Simple Steps to Impossible Dreams: The 15 Power Secrets of the World's Most Successful People [Paperback]

Steven Scott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 1999

Here are the keys to turnings all your dreams into reality.

Whether your dreams are to start a business, lose twenty pounds, or build better relationships, they are all within your grasp. The keys are in the "Power Secrets," a set of specific strategies and techniques that enabled Steve Scott to fulfill his impossible dreams, not only in business, but in every other area of life. Along the way, he discovered that the world's most successful women and men -- such as Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, and Bill Gates -- use these same techniques, including:

• Overcoming a fear of failure
• Turning critics from foes into friends
• Gaining a clear and precise vision
• Recruiting the partners and mentors of your dreams
• Communicating effectively and persuasively
• Taking control of your life one minute at a time
• Igniting the fuel of passion

With stories, advice, and plenty of interactive material to help you create your own personal plan, Simple Steps to Impossible Dreams doesn't just motivate you to fulfill your dreams, it gives you the step-by-step directions to do it!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Stephen R. Covey author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Steve Scott effectively brings a superb blend of experience, example, and encouragement to his latest book....His insight on criticism alone is worth the read.

Stedman Graham author of You Can Make It Happen Steven Scott provides a practical guide to help you focus on your own success plan, fine-tune your vision of your own possibilities -- and achieve your dreams.

Kathie Lee Gifford Steve Scott writes about what he knows about. His own personal secrets for success are thankfully no longer a secret.

Ken Blanchard coauthor of The One Minute Manager Living your dreams will make your life worth living. In his book, Simple Steps to Impossible Dreams, Steven Scott shows you HOW!

Hyrum W. Smith Chairman of the Board, The Franklin Covey Company In the pages of his new book, Steve Scott has captured a very simple but powerful formula for translating one's dreams into reality. The reason this book has so much credibility for me is that I have seen him implement these principles to tremendous success -- professionally, with his family, and in all aspects of his life. This is a must-read book.

Connie Sellecca and John Tesh What a tragedy that most adults give up on their dreams early in life. Steve Scott's new book inspires us to dream bigger dreams than ever.

Cheryl Ladd I need another copy immediately! It was such important information I sent my first copy to my best friend before I finished it. It's EXTRAORDINARY!

Christie Brinkley In his book, Steve Scott gives us the specific strategies and techniques that we need to learn and use to achieve our most valued dreams. He not only shows us how to make our most impossible dreams possible, he shows us how to make them probable!

Sandie Tillotson cofounder and Vice President, Nu Skin International In our business, we provide the opportunity for helping make people's impossible dreams come true. In his book, Steve Scott now gives the perfect tool, a step-by-step guide for turning even the most impossible dreams into reality. If you read this book it will forever change your outlook. If you live this book, it will forever change your life.

Henry Marsh four-time Olympian, author of The Breakthrough Factor If you are "stuck" in a job, career, or relationship that's not everything you want it to be, Steve Scott gives you more "Breakthrough Techniques" in each chapter than most people discover in an entire lifetime.

About the Author

Steven K. Scott is the cofounder of the American Telecast Corporation and its group of consumer-goods companies. He has also coauthored two bestselling books with relationships expert Dr. Gary Smalley. Scott's previous book, A Millionaire's Notebook, was published in 1996 by Simon & Schuster.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone; 1st Fireside Ed edition (April 28, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684848694
• ISBN-13: 978-0684848693
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #345,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Steven K. Scott is the best-selling author of The Richest Man Who Ever Lived, Mentored by a Millionaire, Simple Steps to Impossible Dreams, and A Millionaire's Notebook. After failing nine jobs in his first six years after college, he learned the laws of life success by studying the book of Proverbs. As a result, Scott and his business partners built more than a dozen multimillion-dollar companies from scratch, achieving billions of dollars in sales. He is the cofounder of The American Telecast Corporation, Total Gym Fitness, and Max International. Scott is a popular international speaker on the subjects of personal and professional achievement and the application of biblical wisdom to every area of life.

Customer Reviews

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worth the EFFORT!, September 19, 2006

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Amber Gin (Oceanside, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Simple Steps to Impossible Dreams: The 15 Power Secrets of the World's Most Successful People (Paperback)

I purchased this book a few years ago and browsed through it thinking, "Wow, great stuff!" But I never bothered to do the exercises at the end of each chapter (too much effort) and never finished more than a few chapters. Unpacking boxes after a recent move, I rediscovered the book and decided to give it another 'go'.

Having just completed the first several chapters' worth of "Power Secret" exercises, I can feel decades worth of bad programming draining away leaving me more receptive to - and excited about - actually achieving my dreams. Each chapter has taken me about 45 minutes worth of thinking and writing per day. Too much, you say? No! It's not too much if it sets you on the right path. How much are your dreams worth to you?

Exercises include:
1.)Reprogramming Your On-Board Computer (getting rid of damaging self-concepts)
2.)Overcoming Fear of Failure
3.)Turning Criticism from Foe to Friend
4.)Gaining a Clear and Precise Vision
5.)Overcoming Your Lack of Know-How
6.)Overcoming Your Lack of Resources
7.)Achieving Infinitely More in a Fraction of the Time
8.)Dreaming and Achieving Impossible Dreams
9.)Recruiting the Partners and Mentors of Your Dreams
10.)Igniting the Engine of Positiveness
11.)Effectively and Persuasively Communicating
12.)Acquiring the Discipline of Winning Most of the Time
13.)Taking Control of Your Life, One Minute at a Time
14.)Acquiring the Fuel of Passion
15.)Flipping the Switch

Your dreams can be anything from 'having the most consistently intimate and rewarding relationship with my spouse', to 'writing a bestseller', to 'breaking away from a bad habit', to 'taking a trip around the world'. This book will help you gather the confidence and vision you need to make your dreams come true.

48 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "If You Found Aladdin's Lamp...What Would You Wish For?", April 21, 2002

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A. Wolverton (Crofton, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Simple Steps to Impossible Dreams: The 15 Power Secrets of the World's Most Successful People (Paperback)

That's Scott's first question. His second: What are your dreams? Have they come true, or are they stagnant? Scott shows us that most of us are kept from living out our dreams by six chains:

Mediocrity
Fear of failure
Avoiding criticism
Lack of vision
Lack of knowledge
Lack of resources

All of these chains can be broken and replaced by seven booster engines that will ignite your dreams into reality.

What makes this book better than other motivational books? First, Scott gives you assignments at the end of each chapter. Second, they take time. You can't rush through the book. Third, you may have to face some tough facts about yourself. But looking at yourself honestly is vital to making your dreams live.

Most people don't act on their dreams. That's too bad. But just reading this book will take you part of the way to achieving your dreams. The exercises will take you even farther. But first, you've got to buy the book. So buy it. Now. Take the first step.

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "Shoot for the Moon" Book!, March 5, 2001

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Billy Glenn Taylor (Ft Worth, Tx United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simple Steps to Impossible Dreams: The 15 Power Secrets of the World's Most Successful People (Paperback)

There are those books you read and put on the shelf, and there are those books that you re-read, highlight, recommend to friends, quote, and keep on top of your desk to remind you of what the author said. This is one such book. As a business owner Steve has given me great insight as to how to go beyond what I would count as success to the dream level. This book gives step-by-step guidelines to "shoot for the moon" and achieve far more than you expect. Hands down, the best book I have read in the last 12 months.