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I am in the midst of reading The Success Principles for a second time. There is just so much information to absorb, I recommend reading it straight through first and then "chunking it down" into smaller parts.I find the information Jack provides to be highly practical. It's making a difference in my life.
It is difficult to know whether his recommendation of things like joining a network marketing company are a shameless plug to sell more books to those folks or an unfitting idea poorly mixed into the book. The book regrettably went well off course in its finance section by offering vauge and dated ideas such as start a website, make more money by selling things on the side, and other non descriptive notions that did not match tone of the rest of the book.
The book is filled with examples, an abundance of relevant quotes, and short chapters providing emphasis to each principle.Canfield is an interesting writer, and he adds a number of very good principles that would serve to assist anyone seeking to take better control of their lives. Jack Canfield provides a lengthy book discussing many principles required for success in any endeavor.
Many self help books cover the vast majority of what Canfield discusses which results in the book mostly offering a repeat of well known self help ideas. He has clearly given a lot of thought and research to all of his principles, and inside the book are a few gems that could make a significant impact on one's life.
One of the downsides to the material is that it tends to be very longwinded, providing far more explanation than is needed to convey its messages. Canfield could have easily provided a very profound book by editing the content and sticking with his most profound ideas; instead it feels as though he filled the book with every possible principle he could think of.
If one only was able to read a single self help book, The Success Principles would be helpful; however, there are better books available on the topic that have both original content and a more efficiently delivered message.
I love this book. I am going to buy it for everyone on Christmas. I recommend anyone reading this. It is very motivating.
The rest of the book I had read before by other well known authors. I did not rate this book a success. I felt there was nothing new. Not for me anyway. Section 5 Success and Money was by far the most interesting chapter. Principles from The Secret, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill and The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz and a number of other authors came out time and again. I was just disapointed with having read it all before.
This CD collection is awesome. I listen to it over and over. I highly recommend it.
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