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Building Yourself: Putting Your Success Together One Piece at a Time

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I purchased Building Yourself because it seemed a little different in the world of self-help books, and I was presently surprised. There isn't an ounce of fill or fat in this book. It's obvious that the author, Elliot Essman, likes to see people succeed. This is a practical book, without all the usual "rah rah." The book has ten major sections on life areas such as "Skills" and "Strength" (they all begin with the letter "S"), each divided into ten bite-sized parts, with an inspirational quote for each of the 100 sections. You can pick this book up and start reading anywhere and get immediate value

Building Yourself seems at first glance to be a practical guide to life. But this author is so sure you can succeed that I feel now I have been "infected" by his confidence. I love this book. I am ordering copies for my two teenage nephews and for the local library.

I have already read this book twice, and I keep finding things about it (and myself) that are new. This one of the most valuable books I have ever read.

I've recently looked up Elliot Essman's Building Yourself after having come across the book in a second-hand bookshop. It seems that no matter which of the (numbered) sections you turn to, his crisp writing clears your head. He's got the whole thing on the web now in a revised version at buildingyourself.com/build along with a lot of other success material I've been able to really use in my insurance sales practice. Not too many "success" books can really help someone who is already motivated, but I like the choppy, unsentimental way this is written.

I keep becoming absorbed in big parts of this book, and one day I'm going to read it from cover to cover. I cannot relate to everything the author covers, but different parts keep grabbing me. I don't know how else to describe this book. It's always there for me. I love the quotes. I keep it by my bed. I want everyone I know to have a copy.

My review title says it all. Here is a step by step guide to success in every aspect of life. Every time I open the book I see it in a different way. There's always a guidepost I can use.

Many people have the ambition to succeed but lack a game plan to achieve that success. The author creatively guides and helps you formulate that game plan that we are all too inexperienced or fearful to do on our own. I believe he is able to do this extremely well because of his knowledge and `feel' for the intricacies of our human nature. He understands our fears and senses our potential. Through `Building Yourself' the author deftly leads us step by step towards realizing our ambition.