Review: An Excellent Book on Goal Setting
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2014
I have read a lot of books on this subject and some are good, and others, not so much. However, this one is an exception to the rule. The funny thing about new-age is it isn't really new age, most of these concepts have been around forever, even something like learning about achieving your goals. While most of the books out there are very similar in conveying tihs message, it is always refreshing to see the message delivered in a style that captures my attention which the author did from the get-go with this book.From the beginning of the book, Rachel Robins states,"If you’ve struggled to achieve your goals in the past, there’s a reason:Desire is not strong enoughLacking real motivationTime constraintsPoor organizational skillsGoal wasn’t realisticProcrastination issuesProblems focusing"I appreciate the no-nonsense approach in letting me know from the start what the probable issues are, which is half of the battle. I know it's just common sense, but in the words of Benjamin Franklin, "The thing about common sense is that it is not all that common.” Yes, there isn't a one-size-fits-all in this world but the way Rachel Robins presents her thoughts in a clear and precise way, well, it just resonated with me, a simple matter-of-fact manner that I was able to connect with. It doesn't matter what your desired outcome is or in what area of your life you want to change or what goal you wish to achieve, this book offers several techniques designed in getting you there.Another aspect I liked was all the quotes from leaders in their respected fields that share their thoughts on what it took, especially the quote from Michael Jordan, "I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Borrowing from the experts like Zig Ziglar, Earl Nightingale, Tony Robbins, Peter Drucker, and many more, even a Jersey boy, Jon Bon Jovi, Rachel Robins has assembled some remarkable methods worthy of consideration from even the most educated of those in the arena of "Goal Setting." The "quick tips" throughout the book are a nice little bonus too, and the mixture of text and fonts kept me alert, well done.I am not going to give away all the knowledge here in a review but to illustrate the message and what it meant to me I would use this analogy, "It isn't how many times you get knocked down that matters. It's how many times you get back up." And like the quote I use for the title of this review from Yogi Berra, this book does give the reader a road map to attaining whatever it is that you desire.If I had to recommend just one book on goal setting, one that I believe gives the reader the best shot at getting the results they want, and offers the easiest methods with clarity, then this would be the book. I am very impressed and feel lucky to have run across this book, Rachel Robins has advance my education tremendously, Thank You ma'am for taking me to school,