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Why I Read this Book: The winner of the first Apprentice had to have a few success secrets of his own. I wanted to learn them and it turns out he had most of them long before his television fame.
Review:
My mother gave me this book a few years ago when it was first published. I had been a diligent watcher of The Apprentice and she figured I would like to read the winner’s work. I will admit that I read this book for the first time because Bill won The Apprentice, but I recommend it to others because of its valuable messages on success and it being one of the more motivating autobiographies I have read.
The funny thing about the winners of The Apprentice is that it does not take much investigating to realize that it was not the television show that made them successful, but instead, their past successes that lead to the outcome on TV. Bill did a wonderful job of taking advantage of his television fame to enlighten readers on his version of success and what got him where he is.
In telling his life story, Bill breaks his journey into various success experiences that made him who he is. You will no doubt be surprised and impressed once you read his story. It is another great example of the value of biographies and autobiographies. There is so much to be learned from someone who has lived and accomplished so many of his dreams. In fact, now that I think back on it, it was this book that reignited my excitement for reading and self-education. It was the first book I had read in six months, but in the following six months I must have read twenty more. What a powerful effect. Anything that encourages reading and success is invaluable to an individual. Especially someone like you and me who is so focused on success.
I remember the burning feeling of excitement and motivation as I read about the things Bill proved to be possible and what it meant for me as I lived in Spain and worked to build a business of my own. His focus on developing one’s personal skill set and the importance of values is uncanny. They are timeless words of success for anyone still heading toward their own goals (as all of you should be).
On top of such relevant content, I must comment on the book’s structure. If anyone is to write a book (especially one they want others to read) I suggest they follow the format that Bill does. It is broken up into very easily digestible chapters with key points, messages and quotes dispersed every couple of pages. It makes it so easy and engaging to pick this book up and run through fifty pages without even realizing it. On top of this, the end of each chapter has a “Lessons Learned” section that recaps key takeaways. It makes for a great quick reference. The ease and attractiveness of a book’s structure is sometimes as important as the content itself. Bill hit both these areas squarely.
Since first reading this a few years back, I have referred it to a number of colleagues, friends and family members, and keep in mind there are many books I read that never get recommended. That is the best I can do when I come across something so motivating. Who would have thought it would turn out to be a featured piece on one of my own projects towards success? There are often so many factors that contribute to one’s success. Unfortunately most people draw their own conclusions before learning the real story.
On your journey, you can be sure you will be challenged almost everyday with your direction and definition of success. It is only the ones who let those challenges feed into their drive that allows them to live their dreams of success as Bill has. I encourage you to do the same. Remember that for every person who decides not to do something, there is someone else willing to keep going.
-Reading for Your Success
Valuable Quotes:
“Keep open or stay closed, I keep reminding myself, because in my book, success comes down not only to meeting the challenges we set for ourselves but in thinking to set them in the first place.”
—Bill Rancic
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