The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Jeff Olson (Author), Shane Hagedorn (Narrator), Greenleaf Book Group (Publisher)

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The Slight Edge is a way of thinking, a way of processing information that enables you to make the daily choices that will lead you to the success and happiness you desire. Learn why some people make dream after dream come true, while others just continue dreaming and spend their lives building dreams for someone else. It's not just another self-help motivation tool of methods you must learn in order to travel the path to success. It shows you how to create powerful results from the simple daily activities of your life, by using tools that are already within you.

In this 8th anniversary edition you'll hear not only the life-changing concepts of the original book, but also learn what author Jeff Olson discovered as he continued along the slight edge path: the Secret to Happiness and the Ripple Effect.

This edition of The Slight Edge isn't just the story, but also how the story continues to create life-altering dynamics—how a way of thinking, a way of processing information, can impact daily choices that will lead you to the success and happiness you desire. The Slight Edge is "the key" that will make all the other how-to books and self-help information that you read, watch and hear actually work.

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9 hours and 47 minutes
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Jeff Olson
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Shane Hagedorn
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May 9, 2023
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English
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Greenleaf Book Group
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B0C1CT75DG
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	9 hours and 47 minutes
Author	Jeff Olson
Narrator	Shane Hagedorn
Audible.com Release Date	May 09, 2023
Publisher	Greenleaf Book Group
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0C1CT75DG
Best Sellers Rank	#1,545 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #95 in Motivational Self-Help (Books) #135 in Personal Success

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James Rutter

This is how this book changed my life:

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2014

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It could be the shift in our thinking these days or maybe it was always like this. Taking responsibility seems to be less and less of an American trait among adults and, therefore, it will be a less likely trait of our children. As ashamed as I am to admit this, it took me over 30 years to begin to accept responsibility for my actions and for the situations I was at in life. When I did, EVERYTHING CHANGED.

When the switch got flipped for me, I was reading a book a friend suggested: The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson. A week before I began the book, I had just encountered what felt like a devastating blow to my business. My earnings dropped over $3,000 in just two weeks. Things were not going as I had planned. I fell far shy of the goals I had set for myself. All the time and effort I had poured into my business looked as if it had not paid off and I felt like I lost control of where I was going. So I did what most people would do… I blamed everyone except for myself. I starting pointing the finger and saying, “this person didn’t do what they were supposed to do and this person didn’t do that, etc.” To me, there were a bunch of people at fault and none were the person in the mirror.

You know when you lie about something long enough, you start to believe it? Well, it works the same way when you’re blaming others long enough. The more you blame others, the easier it becomes and the more you believe it yourself. You will actually start believing it’s their fault. The problem with that is, it takes the focus off of the one person that can change the circumstances… YOU. The only person you can control is you. You can’t control other people’s actions.

I prayed for things to get back on track. I expected God to just make it easy for me and reward me for the work I had already done. Well, He answered my prayers in a very clever way. He decided to answer them by forcing me to grow personally. He used the book I mentioned above. I received many great messages from that book, but if I read the book and only got this one thing out of it, it was worth the entire read. The one thing was a quote by John Burroughs that changed my life and it came right when I needed it. It read, “A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.” I posted it at the beginning of this post and now I’ll post it again below. It’s that important.

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.

That quote hit my like a ton of bricks in the face. The entire week before reading that quote I had blamed everyone else for what was happening with MY business. In fact, my entire life before reading that quote I had blamed others for my circumstances. I blamed student loan companies for requiring such high payments. I blamed my law school for raising prices after I had already been attending. I did the same with my undergraduate college. I blamed my job for not paying me enough and putting me in a tough situation financially. No one had been given a raise in over 5 years because my employer was near broke and didn’t know how to manage money and because of that, I paid for it… literally.

My entire life was a huge blame game until I read that quote. It changed everything for me. It’s so simple that most people won’t even see the power in its truth. Here’s the simple breakdown: I have failed many times… MANY times. You learn through failure. It’s a part of life. You show me someone who has never failed and I will show you someone who has never been successful. You reach success through failing. Although I have failed many times, I am NOT a failure. I will never be one and, therefore, I will never blame somebody else for my circumstances.

I look at blaming as a form of whining now. Whenever I see someone post on social media or hear them complain about their jobs, how much debt their in, their horrible co-workers, their family, etc. I only see how much they are whining and that their focus is on everything except what it needs to be on to change things… themselves.

HERE’S THE GOOD NEWS
"The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others." - Don ShulaNo matter where you come from, no matter what situation you are in, no matter how bad of a hand you feel that life has dealt you, it’s your fault. The first time I heard a friend say that, the quote above popped in my head. He’s was right. IT IS YOUR FAULT. The good news? Well, YOU can do something about it. That’s right… YOU can and only you can. It’s a decision. That’s what it boils down to; a simple decision. You either are or you’re not going to take responsibility for your circumstances.

Here’s what happened to me when I took full responsibility for my actions. I bounced back. Not only did my business get back to where it was, but it far surpassed it. Soon I was earning in two weeks what I was previously earning in one month. Not only that, I was helping other people do the same. I eliminated over $100,000 of student loan and credit card debt in under two years. My wife and I paid for our wedding in cash. We more than replaced my salary in under a year’s time and we have given ourselves the opportunity for complete time freedom for the rest of our lives. It was as simple as making a decision to turn the finger around and point it at myself. It was as simple as that.

There’s a glaring truth in the book and I’ve posted it below. We are on one of two paths in life. Which one are you on?

“If you want to measure where you are, if you want to know whether you’re on the success curve or on the failure curve, or if you want to assess anyone else and determine which curve they’re on, here’s how. There is one attitude, one state of mind, which overwhelmingly predominates either side of the curve. The predominant state of mind displayed by those people on the failure curve is blame. The predominant state of mind displayed by those people on the success curve is responsibility.” – The Slight Edge

http://sparkinginterests.wordpress.com/2014/10/19/i-have-good-news-for-you-its-your-fault/

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Lou

Simple Message That's Easy to Follow

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2023

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I learned about this book while reading "Happy at Any Cost: The Revolutionary Vision and Fatal Quest of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh". Tony recommended this book to many friends and employees. (Yes, I know that his story didn't end well). But, this book was easy to read and one of the more practical self help books I've read in a while. You don't feel overwhelmed by lots of advice. It helps you put things in perspective and realize the value of time and if you can do a little more each day. It's definitely a book I will continue to refer to.

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Constance Franklin

Thought Provoking

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2023

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It’s one of those books where you’ve heard the info before, but in a different context. Overall, it’s a good read!

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Kari Pedersen

Interesting perspective

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2023

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It’s ok, a lot or repetitive and filler words to get the point across. Could have been condensed to a smaller book.

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Luckey'z

Great Read

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2023

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Recommended from one of my kids teachers

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It is a must to read and aplly in life

Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2023

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This is a book and blue print if you want to change the results that you get in life

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Rachael

It changed my life...

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2022

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well, I changed my life, but this book inspired me to do so. It's a quick read but the points he makes completely changed my perspective and inspired me to finally open my own business and make some positive changes that I have been meaning to do since before the pandemic. If you are feeling like you are floundering or you just want to make some good changes in the new year, read this now! Not tomorrow, start making changes today!!

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Jenny

Easily one of the best and simplest life transforming guides ever written!

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2014

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I can't say enough good things about this book. It's not filled with a lot of "Guru" advice with a variety of "secrets" to being happy and successful in life. This books outlines and teaches true principles that a person can easily live their life by to start having the kind of life they have always wanted. I've already started telling everyone I know to check out this book. This is also one of the most empowering and encouraging books I've ever read. I've also got my 11 yr old son reading it. For the first time in years - I can't wait to see what the future holds.

***Updated****
It's been just over a year since I read this book and I thought I would give an update. Something about this book and the way that it was written connected with me differently that any other "success/self-help" book I'd ever read before. I've been reading similar books for the past 15 years. I usually see a slight difference after having read a book and then I end up back where I was.

NOT THIS TIME.

Since having read this book (within 1 year) I've started my own company and nearly tripled my income doing something I find challenging and I love to do. I'm now making 6 figures and I have no intention of stopping there. I started watching my diet and gym routines closer after reading this book and now I'm nearly 37 yrs old and I'm in the best shape of my life. My marriage has never been better and the relationship with my 4 children is probably the best it's ever been as well.

Simply stated that after reading this book I began to believe again that the small things I do every day really did make a difference. Even though I couldn't see it, there was a difference - good or bad. I had lost that understanding somewhere along the line with the ups and downs of life. Some people might get discouraged that the small things can make such a big difference, but I found it to be incredibly empowering. All of the sudden life became 'doable" again. I've read and re-read this book 3 times, bought the audio and I'm on my 4th time reading it. I've also completed nearly 30 other books in this area. While I've found some real "gems" none of them have had the impact on me that this one has. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone that wants or is even considering ways to improve their life.

"By small and simple things, great things are brought to pass."

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Daisy

Don't buy the book, just read this review ;)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 3, 2018

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I thought the core message was important and useful, but he doesn't go beyond that much. He says, when you have a goal, work towards it a little bit every day. Get rich? Add a small amount of your paycheck to a good bank account or retirement fund. Lose weight? Exercise a bit and cut your calories a bit, every day. He's saying that the small actions over time are what gets big results. We ignore the small actions because they're easy to do, and easy to not do. (e.g. 10 min run and a salad for lunch, or movie and a donut.) Each small decision doesn't make a big difference on it's own, but compounded, they do. Every decision you make matters. You're either working towards your goal, or away from it, with every little action you take. Sweat the small stuff, it does matter. Get into a daily routine. It's better to be the tortoise than the hare. Don't try to do a LOAD of stuff in one day - do a small thing EVERY DAY. Then it becomes part of your routine and you're more likely to stick with it. I think to be honest you can just read this review, and you won't get alllll that much more out of the book. It's a useful message, but he just goes over it again and again in different ways.

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Dapo

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE BOOK

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2018

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Just finished this yesterday and im so greatful for Jeff for writing this and all the people who recommended this to me.

I learnt how powerful our habits really are and how I need to make the easy choices everyday to take a step towards my goal, I learnt to give it time (like the Grand Canyon took time to create) I learnt the key story of the tortoise and Rabbit - slow and STEADY wins the race.

Now I no longer over work myself, I have created 2 new habits every couple of weeks, I have seen my confidence grow and I have so much excitement knowing that just by staying on the slight edge of keeping my new good habits, my success is inevitable.

MUST READ for everyone and yes I'll be raising my children on this philosophy :D

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Simon Osborne

Refreshing Change

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2018

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I would have loved to have given this book that one last star as I found it incredibly refreshing.

Refreshing as change is not presented as a specific set of predetermined steps to achieve success on your life path. Instead it describes exactly what is says on the cover, slight positive adjustments made over time, facilitates change; the repetition of this theme was not overly burdensome as it is integral to the message. Small baby steps repeated over time effects change.

My biggest issue, and reason for missing star, was that the premise and diagram of 5% achieving and 95% not achieving, was great on first pass, but did not fully stand-up on my finicky reflection. The graph would not be symmetric - but I do understand why it is shown the way, as it is a great visual aid. Further while I agree to the general premise that everything is curved, and there are few straight lines on your life path, if I have doughnut (95% zone) but then blitz out a 90min workout (5% zone) I would zig-zag my way along my life path and conceivably stay neutral – forever? And if financial compound interest really did work for us John Dow then we would need any book?

All that said, I did really love the book.

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Keri Lovell

Instantly changed my thinking

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2017

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This really is an outstanding book. Yes, it's repetitive, but I think that was the point, it really drills home the basics so you don;t forget what it is you have to do. How many time have you read something and thought 'Wow, great idea' then 20 pages later forgotten what that was?

The beauty for me was turning the mundane tasks into positive or negative choices, rather than things you must do. You can not not do them if you like, but as long as you understand that it has negative effects.

I'm only a third of the way through the book and I felt absolutely compelled to review and thank the author as I have woken up this morning and decided to go play in a rugby tournament that all week I have been thinking of an excuse not to attend. It really is a 5 star, straight talking reality check.

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MISS C HORAK

Simple guidance to reinforce habits

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2019

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This book does not contain information that is new or outrageous. It’s not fancy or com0licated, in fact I would go so far as to say it’s the opposite. It’s simple. It’s easy to read. It feels... normal.

Yet it’s littered with stories, quotes and wisdom, which is enlightening, transformative (if acknowledged as such and used accordingly) and it’s a book I can say I would never regret reading.

As I was going through the pages, it truly reminded me of the different habits that have caused me to succeed or fail over the years and it helped me reflect more on what is to come.

It’s a great reminder that simple often is the best way forward and that consistency really is the key.

I thoroughly recommend this book. Not as a sure and fast way to success, but as a reminder that every action has a consequence and so being positive, consistent and thoughtful about our actions really does reap benefits in the long run.

Thank you for the reminder Jeff and all the more success to you in the future!

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