Success Is a Journey: Making Your Life a Grand Adventure [Hardcover]

Brian Tracy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 25, 1999

A metaphor for any success in life, this fast-moving narrative is rich with insights supplied by the now-older and wiser Brian Tracy who has become famous worldwide for his expertise on personal and organizational development.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Tracy (Maximum Achievement and Advanced Selling Strategies) presents his thoughts about success and personal development in a form as old as literature itself: a man goes on a journey, and readers discover what he learns along the way. In this case the journey is a trip to Africa Tracy undertook with two friends when he was 21. But while Tracy provides a roadmap of the lessons he wants a reader to remember (the secret to accomplishing your goal is having a plan; you should never be deterred; etc.), the details get confusing. For one thing, you are never quite sure where Tracy started from or exactly how and why he traveled as he did. (The trip seems to have started from England, although Tracy was apparently raised in Canada.) And while some of the advice is sound ("People will often encourage you in a risky venture as long as it means nothing to them... the acid test is to invite them to invest their own money"), much of it is contradictory. We are told at various times that the secret to success is to keep plunging ahead, to wait and do nothing and to pace yourself. More worrisome, an overarching theme to achieving what you want seems to be "leap and the net will appear." While the details of the trip can be mildly engaging, the reader's journey would have been far smoother here if as much hard work had been put into ferreting out the inconsistencies and contradictions of the text as in trying to reach Africa. $100,000 ad/promo; author tour. (Dec.) FYI: Executive Excellence will also publish Real Success: Based on the Writings of SUCCESS Magazine founder Orison Swett Marden, by the house's editor-in-chief, Ken Shelton, in November. $75,000 ad/promo. ($21.95 288p ISBN 1-890009-52-0)
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About the Author

Brian Tracy is chairman and CEO of Brain Tracy International, a multimillion-dollar training and consulting organization. Speaking to over 500,000 people each year, Brian is one of the most popular motivational speakers in the world. He has produced more than 300 audio and video learning programs on subjects such as Leadership, Mangement Effectiveness, Sales, Self-Esteem, Success, and Personal Acheivement.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 180 pages
• Publisher: Executive Excellence Publishing (September 25, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890009490
• ISBN-13: 978-1890009496
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,487,604 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The journey ends before success, September 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Success Is a Journey: Making Your Life a Grand Adventure (Hardcover)

A devotee of Brian Tracey, I jumped at the opportunity to read this book on success. Unfortunately, the journey ends before he succeeds contrary to the title. After spending half the book getting on the journey and into Africa, Tracy then spends the other half of the book crossing the Sahara desert. The book ends abruptly! You do not finish the journey. I was left wondering about the "end game" of success. Maybe Brian will write another book describing the end of the journey.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, June 19, 2000

By 

R. Baughman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Success Is a Journey : Making Your Life A Grand Adventure (Paperback)

This is one of Brian Tracy's best literary achievements! Based on his real life experiences, "Success is a Journey" is an often harrowing story of triumph over adversity on the road to goal achievement. As Brian says, you can have most anything you want in life if you focus on it as a goal and are willing to pay the price to get it. This book demonstrates vividly that most goals in life are attainable and if we deem them to be out of our reach, we are often engaging a condition of mindset, not based in reality. Once this simple fact is fully understood, you can rise to almost any challenge. This is a tremendously uplifiting piece of work that I would heartily recommend to anyone with a dream. Brian Tracy has certainly been a source of inspiration for me.

Richard Baughman Author, "The Friendly Banker"

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I was a little disappointed., May 4, 1999

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[e-mail] (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Success Is a Journey: Making Your Life a Grand Adventure (Hardcover)

I have read all of Brian's books, I have listened to most of his tapes, and attended several of his seminars here in Seattle. I got less out of this book than I have his other material. This book might be better for those who are getting their first look at Brian's message. Overall, I think Brian is the greatest self-helper in the game. I credit Brian for so many of my accomplishments and personal growth, however at $30.00 for the hardback, this book came up short for me.