Timing Is Everything: Timing Is Everything [Paperback]

Waitley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1996

Stating that timing is pivotal to achieving success, a noted motivational speaker demonstrates how to maximize individual talents while synchronizing personal needs in order to create opportunities. Reprint.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (January 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671881027
• ISBN-13: 978-0671881023
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #774,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Best-selling author and speaker, Denis Waitley has painted word pictures of optimism, core values, motivation and resiliency that have become indelible and legendary in their positive impact on society. He has studied and counseled leaders in every field, including Apollo astronauts, heads of state, Fortune 500 top executives, Olympic gold medalists and students of all ages and cultures.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Advocate of Excellence!, October 23, 2003

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Dr. W. G. Covington, Jr. (Edinboro, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timing Is Everything: Timing Is Everything (Paperback)

The entire message of the book is summarized on page 8, where he writes "...there is a sequence of success for each project and for each area of your life. These sequences frequently overlap from one area to the next." Timing is seen as something over which the individual has a degree of control. Success if viewed as a process rather than a product. He notes "...success is a way of traveling, not a destination" (p. 9).
The four seasons; winter, spring, summer, and autumn serve as the demarcation points in this book.
I love his description of dreams. He tells us "Dreams and goals are previews of coming attractions in your life" (p. 12).
Dreams of young children are not to be taken lightly. He observes "In many cases, childhood dreams hold the key the a person's true cache of talents, abilities, and motivation" (p. 36).
His discussion of goal-setting and attainment is worth special consideration. He advises, "From this point forward, choose to do only the things that bring you closer to your goals" (p. 59).
As part of enjoying the process toward achieving significant goals, he says reward yourself along the way for intermediate goals as they're accomplished. That's solid reasoning that helps one maintain morale as the pursuit continues.
He quotes Bob Smullin as saying he never met a man or woman with a clear focus who ever had a time management problem. Consequently, a person who doesn't know how to prioritize is one who lacks focus.
Dr. Waitley says annual goals should be broken down into quarterly goals, then further broken down into smaller units.
He makes an observation that I've seen in students as I've observed some with productive habits and others who seemed to live by default, being victims of circumstance. He writes "It takes just as much effort to lead a bad life as it does to lead a good one" (p. 119).
Consider this powerful quote from him on living well daily, "Thus also, day by day, we write our own destiny inexorably like the rings on a tree, we become what we do" (p. 148).
Maintaining relationships with the right kind of people is part of the success process.
Near the book's conclusion he points out that our success benefits other people. He describes life as a responsibility in that it helps other people.
I recommend this book as highly as I can. It is full of sound advice.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The seasons of life, June 16, 2004

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This review is from: Timing Is Everything: Timing Is Everything (Paperback)

Most authors, personal devlopment trainers teach the how to or the why to. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. WAITLEY teaches the when to. Read this book to learn the seasons of life and reach your dreams.