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No Excuses! by Brian Tracy
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I know Brian Tracy is kind of a cliche, an old school "you can be successful too!" trainer a la Zig Ziglar and late night infomercials, but when New Years rolls around, and you're in resolutions mode, "No Excuses" is just the kind of book you need. Basically Tracy spends 300 pages breaking down every aspect of your life -- your average day, your work, your attitude, your health, your family, your friends -- and explains why, no matter how much you want to blame it on someone else, it's your doing and you are the only one who will ever fix it, improve it or perpetuate it. And that without the art of self-discipline, you never will. Just the kick in the ass we all need come January 1st.

The feminist out there will hate it though, since -- being the old school guy he is -- he actually says things like "to make women feel valued, tell them they're pretty because women are concerned with being attractive."
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January 2, 2013 – Started Reading
January 12, 2013 – Shelved
January 12, 2013 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Holger (new) - rated it 5 stars
Jul 12, 2019 06:23PM

Holger Hi Lisa! I loved your review, which I read before re-reading the book myself. Your comment about the remarks feminists might find offensive stuck in my head and I subconsciously tried to find it - but didn't. I agree that the author sounds very antiquated ("don't meet anybody from the opposite sex alone for lunch, temptation looms!"), but I found him respectful to the point of carefully using him/her. I *think* the passage you're referring to is about marriage:

"The book His Needs, Her Needs points out that the most important need that a woman has from a man is affection. Affection is expressed by paying total attention to her when she speaks. Since you always pay attention to what you most value, when you pay close attention to another person while she speaks, you tell that person that she is of great value to you. This satisfies the deepest subconscious needs of a woman—to feel valuable, important, and respected." (p. 264)

I can't tell if this may be offensive - I can certainly tell that other guys need to hear stuff like this though :-) But you're right, old-fashioned all around, the man is 75 after all.

Thanks for your review (which apparently influenced my reading positively)!


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