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Maximum Achievement

Strategies and Skills That Will Unlock Your Hidden Powers to Succeed

by Brian Tracy

Fireside, 1995

Category: Career & Self-Development

Maximum Achievement

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In this summary you will learn

  • Why you should always be positive
  • How to master your mind
  • What causes stress and how you can avoid it
  • How to achieve a state of sublime optimism

Why you should read Maximum Achievement

One day, a student of Socrates asked his venerable teacher how to become wise. Socrates led the student to a nearby lake and the two entered the water. Then, he held the student’s head under the surface as the frantic young man fought wildly. Finally, Socrates freed him. The young man gasped and gulped. Socrates watched calmly and said, “When you desire wisdom with the same intensity that you desire to breathe, then nothing will stop you from getting it.” Brian Tracy uses this graphic anecdote to discuss the intensity of thought and feeling that should accompany the work of setting your goals, a potentially life-changing exercise. Every chapter of Tracy’s well-written book contains counsel about achieving your dreams as well as practical advice on perfecting your life. Tracy uses plenty of illustrative examples, such as the Socrates story. He reviews many classic motivational tools and techniques. Some self-help authors lure people into wasting hard-earned time and money on books that don’t motivate or inspire. However, getAbstract recommends Tracy as a genuine teacher with much to convey about using the power of your mind for personal growth. And if the message here echoes his other books, it is no less valuable for that.

About the author

Brian Tracy writes popular self-help books that deal with such topics as leadership, sales, managerial effectiveness and business strategy. Tracy also leads seminars on these subjects. He is the founder and chairman of a human resources company.

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