The Currency of the Future [Paperback]

Brad DeHaven (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2005

Discover your ability to create income in the new millenium! It's called The Currency of the Future! It's not a new flashy company or a salary package. It's not a promising dot com or stock market strategy. And it's not easy... but it is the answer to making your life a masterpiece! In the new world of currency, planning doesn't start with financial projections. it begins with your dream. Our society is witnessing an explosion in non-conventional ways to answer the basic economic question, "How do I make a good living?" The next ten years will reveal a tidal-wave of opportunities through technology in home-managed professions. You can watch it happen around you, or use this book and learn how to participate and profit. Whether you develop your own business or not, this book will steer you on a course that will benefit you, your family, and friends. Brad's message to people is simple. "No one can pay you what you're worth! Only you can." The Currency of the Future contains multiple stories and lessons including "The Big Three" and Brad's "Achievement Cycle" that will improve the quality of your life forever. Let the insights of this book take you on a journey to discover your wealth in a new world.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Read it, bank its rich ideas, and prosper." --Frank Feather, former banking executive, global business futurist, and author of "Future Consumer.com" and "Biznets: The Future of Business"

"I'd love a penny for every dollar that is created by the readers of this book." --Chris Steer, Investor Advisor, JPMorgan

"This book was a delight!" --Denise Stephens, Teacher of the Year, 1993

About the Author

Brad DeHaven is a successful entrepreneur, a dynamic leader, and a sought after speaker who inspires readers and audiences around the world to achieve greater levels of success. He addresses tens of thousands of men and women internationally each year on the subjects of business ownership, and personal and professional development. He resides in San Diego with his wife and three children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 167 pages
• Publisher: MotiVision Media (March 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972233237
• ISBN-13: 978-0972233231
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,179,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book On Many Levels, September 12, 2005

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E. Goyette (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Currency of the Future (Paperback)

This book gives the reader some fundamental insight into making money and improving ones life in general. Although the ideas are not all new, they are presented in an easy-to-read format that keeps the reader engaged throughout. He covers everything from how to get yourself personally ready for the future, to specific trends that can pass us by if we are not ready for them. I haven't met anyone yet that hasn't liked this book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Author covered all the bases for personal and financial growth., August 3, 2006

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Paul E. Dulin (Waco, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Currency of the Future (Paperback)

I have read many personal growth and improvement books over the last forty years, this is one of the best if not the best I have ever read. You can tell that the author is writing from personal experience and not theory. From beginning to end this book is full of wisdom and useable nuggets of truth. The last chapter (chapter 12 - The Payoff) is a perfect ending and let's you know that whatever it takes - "It Is Worth It".

2.0 out of 5 stars Brad's autobiographical musings..., July 3, 2011

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Book Maven (Cambridge, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Currency of the Future (Paperback)

Well, Brad deHaven is obviously sincere. His message belongs to what I call 'successorism', a kind of a particularly mid-American hype that grates on non-American ears and activates whatever sense of humor one has.

Brad takes the successor creed very seriously. There is no self-deprecation or self-directed sense of humor to be found anywhere in this book. It's a young man's 'hey, look at me!' diatribe.

The diatribe reads like a poor man's Tony Robbins. You know the spiel: there is no such thing as circumstances; there is no such thing as objective reality either - it's all in your head; so kick yourself up the pants, you lazy brat, and get a life. Brad did it!!

The most important thing in the book is... Brad's backyard. I think he uses it as a sort of metaphor for the glorious future he sees for himself and his household. We are treated to his plans and fantasies about his backyard... whatever for?

The most disquieting motif about this book is its unapologetic patriarchalism. The phrase 'as a husband and a father' is recurrent as Brad's identity signifier. He seems unaware of anyone who is not. According to Brad every man's highest purpose is to ensure that his wife does not have to go out to work but can stay at home to bring up her man's children.

But the book is deceitful as well. We never found out what is it exactly that Brad does for a living, who of what his mysterious mentor is, or what he got 'acclaimed' for at that Duck Pond event.

To sum up, this is not a book about the changing economy of our times or ways in which an enterprising individual can adapt to it. It's a long pep talk, with a lot of autobiographical snippets about Brad. Does the reader really need to know that his wife gets the hots for him when she sees him bathing their kids? Whatever for?

Overall, good for a laugh.