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Thanks to the book!

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I bought this book in June 2008 with the intention of trying to help come up with ideas to help the company I was working for increase revenue. In a strange co-incidence within a few weeks of starting this book I kept winning the lotto (seriously - 6 weeks on the trott!) However, the biggest change which I'm assuming the book helped with was the fact that in August, the company I was working for went into administration. This left me in a difficult position and didn't know what to do. However, after being offered a job I decided to start my own business. With no savings behind me to support my new venture - it was quite literally a moment whereby I had to get money in as quickly as possible. I started the business on the 19 August and by the end of August I had made over 9k in a few weeks. In September I did the same thing and October was my best month. I had initially set a yearly target of 50k and within 3 months I am only 2k short of this target. What does this have to do with the book I hear you say? The phrase "out of adversity comes diversity" - this applies to me. I had always wanted to run my own business and with the confidence and enlightenment that this book provides - quite frankly inspired me to setup my business. My favourite part of the book is identifying your 'Wealth Team'. A must read - but you also have to be motivated for it to work. Highly recommended.

An old concept with a new name

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I absolutely agree, McKenna's writing is fluid and very understandable; his way of seeing things is very practical and down to earth. Also this is true, he gives you a comprehensive view of being rich. I guess if you cut this book in half you would see the name "McKenna" running all the way through it, but that is only an illusion! The problem with this kind of book is that it has to have some sort of input in the form of belief from the reader for the placebo affect to actually work. I disagree with one of the reviews, when they say, "I just can't go along with the concept of getting what you want purely by focussing on wanting it. I'm sure there will be accusations that it's me who has the problem, not him." The part I disagree with is how anyone could accuse the reviewer of not being able to get along with the concept of McKenna believe we are all "wired" the same way. Since we are not all wired the same way then I cannot see how anyone could blame the reviewer for not being able to go along with it. Yes, there are exercises and visualisation techniques, but it all seems old hat and has been done before. Becoming rich probably won't happen by accident, and in the case of some of McKenna's research subjects like Richards Branson it was a case of being around at the right time. I am sure when Mr Branson was selling mail order records from his house boat that he never envisaged in a million years that his status would become what it is today. It just so happened that he was in the right place and at the right time, and voila! Basically, the concept of the book is for you to concentrate on your goals, and to stay focused. Although this is a 300+ page book, it does not have the clout that some lesser page books have that are on the same subject matter. Standing in McKenna's favour is that it is not all about attaining wealth in terms of hard cash, it is about freeing your time up and being able to do what you want with your life, and isn't that the message most of these books have. I agree, Think and Grow Rich: Original Version has the basis of where this book stems from, so if you buy this book thinking you are going to be made rich by virtue of the content then you're going to be very disappointed, because it simply isn't going to happen on the basis of what is within. There are very few books that I have read to date that give you the specific formula for securing wealth, even those books on becoming wealthy from the stock market seem rather outdated. If you are seeking to secure a step by step guide on how to manifest your desires then you would not go far wrong with the Cosmic Ordering Guide: Where Dreams Can Become Reality or The Law of Attraction. Certainly, McKenna's strategies are inspiring and hugely helpful, and no one is knocking his ability as a stage hypnotists, but one wonders where his real motives stem from, especially when he has written all manner and form of self-help books that has an endless queue of buyers. No one can deny that McKenna has made himself rich from selling the idea that opportunity is just around the proverbial corner, and good luck in his approach. With regards the CD accompanying this book, it is what can typically be described as mundane and basic. The concept of influencing the listener by various methods is used well, and McKenna's voice comes across well, but that is all I can give as a review. Perhaps for some this will work wonders, as we are influenced in different ways, so I apologise if this comes across as anti-McKenna as I am not, I quite like the man but in the TV vehicle he once was king of, not in book form, sorry.

You can make him rich

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The irritating thing about this book is that there is a grain of truth puffed up into an empty Rice Krispie of the kind of persuasive yet elusive waffle you might expect from someone who entertains with hypnotism and other stage tricks, psychological sleights of hand and deceits. Don't get me wrong - there's nothing wrong with his act, and he's a smart chap who can write easily and fluently, but this book mainly consists of a distillation of the kind of visualisation techniques that fill many a self-help book. The idea of concentrating on your goals is good - many of us waste time and energy by being unfocused and distracted, and single-minded purpose is indeed a trait of successful people. Focus does not guarantee you wealth, however - lots of office workers, children in sweatshops and nurses are focused. You need luck and opportunity as well. Another failing, which this book has in common with lots of business books, is that it doesn't give you practical, saleable ideas, it just reminds you that you need them. McKenna would no doubt argue that the rich aren't spoon-fed ideas, they take inspiration and run with it, but the people putting this book in the bestseller lists probably aren't the Bransons and SirAlan Sugars of this world, they're people who want to be rich but don't have the ideas or the opportunities and part with money they can ill afford so they can cling in desperate hope to this kind of piffle.

Essex Boy Makes Good	Customer Rating:
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1V20OVTDG0298 A nice remake of Think and Grow Rich

Excellent as always

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Once again, Paul McKenna gets it right. His writing is fluid and very understandable; his way of seeing things is very practical and down to earth; he gives you a comprehensive view of being "rich", which includes all the ways you "prosper" in your daily life. This book has "MeKenna" written all over it: it is like a friend talking to you at the pub, someone able to command your attention without being overly complicated or boring or too general. I much prefer to read a book like this from a person who knows how to right and packages his information well, than the books of people who tell themselves expert and then cannot properly communicate with their readers. The included CD is also nice and refreshing to hear, and beautifully complements the message of the book. This is the third McKenna book I buy and I always had the impression of money very well spent.