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Dare to Dream . . . Then Do It: What Successful People Know and Do

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I once praised a book as being rooted in common sense and a friend asked "If it's common sense, why did you need to read the book?" So true, but with all of the demands and distractions in this world, we sometimes lose common sense as we react immediately and emotionally to situations. This is one of Maxwell's slim "gift book" editions from Countryman...high quality paper, 5 X 7 size, 120 pages. The chapters are: Commit to Your True Dream, Believe In Yourself, Think Differently, Take Action, Develop Great People Skills, Stay With Your Strengths, Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone, Never Stop Learning, and Never Give Up. In keeping with his normal style, Maxwell accents the book with quotations from Harry Truman, John Quincy Adams, Alan Alda, Joyce Meyer, and many others. It's a refresher course in why you're here and what you can accomplish if you're willing to focus your effort. A similar book...also excellent, also recently released...is Ben Stein's "How Successful People Win." I highly recommend both books.

I've read some of Maxwell's other books and enjoy them immensely, but was initially disappointed when this one came in the mail. I was looking for something longer and meatier. This isn't so much of a Maxwell book as a Maxwell compilation. Much of the information is pulled from many of Maxwell's other books. Though seeing as how I have not read most of his other books, this turned out to be a pretty good read.

The book is broken into nine chapters, with each chapter containing some inspirational stories as well as relevant quotes from famous individuals. Don't look for anything in-depth, meaty or even ready-to-apply principles here. This is mostly for inspirational purposes only. But if you are in need of a book that gets your creative motor going, Dare to Dream is a good place to start.

This is one of the books that was recomended to me to read to succeed. It has been everything I was told it would be, and more. It did take over 3 weeks to arrive, but is worth it.

I will recommend this book to anyone who wants a better life, and is willing to do what it takes to achieve it.

We need to make our dreams a priority not just want-to-be dreams - pursue them with passion.

I have read a number of Maxwell's books, this one appeared to be short on content but turned out to be a great pick-me-upper like the first cup of coffee in the morning...

Considering the price of this book, I expected there to be some content. My suggestion would be to save your money and check the book out from the library; you can read it in about thirty minutes.

Not a big fan of Maxwell but this is a good book to provide motivation to reach your dreams but pretty basic uninspiring stuff. Okay ...