The Skinny on Willpower, How to Develop Self Discipline (Perfect Paperback)

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Don't let the stick figures fool you--The Skinny on Willpower is a funny book that offers up some seriously good information on how to declutter your brain and discipline yourself to achieve your personal and professional goals. Jim Randel will have you laughing and thinking at the same time. A very enjoyable read! --Ken Blanchard, Co-author, The One Minute Manager and The One Minute Entrepreneur

Great Book. Quick read and easy to understand. All you will ever need to know about willpower and self-discipline. --Richard Harrington, Former CEO Thomson Reuters

I have known Jim for 25 years. He not only has amazing mental fortitude and lives the life he preaches, he also has an in-depth knowledge of these subjects and plenty of credibility to write this book. --Dwight Stones, 3-time Olympian, 10-time World Record Holder, Broadcaster

Product Description

Ever wish you could speed read every book written on a particular topic? Well, now someone has done that for you. The Skinny on Willpower is a substantive analysis of the subject of self-discipline, told in story format. This book is the story of a young couple each with a goal that requires the development of willpower. Each struggles with their challenge but through trial and error and advice of the moderator, find the way to achieve their dreams. The author, Jim Randel, has spent thirty years studying the subjects of willpower and self-discipline. He has read every book or article on the subject, he has listened to all the CDs. He has spoken with the experts. He has interviewed superstars in movies. TV, athletics, politics and business. This book is the conclusion of his studies. In a book that can be read in about one hour, the reader will gain an incredibly valuable understanding of how to boost his or her willpower. Selected as one of the 9 Self-Helpers for 2009, by the New York Daily News. This book will take you to a new level of insight into why some people are able to achieve their goals and dreams and others are not. As said by Teddy Roosevelt:

The one quality which sets one apart from another the key which lifts one to every aspiration while others are caught up in the mire of mediocrity is not talent, formal education, nor intellectual brightness; it is self-discipline. With self-discipline, all things are possible. Without it, even the simplest goal can seem like the impossible dream.

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Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: RAND Publishing; 1 edition (February 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981893538
• ISBN-13: 978-0981893532
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #124,893 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too skinny on information, January 30, 2009

By	Sweet Pea (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

Although I love the concept of this book, I think the book fell way short of its goal. There was too much "cutsie" and not enough information. The hard information of the book could have been stated in about one sentence: Your level of motivation to stick with something is determined by your level of desire to actually accomplish the goal.

Don't get me wrong, I do love the concept. I just think this was way too light on information.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent... the Real Deal, January 5, 2009

By	eazydoesit (CT) - See all my reviews

The Skinny on Willpower is an excellent book for anyone seeking the techniques required to achieve ambitous goals and self improvement without the time to read dozens of books. Randel has done all of the homework for the reader and has crammed volumes of knowledge in addition to his own ideas into a one hour read that is always relevant and straight to the point. The book is a "goal-setters" must read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to develop Willpower and Self-Discipline..., January 2, 2009

By	Terry Barnhart - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Jim Randel's assessment on Willpower is a very motivational and humorous quick read on the subject. It is also quite timely as we enter a New Year with our own resolutions to conquer and many of us needing the Willpower to stretch the paycheck during the current economy. The final 13 pages in themselves are worth the price of the book.