Darren Hardy

I read this at the recommendation of someone I respect. But honestly, that person is far more inspirational than Mr. Hardy, who truth-to-tell, seems like such a Robbins knock-off that he makes my teeth itch. So much namedropping.

The thing that really galls me about this genre of self-help books is how all of these guys are talking about personal development, and using as proof, acquisition of material goods. How to make more money, how to get a bigger house, a better car, yada yada yada. show more They could be, or do, so much more, if they could take a step sideways out of the corporatist merry-go-round. But nope. It's just a repetitive circle of chest-thumping sales-bro-ism. And it's tedious.

Gonna go read something by Tim De Christopher to cleanse my palate. show less

I really liked the idea of a little extra effort multiplying your growth exponentially. But I have to admit I had more of a negative feeling when I finished this than a positive one. As my own personal slave-driver, I'm always believing that no matter what I do, it's not good enough. So it was hard to hear that I should do a little more.

Short and actionable. Little to no filler and great at motivating for action and setting sustainable achievable goals.

Not a lot of new concepts to readers already into improving through consistency, but a great entry point for people looking for a toolkit for how to set and achieve goals.

The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success by Darren Hardy reread 5/25/24

Why I picked this book up: I am interested in reading some useful financial material so I picked it up.

Thoughts: In 'The Compound Effect', Darren Hardy reveals the core principles that drive success, and presents a distillation of the fundamental principles that have guided the most phenomenal successes in business, relationships, and beyond. This is an easy-to-use, step-by-step, no gimmicks, show more no hyperbole, no magic bullet operating system that allows you to multiply your success, chart your progress, and achieve anything you desire. It is based on the principle that decisions shape your destiny and how little, everyday decisions will, by default, either take you to the life you desire or to disaster. If you're serious about living an extraordinary life, you must use the power of this book to create the success you want. This book will teach you how to: Win—every single time Get rid of your bad habits, some of which even you might be unaware of Get yourself to do things you don’t feel like doing Recognize and utilize the powerful but elusive force of momentum Easily inculcate in yourself the important disciplines necessary for major breakthroughs Secrets that make super achievers accelerate past you on the road to success, amongst much more.
being born in America we are all very lucky, use tracking, keep tack of bx for a full week, spending money, if I spend $50 at Costco is that worth spending vs. investing it and making $250?, weight gaining, working out, he kept a journal for a year if all the good and positive things his wife did and gave it to her on thanksgiving (great idea to use), start early, save money, 10% less each.

I loved this book. He gave great, useful, effective, supported ideas to succeed. He used funny things, has interesting and gathered lots pf things from others in his life and suggests practical things.

Why I finished this read: He seemed to be personal, logical, grounded and willing to help his readers. He made me laugh a couple times, seems to love his wife, appears structured, has plans and goals and seems to be doing it well. interests in standing on the shoulders of giants that came before me. He reviewed things that have worked and not, grew up with a single father, a football coach and lays out a simple work ethic and importance of commitment and consistency.

Stars rating: I read other reviews that were very negative but I liked it a lot and highly recommend reading this book and putting it into use.

I give this 5 out of 5 stars. show less