Many Miles to Go
by Brian Tracy
Tracy's account of crossing the Sahara in a Land Rover in his twenties with two friends, and the lessons it taught: preparation, persistence, the next oil drum on the horizon, and what to do when the plan fails. It is his most personal book and the one to read if his others feel formulaic.
Read it if…
you want Tracy's philosophy as a story rather than a list.
Skip it if…
you want techniques; this is a memoir with morals.
Three things you will actually use
- You only need to see the next marker, not the whole desert.
- Preparation is most of courage.
- The plan will fail; the goal need not.
Do this first
Read the oil-drum passage and apply 'reach the next marker' to a project that feels endless.
Our verdict
Tracy's philosophy as a story.
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