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At a team-building meeting, Lewis, a stockbroker and motivational speaker, was asked to write what her purpose in life was. For the first eight minutes of the 15-minute exercise, her mind wandered. She snapped into action for the remaining seven minutes and felt stunned when she finally put down her pencil: she had encapsulated her deepest desires in that time, and with this book she asserts that others can change their lives, too, through such small steps. Citing a study that shows that corporate executives have only an average attention span of seven minutes, she posits that people should make seven-minute decisions that will result in enormous benefits at work and at home. She recommends a bevy of "micro-actions" (babysteps toward larger goals) and provides blanks for the readers to write down personal insights. The few stories Lewis uses to flesh out her advice tend to be familiar (a pallid retelling of Shackleton's perilous Antarctic expedition) or self-serving (her delight in returning home for Christmas). The readers most likely to respond to Lewis's recommendations will be those who have already made the major commitment to take small steps.
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Change happens the moment you decide to change.  In The Seven Minute Difference, Allyson Lewis spells it out!

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  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Kaplan Business (May 1, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1419537237
  • ISBN-13: 978-1419537233
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent concept... well presented, May 30, 2006
There are only so many ways to present the same information, but Allyson Lewis seems to have found a new one. The concept of seven minute exercises is GREAT! There are procrastinators and unmotivated people everywhere who can be impacted by this book.

Lots of books tell you you should change this or that, but they fail to make the change appealing or even possible. This book proposes that change can happen in little seven minute increments. That concept alone, will change thousands - even millions - of lives.

I think this would be a great gift book for any procrastinators or unmotivated people in your life.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, simple, actionable, inspiring, effective!, April 6, 2006
Like most of the great business books of the last 2 decades, The Seven Minute Difference has a simple premise: life changes in an instant - it changes the moment you decide to change.

Easily on par with the greats - The One Minute Manager, Fish!, Who Moved My Cheese, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - this book starts simple. You'll have many "IATK moments" ("I Already Knew That"). But then Lewis delivers the zinger - how many of these small changes (she calls them micro-actions, and the book is LOADED with them) are you ACTUALLY DOING?

For it is in the doing where the power lies.

Want to lose weight? Forget about fad diets and extreme exercise programs. They'll never stick. Start today with reaching for a water instead of a soda. Micro-action done!

Want to get more clients and make more money? Fine. But don't go on a tear revamping all your marketing material or hiring expensive consultants. Make 2 extra phone calls a day. Micro-action done!!

Want to get promoted faster? Forget about playing office politics or thinking up manipulative schemes. Spend 7 minutes hand-writing a note to a colleague, manager, or client. And spend 15 minutes a day reading a good business book. Micro-action done!!

Like one of my favorite business authors, William Bridges, Lewis talks about all these changes "happening in an instant." And they really do. The transformation occurs not in the change (which is immediate) but in the transition (which happens over time). But it all can start today.

The book is very positive, very encouraging, and best of all, very concrete and actionable. Each chapter is loaded with micro-actions and 7-minute key points.

As a consultant and speaker, I've seen many books bought in bulk and distributed to all hands inside a corporate environment. I've seen CEO's force the "motivational Kool-Aid" down their employees' throats. It's not pretty.

The Seven Minute Difference, on the other hand, is a book that EVERY CEO, EVERY executive, EVERY manager, EVERY frontline corporate insider, EVERY entrepreneur, and EVERY man and woman can learn incredible lessons from. This is a book worthy of the largest possible audience, both inside and outside corporate America.

Yes, it IS that good.

Don't just read this book. Highlight it, dog-ear it, share its wisdom with others. And most of all, ACT on it. Make the changes that are most important to YOU - 7 minutes at a time!!!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional, August 8, 2006
In just seven minutes, the course of Allyson Lewis' life changed. In just the few hours it took me to read Allyson's book, The Seven Minute Difference, my life changed. Allyson's book does not just provide advice, but actionable steps that can be taken to take charge of your life -- professionally and personally -- to achieve the goals you want to achieve. She is a hands-on writer and the book is chock full of tangible ideas for ways you can implement the Seven Minute Difference in your life. It is an easy-to-read book and one that you will want to own, not borrow, so you can underline and highlight the points you want to remember and come back to again and again. Allyson makes her points with both enthusiasm and poignancy and I personally have purchased 6 additional copies to give to friends. As Allyson says, "change happens in an instant," and the changes you want to make in your professional and/or personal life will happen when you read this book.
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