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FROM THE FOREWORD: What I like about James and his book is you can tell he came from a roller coaster. He chose his own path to success without knowing the outcome. And what happens to him later - well... - (Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter) REVIEWS: Altucher has turned his misfortune into a source of wisdom and comfort for the despondent. - (Business Week) James Altucher is scary smart - (Steven Dubner, author of Freakonomics) James Altucher is the best blogger of our generation. - (Timothy Sykes, The Rebel Millionaire) We are beginning to build a massive amount of respect for James Altucher due to his willingness to say things that will get him absolutely pilloried by the masses. - (Business Insider) James is one of the most successful and content people I know. - (Machael Lazerow, founder of Buddy Media and Golf.com) If you need to see an example of vulnerability done well, just read the work of James Altucher. - (Search Engine Journal) --Various
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About the Author
James Altucher is a successful entrepreneur, chess master, investor and writer. He has started and run more than 20 companies, and sold several of those businesses for large exits. He has also run venture capital funds, hedge funds, angel funds, and currently sits on the boards of several companies. His writing has appeared in most major national media outlets (Wall Street Journal, ABC, Financial Times, Tech Crunch, Forbes, CNBC, etc). His blog has attracted more than 10 million readers since its launch in 2010. This is his 11th book.
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Eric S. Jackson
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I have had a lot of things go wrong in my life over the last several years;a lost job, a broken relationship and declining health have all affected me as of late. I was beginning to feel that nothing in my life was going to change. That was until I came across the best book I have read in a long while titled, Choose Yourself.I sat down thinking it was another feel good book that told me if I want to be happy, just be happy. That was where I was wrong in a lot of ways. I was actually shocked to see that in fact this was a lot more in depth and helped to point a person to the fact that they all in all had the power to make things in their life happen.
I then wanted to read more on this subject and take in more information than what the one book was able to give me. Manifestation Magic: Attracting Abundant Wealth, Incredible Health, Great Relationships, and Limitless Success Into Your Life was another book I picked up and began to really get a better understanding about the things that were going on in my life. I quickly saw that if I was about to make changes in my life, that they were going to come from within me. I had to simply get the mindset that I needed to choose putting myself ahead of everything and everyone else. I also had to get the right mindset in helping to make sure that I was getting the most from life.
The power to be better than you are comes from within and can't be messed with. We all have the power to be better than we are and to let the real changes in our life come to the surface. If you unlock this section of your brain, you will quickly be able to make a lot of positive changes in your life.
I then wanted to read more on this subject and take in more information than what the one book was able to give me. Manifestation Magic: Attracting Abundant Wealth, Incredible Health, Great Relationships, and Limitless Success Into Your Life was another book I picked up and began to really get a better understanding about the things that were going on in my life. I quickly saw that if I was about to make changes in my life, that they were going to come from within me. I had to simply get the mindset that I needed to choose putting myself ahead of everything and everyone else. I also had to get the right mindset in helping to make sure that I was getting the most from life.
The power to be better than you are comes from within and can't be messed with. We all have the power to be better than we are and to let the real changes in our life come to the surface. If you unlock this section of your brain, you will quickly be able to make a lot of positive changes in your life.
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159 of 169 people found the following review helpful
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Jonathan M. Prober
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I was fortunate enough to read this wonderful new book by the author James Altucher (I first read his work by following him on twitter @jaltucher and reading posts on his website jamesaltucher.com).
It is one of the most enjoyable and informative books I've ever read, and I highly recommend folks take some time to check it out. It's not that long but, wow, is it packed with powerfully-good information.
I could write about it for a while but, rather than doing so, it is probably more efficient to just mention a few of my favorite tidbits from the book in hopes that you'll give it a read.
My personal favorite aspect of the book is its unique ability to be both practical and idealistic.
Some quick examples:
First, his impressive intertwining of the importance of mental, spiritual, physical, and emotional harmony. Here are one of his recommendations from each of these four pieces:
Mental: "Read two hours a day."
Spiritual: "Do this every day: wake up and think of five people you are grateful for in your life right now."
Physical: "Am I sleeping enough?"
Emotional: "Am I expressing gratitude to the people who are good to me?"
Lastly, a few short snippets:
I really enjoyed his insight into an alternative way of creating value (which I personally feel is an important key to cultivating capitalism optimally):
"The only way to create value for yourself is to create value for others. Exercise: think of two people in your network who don't know each other but you think can add value to each other's lives. Introduce them. Do this every day. Get better and better at it.Read more ›
It is one of the most enjoyable and informative books I've ever read, and I highly recommend folks take some time to check it out. It's not that long but, wow, is it packed with powerfully-good information.
I could write about it for a while but, rather than doing so, it is probably more efficient to just mention a few of my favorite tidbits from the book in hopes that you'll give it a read.
My personal favorite aspect of the book is its unique ability to be both practical and idealistic.
Some quick examples:
First, his impressive intertwining of the importance of mental, spiritual, physical, and emotional harmony. Here are one of his recommendations from each of these four pieces:
Mental: "Read two hours a day."
Spiritual: "Do this every day: wake up and think of five people you are grateful for in your life right now."
Physical: "Am I sleeping enough?"
Emotional: "Am I expressing gratitude to the people who are good to me?"
Lastly, a few short snippets:
I really enjoyed his insight into an alternative way of creating value (which I personally feel is an important key to cultivating capitalism optimally):
"The only way to create value for yourself is to create value for others. Exercise: think of two people in your network who don't know each other but you think can add value to each other's lives. Introduce them. Do this every day. Get better and better at it.Read more ›
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187 of 201 people found the following review helpful
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Kristine Castagnaro
on June 5, 2013
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I've read a lot of James Altucher's work including I Was Blind But Now I See. I find him insightful, unconventional, thought-provoking. This time he's brilliant. He's tightened his style and delivered his message like a bullet. No pussyfooting around here.
This book is for those of us who have found ourselves lying on the floor, barely able to lift our heads, not sure where to turn, just as James did once (twice, three times?). It's for those who are stuck. For those who are successful but want to take it to the next level.
If you strive to be a better version of you, you owe it to yourself to read this book.
James doesn't ask you to believe him. He just asks that you try the Daily Practice, which is practical, doable, possible for all of us. He asks that you don't ignore the only fire worth cultivating, the one inside of you. After all, he says, you are the only one capable of cultivating it.
I'm taking that to heart. I have my own daily practice. But I'm going to put it into high gear. Because last night, when I finished the book, I felt like I could be extraordinary.
This book is for those of us who have found ourselves lying on the floor, barely able to lift our heads, not sure where to turn, just as James did once (twice, three times?). It's for those who are stuck. For those who are successful but want to take it to the next level.
If you strive to be a better version of you, you owe it to yourself to read this book.
James doesn't ask you to believe him. He just asks that you try the Daily Practice, which is practical, doable, possible for all of us. He asks that you don't ignore the only fire worth cultivating, the one inside of you. After all, he says, you are the only one capable of cultivating it.
I'm taking that to heart. I have my own daily practice. But I'm going to put it into high gear. Because last night, when I finished the book, I felt like I could be extraordinary.
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117 of 128 people found the following review helpful
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Dawn Casey Rowe
on June 3, 2013
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"That's when it clicked...if I was going to thrive, survive, I had to choose myself...We can no longer afford to rely on others and repeat the same mistakes from our past...every second, you have to choose yourself to succeed."
James Altucher's latest work, "Choose Yourself" is the new textbook for the American Dream. James starts with a healthy dose of American history, discussing how what we thought was the American Dream is, in fact, the American nightmare--a dissolving middle-class with replaceable workers; a consumer-based society giving us just enough to be happy and not rebel. "Your bosses hate you," James says to those of us working hard to achieve this "dream." James states that as workers create more and more wealth, jobs go overseas, job security decreases, and we're all lucky to have jobs. He has the graphs to prove it.
We're all suffering from "postsocietal traumatic stress disorder." Society's changing. The global economy has shifted. We need to be able to make that shift to succeed.
What does this mean? It means, James says, that the "Choose Yourself" era is here. In our parents' time, people worked for The Man and retired with a pension. Today, we will be controlled by layoffs, shifts, restructuring, and be at the whim of the economy and corporations--unless we choose ourselves.
"We are taught from an early age we are not good enough." This book argues otherwise. We are good enough--we have to use our creativity and entrepreneurship muscles. This stuff works. I know. We are all artists and entrepreneurs. Time to "unlearn the imprisonment," as James says. "Every time you say 'yes' to something you don't want, your fire goes away.Read more ›
James Altucher's latest work, "Choose Yourself" is the new textbook for the American Dream. James starts with a healthy dose of American history, discussing how what we thought was the American Dream is, in fact, the American nightmare--a dissolving middle-class with replaceable workers; a consumer-based society giving us just enough to be happy and not rebel. "Your bosses hate you," James says to those of us working hard to achieve this "dream." James states that as workers create more and more wealth, jobs go overseas, job security decreases, and we're all lucky to have jobs. He has the graphs to prove it.
We're all suffering from "postsocietal traumatic stress disorder." Society's changing. The global economy has shifted. We need to be able to make that shift to succeed.
What does this mean? It means, James says, that the "Choose Yourself" era is here. In our parents' time, people worked for The Man and retired with a pension. Today, we will be controlled by layoffs, shifts, restructuring, and be at the whim of the economy and corporations--unless we choose ourselves.
"We are taught from an early age we are not good enough." This book argues otherwise. We are good enough--we have to use our creativity and entrepreneurship muscles. This stuff works. I know. We are all artists and entrepreneurs. Time to "unlearn the imprisonment," as James says. "Every time you say 'yes' to something you don't want, your fire goes away.Read more ›
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