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The Accidental Millionaire: Leaping From Chance To Mastery In The Game of Life

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What an incredible disappointment! Is one star as low as I can go? Nothing, lots and lots of nothing, is what this book contains. Unless you like to read, over and over again, the words Me, I, My, Me, I, I and Oh yes, ME, don't bother. Where is the Beef? I have never seen such a narcissistic endeavor. It was a total waste of money and expectation. The hype I received from the E-Zine Queen convinced me I should buy this book. That's the one and only chance she had to gain my respect. It seems a club of mutual admirers got together and decided to endorse this shallow, boring fake. What a shame. Count me out of this network of self admirers. I have been robbed.

Disclosure: I bought this book online after hearing Ms Frank's teleclass and then emailed for a refund. Four weeks later, her assistant responded: they anticipated no refunds because everyone loved the book! And a few weeks after that, someone called me, demanding why I didn't like the book! I gave up and donated the book to a local library.

Ms Frank autographed my book, "Cathy I believe in you." An immediate credibility-buster: does she really believe in everyone who forked over twenty bucks to buy her book? And if so, why?

If we believe Ms Frank, her success was lucky but not at all accidental.

First, when leaving her abusive husband, Ms Frank needed a lawyer -- and her mother just happened to work for a lawyer who could take the case! Many abused spouses have trouble getting a lawyer to take them seriously.

Frank says she walked away from the successful business she had built with her husband. Clearly her "accidents" began later -- she should have had some kind of written agreement.
Second, Frank got involved with computers and then moved easily to training. She was in the right place at the right time with the right talents. She likes to make the move seem easy. When a training company asks for a tape, she just calls someone she knows and asks to give a class. And they say yes! Not many people have those kinds of connections.

But the most frustrating part of this book is the misleading title. First, Frank's success was planned. As soon as she left her husband, she sat on her sister's couch and made a plan. (How many abused women have sisters living 3 hours away who can take them in? That's another story.) She writes about the way she set up her website -- but doesn't tell us how she learned these techniques. Accidental? I don't think so.

But the real quibble I have is, "What can we learn from an accident?"

By definition, accidents are unplanned and unpreventable!
How do we create our own accident?

The website tips are easily available elsewhere and they're not clearly explained. Anyway, Frank's own website is filled with links that lead nowhere. I tried to follow links to an advertised class. After being led through a form that demanded all kinds of information -- for a free class - I was taken back to the announcement page! There was no place to email for help.

So Ms Frank just is not credible as a resource for Internet marketing.

This book will no doubt be purchased by people who hear the author, appreciate her speaking skills and want more. She comes across as likeable so they may be reluctant to criticize. I suggest catching her on a free teleclass...you'll get everything that's in this book and maybe more.

The Accidental Millionaire is such a delightful and informative read. Stephanie really knows her material and gets her points across in a whimsical yet matter-of-fact manner. I thoroughly enjoyed the personal anecdotes combined with the tips for success. A must read for anyone that has the desire to grow!

WOW! I just read this book and it's terrific! It's full of valuable information for anyone that wants to improve their life and business. It's obvious Stephanie Frank knows her stuff!!

You hear a lot of folks talk about doing what you love and the money will follow. I think that's true, but not the WHOLE truth.

I've also heard it said that you should follow the fastest path to cash, THEN you get to live your passion.

What I loved about Stephanie's book is that it demonstrates the importance of building your business in alignment with your values, your sense of purpose and your unique gifts. But it doesn't stop there. It goes on to outline HOW to do that, giving great examples from Stephanie's own business and life.

I bought the book on a Friday, thinking it would be a good weekend read. I was at an ebb in my business and looking for inspiration. I couldn't put it down! I read straight through until 4am Saturday, then went back and worked my way through the exercises. It got me totally jazzed about my business again.

Just got the book and couldn't put it down! The combination of writing personality, practical tips and Stephanie's personal story of tragedy and triumph make this a must-have book.

If you want to learn practical step-by-step ways to be on your way to making millions, this is the book. Written from a woman's viewpoint makes it a valuable read, especially since Stephanie Frank writes in such an easy, fluid matter. It's like sitting at the kitchen table with your smartest friend EVER. Now I have a roadmap to wealth.

Who hasn't dreamed of becoming the next millionaire? And who hasn't felt this accomplishment may be out of reach? It's time to dispel the myth that making a million is impossible. In fact, Stephanie Frank shows how impossible life circumstances can lead to catalysts of change that create a life full of abundance and wealth.

This book has been in my must read pile for quite some time. My colleague and friend Viki Viertel (aka The Business Buddha) highly recommended it as "life changing."

I like life change.

Then during a recent segment of James Roche's Info Marketing Action Plan tele-series, Stephanie Frank was mentioned again. So, I pulled the book off my shelf and I could not put it down until I was done.

First I thank Stephanie wholeheartedly for being so personal and candid. Her story is brave and genuine. If you have ever been in a relationship that doesn't support your highest good, you MUST read this.

I am not sure that I can actually articulate how powerful this book is but I will do my best to share what really impacted me.

Personally, I have always been a firm believer that the most successful people in the world are just people. They get up in the morning, put their pants on one leg at a time and face the challenges of the day. The difference comes when they choose to use each moment to advance skillfully towards a goal.

What are your goals?

The Accidental Millionaire gets to the core of what truly motivates you individually and provides chapter summaries called Something Successful to Think About. The success strategies give a little nudge and really make you think about ownership of your destiny.

Here are a few success strategies that really stuck with me.

- Included is a three step plan to living your purpose and mission (this is really powerful stuff and it will make you truly think)

- Mastery of decision making based on your top three values

- Facing your fears and going for the gold anyway

Of course this is just a small sampling of what you can expect and rest assured, Stephanie over delivers in this book. Plus, I had to contact my friend Viki who recommended the book and thank her because I now fully understand why she said I had to read the book.

Here's what I said to Viki regarding her nudge to read the book. "I cannot thank you enough for recommending this book. You know what was really freaky for me? Stephanie uses much of the same language I do and her planning philosophy is similar to my POWER Planning Process. Plus she talks about POWERFULLY communicating business messages which is my tag line. Eerily cool! Thanks for the recommendation. Great timing."

Stephanie's personal story is a great read and full of tools to produce the results you want in your life and business. Stephanie tells it like it is and writes just like she speaks and, if you have met Stephanie, you know this is delightful. You really shouldn't miss this if you are searching to improve your business results. Most of all, enjoy!

I had a hard time putting this one down. Stephanie gives us the opportunity to crawl into her head to share and benefit from her experiences as she delivers useful, relevant information in a refreshing way that touches emotionally as she bares her soul. You'll want a highlighter in hand as there are many 'A-ha's' between the lines in addition to the Useful Tools and Specific Action Steps that are given at the end of each chapter. I experienced a 'Paradigm Shift' as I read about the different types of ADD. "Reading" Stephanie is no different than meeting Stephanie, or hearing her "Speak" (which I've had the distinct pleasure to do)...she's a real 'down to earth' Wisconsin girl and you can't get much better than that! Stephanie's heart is in the right place and you'll 'feel' that when you read The Accidental Millionaire (and you'll find out what the title is all about too!). The 'feeling' you'll get from Stephanie's work...(books, websites, products, coaching services, etc)...is... Love, because THAT, is what Stephanie Frank is about... Providing high quality service to "Empower" Entrepreneuers at a great value, from a loving heart-space, but don't take MY word for it, Read the book, go to her websites and find out for yourself...you'll be glad you did! I know I am because NOW I have an Action Plan and that's no 'accident'!