Review: Turn Can’t Into Can
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2014
Experts all agree that talent and skills are not what hold most people back.  The culprit is self-limiting beliefs.  The mere fact that we don’t believe we can accomplish a task generally proves to be true.  If you want to achieve things you have not been able to achieve, you need to change your Can’t into Can.Bill Calhoun, author of Can’t? Can!, has written a very insightful little book with dozens of tips and techniques to help you  change your mindset and turn your beliefs from negative to positive.Bill starts out dispelling the myth that success somehow favors the lucky.  Part 1 addresses the most important person responsible for your success.  You need to understand that you and you alone are in charge of your success.  As Mr. Calhoun points out, you must be alert for opportunities – they are all around us – and you need to make your own luck.  The strong lesson from this section is that it’s all up to you.Part 2 of the book deals with working on yourself.  You are responsible for your personal development, including physical, mental, moral, will power.  You will grow through experience. You must get out and take action, make mistakes, learn from them and grow.  This section gives plenty of tips on how to learn and grow as an individual.Part 3 of the book teaches all about working on others.  We can accomplish very little in life without involving others.  We need to learn how to get along with others, how to gain their respect and confidence.  To be successful we must understand human nature, learn how to read people and master the art of persuasion.  All these and more are covered in Part 3.Mr. Calhoun writes in a very conversational style, like he was talking directly to the reader.  The book is well organized and covers everything you need to know to turn Can’t into Can.  All the material is presented in a very concise manner – the lessons are short and direct. There is no excess verbiage.This is a great little guide that will be extremely useful for a wide range of people.  The lessons basically touch on most aspects of life. The information very practical and because the book is short, direct and presented in a logical manner, it will be very handy as a reference.I was provided a review copy of this book.