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5.0 out of 5 stars
Free to Succeed in Christ, December 31, 2001
This review is from: Success by Design: Ten Biblical Secrets to Help You Acieve Your God-Given Potential (Hardcover)
I have read many great books on success. This is one of the very few that motivated me to pursue my dreams and desires-without guilt-while at the same time motivating and inspiring me to have
a closer relationship with Jesus Christ. Truly life changing. Most success books out there deal with success principles but deal very little with the Christian faith. The ones that do deal with the Christian faith always seem to leave me wondering if my desires and ambitions are ok. This book strikes a perfect balance on success and the Christian faith. It left me energized and motivated to go out and pursue my purpose and goals with passion and also the desire to have a closer relationship with Jesus Christ.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Truely inspiring and a great help, February 4, 2002
This review is from: Success by Design: Ten Biblical Secrets to Help You Acieve Your God-Given Potential (Hardcover)
Dr. Hirsch is a brillient writer. The cocepts shared in this book will not only revolutionize the life of the reader, but as you put into practice what is set forth in Success by Design those around you will also be affected. While reading, chapter 2 stood out to me so much so that I started trying to find ways to not only implement these truths into my own life, but also in the lives of my students. Dr. Hirsch is correct when he says that 'The people we are and everything we do are inspired by our purpose and our values'. If you don't know what your particular values and what your purpose is, then this book is definately a must. This book makes you take a long hard look at your life for the good.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Not Just Another Self-Help Book!, June 28, 2002
This review is from: Success by Design: Ten Biblical Secrets to Help You Acieve Your God-Given Potential (Hardcover)
Success By Design isn't a "self-help", "power of positive thinking" book. I would call this book more of an inspirational type book that points out guide posts in the Bible and prayer. The gentleman who wrote this book has definitely "been-there, done-that" as far as success is concerned, at least twice.
His testimony at the beginning of the book is a real eye-opener that sets the scene for the rest of this book. Each chapter is written with insight, whit and the guidance of the Bible. There are a couple of chapters that I will be re-reading because they are where I know I need to focus.
The subtitle of the book is interesting, "Ten Biblical secrets to help you achieve your God-given potential", but these aren't really secrets after all since everything you need to succeed is in the Bible and prayer will lead you to those secrets. However, this book is a wonderful inspiration to get you going in the right direction, should you need a good road map. The 10 chapters are about each "secret", those being challenge, belief, purpose, fearlessness, attitude, focus, commitment, desire, goals and choice.
The epilogue is very thought-provoking in that the author points out boldly the problem with success seminars, books, etc, in being that you have to go back into the world with all your newly found inspiration and excitement and it can take the "wind from your sails". However, the real success by design is in being a child of God and following Him, then you will have success in this life and the next.
--- reviewed by Tammy for Christian Bookshelf
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