The Slight Edge Audio CD – Abridged Author: Jeff Olson | Language: English | ISBN:
B000NU3KS6 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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- Audio CD
- Publisher: Momentum Media (2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0967285585
- ISBN-13: 978-0967285580
- ASIN: B000NU3KS6
- Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
I bought this book on a friend's recommendation. It sets out what I would agree are some effective strategies for success. I particularly like the author's emphasis on the roles consistency and persistence in the little things play in achieving great things. He writes that neglecting a simple process or procedure necessary for achieving success may for a short time have little discernible adverse impact on achievement; but accumulated neglect of seemingly inconsequential factors always leads to failure in reaching important objectives.
Olson, like so many other writers in the self-improvement genre, focuses on the accumulation of material wealth as THE measure of success. Early in the book, he relates an encounter he had with an airport shoeshine lady. She had shared with him her disappointment in not having enough money to buy her daughter a new uniform and an airline ticket to participate with her cheerleading squad in a competition being held in another city. As he departs her company, he reflects on what choices she might make in her life that would increase her monetary wealth. He wonders what would be different for her if she acted on the premise that one's income approximates the average income of their five best friends. He speculates that, had she cultivated friendships with wealthy and influential people instead of with her coworkers, she would herself be wealthier.
I found this revelation of one of the author's core values to be so offensive that my take on the entire book is perhaps more negative than the work deserves. The first problem I have with this passage is that the author fails to establish a logical basis for his implicit assertion that cultivating friendships with the wealthy leads to greater wealth for one's self.
I have read a lot of self improvement and personal development over the years, but this one is at the top of my list. If you want to change your life, then this is the book. It is a realistic look at what any human being can do if they will just follow the steps. I have had many successes in my life and when I look back, it was the process of doing simple things every day consistently that got me to my goal. Jeff lays out a simple plan that if followed, will allow anyone to reach their goals. The problem with society today is that we want instant gratification and don't want to pay the price to propel our life to the next level. Life will never get any better if you come home and sit in front of the TV, eat bad food, or blame others for where you are in life.
I will be reading this book over and over. The greatest section in the book is on goals. Jeff takes five areas of your life and asks you to list goals for each of them, list time frames for meeting them, and the price you are willing to pay. That is where most of us fail. All successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. He states that you will not find successful people buying lottery tickets, but you will find them at the gym, at the office early, and investing in their future.
There are many great stories in the book. One is where an individual is given the option of $1,000,000.00 cash or a penny doubled for 30 days. The first thought would be to take the million dollars because we just see the big numbers, but don't understand compound interest. The penny doubled over 30 days is over $10 million dollars and it does not happen until the last few days. The penny is us- that is our starting point.
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