[.ca] Big Bucks! (ISBN 0694523666)

They did it again and they did it OK:
Had this book on and off my wishlist and in and out my cart for some time. Thought Ken & Partners might be out of cash themselves and were trying to make a few extra bucks with this newest. I mean: Ken said it all in his previous books (I thought), which I owe all and sure love all. So, finaly I had the book come along with some others. Glad to say I am happy I did; in their true original tradition Ken & Co. managed to write a very good concept, again, in an agreeable form, again, and with enough concept in it to be proudly placed between 'the others' and reread now and then. I have learned from this little book, again, and found it sure is not as superficial as I thought it might be. But then again, this coming from where it comes I should have known...

One Key Lesson Makes the Book Worthwhile:
...it was worth the money if only for the first lesson which sems like common sense, but I've seen so many people go wrong - the lesson is this: You have to love what you do, and do what you love. Do not take a job just because it pays well; if you hate it, not only will you be miserable, but you probably won't succeed. Likewise, if you get a job that you like, even if you don't get paid a whole lot right away, your drive will lead you to bigger and better things.

Enjoy the process or do something else...:
I received this book along with three others for free upon joining a real estate investors group. Thus, I was not expecting too much from the volume. I also was blissfully ignorant of the authors and their prior successful works, and have not read the other two volumes in this motivational trilogy. As such, I was pleasantly surprised by the narrative and novel style. The use of the protagonist "Len" is quite refreshing and works extremely well. His visits to the "three Wise Men/Woman" are amusing. The three lessons learned are absolute truths in the working world and totally reinforced my personal belief that having fun while making money is essential. If you love what you do you will be great at it. I highly recommend this book to everyone with a open mind. It is a quick read (about a weekend ought to do it) and if read and followed, is sure to enrich your life both spiritually and financially. About my only criticism is that it is somewhat derivative of other motivational types such as Lou Tice (reticular activating systems); Ivan Meisner (givers gain);and the grandaddy of them all: Napoleon Hill (Think and Grow Rich).

Big Bucks Here I Come!:
Back in January a reviewer of Big Bucks! convinced me I wasn't going to get on Do You Want To Be A Millionaire with Regis so I decided to follow his advice and read Big Bucks! Having read it I was convinced the authors, who apparently did their research over a number of years with The Young President's Organization which seems to be a club for millionaires, knew their stuff. The first and most important lesson they say is that you can't make big money unless you're having fun. It's the old do what you love advice, but for the first time I now understand what this means. And I know why it works: If you enjoy your work you have the energy needed to be a huge success. Rather than working hard the authors say money makers enjoy their work so much that they're playing hard. I always thought I was in a dead end job. Now I understand the job wasn't dead end. I was! I didn't like it much and I didn't have the energy. I love cars though, so I took a chance and quit for an automotive related job. And at less money. But within three months I'd got two raises and I'm already making more than I was. All because I'm giving the job 12 hours of effort every eight hour shift, rather than the two I gave the other job. Best of all the eight hours passes like two and it used to seem like 12. I'm not a millionaire yet, but if this keeps up who knows I may make it. Even if I don't I'm a way happier than I was, so whoever the millionaire is who wrote the January third review, thanks. Thanks a million I guess.

A quickly read business parable:
This is another book in the tradition of The One Minute Manager (co-authored by Blanchard): A quickly read business parable about a young man on a quest. This one is on the always interesting subject of how to get rich, which is quite simple (not easy, mind you, but simple) according to the authors of Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization and Raving Fans - A Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service: First of all make sure you have fun. If you don't there is no way that you can create the intensity and work the long hours that are necessary in order to be really successful. This is the starting point of the book, which makes a lot of sense and even manages to keep a good perspective on ethics and meaning at the same time. Highly recommended!