Give Me a Moment and I'll Change Your Life: Tools for Moment Management [Hardcover]

Alan Lakein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1997

The author of How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life updates the results-oriented approach of his previous best-seller, offering readers techniques to get more out of each precious minute. 35,000 first printing. Tour."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 97 pages
• Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel Pub (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836235916
• ISBN-13: 978-0836235913
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #786,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Short but memorable!, May 27, 2004

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Blaine Greenfield "eclectic reader" (Belle Meade, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Give Me a Moment and I'll Change Your Life: Tools for Moment Management (Hardcover)

Alan Lakein wrote, HOW TO GET CONTROL OF YOUR TIME AND YOUR LIFE . . . if you haven't yet read that masterpiece, do so at your earliest convenience . . . it is still as timely as when he wrote it back in 1973.
I would have liked to have read something else by Lakein, but had never been able to find anything . . . so imagine my surprise when I came across what appears to be his follow-up effort, GIVE ME A MOMENT AND I'LL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
The above is certainly one of the shortest books I have ever come across . . . it is only 97 pages with a lot of those blank . . . there's also much white space, and the
size is a mere 5 x 8 inches . . . furthermore, much of the material is taken from HOW TO GET CONTROL; e.g., his classic ten-word guide for clarifying purpose simply and directly:
1. List possibilities
2. Set A-B-C priorities
3. Do the A-1 priority now!
And then there's this other bit of advice that I often revisit: Still not acting? Take a moment and ask Lakein's Question: "What's the best use of your time right now?" Take your first answer as you're A-1. Then do it now!
However, despite these negatives, I still liked GIVE ME A MOMENT--and got a surprising lot out of it.
Perhaps most significantly, I got Lakein's premise that "every moment is an opportunity" and "one moment can change your life."
I also liked his ideas on how to make the moment yours and be happier right now, how to enhance your moments at work and play, and how to cultivate more quality moments.
There were several other memorable passages; among them:
Compliment people if you like what they're wearing. You derive triple pleasure form noticing what you like, sharing your appreciation, and observing their reaction.
If your problem isn't cumulative stress but momentary annoyance, adding a plus can remedy the situation. Say you have to make a last-minute trip to the store for a bottle of salad dressing. Instead of resenting the time spent, make the errand a relaxing transition from a hard day at work to a nice evening at home. Anticipate the pleasure of the next few hours with your dinner date. Or figure out how you're going to clean the living room in five minutes or less when you get back.
It tuition can help you act, indecision can hamper you. The cure is action. Instead of wasting time because you're unable to choose between two possible ways of proceeding, toss a coin. If you find yourself hoping for a certain result, you've discovered what you really want to do. Otherwise, do what the coin dictates. Once you've started you'll know whether to keep going . . . or take a new direction. It's easier to make a course correction if you're already moving.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Vague, June 18, 2000

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Cindy (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Give Me a Moment and I'll Change Your Life: Tools for Moment Management (Paperback)

To be completely honest, I LOVED How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life, but this one will just sit on my shelf. The main message of the book (which TOTALLY reminded me of a poem book- full of wisdom, I'm sure, but difficult to apply) was to repeat moments in your life that brighten it up. I say vague, because Lakein's not presumptous enough to say what will bring YOU joy, but leaves that respectfull distance. It left me with the impression that I need to get outside around sunset times more. Anyway, I guess I was just expecting suggestions on what to do while waiting for an appointment, etc.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gem from wise guy Lakein, December 1, 1999

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Vasudeva Adiga (India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Give Me a Moment and I'll Change Your Life: Tools for Moment Management (Hardcover)

Is there anyone happier than Lakein on this Earth? :-)

Have read both his books many times over and am fascinated by the writings as well as the author. Great style of writing and great wisdom. Practicing the wisdom in this book requires elimination of procrastination and the ability to focus on present all the time.

I would give anything to become like him!