Living in Your Top 1%: Nine Essential Rituals to Achieve Your Ultimate Life Goals [Paperback]

Alissa Finerman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 3, 2011

IF YOU KNEW YOU WOULD SUCCEED AT ANYTHING YOU SET YOUR MIND TO . . . WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Regardless of where you are in your life, LIVING IN YOUR TOP 1% will give you the framework you need to turn your vision into a reality. In this empowering and thought-provoking book, Alissa Finerman shares the most powerful ingredients for success and translates them into nine simple and easy-to-implement rituals. Combining research from the best thinkers in the field with a collection of compelling stories, Alissa has created a comprehensive guide to reaching your true potential. The book helps to assess where you currently are in your life, identify the areas that you would like to excel in, and develop your own personal roadmap to get there. This includes identifying your core priorities, breaking down the process of pursuing meaningful goals, and teaching you how to overcome obstacles along the way. The book is divided into three sections: Assess, Create, and Implement. Each section includes three rituals that will inspire you to create the reality you want. The nine rituals will challenge you to think differently, take action, and get RESULTS. LIVING IN YOUR TOP 1% is a practical and motivational “how-to” guide that can make an immediate impact in your life. The author has done extensive research in many self-help areas across the board to be able to provide you with a well-rounded framework available in one book. Ultimately, the "laws of success" do not change. The only thing that changes is how we practice them. The quest starts by asking yourself, “What does my top 1% look like?” and the best way to find out is by reading this book. You are closer than you think!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Alissa Finerman is a Business/Life Coach, speaker, and author. She works with individual clients and speaks to corporations about goal setting, Living in Your Top 1%, and developing leaders. She is known for her clarity, energy, and ability to redefine your potential. She uses her experiences as a former professional tennis player, Wall Street professional, and coach to inspire people to think bigger and enjoy greater success in their life. She traded in a Wall Street career so she could give back and inspire others to take action and raise the bar in their life. She has worked with Neutrogena, Bristol-Myers Squibb, the Milken Institute, Prostate Cancer Foundation, LA Business Journal, NBC Universal, Merrill Lynch, Pepperdine Law School, Dress for Success, and Vistage International. She is a contributor to popular blogs including Positively Positive, The Daily Love, and Wharton Magazine. She was ranked #1 in the United States Tennis Association Women's 40 Doubles in 2008, 2009 and 2011. Alissa holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BA from the University of California, Berkeley. She received her coach training from New York University. She lives in Santa Monica, California. To learn more, please visit www.AlissaFinerman.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (March 3, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1453619232
• ISBN-13: 978-1453619230
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,273 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alissa Finerman is a Business/Life Coach, speaker, and author. She works with individual clients and speaks to corporations about goal setting, Living in Your Top 1%, and developing leaders. She is known for her clarity, energy, and ability to redefine your potential. She uses her experiences as a former professional tennis player, Wall Street professional, and coach to inspire people to think bigger and enjoy greater success in their life. She traded in a Wall Street career so she could give back and inspire others to take action and raise the bar in their life. She has worked with Neutrogena, Bristol-Myers Squibb, the Milken Institute, Prostate Cancer Foundation, LA Business Journal, NBC Universal, Merrill Lynch, Pepperdine Law School, Dress for Success, and Vistage International. She is a contributor to popular blogs including Positively Positive, The Daily Love, and Wharton Magazine. She was ranked #1 in the United States Tennis Association Women's 40 Doubles in 2008, 2009 and 2011. Alissa holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BA from the University of California, Berkeley. She received her coach training from New York University. She lives in Santa Monica, California. To learn more, please visit www.AlissaFinerman.com.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The "How-To" Guide for Life - Finally! May 2, 2011

By Lisa

Format:Paperback

I have read a number of leadership/self-help/motivational books for multiple reasons throughout my life, and though I have gained tidbits of insight from each, I am always left wanting more and feeling as though my reasons for reading the book were never quite satisfied. Living in Your Top 1% is different. For the first time, I was given some real direction and valid inspiration after reading a book of this type. I am surprised that nothing like this has been written before.

Most self-improvement books tend to focus on one concept, such as "setting goals" or "the power of positive thinking," but Alissa Finerman really covers all avenues in this book. She takes age-old concepts, weaves in new ideas and tips and wraps everything neatly into one package. After reading this book, I felt like I was given a fresh ground to stand on and taught the proper way to grow and move forward. She covers everything from mindset, to goal setting, to balance, and how to recover from being knocked off course. It was not a complicated read, and because of the way she illustrated the concepts with memorable true stories, all of the learning points really stuck with me in ways that I feel made them easy to implement.

What made this book most impressionable to me was the fact that it caused me to look at all areas of my life when wanting to make improvements. Alissa understands that something you do in one area of your life (such as a health and fitness goal) will undoubtedly affect all other areas (such as fun, family, work, etc...). The key is to understand that you may have to make sacrifices in one area in order to make improvements in another. We often tend to take a "crash diet" approach when making changes in our life, without thinking of the chain reactions it can cause. This book really helps you to examine your life as being made up of different working parts, and shows you how to prioritize your needs in each area at different times in your life. It genuinely helped to give me perspective and taught me to go about things in a new way, which so far has really been making a huge difference.

I have recommended this book to a number of people who have found it to be equally as helpful. The best part about the book is the wide audience that it applies to. I think it's a great learning tool for virtually anyone, whether they be looking for a career change, wanting to have more fun in life, or even looking to have a healthier lifestyle. The sky is the limit in Living in Your Top 1%. I think that virtually anyone could benefit from reading it. There is a takeaway to fit every individual...seriously!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars It's about YOU! November 17, 2012

By Athena

Format:Paperback

First, I would like to address those who believe the outstanding 5 star reviews are fake.

This is my second review on Amazon. The reason is because I don't have a lot of free time, usually, to do such things as write reviews good or bad. I am currently in a position where I have the time to jump in here and share my positive experience with this book in the hope that it will inspire and help even one person out there.

I have listened to the book. (I bought the audio version of this book).

Those of you who have not read/listened to this book and have made a choice to write negative comments are doing a disservice to others and maybe even to yourself. This may be the one book, with the right message, at the right time that touches and helps the one person that may need it most in their life right now.

This book is in the $10-$15 range. I'm not sure I understand the effort you have spent; the time you have taken out of and away from your life, to write a negative review on a book you have not read. A book that isn't going to negatively impact someone's financial situation. A book that you don't have to read.

Second, I would like to share my opinion of this book: Living in Your Top 1%.

This is a book that will positively affect someone's life today. I know, because I have 24+ years of experience in mental health and I am very well educated in the field of psychology, and because I have listened to this book.

Living in Your Top 1% is very well written by Alissa. She has clarity on the subject matter that is refreshing. Her knowledge, research and education on the subject in undeniable.

This book puts YOU back in charge of your life, if you chose to be. This book gives you a step by step, easy to follow guide, along with great examples of how you can move forward and make lasting and positive changes in your life.

We all want to live in our own top 1%. This book simply and brilliantly gives you an easy map to follow.

If you don't know your driving destination, you use a navigation system or map; well, if you're feeling a little or a lot lost in your life, I encourage you to use a guide or map, like this book, to help you find your path.

I am certain that you have spent hundreds of dollars on things you believed would make you feel better and in the long run they probably fell short. This book is just a few dollars (in my opinion priceless), and if you do the work, YOU will succeed. This book will have you feeling like you belong in YOUR top 1%.

I am giving this book a 5 star rating.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The "Go-to" Guide - "Do it, dump it, or delegate it." July 4, 2011

By Stephanie Baas

Format:Paperback

Living In Your Top 1% is packed with powerful, thought provoking words and images. Finerman's voice is strong and her advice is both pragmatic and liberating as she states: "Do it, dump it, or delegate it." This is a well-constructed guide and will quickly become a 'go to' book on your reference shelf. It is cleanly formatted - allowing for a quick scan, a leisurely perusal, or a marathon work session. Over the past few weeks I have found myself doing all of the above.