The Ultimate Secret to Getting Absolutely Everything You Want [Paperback]

Mike Hernacki (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1988

This book provides the missing link that other "how-to" books promise, but never deliver. A principle so simple, so powerful, that it can change readers' lives forever! Whatever we desire, we can achieve. The Ultimate Secret tells how! Original.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This powerful little book offers a clear, commonsense approach to creating the life of your dreams. It's a quick read that could change your life." -- John Gray, Ph.D. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Michael Hernacki began careers in education, advertising, law, and stock brokerage before he gave in to a long-suppressed desire and became a freelance writer in 1979. Since then, he has operated a successful writing company, was a professional speaker, and by living the principles described in his books, was able to "retire" in his mid-50s. Today he is a personal success coach and consultant to high-achieving individuals, does volunteer work for San Diego charities, and plays a lot of tennis. He and his wife, Wanda have been happily married since 1966. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 98 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (February 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425106861
• ISBN-13: 978-0425106860
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,005,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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56 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkably Effective Advice, July 6, 2001

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Erdos (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ultimate Secret to Getting Absolutely Everything You Want (Paperback)

Hernacki's book starts out with the highest of pretensions, and I was admittedly skeptical. How can a sub-100 page book provide the "ultimate secret"? The book is slim (I read the book in less than one hour), but I have been digesting the contents of the book, and applying the principles for the past few weeks with remarkable results.

The principle underlying the book can be succinctly stated:

You must be willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish what you want

Some qualifiers:

(1) Hernacki notes that you may ultimately not need to do very much to accomplish your goals, but you must be mentally willing to do anything it takes. For example, you may not need to move to New York City and uproot your family to become an investment banker, but you must be willing to do anything that it takes to accomplish your goal, including taking risks.

(2) In order to be willing to do anything it takes, you should feel that you are actively controlling your life. You should feel responsible for how things are today, and how they will be tomorrow.

(3) You must have a clear sense of your objective. Rather than say you want to be a millionaire describe how you are going to get there. Have an actionable goal and sub-goals if needed.

(4) View your commitment to your goal not as a self-imposed burden, but a "feeling of confidence" that you will continue to pursue the goal, because that is what you want.

(5) Thoughts (including a desire to do whatever it takes) attract their physical equivalent. For example, if you think you are hungry, then you'll have a Whopper in your hand before you know it.

(6) There is a virtuous cycle in attaining your goal. Once you get closer to your goal, the easier the task becomes.

(7) Keep an open mind, and believe that you can achieve your goal.

Overall worth purchasing, and if you apply the above principles you may see similar changes in your life as I have seen in mine.

Paul Erdos

35 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 100% agree with Washington DC review, May 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Ultimate Secret to Getting Absolutely Everything You Want (Paperback)

I completely agree with the review given by the reader from Washington DC, this books serves to clarify and strengthen Dr. Hill's philosofy put forth in Think and Grow Rich. It is obvious that Hernacki has read and digested T&GR and takes the secret Hill hinted at to a new level by explaining it in a whole new light. The theory of thoughts as things which are subject to the laws of physics has already been proven by scientists working with handicap patients. These scientists have been able to get paralyzed patients to write letters via computers that have sensors conected to the patients head, not implants mind you, just surface conections. These patients are then able to move a mouse on the screen through their thoughts, proving that thoughts are real physical things that have an impact on the physical world. Hernacki's use of the law of attraction and the phenomenon of accelerating acceleration give the secret even more legitimacy. This is an outstanding continuation of Dr. Napoleon Hill's classic Think and Grow Rich.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing. A life-changing concept properly explained., May 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Ultimate Secret to Getting Absolutely Everything You Want (Paperback)

This book lives up to its cover promise. The "ultimate secret" is revealed early on, and the rest of the book reinforces it so that it is fully understood. The same concept is contained in most other "success" books, but never so clearly and sharply stated. Here's a case where a small book gives a big wallop. I think this book will be worth even more to someone who has already read and digested Napoleon Hill's classic "Think and Grow Rich". Mike Hernacki's "secret" actually further clarifies several parts of Hill's well-proven philosophy!