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Quest for Success

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This video is like a very long commercial. The information is presented in a very chopped up way and is very frustrating to watch. It does not do the presentors justice! The messages are lost in the "splices".

Not quite ready to drink the Kool-Aid... I had high hopes for this DVD because it had such potential... Dali Lama, Desman TuTu, Richard Branson...etc. What I was most disappointed in was the cheesiness of the production, and its "snippet and soundbite" style. I was hoping to listen to mini-interviews with the peopled featured in the DVD.... instead I got snippets and soundbites of what they might have to say about a loosely formed topic. The DVD seemed to ramble about... throwing themes and concepts at the viewer faster than I could follow... it never really came together. The Dali Lama is not featured much, compared to other self-appointed self-help gurus... some of whom I liked... and a few who I give little credibility.... Some of the more heavily featured folks are simple trying to promote themselves as wiser than they actually are... and get you to buy their stuff. Sorry to sound negative... but some of the speakers I simply got a horrible vibe from... as in "you are so fake!!! I don't believe ANYTHING you say. You are so full you crap! I got tired of hearing... "you deserve everything.. the universe is waiting for you to ask to be rich, happy and beautiful"... if often sounded like nonsense. It is so SELF SELF SELF centered.

Another drawback about this DVD is the segways between the topics....the are painfully repeated over and over and over... and are too long... I call them the Burning Eyeball... newagey graphic segways...which are followed by new-agey video of hawks flying, people kissing on vacation, people getting massages and getting out of fancy cars.... golfers golfing, or ocean waves crashing... I found it very hokey and distracting.

Having said all that... the core idea is very cool, and very inspirational... despite the drawbacks... & being so overloaded... having the best Self Improvement people all chiming in on... believe this, believe that... do this, do that... Yes I realize the viewer can opt to adopt the practice or not... I just found it all a bit odd. It's as if the producers had these great interviews... and instead featuring great individuals... they decided to create a DVD around concepts and ideas (which they call THE QUEST FOR SUCCESS)... the problem is... they lost all sense of continuity in chopping up the interviews into soundbites. And I don't know what they were thinking with the excessive segways.. just a bad choice...its as if they had to take up time to make the dvd 60 minutes... I would have rather heard more actual interviews. The one thing this DVD does is allows you to comparison shop these inspirational book writers and speakers.

I will watch again.... it's just painful to sit through bad parts to get to the good parts.

I watch this video everyday instead of the news. It might be on in the background and I will hear bits and pieces or I will sit down and watch large chucks of it again and again. It is inspiring and reminds us all that we really do have the power to have a happy, joy filled life. I bought several copies and gave them to people at work. We can't hear enough of the good stuff!

Although I felt the dvd The Secret was "cheesy", I do not hold that opinion of Quest for Success. For the same reasons I did not appreicate the Secret DVD, I actually do appreicate this learning tool. My work is devoted to helping people realize their own potential to achieve their desired life success. That means they need to have messages repeated in different forms from different people and in different ways for the message to stick. Learning theory supports repeative messaging, and I feel this DVD took a few topic (happiness, thought, responsibility, action) and hammered the message home. No one piece of information can cover it all, yet I feel this DVD took a little piece and did a good job of using video to deliever the message. I have ordered copies to give to clients who were not satisfied with other DVDs on the topic. Andrea T. Goeglein, Ph.D., Dr. Success, www.ServingSuccess.com

Regardless where you are on the path to success and enlightenment, this video is a must view. Not only once, but repeatedly.

For the majority, who are "unconsciously incompetent", those who don't even know what they don't know, this will be an eye opener. Perhaps for the first time in your adult life, you will be introduced to philosophies that will shake your belief system to its core. You will experience "A-HA" moments every 5 seconds.

For the "consciously incompetent", those who know what they should be doing, but don't know how to do it, this can be the guide. Rather than spending years searching for the information and advice you'd need to grow yourself into the success you chose to be, it's all right here.

For the "consciously competent", those who know what they should be doing, and are practicing these habits, you will speed your journey by grasping the strategies and systems offered here.

Finally, for the "unconsciously competent", those who know what to do, and do it automatically as if hardwired to a specific philosophy of thinking, this is reinforcement to continue to grow and reach your full potential.

If your goal in life is to grow into a successful person, however you define success, the knowledge offered here will help you get there faster and easier provided you are prepared to take daily action on this information.

I bought both of the Quest DVD's primarily because Byron Katie is one of the featured spiritual teachers on them. I found all of the teachers to be very motivating and informative. I like a couple of them so much that I plan on buying their books so I can continue to learn from them. The only draw back with this DVD is it's editing. It jumps from scene to scene too quickly and tries to incorporate to many images to fast.

Beautifully filmed. Packed with incredibly valuable content from some of the best minds on the planet. Practical, applicable and most of all inspirational.

You have to see it more than once to even get close to absorbing half the content.

Highly Recommended.

Quest For Success is one of the most motivating and uplifting movies I have seen in a long time. It has helped me see through the clutter of my busy life and determine a very specific step-by-step system to creating the life of my dreams. I have also enjoyed many of the other spiritual-guidance films available, but they seem to say that if I just think about what I want, it will show up in my life. I tried that and let me tell you, I found that's a really easy way to wait a long time.

From watching Quest For Success I know exactly what to do to start living and creating my dream life right now. It's great to see some of The Secret stars finally sharing their key next step instructions in "Quest For Success". Even more valuable (and unusual) is Quest's inclusion of highly successful entrepreneurs, including Russell Simmons and Sir Richard Branson, who share how they still live a full and exciting life balanced with the pressures of creating great wealth and corporate success.

After watching Quest For Success, I feel like I've engaged eleven new personal coaches, some for business success and others for spiritual balance, but all of them for ME! I can't wait to hear what my coaches have to say in "Happy Wealthy & Wise"!

Quest For Success is really unique, not just another version of The Secret; it's like The Secret is Chapter 1 in the book. Quest for Success is Chapters 2 - 11!

Debbie Horovitch
[Your] Director of Marketing
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If you are at a crossroads and wondering where to turn, take a look at this video. It is a great reminder that you really can achieve your dreams ... never too late. I especially like that the famous people interviewed in this series achieved success by doing good and being helpful to the people around them. Highly recommended to watch as a family.

I love watching this DVD when I'm eating lunch and dinner. It is inspiring, reminding me of many concepts I already know, in a gentle, loving, and profound way. It's food for the soul!