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Review by 8arandipi+ea -- Achieve Your Dreams
[Following is a volunteer review of "Achieve Your Dreams" by Scott Hughes and A. Lynn Powers and Adam Buongiovanni.]
2 out of 4 stars
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Review of Achieve Your Dreams: Why you don’t and How You Can written by Scott Hughes, edited by A. Lynn Powers and the introduction was written by Adam Buongiovanni.
Adam Buongiovanni, as a 15 year old wishful basketball player is overcome by fear of failure and consequently his dreams were crushed. He is now an anti-bullying public speaker and costar on MANNNtv.
The cover art depicts just how I feel while reading the main body of this book: crushed against the rocky shore of my dreams. I rate this book a 2 out of 4 stars. I believe a 3 out of 4 stars would mean that I would recommend this book to family and friends. I do not see myself doing that. My first reaction was to rate this book with only one star. I however did not ultimately rate this book as bad because it is not bad it is just not what I find to be what encourages me to reach my dreams.
I believe 'head coach' is not a proper noun and I am unsure as to why it is capitalized at paragraph two of the introduction.
The opening quote still has me scratching my head. I’m not sure I understand what Scott Hughes is trying to say about self esteem and toilet cushion manufacturing.
The book is simple in structure and length but complex in wording. It is broken down into two reasons people do not reach their goals. The first reason is titled Fear of Dreams. Within this section responsibility shifts from self to authority figures of our childhood. The book continues and dumbs down readers by insulting their intelligence of how many days are in a weekend and a work week. However, all in all, Scott Hughes shows real concern with people’s lives and livelihoods.
I would have officially put down this book at Location 135 if I weren’t trying to give an honest review. I feel as if I need some depression medicine. And then just in time redemption is found in the ending statement “Embrace belief in the exceptional.”
Reason number two is Statistically, Most Fail. After reading the entire book I wondered how many times exactly one statistic was used in a 30 minute book. My kindle said it was used 13 times; really drives the point home. I may never forget it. The author is being hypocritical bouncing from one argument to another within neighboring sentences. It’s difficult to get a grasp on what his argument really is. Which side am I supposed to be on? I am so confused. There are seven negative references of failure on one page. (Location 183) I was hoping this book would be uplifting and positive but it’s lacking and disappointing.
Reason number two ends with an advertisement for Scott Hughes other book “10 step Plan to Promote your Book”. He self describes himself as prideful and self loving and on the next page (location 245) states that you can’t find the answer to success in any book but that it only comes from within yourself.
In the six commandments given at the end of the book I find I do not wish to follow my dreams anymore. I do not conform. These commandments are contradictory of my already deep beliefs.
I did indeed read this book again. My opinion has not changed for the better. This book is chock full of repetition, negativity and quotes I do not understand. If you have any tendency to become depressed and dysfunctional I would say do not read this book. But perhaps that life situation, that is so common, needs a book and author like Achieve Your Dreams: Why You Don’t and How You Can by Scott Hughes to reach the previously depressed. It has some positive advice but only if you can hold your breath long enough to wade through the repetitive jabs of negative stats to reach them. Achieve Your Dreams: Why You Don’t -but not so much on- How You Can.
The introduction said I would get a “boost of confidence”. I did not.
I found this book to be a fight within itself. A wordy, paper and ink contradiction. Scott Hughes might be able to sell ice to an Eskimo.
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2 out of 4 stars
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Review of Achieve Your Dreams: Why you don’t and How You Can written by Scott Hughes, edited by A. Lynn Powers and the introduction was written by Adam Buongiovanni.
Adam Buongiovanni, as a 15 year old wishful basketball player is overcome by fear of failure and consequently his dreams were crushed. He is now an anti-bullying public speaker and costar on MANNNtv.
The cover art depicts just how I feel while reading the main body of this book: crushed against the rocky shore of my dreams. I rate this book a 2 out of 4 stars. I believe a 3 out of 4 stars would mean that I would recommend this book to family and friends. I do not see myself doing that. My first reaction was to rate this book with only one star. I however did not ultimately rate this book as bad because it is not bad it is just not what I find to be what encourages me to reach my dreams.
I believe 'head coach' is not a proper noun and I am unsure as to why it is capitalized at paragraph two of the introduction.
The opening quote still has me scratching my head. I’m not sure I understand what Scott Hughes is trying to say about self esteem and toilet cushion manufacturing.
The book is simple in structure and length but complex in wording. It is broken down into two reasons people do not reach their goals. The first reason is titled Fear of Dreams. Within this section responsibility shifts from self to authority figures of our childhood. The book continues and dumbs down readers by insulting their intelligence of how many days are in a weekend and a work week. However, all in all, Scott Hughes shows real concern with people’s lives and livelihoods.
I would have officially put down this book at Location 135 if I weren’t trying to give an honest review. I feel as if I need some depression medicine. And then just in time redemption is found in the ending statement “Embrace belief in the exceptional.”
Reason number two is Statistically, Most Fail. After reading the entire book I wondered how many times exactly one statistic was used in a 30 minute book. My kindle said it was used 13 times; really drives the point home. I may never forget it. The author is being hypocritical bouncing from one argument to another within neighboring sentences. It’s difficult to get a grasp on what his argument really is. Which side am I supposed to be on? I am so confused. There are seven negative references of failure on one page. (Location 183) I was hoping this book would be uplifting and positive but it’s lacking and disappointing.
Reason number two ends with an advertisement for Scott Hughes other book “10 step Plan to Promote your Book”. He self describes himself as prideful and self loving and on the next page (location 245) states that you can’t find the answer to success in any book but that it only comes from within yourself.
In the six commandments given at the end of the book I find I do not wish to follow my dreams anymore. I do not conform. These commandments are contradictory of my already deep beliefs.
I did indeed read this book again. My opinion has not changed for the better. This book is chock full of repetition, negativity and quotes I do not understand. If you have any tendency to become depressed and dysfunctional I would say do not read this book. But perhaps that life situation, that is so common, needs a book and author like Achieve Your Dreams: Why You Don’t and How You Can by Scott Hughes to reach the previously depressed. It has some positive advice but only if you can hold your breath long enough to wade through the repetitive jabs of negative stats to reach them. Achieve Your Dreams: Why You Don’t -but not so much on- How You Can.
The introduction said I would get a “boost of confidence”. I did not.
I found this book to be a fight within itself. A wordy, paper and ink contradiction. Scott Hughes might be able to sell ice to an Eskimo.
******
Achieve Your Dreams
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