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Summary: This book has help change my life!
Review: "Don't Worry, Make Money" is one of the most insightful books I have ever read. Dr. Carlson truly understands the way fear and worry can limit a person's life. This book is NOT a finical guide or a get rich quick book. In fact, "Don't Worry, Live Better" would probably be a better title. I can honestly say that this book has helped me overcome fears that have plagued me my entire life and the difference in my life is amazing!
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Summary: IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT, KEEP LOOKING.
Review: Carlson started his writing career as an editor, then as a solicitor. He got leading self-help authors to contribute articles to form books. The only difference is that he now paraphrases good advice instead of quoting. He then pacakages it into his consistant 100 fragmented-pieces format, with no glue or system to make them stick in a person's life. His books are merely lame survey reports on other peoples' work. Even his title is a rip off. He is the new king of self-help junk food. He's the one not worrying and making money. . . off of readers looking for quick-fix, warm-and-fuzzy (but hollow) advice on success. The real contents of the book should be how he found a book-writing system to get rich via empty cleverness. The only good things in his books are from the original thoughts of others, thus the 2 stars instead of none.
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Summary: Every long journey begins with one step...
Review: discovering new ways to deal with life and improving your health/wealth can usually be one of the most complicated roads to take... only if your mind resists the journey.taking the journey to success requires an open/sincere/clear mind, and this book can get you started with these essentials before commencing your very own journey. a great thing about this book is that it outlines each concept in a 2/3 page chapter... therefore easing the reading/understanding process. additionally, the language is simple and includes many interesting stories to accompany the concepts. don't buy this book thinking it will resolve all your problems in one day... this is simply a starting point for a lengthy journey, which can be as fruitful as you desire/think it to be... just remember that walking the path is very different from knowing the path, so don't expect someone to give you a map... you have to walk your own destiny and discover your own means of success through the use of the "essentials" in this book. be well...
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Summary: Lives up to its title.
Review: Dr Carlson is man with vision, insight and literary excellence. The book is informative, entertaining always though provoking and thoroughly addictive from start to finish. He focuses on everyday scenarious both at work and at home and forces us to rethink our attitudes and behaviour. He shows us where to seek out opportunities and how to recognise deadends. This book is a must read for anyone interested in maximising their potential and becoming all they can be - professionally, personally or both.
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Summary: A Proactive Success Winner!
Review: I've been doing tons of research into proactive success and this is a great resource. Dr. Carlson covers all of the bases: intelligent thinking, system thinking, futuristic thinking, and positive thinking. If you are truly seeking the kind of success and abundance that makes your life 100% livable - you must read this book. Many of his ideas are found in SUCCESS BOUND, another book built on spiritual and practical ways to break away from worrying and dealing with life's problems proactively. Let me assure you that if you apply Carlson's wisdom proactively, success and abundance will be your destiny.
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Summary: This book may be this author's best work...
Review: If Richard Carlson writes something, I'm going to make it a point
to read it . . . His DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF is one of
my all-time favorite books, and I also learned from what followed
this effort (DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF AT WORK, DON'T
SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF FOR MEN and WHAT ABOUT THE BIG
STUFF?). I had not previously read one of his earlier efforts, DON'T WORRY, MAKE MONEY, so when a friend asked me if I wanted to borrow it, I said "yes" with great enthusiasm . . . and I'm glad that I did . . . this well might be the best book he ever wrote, but then again, I find myself thinking that after finishing whatever he has written. DON'T WORRY is much more than about how to make money . . . its
subtitle perhaps says it all: SPIRITUAL WAYS TO CREATE
ABUNDANCE AND MORE FUN IN YOUR LIFE . . . I got soooo
many fine ideas here, ranging from dealing with stress caused
by my finances to marketing myself professionally--and a whole
lot in-between. You may not become a millionaire after reading DON'T WORRY;
however , you'll get a lot of practical ways as to what you need
to do to take the first step. There were many worthwhile passages; among them:
Over and over again I hear people telling me about the book they are going to write, the savings account they are about to open, the business they are going to start, or the charity they are planning to help. But, in many instances, these plans and dreams keep getting put off until "the conditions are right." One of the most powerful messages I can share with you, one that I'm absolutely certain of, is this: In almost all cases, the conditions you are waiting for will not be significantly different next week or next year. Don't worry that the conditions have to be perfect. The truth is, you are still going to have to take the first step! If you take it now,
instead of later, you'll be many steps closer to your dreams by
this time next year. My only word of caution is to be sure to get permission before
offering your help. Be gentle and patient. Not everyone wants
or is ready for help. And that's okay. Don't take it personally.
Everyone is at a different place in their life. Consider the amount of mental and emotional energy expended
in commiseration. It's a lot. This is energy that could be spent in creative ideas or quiet reflection. This is energy that might be used to solve a problem, implement an idea or market a product. This energy is the source of your abundance. It's yours, and it's free. When you make the decision to stop commiserating, you free up this energy--instantly. New thoughts begin to emerge; new, exciting ideas rise to the surface.
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Summary: Make Money and Be Happy?
Review: In "Don't Worry, Make Money" Dr. Richard Carlson truly shows the way fear and worry can limit a person's life. But this book is not just a financial guide for future millionaires or a get rich quick book. I think, "Don't Worry, Live Better" would probably be a better title. In fact, it is a book of self-help psychotherapy. It presents 100 different specific tips for living a more abundant life with less worry, which in turn will help you make more money. It helps to make your life less stressful, how to keep things in the proper perspective and maximize your daily productivity. I can honestly say that this book has helped me overcome some fears that have plagued me my entire life. And the difference in my life is amazing. Join! And don't worry, be happy!
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Summary: Make Money and Be Happy?
Review: In "Don't Worry, Make Money" Dr. Richard Carlson truly shows the way fear and worry can limit a person's life. But this book is not just a financial guide for future millionaires or a get rich quick book. I think, "Don't Worry, Live Better" would probably be a better title. In fact, it is a book of self-help psychotherapy. It presents 100 different specific tips for living a more abundant life with less worry, which in turn will help you make more money. It helps to make your life less stressful, how to keep things in the proper perspective and maximize your daily productivity. I can honestly say that this book has helped me overcome some fears that have plagued me my entire life. And the difference in my life is amazing. Join! And don't worry, be happy!
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Summary: Opened up my eyes!
Review: In the introduction he describes how giving is a pleasure. Jesus told us it is more blessed to give than to receive. On page 9 Carlson writes "Money is 'circulation.' It needs to flow." He doesn't limit giving to one arena either. He expands by adding, "If you want more love, or fun, or respect, or success, or anything else, the way to get it is simple: give it away" (p. 9). Being detached enhances objectivity and increases freedom. When a person is passionate about a process, it becomes a joy. Carlson reminds us that successful people find ways of overcoming challenges and are not limited by excuses. A few pages later he restates the point in an even stronger manner by writing "A life without worry is a life of abundance, a life well lived. That which we focus our attention on expands" (p. 59). Consequently, he admonishes us to think the proper thoughts to acquire the desired results. Carlson makes a point I've heard other writers make, i.e., we all have the need to be needed. "Those who are willing to help others are always paid bacak in one way or another" he tells us on page 70. He includes wise advice on thankfulness and making correct assumptions. This is a positive, encouraging, practical book.
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Summary: Like chatting with a real/good friend over coffee.
Review: Reading Richard Carlson is like having coffee with a real good friend and chatting about life decisions. "Don't Worry, Make Money..." is somewhat mistitled because it is less about making money (or worry for that matter) but more about your quality of life. The thesis of the short book is rather simple -- there is abundance to be shared, we simply need to remove the roadblocks. Easier said than done - I agree. But we do need to take the first step.
There are at least three very distinct points, over and above the main thread of the book, that stuck with me: [1.] Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway!, [2.] The misnomer that you need to be uptight in order to succeed, and [3.] Help Someone Else Succeed.
In chapter 69 Carlson writes: "It's very helpful to remind yourself that, despite your fears, here you are. Somehow you have managed to survive it all. In this sense, all your worries have been a mirage -- a waste of time, irrelevant" (157). There is indeed a modicum of truth in this statement but over and above, fear makes us a little bit more cautious -- makes us take that second look, take that extra precaution -- that is not all bad. Unless we surrender totally to fear and slide into inactivity -- a little fear is a good thing. But as far as Carlson is concerned -- point taken.
In chapter 77, Carlson expounds yet again on the subject of fear. To borrow from Carlson, "The gentleman, in particular, was convinced that if a person was to follow my "program," as he put it, they would surely become apathetic, if not homeless! "If you're not uptight," he insisted, "you'll lose your drive." "Sadly, many people believe that if you aren't uptight and serious, you are doomed to failure. In my entire lifetime, I've never been more convinced that something is not true" (173). Well Richard, I hear the plea for a sense of perspective and the need for fun. Perhaps the message was not too clear or folks just simply refuse to think outside the box.
Lastly, and this issue rings the truest for me, in chapter 81 he writes: "Help Someone Else Succeed" (181). Success is something that is best shared. Carlson writes: "As you help others succeed, even in very small ways, it helps you redefine and reflect on your own goals, assumptions, and ways of doing things. If you suggest to someone else, for example, that they think of education as a lifelong process, it might remind you that you haven't taken a class in years. I'm often amazed at how my advice applies to my own life and my own success" (182). The point is that we need to think in terms of genuinely wanting others to succeed. Why not? It is something that is free and the goodwill developed is incalculable. Carlson, and I agree wholeheartedly, argues that general goodwill is just best all around.
I can understand how some might read this (or not) because they see it as soft and mushy and it will seem (and Carlson is cognizant of this) that we already knew all this. Well, it does not hurt to be reminded, once in while, just like having coffee at a cafe with a dear friend.
Miguel Llora
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