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March 2004 Review in The Hindu Business Line - Financial Daily
STRIVE, understand, create, condition, envision, savor, and soar. A line of verbs, but that is how you Spell SUCCESS in your life, notes Peter Colwell. The book, published by Manjul (manjulindia@sancharnet.in), lays out a roadmap for achieving your goals, and "will motivate you to look past your limitations and to eliminate negative forces in your life that sidetrack you from your destination."
The foreword urges: "To truly live your dreams, you must be willing to do whatever it takes to change your life."
First, set some exciting and challenging goals, and start telling people about them. Why? "Because when you publicise your goals, you force yourself to set your ideas into motion. Telling someone else about your goals transforms your mind from a state of inertia to a state of action. Suddenly your goals, which were once just ideas, begin to take shape and develop a life of their own — because now you've given yourself a great reputation to live up to."
Next, conquer emotional clutter and eliminate the inner barriers. Here's a simple tip: "Do what you can today to be as productive, helpful, and loving as you possibly can. When you practice limiting your concerns to what needs to be done this very day, you'll greatly reduce the number of worries and problems you experience."
Eliminate the word `excuse', exhorts the author, and one hopes you don't find an excuse to explain why it is not possible to do so. "Choose the less-travelled road — the path of personal accountability." Write this formula in bold letters: "Action + Belief = Change."
Get ready for greatness, is the fourth commandment. "Being mentally prepared will not insulate you from failure and disappointments, but it will give you the tools you need to succeed when opportunities arise." Become your own fortune-teller, demands Colwell. "When you give others the power to run your life and dictate your future, you put yourself in a terrible spot. Your self-esteem goes out the window, as does your ability to make your own decisions and the quality of your own life."
Enjoy the journey and the destination. That is to 'savor' your mini milestones along the way. "We often get caught in the trap of rushing from one moment to the next without taking the time to absorb the impact of our achievements and appreciate their value." By minimizing the significance of accomplishments en route, you would be making your life a big blur.
Lastly, soar. That is, build on your success; because success occurs in waves. "Stretch your success," though being content to stay where you are may feel like the comfortable thing to do. "If you don't stretch yourself form time to time, you may never know the pleasure of finding out exactly what you're capable of."
A must-read for those seeking success.
July 2003 Review in The Toastmaster Magazine!
"Colwell uses an energizing and insightful approach to explain the basics of imaginative goal-setting. The high value of Spell Success in Your Life is Colwell's vision of the global community and the ease by which readers will grasp explanations of how they can reach a success-oriented and satisfying life.
It is a rare occurrence to find a young man...who possesses such a highly refined system of values and the talent of self-expression for authorship of a book. His views are New Millenium, youthful, workable, and well worth the effort of learning about."-- Reviewed by Larry Welch, Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)
Praise from Writer's Digest for Spell SUCCESS in Your Life!
"The author's writing is polished and professional and highly readable. Frequent subheads add to the readability and, in fact, the design of the book is entirely professional and well-done. The book is as good as any edited and printed by a mainstream publisher."
-- Writer's Digest critique of Spell SUCCESS in Your Life
September, 2002 Review in BookReviewClub.com!
"Highly recommended!"
"Success has a road map and it can literally be spelled out as Strive, Understand, Create, Condition, Envision, Savor and Soar. Now who says success is a complicated thing to achieve? In Spell Success in Your Life: A Road Map for Achieving Your Goals and Surviving Success, award-winning motivational speaker Peter Colwell explains what it takes to reinvent yourself for success in a practical way.
Spell Success in Your Life gives a blueprint to success and may change some of your existing perspectives about achieving it. The book’s interactive format is a definite plus to all who are serious about changing their lives for the better."
-- Reviewed by Jennie S. Bev, a San Francisco-based author, instructional designer and cost-reduction consultant.
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