No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline Review
No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline by Brian Tracy
My rating: 6/10
This book turned out to be a little different from what I expected. I had expected to find concrete ways to increase self discipline but this book deals with why self-discipline is important and how it benefits every area of our lives.
The book is divided into 3 parts namely personal success, business, sales and finance and how to live a good life. The entire section is divided into chapters which are further divided into sections which makes the book easy to read and navigate, something that all self-help books should adopt. At the end of each chapter there are a few suggested activities which are great for analyzing your life.
The first section dealing with personal success is for everyone. The topics cover character building, goal setting, responsibility, courage, etc. The second section is where the book became a real drag for me. The ideas presented eg. working all the time you are in your office instead of idle talks and activities made perfect sense but somehow seemed irrelevant to me personally. The entire section is talks about jobs and working on improving our productivity and value.
The third section deals with living a good life and covers topics like health, fitness, marriage, parenting, friendship and peace of mind. This section is great for an middle-aged or older audience but was boring for me.
This book is a good read for someone who has crossed 25 years of age and a must read for people working in private companies and holding corporate jobs. If you fit the above description stick this book, refer to it regularly so that you don't lose focus from the ideas presented. However, I would suggest you skip this book if you're a a teen or or in the early twenties. I suggest The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen Covey. I will re read this book when I'm 26-26 years of age, not before.
The book is divided into 3 parts namely personal success, business, sales and finance and how to live a good life. The entire section is divided into chapters which are further divided into sections which makes the book easy to read and navigate, something that all self-help books should adopt. At the end of each chapter there are a few suggested activities which are great for analyzing your life.
The first section dealing with personal success is for everyone. The topics cover character building, goal setting, responsibility, courage, etc. The second section is where the book became a real drag for me. The ideas presented eg. working all the time you are in your office instead of idle talks and activities made perfect sense but somehow seemed irrelevant to me personally. The entire section is talks about jobs and working on improving our productivity and value.
The third section deals with living a good life and covers topics like health, fitness, marriage, parenting, friendship and peace of mind. This section is great for an middle-aged or older audience but was boring for me.
This book is a good read for someone who has crossed 25 years of age and a must read for people working in private companies and holding corporate jobs. If you fit the above description stick this book, refer to it regularly so that you don't lose focus from the ideas presented. However, I would suggest you skip this book if you're a a teen or or in the early twenties. I suggest The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen Covey. I will re read this book when I'm 26-26 years of age, not before.
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