Thursday, May 31, 2007

A Blueprint for Success

Slight Edge
Jeff Olson

Reviewed by Fred Pelon, Seagate Technology

The Slight Edge, by Jeff Olson has absolutely nothing new in it. In fact, Mr. Olson makes no bones about this. He mentions other famous and time-proven self-improvement books such as, Think and Grow Rich, and The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, liberally throughout his book.

Given a seemingly self-deprecating approach to self-improvement can this book offer anything of value? It has a lot to offer. The primary theme that pervades this narrative is contrary to all things modern-American: slow and steady wins the race.

This book is peppered with familiar monetary parables and common sense throughout, but it never talks down to the reader. Repetition is the prevalent learning device used by Mr. Olson, but his timing is impeccable contrary to many other self-improvement books on the market. In short, buy this book and read it. Slowly.

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To your continued success,
Reg Gupton

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