No Excuses! by Brian Tracy
July 19th, 2010Title: No Excuses!
Author: Brian Tracy
Publisher: Vanguard Press (2010)
This book looked interesting to me when I saw it because it is about self discipline, which is not one of my strong suits. So I sat down to read it…hoping it would fix all of my self discipline issues. Then something “good” came on the TV (I think it was American Pickers), that I had to watch. so after I watched that I got back to solving my self discipline problems. BUT then I got a message on Facebook that I had to respond to. Eventually I finished the book though, so I’m pretty sure my self discipline problems are a thing of the past!
No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline by Brian Tracy has a pretty singular theme: Your life can significantly improve if you can implement self-discipline. There are three sections, which are broken up into individual chapters. Those chapters are very focused, with titles like “Self-Discipline and Character” or “Self-Discipline and Happiness”. While it is probably better to view the book collectively, it is nice to be able to read a chapter at a time and have it stand up individually as well.
Of course, the problem that most people have with self-discipline is that you have to do it ALL THE TIME, otherwise it doesn’t work. This is the main problem I have with these types of books. I don’t think they do a very good job of helping you establish the new habit. They show you the benefits of self-discipline, but don’t help you learn how to use it! I would think people like me, who have self-discipline issues, have a hard time learning the new habit…otherwise we would already be doing it!
All in all, it was an OK book. I think that this book was very similar to other self-help books in that they all kind of say the same thing. But I expected that going in.
Rating: 2.5 out of 5
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