No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline
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- Author：Brian Tracy
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Summary
Most people think success comes from good luck or enormous talent， but many successful people achieve their accomplishments in a simpler way: through self-discipline。 No Excuses！ shows you how you can achieve success in all three major areas of your life， including your personal goals， business and money goals， and overall happiness。Each of the 21 chapters in this book shows you how to be more disciplined in one aspect of your life， with end-of-chapter exercises to help you apply the "no excuses" approach to your own life。 With these guidelines， you can learn how to be more successful in everything you do--instead of wistfully envying others you think are just "luckier" than you。 A little self-discipline goes a long way…so stop making excuses and read this book！
Reviews
Rod
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Like a lot of books written by motivational speakers， the point of this book is less to teach you things you don't know than it is to act as a loud rah-rah cheerleader for things you already DO know。 Some of the basic premises I do question。 "Work harder！ Rest less！ Start earlier！ Work later！ Skip your lunches！ You'll be success！" While I'm sure management would adore it of more workers took this philosophy， to believe that they will always recognize such hard work and pay you properly for what Like a lot of books written by motivational speakers， the point of this book is less to teach you things you don't know than it is to act as a loud rah-rah cheerleader for things you already DO know。 Some of the basic premises I do question。 "Work harder！ Rest less！ Start earlier！ Work later！ Skip your lunches！ You'll be success！" While I'm sure management would adore it of more workers took this philosophy， to believe that they will always recognize such hard work and pay you properly for what it's worth -- without things like nepotism， favoritism， discrimination， glass ceilings， or even just managerial incompetence getting in the way -- is certainly charming， if perhaps a bit naive。 On the other paw， the latter part of the book， where the author speaks about treating co-workers， your spouse， your children， your friends， and even just people in general with consideration， kindness， honesty， and respect。。。 That I could really get in to。 。。。more
Kyle Youngblood
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A bit cheesy at times when it came to business， I found the overall message to be very helpful and relatable。
Rakshitha Bhat
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I found this book very motivating。 It helps you understand the importance of self discipline and persistence。 It motivates you to be a better version of yourself every single day。 Persistence is the key。 Really enjoyed reading this book。
Adam Norton
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Fantastic concepts， takeaways， and action items， but too many absolutes and arbitrary numbers。 For example， on almost every page， Tracy will tell you that what he is about to tell you will triple your income or will 100x your success。 Tracy's content is based on good values and morals。 It's what you'd expect from an excellent motivational speaker。 Fantastic concepts， takeaways， and action items， but too many absolutes and arbitrary numbers。 For example， on almost every page， Tracy will tell you that what he is about to tell you will triple your income or will 100x your success。 Tracy's content is based on good values and morals。 It's what you'd expect from an excellent motivational speaker。 。。。more
Abdul Jalal
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Today's world is filled to the brim with a lot of distractions， attractions and wanting of happiness。 In this nerve-racking masterpiece， Brian Tracy traces the important ideas about self discipline on areas like personal success， in Business; sales and finance， in Good life。 It's seriously imbued with enriched opinions of being one step ahead of excuses when confronting issues at hand。 I recommend it to anyone who wishes to do something but not having the nerve。 Today's world is filled to the brim with a lot of distractions， attractions and wanting of happiness。 In this nerve-racking masterpiece， Brian Tracy traces the important ideas about self discipline on areas like personal success， in Business; sales and finance， in Good life。 It's seriously imbued with enriched opinions of being one step ahead of excuses when confronting issues at hand。 I recommend it to anyone who wishes to do something but not having the nerve。 。。。more
Shah
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It's full of motivation For people who are willing to achieve something big in their lives。 It's full of motivation For people who are willing to achieve something big in their lives。 。。。more
Hoko
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Unfortunately one of the shallowest books i’ve read。
Donmakles
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Money well spent。 I could read/listen to this book over and over。 Definitely recommended。My favourite chapters that are relevant to me:Chapter 8: Self-Discipline and WorkChapter 16: Self-Discipline and Personal HealthChapter 17: Self-Discipline and Physical FitnessChapter 21: Self-Discipline and Peace of Mind
Victoria Austen
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This was read in an attempt to get myself to the gym。。。。so far I have not made it down to the gym。
Torgeir Andresen
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If you're new to self help then I'm sure this can be a brilliant book。 In my case it was just to much repetition of the same consepts I've heard so many times。 Take 100% responsibility for everything in your life， do these 3 things every morning etc。It is also highly money focused and the author seems to be writing from a very orange spiral dynamics viewpoint， as if the readers main motivation is to become rich。 Being more spiritually inclined and motivated by individual and social change it jus If you're new to self help then I'm sure this can be a brilliant book。 In my case it was just to much repetition of the same consepts I've heard so many times。 Take 100% responsibility for everything in your life， do these 3 things every morning etc。It is also highly money focused and the author seems to be writing from a very orange spiral dynamics viewpoint， as if the readers main motivation is to become rich。 Being more spiritually inclined and motivated by individual and social change it just didn't resonate that well。 。。。more
Dinesh Ganesh
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Kenn
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Good stuff， but he either seemed to miss the point of what is success， failed to define it， or did not distinguish between types of success。 He seems to define success in this book in terms of business， making money， and status at work。 Didn't talk about success with family， personal goals outside of work， or spiritual goals。 This book falls more into the realm of how to become successful at your job and make more money， which is fine。 It should be clarified though。 I do however believe that an Good stuff， but he either seemed to miss the point of what is success， failed to define it， or did not distinguish between types of success。 He seems to define success in this book in terms of business， making money， and status at work。 Didn't talk about success with family， personal goals outside of work， or spiritual goals。 This book falls more into the realm of how to become successful at your job and make more money， which is fine。 It should be clarified though。 I do however believe that an astute reader will be able to take his principles and apply them in a similar manner to achieve success in any aspect of their life。 Knowing this， it's actually a great book。 。。。more
Crystal
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Technically DNF but I got to chapter 19/21。 I borrowed this because it was available from my library and I liked Eat That Frog from this author。 But sheesh。 He felt like a dirty snake oil salesman in this one。 It was just icky。 Especially chapter 18 which made me nope right out of this。Some of the earlier stuff was actually pretty darn good！ But there are better productivity books out there。
Pete Ruble
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I’m glad I read this book。 At times， the writing style can come off a bit tacky and over-the-top， that aside it still proved itself worthwhile to me。 This may be due to me happening across this at a time when I needed a little kick in the ass。 It caused me to pause and take stock of my life。 It also pushed me to identify what it is I want to achieve in life， both in the short-term and the long-term， as well as identify problems or issues in my life that needed addressing。 While some of these goa I’m glad I read this book。 At times， the writing style can come off a bit tacky and over-the-top， that aside it still proved itself worthwhile to me。 This may be due to me happening across this at a time when I needed a little kick in the ass。 It caused me to pause and take stock of my life。 It also pushed me to identify what it is I want to achieve in life， both in the short-term and the long-term， as well as identify problems or issues in my life that needed addressing。 While some of these goals or problems I was already aware of， it was more of a vague awareness of them with no real details or plans on how to address them。 Reading this book forced me to really sit down and give concrete definitions to these issues， and also address how to go about achieving or solving them。 The questions at the end of each chapter are useful for this。 Also it is pretty well-rounded， covering everything from goals and happiness to careers， friendships， physical fitness， etc。 If you need a little nudge yourself， this might be a good book for you。 。。。more
Vlado Benzini
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Well， this is nicely written no brainer。 Self-discipline is the key to success。 Tell me something I don´t know ;）
Maede
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هیچوقت اونطور که باید نتونستم با چنین کتابهایی ارتباط برقرار کنم。 ولی در مورد این کتاب کیفیت ارتباطم یک درجه بیشتر از کتابای مشابه بود！ کتاب مطلب جدیدی برای ارائه به من نداشت ولی یاد آوریهای خوبی داشت。 بهعلاوه برای کسانی که میخوان این کتاب رو شروع به خوندن کنن توصیه میکنم تند و فشرده بخونن تا بتونن مطالب رو بهتر وارد روزمرشون کنن。 （سرعت خوانش من کم بود متاسفانه و طبیعتا نتونستم اونطور که کتاب پتانسیلش رو داره وارد برنامم کنم）
Kholood Omar
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Life changing book！ ✨
Mareto
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This book is about making your life better。 The title of this book is NO Excuses and as you can see you shouldn't。 By making excuses what you are doing is that you are actually making your life difficult。 When you think of losing weight you might say "Tomorrow I will start" or "From next week I will start" but that day will never come you have to say "From now I will start losing my weight" By not making excuses what yu also doing is motivating yourself which is very important in your life becau This book is about making your life better。 The title of this book is NO Excuses and as you can see you shouldn't。 By making excuses what you are doing is that you are actually making your life difficult。 When you think of losing weight you might say "Tomorrow I will start" or "From next week I will start" but that day will never come you have to say "From now I will start losing my weight" By not making excuses what yu also doing is motivating yourself which is very important in your life because without motivation you can do anything。 You have just lost one of your senses you have。 By reading this book I will know how to be motivated and learn all kinds of things not to make excuses。 。。。more
Aleš Pitín
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“It has been said that if people put as much energy into achieving their goals as they spend making up excuses for failure， they would actually surprise themselves。 ”Do you agree with this statement？ Do you make excuses？ If so， how often？The more books on personal development and on how to become rich I read the more I see that many of their taught principles are actually the same。 For example， in this book I found references to Kyiosaki’s “Rich dad poor dad” and to Robin Sharma’s “The 5 Am club “It has been said that if people put as much energy into achieving their goals as they spend making up excuses for failure， they would actually surprise themselves。 ”Do you agree with this statement？ Do you make excuses？ If so， how often？The more books on personal development and on how to become rich I read the more I see that many of their taught principles are actually the same。 For example， in this book I found references to Kyiosaki’s “Rich dad poor dad” and to Robin Sharma’s “The 5 Am club。” E。g。: No matter what， pay yourself first。 80/20 rule etc。Those books taught me many new vital things that school never thought me。 The most important thing I have realised is that income increase does not help and that to have a well paid job is the only way to have a good life。I liked the comparison Tracy made about two neighbours living on the same street。 He said， that one house could be financially secure and financially independent while the other could be drowning in debt and never have enough money。I think this scenario is very common and it stresses out the importance of investing。 Tracy says that if everybody would invest between 10 to 20% of their income since they started their first job， they would be millionaires by the age they retire。I also liked a part of the book where Tracy speaks about how to get promoted， although this scenario would be hard to apply in companies like Amazon where you are drowning in tasks all day long。 Tracy suggest that in order to get promoted quickly， you should go to your boss， ask for a task and finish it as quickly as possible。 Then report to your boss and ask for another task and more responsibility。 Within a certain period of time your boss （if he is not a fucking asshole —> loads of bosses are and you cannot do anything about it） will notice you a “go to person” and eventually starts to trust you with bigger and more important projects。 Then comes in place 80/20 rule。 This rule suggests that 20 % of top people in the company are paid 80% of the company’s income。 Those are usually sales people and people who are very valuable for the company。 As your value in the company goes up， you are also more likely to get paid more。But as expected， there are some principles in the book I tend to strongly disagree with。 The example is how to become more focused on your career。 Tracy suggest to come to work early and leave late。 Skip lunch breaks and work instead。 My honest opinion is that this is the highway to burnout！ People listening to this advice will tend to make compromises in other areas of their lives such as: health， relationships and overall well-being。 I find funny how individuals and corporations are trying to tackle procrastination。 Procrastination is not a disease。 If you feel that you are procrastinating， you probably should do something different instead。 For example: take a walk， spend time with your friends or just to do something like you feel doing。 If you force yourself far too hard， you are likely to inflict damage on yourself。 So be careful with such theories and if you feel tired， just take a break， chill， smoke some weed and will be alright。Now， another area the book is covering is health。 The next book I’m about to review next week is called Superlife by Darin Olien。 As Covid-19 I have increasingly become interested in my own personal health。 I do body hardening in cold water， hyperventilation and I try to eat healthy and good food。 What is amazing that even though Brian Tracy’s book sounds like a motivational business guide， it also covers area of health。 One interesting aspect I have learned in this book is that snacking is not healthy。 Instead it is better to have 3 proper meals a day as breakfast， lunch and supper。 Why is that？ If you are snacking， your body releases the digestion enzymes which is energy consuming process。 When you actually will get to the proper meal after snacking， your digestion process needs to start all over again。But the most important message Tracy tries to communicate with all its readers is the importance of self-discipline and setting up goals。 I consider myself a very self-disciplined person， indeed。 I have my morning routine， I read one book per week in order to progress intellectually and I work hard。 I do invest， I do exercise and I do eat healthy food。 I do not consider myself a lazy person by any means。 But I have merely set up any goals for myself。 I did it now and as Grant Cardone suggest I 10x them。 Also， whatever that is you want， become focused and self-disciplined。 It won’t lead you astray and the results will surprise you。I would also urge you to avoid a life on what Tracy calls “Someday Isle。” Someday， I will do this and that。 STOP right there！ And do it now instead！Do not forget to think long-term as all successful people do， including Elon Musk， Jeff Bezos， Bill Gates and as departed Steve Jobs did。Well， I certainly do。 The book has a spicy title， it speaks about the importance of self-discipline， but it covers also other areas of life such as friendship， marriage， children etc。There is one area of life I did not cover in my last review of 12 Rules of Life by Jordan Peterson。 Peterson spoke about the importance of removing resentment out of our lives。 Brian Tracy’s book is no different and it closes with the sum op of the importance of forgiveness。 We all have experienced it。 There are events in our lives which did not turned out the way we wanted them to。 But the worst thing we could is is to hold on that resentment and anger。 All we have to do， is to let go… To forgive and realise that those unfortunate events were just tests thrown at us to strengthen our character。Favourite quotes / motivational quotes:“Successful people are willing to pay the price， whatever it is and for as long as it takes， until they achieve the results they desire。”“People continue to spend and borrow as there is no tomorrow。”“Courage is not absence of fear; it is control of fear， mastery of fear。”Mark Twain - Nelson Mandela said it as well。“It is better to control yourself than to win a thousand battles。 Then the victory is yours。 It cannot be taken from you， not by angels or demons， heaven or hell。”BuddhaFeel free to like， share and comment or recommend books you find inspirational yourself。 I’m keen to hear about them。Peace 🧘♂️✌️🌱 。。。more
Donal O'Shea
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Fairly decent， bills itself as a book discipline but really uses the theme of discipline to rehash all the classic themes of self help books。 The "exercises" at the end of each chapter tend to be more repetition of the previous chapter than really actionable advise。 I found it started a bit more promising and then fell into more of the same as it went on。 The later chapters become increasingly specific so a lot of the material is useless unless you are a married salesperson with children。 All in Fairly decent， bills itself as a book discipline but really uses the theme of discipline to rehash all the classic themes of self help books。 The "exercises" at the end of each chapter tend to be more repetition of the previous chapter than really actionable advise。 I found it started a bit more promising and then fell into more of the same as it went on。 The later chapters become increasingly specific so a lot of the material is useless unless you are a married salesperson with children。 All in all it's ok but I think there is better material out there。 。。。more
Yomna
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Simple and motivation
Larissa
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Love love love this book。 This book allowed me to learn about and helped me grow my discipline。 Reading books about things that I can apply into real life are my favorite。 Definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to dive deeper into their discipline and how they can strengthen in within their lives。
Veronica Gerolia
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I love this book！ It teaches us that self-discipline is the key to success and gives us practical advice to master it and achieve self-actualization， happy relationships， and financial security。Tracy’s Seven-Step Method:1。 Define your goal exactly。 For example， if you want to save money， also decide how much。2。 Write down your specific goals。3。 Set a deadline – a realistic one。 If your goal is complicated to achieve or requires much time， break it in subtasks setting a deadline for each。4。 Think I love this book！ It teaches us that self-discipline is the key to success and gives us practical advice to master it and achieve self-actualization， happy relationships， and financial security。Tracy’s Seven-Step Method:1。 Define your goal exactly。 For example， if you want to save money， also decide how much。2。 Write down your specific goals。3。 Set a deadline – a realistic one。 If your goal is complicated to achieve or requires much time， break it in subtasks setting a deadline for each。4。 Think about the obstacles you may face in the process and the resources you need to succeed， including skills。 Then make a list of actionable steps to acquire them。5。 Organize the list by sequence and priority remembering the most beneficial tasks must be completed first。 Then add all of them to your calendar。6。 Start today with your first step！7。 Do every day something， even small， to get closer to your goal。 。。。more
Ivars Logins
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For me， this is gold！ I've read the hardcover and listened to the audiobook several times， it's one of the most practical self-discipline books I've read。 Real， practical advices that I could implement， test， adjust to my routines right away。Many self-discipline books focus more on introspection and deep psychological self-analisys， which is great， but often times leads to more thinking and less doing。Brian's way of explaining the ideas is simple and easy to apply。Definitely worth revisiting。 For me， this is gold！ I've read the hardcover and listened to the audiobook several times， it's one of the most practical self-discipline books I've read。 Real， practical advices that I could implement， test， adjust to my routines right away。Many self-discipline books focus more on introspection and deep psychological self-analisys， which is great， but often times leads to more thinking and less doing。Brian's way of explaining the ideas is simple and easy to apply。Definitely worth revisiting。 。。。more
Manoj Somasundaram
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A classic on self-discipline。 One of my favorites！
Kathy
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No nonsense breakdown of how you can get things done and improve your relationships， job and life。 Great action steps noted at the end of each chapter。 I listen to the audio but it would be great to have a hard copy so that you can annotate and refer back to it regularly。
Jordan Pike
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Honestly a really great book。 Super motivating。 Lots of truth on what has to be done to be successful and satisfied in many different areas of your life。 Can't say I 100% agreed on the diet section （saying to eat 6 small meals a day， etc）， but overall a ton of great information。 I'd like to revisit this book in a year or so！ Honestly a really great book。 Super motivating。 Lots of truth on what has to be done to be successful and satisfied in many different areas of your life。 Can't say I 100% agreed on the diet section （saying to eat 6 small meals a day， etc）， but overall a ton of great information。 I'd like to revisit this book in a year or so！ 。。。more
Zanre Van Der Walt
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Yas Queen！！ This book helped me get my shit together， through a very structureless 2020。
Penny
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Great book！Insightful。There's at least one， if not a few chapters， that will resonate to past and present situations in your life。 I'd definitely recommend this book and might even find myself rereading this sometime in the future。 Great book！Insightful。There's at least one， if not a few chapters， that will resonate to past and present situations in your life。 I'd definitely recommend this book and might even find myself rereading this sometime in the future。 。。。more
Zander Janse Van Rensburg
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