me extremely dissapointed.
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Summary: Feel Pity for all the anwer seekers
Review: This is a great book in that it offers no answers! What is does offer is solace, thought and insight for the many people going through these changes and recognizing that others have had the same emotions/fears/feelings in similar situations. If you want a recipe that will make you feel better about your life, go buy a Betty Crocker Cake Mix. If you want to get a better feel for the uncertainty of life and choices (and maybe the little nudge that will make you step off that cliff into the nebulous unknown) read this book.
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