Sun Tzu For Success: How to Use the Art of War to Master Challenges and Accomplish the Important Goals in Your Life [Paperback]

Gerald Michaelson (Author), Steven Michaelson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2003

By exploring the basic components of "The Art of War," a guide to personal development and success shows readers how to unleash their full potential, triumph over adversity, and achieve long-term goals.

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"A brilliant, practical companion for your success!" -- Edward Luttwak, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.

About the Author

Gerald Michaelson is author of Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers, Winning the Marketing War, Building Bridges to Customers, and 50 Ways to Close a Sales (and Keep the Customer for Life). He has visited China to address a symposium on Sun Tzu and conducts workshops for an agency of the Chinese government. He has traveled extensively throughout Asia as a management coach and has delivered presentations and workshops to audiences on five continents. Mr. Michaelson lives in Knoxville, TN.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580627765
• ISBN-13: 978-1580627764
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,023 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gets Right to the Core of What Drives Success, February 20, 2003

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This review is from: Sun Tzu For Success: How to Use the Art of War to Master Challenges and Accomplish the Important Goals in Your Life (Paperback)

I bought this book last week while on vacation in Miami, and finished it in three days (that says something considering this was supposed to be my vacation).

I have been in business for 16 years and have read business books of all kinds; however, in the end, this one stands alone as the best I have ever known.

Michaelson takes the principles of Sun Tzu and wraps around them the basic drivers of success: planning, persistence, discipline, etc. In the end, I realized that I hadn't heard anything that I'd previously not known - rather, it was simply being iterated in a way that, to me, was much more effective.

Basically, the book simplifies what many have often made too complicated: the process of uncovering the steps (not secrets, because there are none)to success. Why are some people far and away more successful than others? Is it who they know or is it what they do (the argument of the ages)? Actually, it's both - surrounding oneself with the right people (a network, according to Michaelson) is just as important as creating a plan, sticking to it, and moving on it immediately. Procrastinators will surely benefit from the principles outlined in this wonderful book because procrastination is simply not acceptable, according to Sun Tzu.

My copy is now completely highlighted, as I spent the better part of three days making notes and going over the salient points that warrant reference in the future.

This is my new carry-anywhere book. It will be my #1 reference point from now on. It's simply too valuable a tool not to have.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not too original, November 4, 2003

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This review is from: Sun Tzu For Success: How to Use the Art of War to Master Challenges and Accomplish the Important Goals in Your Life (Paperback)

This book is concise and well worth its cheap price. It provides some of Sun Tzu's most thought provoking text and adds the author's analysis. There has been literally hundreds of books related to Sun Tzu's writing and none of the ideas presented in this book are new. The real value of this book comes from the author's selective analysis of some of Sun Tzu's best lines.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference going to not only read again, but study, September 2, 2003

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Mark Ruzomberka "Mark" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sun Tzu For Success: How to Use the Art of War to Master Challenges and Accomplish the Important Goals in Your Life (Paperback)

After my initial read through of this book, I know I am going to want to not only read it again, but hang on to it so I can study and reference the book. It is nice to have the original Sun Tzu narrative in the first part of the book and the authors modern day observations separated into another section of the book.

I can see how the book could be used in the contest of life, sports or business. Obvioulsy if a book that was written over two-thousand years ago is still around today, there must be something worth looking over.