I finally completed listening to the audio book , "No Excuses, the Power of Self-Discipline" written and read by Brian Tracy today. I started listening to it 2-3 weeks ago. I have a long commute to and from work everyday so I have took to utilizing that time to listening to instructional material. I have listened to speeches, lectures, talks, etc. by many different success mentors including Darren Hardy, Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy, Tony Robins, etc. This particular audio book, though very valuable in its nature, just dragged on.
Whether it was the monotonous voice of Brian Tracy himself or the material in the book, I was just hoping that it finished already. In one way, I didn't want to set it aside and not complete it when I have already listened to 5 hours of 7 hours worth of audio. But then, I began to feel that this guy seems to be giving an opinion about all areas of life. I can understand being disciplined to read everyday, to exercise everyday, to financially practice saving, living on only a percentage of your income and saving the rest for your capital, investment, financial development, etc. but do you really have to also give your opinion about what kind of spouse I choose to marry? Or what kinds of food I eat or what kinds of exercises and when I do them during the day? Is that really necessary? Is it just me, or is this guy a bit overconfident in his knowledge of the material?
In my opinion, I think though he may have valuable knowledge about each of these areas, it just takes away from his credibility to stick to advising pupils on every area of their lives. Perhaps if someone hires him for the sole purpose of having him as a coach for every area of his or her life, then sure. He can comment on who to date and who not to date, whether he should do aerobic or strength training and what time of day he should do it. But then he has written a book, critically acclaimed and truly an excellent guide to incorporating self-discipline in all areas of our lives. I definitely learned a lot from this book and I am glad I read/listened to it. However, I can't say I care too much about his overconfident way of putting the readers down to a very small level who don't even know their left from right and telling/brainwashing them about how to act, how to eat, how to talk, how to listen, how to be, how to breathe... (he even ended the book with a chapter on meditation and Buddhism!
Brian Tracy definitely knows a lot in his field---what is that exactly again? Because I'm certain it's lost somewhere in all the "expertise" he had to give in every area of one's life---and he has excellent insight when it comes to becoming financially independent, managing time effectively and efficiently, and achieving overall happiness by mastering self-discipline. On the one hand, maybe he just knows his audience and he's written this book and many more to appeal to that audience alone. On the other hand, why can't you just stick to one area and become an expert on just that one area and expand on it? All I can say is: I'm disappointed.
Whether it was the monotonous voice of Brian Tracy himself or the material in the book, I was just hoping that it finished already. In one way, I didn't want to set it aside and not complete it when I have already listened to 5 hours of 7 hours worth of audio. But then, I began to feel that this guy seems to be giving an opinion about all areas of life. I can understand being disciplined to read everyday, to exercise everyday, to financially practice saving, living on only a percentage of your income and saving the rest for your capital, investment, financial development, etc. but do you really have to also give your opinion about what kind of spouse I choose to marry? Or what kinds of food I eat or what kinds of exercises and when I do them during the day? Is that really necessary? Is it just me, or is this guy a bit overconfident in his knowledge of the material?
In my opinion, I think though he may have valuable knowledge about each of these areas, it just takes away from his credibility to stick to advising pupils on every area of their lives. Perhaps if someone hires him for the sole purpose of having him as a coach for every area of his or her life, then sure. He can comment on who to date and who not to date, whether he should do aerobic or strength training and what time of day he should do it. But then he has written a book, critically acclaimed and truly an excellent guide to incorporating self-discipline in all areas of our lives. I definitely learned a lot from this book and I am glad I read/listened to it. However, I can't say I care too much about his overconfident way of putting the readers down to a very small level who don't even know their left from right and telling/brainwashing them about how to act, how to eat, how to talk, how to listen, how to be, how to breathe... (he even ended the book with a chapter on meditation and Buddhism!
Brian Tracy definitely knows a lot in his field---what is that exactly again? Because I'm certain it's lost somewhere in all the "expertise" he had to give in every area of one's life---and he has excellent insight when it comes to becoming financially independent, managing time effectively and efficiently, and achieving overall happiness by mastering self-discipline. On the one hand, maybe he just knows his audience and he's written this book and many more to appeal to that audience alone. On the other hand, why can't you just stick to one area and become an expert on just that one area and expand on it? All I can say is: I'm disappointed.
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