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4.0 out of 5 stars
All you need is Love!, Dec 8 2007
Just a little simplistic, however, nothing wrong with making simple concepts useful, on the contrary, that requires great intellect and creativity. Success is a 3 ways avenue according to Tim sanders... your knowledge and how you use it, your network and your compassion are their names. To use them wisely is what makes a difference in life and in order to do just that, you must bring the to conciouss levels all the time... read, read, read says Tim, that is if you want to be a good player. I enjoyed every aspect of his writing. If you're intending to bring yourself to the next level, don't let this book pass you on... and "Always give" might be the bottom line here.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Don't bother, Aug 27 2006
I know Tim Sanders means well, and I really don't want to rain on this "feel good" parade, but this book really only has a few good tips (hence 2 stars), and won't show the path to becoming successful.
Being kind and generous to others is nice, and will give you a more fulfilling and positive life than being pessimistic, cold and cruel. This is obvious, and in a nutshell, this is the basis for the book. But this is child's play. Anyone who watched Cinderella knows that being nice is good, and being mean is bad, and furthermore that people like hanging around those who are nice and don't like hanging around those who are mean. (If you want to reinforce this concept, then this is the book for you).
But the book is limited in describing HOW to actually become successful. Simply being nice in the workplace, while always a good policy, will not get you where you want to be. Successful people (nice or not) are successful because they followed the following process:
First they realized that their life right now is is a result of all the decisions they've made in the past, that they are solely responsible for their current situation, and that they have full power and control to decide their life in the future.
Then they decided on an exact vision of where they want to be (job/running a company/retired, house, car, boat, dedicating life to charity), so that they could start to figure out how to get there. With the realization that anything is possible, they would inevitably become unstoppable.
And finally, they actually did something about it. Life doesn't reward thinking, it rewards action.
This process is reinforced in these highly recommended books:
Lead the Field - Earl Nightingale
The Success Principles - Jack Canfield
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind - T. Harv Eker
The One Thing You Need to Know - Marcus Buckingham
Tim Sanders achieved great success during the dot.com boom of the late 90's. This was a time when companies that didn't even generate a profit or have a business model were given millions. It was a time of complete irrational exuberance.
So I get a little skeptical when people think they understand the business world based on that surreal experience, since it has been proven that those "New Economy" business models don't work.
Don't get me wrong, I love to see a positive work environment, and I strongly encourage people to be amicable, sincere, and generous to each other. I even wish Mr. Sanders well on his crusade to make the current "bizworld" a better place.
But I also feel that if people are empowered to become successful, if people are encouraged not only dream big dreams but make those big dreams reality, if people want to be remembered for their massive positive and charitable contribution to the world, then the world will more effectively, become a much, much better place.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Lovecat Way!, Jun 29 2004
Lovecats. That is what Tim Sanders tells us we need to be in order to be successful in today's world. Sanders, Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo!, takes his message on the road as he consults with executives at top corporations on marketing and Internet strategy."Love is the Killer App," is a thesis on networking. Sanders stresses that the way to win friends and influence people is to give them value first. He advises to share your intangibles - your compassion and your knowledge with people with whom you want to do business. This is being a Lovecat. Sanders goes on to illustrate the importance of learning as much as possible so that you have something of value to share. His formula for this is to read books - all the time! And, while reading, outline the book and understand the key points or "Big Statement" the author intended to make. Then, when you meet someone, find out what interests them and what challenges they face, and share what you have learned that would be relevant for them. Through this little book, Sanders shares his own key to success - Nice guys rule!
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