Maximum Achievement
by Brian Tracy
This is Tracy's broadest book, covering self-concept, relationships, money, health and purpose in one sweep. It is long and tries to do everything, so it does nothing deeply, but as a map of where you are weak it is useful: most readers find two or three chapters that sting and that is where to go next.
Read it if…
you want one overview before choosing a narrower book, or you like reading a whole life-philosophy in one volume.
Skip it if…
you already know which area needs work; buy the specialist book instead of this survey.
Three things you will actually use
- Define your ideal in each area before setting goals.
- Replace blame with responsibility in your language.
- Use the lowest-scoring area as the next ninety-day project.
Do this first
Rate yourself one to ten in each of the book's seven areas and read the lowest chapter first.
Our verdict
A sprawling survey; good as a diagnostic, average as a cure.
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