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Summary: Excellent Book! Excellent Author! FIVE STARS¿& THEN SOME!
Review: Having read numerous books on marketing, motivation & success ... and having risen to the top of my own industry armed with the knowledge from many of the fine books I've read, I can clearly & unequivocally state that Mr. Scott has a gift. In his book, he not only reveals (in simple terms) the things we need to do in order to bring happiness & success into our lives ... he does it in a way that can be easily understood by anyone.I'm appalled by the negative criticism given by .... He wrote "A Landmark Business Book... NOT". Following is an e-mail I sent to this negative critic after reading his inaccurate criticism: Dear ..., Although Mr. Scott's book may not have hit a home run with you, I beg to differ. As an entrepreneur of eighteen years myself, I owe much of my own success to the plethora of inspiring and insightful books written on marketing and success which I have been fortunate enough to read over the years. I agree with you that there may be books written by individuals who focus more keenly on motivation; however, a lot of these same folks (such as Anthony Robins, etc.) build their entire careers around their abilities to write motivational books, tapes & give seminaries, (as this is their sole means to obtaining their own financial freedom). Mr. Scott on the other hand provides very simple and pragmatic advise, which I know will be helpful to large numbers of individuals who seek this kind of easy to grasp knowledge. I know many of my own employees and friends will benefit. I offer you my three following rebuttals: 1. I am grateful anytime I can get my hands on a book written by a successful individual willing to impart his or her own formula for success. Especially when I know the book was not written purely as a means for the author to make money! 2. I appreciate reading new & original material. It disappoints me every time I read a new book, only to find that the author has copied Napoleon Hill, or some other author. 3. It's difficult to argue with success! ...
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Summary: Excellent Book! Excellent Author! FIVE STARS?& THEN SOME!
Review: Having read numerous books on marketing, motivation & success ... and having risen to the top of my own industry armed with the knowledge from many of the fine books I've read, I can clearly & unequivocally state that Mr. Scott has a gift. In his book, he not only reveals (in simple terms) the things we need to do in order to bring happiness & success into our lives ... he does it in a way that can be easily understood by anyone. I'm appalled by the negative criticism given by .... He wrote "A Landmark Business Book... NOT". Following is an e-mail I sent to this negative critic after reading his inaccurate criticism: Dear ..., Although Mr. Scott's book may not have hit a home run with you, I beg to differ. As an entrepreneur of eighteen years myself, I owe much of my own success to the plethora of inspiring and insightful books written on marketing and success which I have been fortunate enough to read over the years. I agree with you that there may be books written by individuals who focus more keenly on motivation; however, a lot of these same folks (such as Anthony Robins, etc.) build their entire careers around their abilities to write motivational books, tapes & give seminaries, (as this is their sole means to obtaining their own financial freedom). Mr. Scott on the other hand provides very simple and pragmatic advise, which I know will be helpful to large numbers of individuals who seek this kind of easy to grasp knowledge. I know many of my own employees and friends will benefit. I offer you my three following rebuttals: 1. I am grateful anytime I can get my hands on a book written by a successful individual willing to impart his or her own formula for success. Especially when I know the book was not written purely as a means for the author to make money! 2. I appreciate reading new & original material. It disappoints me every time I read a new book, only to find that the author has copied Napoleon Hill, or some other author. 3. It's difficult to argue with success! ...
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Summary: A MILLIONAIRE'S NOTEBOOK
Review: I FULLY AGREE WITH THE WAY THE EXPLAIN SUCCESS, IS TRUE IS YOU BELIEVE, FOCUS AND WORK TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS YOU CAN ACHIEVE THE WILDEST DREAM, I DREAM A LOT WHEN I WAS LITTLE AND I GOT MOST OF MY DREAM COME TRUE THE ONLY THING THAT I STILL WORKING ON MANAGING MY MONEY, RELATIONSHIP AND MYSELF TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THERE FOR ME, I REALLY NEED TO BUY THE BOOK TO STUDY ALL THE OTHER MESSAGES YOU MIGHT HAVE THERE FOR ME, ONE OF MY SUCCESS IN LIFE I THINK THAT I AM ABLE TO UNDERSTANT AND WRITE ANOTHER LANGUAGE, I MIGHT NEED TO REVIEW MY COMMAS AND SEMICOLON, ETC. BUT I AM ABLE TO READ, UNDERSTAND AND ENJOY THE PHYLOSOPHY OF LIFE IN THIS BOOK, THAT I LOVE SO MUCH. I CAN RELATE TO MY PERSONAL LIFE WHAT THEY ARE TELLING ON THE STORY OF STEVEN, BUT I WILL FIND OUT WHETHER THE MESSAGE IS COMPLETE AND I WILL TELL US WHAT MADE STEVEN AS FAMOUS AS HE IS AND HOW TO ACHIEVE WHAT YOU MEAN TO BE DOING IN LIFE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MYSELF AND ENJOY READING AND REVIEWING THIS WONDERFUL BOOK. TO YOU THE AUTHOR MR. STEVE SCOTT ALL THE BEST IN YOUR FUTURE GOD BLESS YOU FOR COMMUNICATING ALL THESE NEAT INFORMATION TO ALL THE PERSONS THAT WANTS TO BE A MILLIONARE, DREAMS ARE ON THE MAKING AS LONG AS WE BELIEVE WE CAN DO IT WITH GOD HELPS. SINCERELY, Ana Amaya
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Summary: How a loser turned into a multi-million dollar winner
Review: If you are a current home- or small-business owner who needs and wants to learn a powerful marketing formula, or if you are a W-2 wage earner who is discovering that you are more than what you have become, I highly recommend you purchase this book and study it many times over. The author is a great example of how a below average person can dramatically become extraordinary by following a few simple principles, shifting their paradigm just a little, and following a simple marketing formula that can be applied to any situation, whether business or personal. I can personally relate to the author. I was a virtual nobody in high school. I failed a required class and didn't graduate with my high-school class, but instead got my diploma in the mail after retaking my failed class during Summer. I attended a Jr. college only to drop out mid-semester to join the military (McDonald's would't hire me). 12 years later, I'm a college grad (BS in Info Sys) and working as a software tester for the leading tax software company in the U.S. I have also founded several small businesses in the past and I've just recently launched a new business using the principles given in this book for my personal use. I've also used Scott's successful and proven marketing formula to develop and market my business' services. Other than with "The Magic of Thinking Big", Scott's book, "A Millionaire's Notebook" is a book that I have done more than just bought--I truly "own" this book. Highly recommended. A solid 5 star rating.
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Summary: Great book for Corporate Drones who want to start a business
Review: If you find yourself being able to relate all to well to the characters in the Dilbert comic strip, this book may be for you. The inventor of the infomercial, Steve Scott is a self-made multi-millionaire. But if you were to look at his resume for the first five years after he graduated from college, you would never have guessed it to be possible. He went through nine different jobs in six years, and on one occasion was told by his boss "You'll never succeed in marketing. You're fired! Clean out your desk right now."The book is full of hope and old fashioned business ideals and principles. Being a marketing guru, Scott has not failed to include lots of his marketing secrets. My personal favorite was "salting your communication" (want to know what it is? read page 180). At the end of each chapter, he has included a summary of insights and laws for achieving success, followed by a series of tasks you can immediately begin applying to your life. The book is a quick read, and offers great p
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Summary: Content Good but needs a little less marketing analysis
Review: Steve Scott was one of those men who seemed to be drifting, in his early life. This book chronicals his drift and failures in great detail. It shows warts and all. It should give most people a sense, that, I'm Surely Not As Bad As That. By detailing his many failures he shows, that anyone can turn their life around and create success. From this standpoint, YOU CAN TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND, type of inspiration, I award it 5 stars. But and I must say it is a big but, much of the content of this book is a Masters Degree Course in Marketing and the in's and out's of producing and creating INFO-COMMERCIALS. Quite what this type of treatise on marketing analysis, has to do with success beats me. I cannot call this book a clear blue print for success. If you want that buy; Success is not an Accident by Tommy Newberry, or The Simple Way to Success by Larry Winget. Both these books beat this book hands down. It is not a Think and Grow Rich type of book either. This book must be bought on the merit that it is an honest account of an ordinary life, and how an ordinary debt ridden life can be turned around. It is an inspirational book, and as far as that goes it is awarded 5 stars. On any other criteria, this book would get 2 to 3 stars, as it can be way off subject, if a blue print for success is what you are looking for. There are better books on the subject, but this book is worth reading.
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Summary: THIS BOOK WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO BECOME A WINNER........
Review: Steve tells us in this book about all his failures. It seems that he couldn't hold a job for any length of time. Finally one day he woke up and realized what his true callling in life was. Once he realized what his purpose in life was, he went to the top. I think each and everyone one of us wonders from time to time what out true purpose for being really is. Some of us find the answer when we are young, and others seem to take a life time of asking questions and seem to never come up with a good answer. I think this book can point anyone in the right direction, but here again it's up to an individual to take postive action. I strongly recommend this book.
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Summary: "A Landmark Business Book...." NOT.
Review: There may be no denying that Mr.Scott, the inventor of the infomercial, is perhaps a self-made multi-millionaire. However, the enchantment of this book begins and ends with this mundane sketch. What makes Mr. Scott think that he can write a motivational book, or write at all, eludes me. "Walking the walk" may be a prerequisite for the development of this type of subject, however, inspiration, wisdom and the capacity to educate may be equally as important when writing a motivational book on success, qualities that are conspicuously absent from this tome... The book is one long-winded adolescent, pedantic diatribe. With such trying chapters as "Commitment and Motivation....Two Factors More Important Than Resumes..." and "Getting Rich While Having Fun" reveal the preoccupation to new insight(s) that Mr. Scott brings to this work. I could not finish the book...got as far as `making record sales in record time' and happily gave up... This may be a sunny book if offered to a preteen audience. Overall, an uninspired, unoriginal, uninventive and soul-less book that should never have made it this far.
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Summary: nice autobiography.... but little useful info
Review: this guy writes a nice autobiography about how he did it in marketing... maybe interesting for some but not for me. I guess I was expecting something more than a horn blowing fanfare of an "I did it my way" brag-o-rama.
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Summary: nice autobiography.... but little useful info
Review: this guy writes a nice autobiography about how he did it in marketing... maybe interesting for some but not for me. I guess I was expecting something more than a horn blowing fanfare of an "I did it my way" brag-o-rama.
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