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5.0 out of 5 stars A permanent place in my library, Aug 4 2007

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Daniel Armishaw (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
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Downsizing as I approach 60 means culling those many books that promise much but deliver little, and very few books are more assured of a home in my library than this one. I was initially put off by the emphasis on selfishness in the first chapter, but I persevered long enough to learn how essential that strategy is becoming a blessing to others. By developing a "supereserve" I can readily serve others rather than just wish good things for them. I have read this book many times since I purchased it more than 10 years ago and I can look back and identify very clearly the benefits I have received from applying just a portion of his advice. This is definitely a keeper.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thomas Leonard is not for everyone, but..., Nov 19 2003

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Michael Chiodi "author, The Art of Building P... (St. Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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If you can get through the first chapter on "selfishness," this book really does have a lot to offer. Using charged words like "become incredibly selfish" and absolutes like "tolerate nothing" was an integral part of Leonard's in-your-face, we-don't-have-time-for-you-not-to-get-this style. So many of us in the professional coaching industry have been touched by Leonard. We owe him a big debt of gratitude for making the profession of "coaching" the big opportunity it is for us today. This book is a good legacy to the man, as well as to what he thought was important for us to understand in our lives and in the lives of our clients.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference Tool After First Read Through, Oct 4 2003

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Julie Jordan Scott "Writer, Life Coach - Owne... (Bakersfield, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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I first bought this book three years ago at a Coaching Tour stop in Denver. The late Thomas Leonard signed my copy, making it a treasure in more ways than one.

The primary way it is a treasure is that it is exceptionally useful both as a personal growth tool and also as a book to work through with the folks who I am privileged to coach. The writing is conversational and not filled with jargon.

It is destined to be a classic, even moreso with the untimely, way to early death of the author.

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