This text focuses on achieving success in business and in life. The author has observed that many people with a great deal of talent fall flat on their faces, while people who appear to be less talented become extremely successful. Why are some people successful and others are not? What motivates a person to become and remain a success? After analysing many people in action, the author has come up with five characteristics common to all of them: they have a dream; they have a plan; they know how to get more done in a day; they build relationships with others; and they don't accept failure. The book concludes that you can't be successful without a plan, and that one of the most important parts of that plan is having the time to implement it. Tips and strategies are offered for becoming successful no matter what your goals are, and the author shows you how to get back in touch with your dreams and gives you the tools you need to achieve them.
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Most of us think about our careers as destinations: We'll know we've made it when we have the great job title, the successful franchise, the country-club membership, the bestselling novel. But few of us really understand the path from here to there. Hence, the adage that success is a journey. The process is what counts, because without it you'll never reach the destination.
The steps one takes during that process aren't always apparent, though, and that's where this book will prove invaluable. Jeffrey Mayer states that ambition should be matched to written goals. (Sure, it sounds corny, but if you don't understand what you want well enough to put into writing, how can you create the strategy to get those things?) Likewise, your plan of action for reaching those goals should be in writing, too.
But Success is more than an exercise in making lists. Mayer gives concrete tips, such as ways to unclutter your life (right down to what kind of file folders you should use to organize your papers) as well as how to become more effective in your daily work and make and keep friends who can help you throughout this journey.
Even if you're not particularly ambitious, Success might just motivate you to become more so; Mayer's advice on becoming better at what you do could help open entirely new career paths. --Lou Schuler
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Mayer is the author of Time Management for Dummies (1996), Winning the Fight between You and Your Desk (1994), and If You Haven't Got the Time to Do It Right, When Will You Find the Time to Do It Over? (1990). He has also made a name for himself as a time management consultant, charging as much as $500 per hour to help busy executives clean off their desks. So it should come as no surprise that a major leg in Mayer's journey to success involves getting organized. He recommends ways to eliminate clutter, organize files, and set priorities. He makes a major plug for the scheduling and organizing software program called ACT! Mayer also suggests that the route to success begins with having a dream and a plan of action. He stresses building relationships, getting to know the "important people" in one's life, and striving for excellence. Along the way, Mayer lists tasks, techniques, principles, and self-assessment exercises. David Rouse
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Practical Advice,
By Pelke (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Success Is a Journey: 7 Steps to Achieving Success in the Business of Life (Hardcover)
Many "success" books that I've read focus too much on philisophical changes or elaborate systems that the average person, like myself, have neither the time, nor patience, to implement effectively. In "Success is a Journey", Jeffrey Mayer gives you practical advise that you can put to work right away. A lot of the advice is familiar: set goals, keep a prioritized task list, maintain a good network of contacts. However, the book shows you how to do these things very easily, without having to adopt a cumbersome process. A lot of the advice just shows you easy ways to improve on the things you are probably already doing. I just finished the book, but already have put to use at least 5-6 of the suggestions which are already having a positive impact on my productivity. I strongly reccommend this book for anyone who wants to get a bit more organized and effective without redesigning their whole life.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Salad of Fundamentals,
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This review is from: Success Is a Journey: 7 Steps to Achieving Success in the Business of Life (Hardcover)
This book is chock full of ideas and tips that have been around for a long time. This knowledge, that everyone SHOULD have already, is packed into pages full of success tips, anecdotes, timesaving tips and things to remember. Each of those categories has its own icon, with the tip appearing in bold-face type. The result of this design is that the book is difficult to read from a flow perspective. The presentation makes the reader jump from one category to another then back to the basic text that was interrupted.
And there's no listing of all the success tips or all the timesaving tips to give the reader this kind of value all in one place. Many of the anecdotes are short paragraphs about a minor life experience, presented without embellishment or a real tie to the text other than commentary. The book does have an index, but more could have been done to consolidate the highlights.
Mayer is also the author of four books on how to use the ACT! contact management software developed by Symantec. A significant part of this book is consumed with suggestions about how to use that program to be more organized and productive. The reader might get the feeling that this is yet another book on ACT! with some fundamentals of time and life management wrapped around it.
You'll find tips on time management, networking, conversation, master planning, and more. If you're just beginning life in the business world, you'll probably find this book quite helpful. If you've been around for a while, you'll pick up a few tips but may become bored with the simplicity and the continual shallow presentation of multiple tips to be a success at whatever you do. In spite of the organization, it's all mixed up together like a tossed salad. Pick out the stuff you want to eat and leave the anchovies.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's a great, and easily readable book!!!,
By Maurie Traylor (mauriet@hotmail.com) (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Success Is a Journey: 7 Steps to Achieving Success in the Business of Life (Hardcover)
Success is a Journey has given me structure. I'm even taking sections - my analysis of my skills and talents - and putting them into a personal journal.Jeffrey Mayer's book is very easy to read. I liked the anecdotes and cartoons, and the fact that it has a lots of bulleted lists. I also like the fact that I don't have to read it in one sitting. Success is a Journey has given me a lot of food for thought about who I am, what's important to me, and where I want to go with my life. I like the specifics about how to use the ACT! contact management program to get organized and improve my networking skills. It's a great, and easily readable book.
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