Review by va2016 -- Achieve Your Dreams

[va2016]

[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Achieve Your Dreams" by Scott Hughes and A. Lynn Powers and Adam Buongiovanni.]

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2 out of 4 stars

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This is the official review of the book "Achieve Your Dreams: Why you don’t and how you can" by Scott Hughes, which is available on Amazon. A. Lynn Powers has edited this book.

The objective of this non-fiction book is to motivate readers not to give up on their dreams. The book provides practical tips on pursuing one's dreams. It is a book for everyone. The introduction by Adam Buongiovanni along with his life example is a great value add. The statistics on failure, two-fold advice to the parents, the two reasons why people give up their dreams and the commandments to follow towards realizing one's dreams are all great content towards the objective of the book.

The author points out a novel being present in 80% of the people. He states that 95% of those people do not pursue their talent to become an author. The quotes mentioned throughout the book are worth mentioning. The opening quote “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation” by Henry David Thoreau inspires the readers not to lead a life of mediocrity and despair. Michael Jordan’s quote and the mention of his persistence in spite of his failures provide great motivation. The author, while emphasizing not to give up, also talks about J.K. Rowling's work getting rejected by a dozen publishers before getting recognized.

It would have been nice if the author had written about handling success. People may succeed in fulfilling their dreams but may fail in handling success. For example, one could achieve becoming a billionaire, but if they do not know how to manage their finances, they will lose that money faster than they gained it. So, it would have been worth a mention in this book about the wisdom to handle success.

The formatting of the book is awkward. A paragraph break is present after almost every other sentence which interrupts the reader's thought process thereby affecting the flow of reading.

To summarize, it is a good book for those who want to follow their dreams but feel like giving up. Since the book has a lot of useful tips and motivational content, I find this book okay and would tend to recommend it to others. But again, since the book is too short, formatting awkward, and writing style not so great, I won't strongly recommend it to others. I rate this book a 2 out of 4 stars.

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[Sarda Mohan]

A good review..the title sounds interesting enough to read

[va2016]

Thank you. Yes, the book gives practical tips to follow to achieve our dreams.

[rs1977]

sounds interesting, may be i might pick this one read the practical tips on pursuing one's dream

[va2016]

Yes, you should!

[rs1977]

You have mentioned there are practical tips given by author to not give up on dreams. Are these workable for every kind of people or only for writers?

[va2016]

Hahaha...it's for all people, not just for writers! If it's only for writers, the title would have been 'Achieve your dreams, writers!'...LOL..

[Pilar Guerrero]

Thank you very much for your review.
I think nowadays we find many books and authors that talk about dreams and how to follow them, how to stay motivated. I agree with you that it is also necessary to learn to deal with success, for fear of success is whay many people have to confront in order to achieve their dreams.

[va2016]

Thank you for your comments!

This is one of those books about how to achieve one's dreams, I agree!

Scott puts forward some valid points though. If you get a chance, please go through
the book.

Best Regards,

[Shreyoshi Sen]

Thank you for the honest review. This is one great book providing guidance on achieving our dreams.

[va2016]

Thank you for the honest review. This is one great book providing guidance on achieving our dreams.

Thanks for your feedback. Agree on the points made on the book on how to
achieve one's dreams.

Best,

[Chrys Brobbey]

It is likely that the author's expertise does not extend to handling success. A psychologist, motivator, Pastor or a mentor may coach you on achieving your dreams. It's like a football coach helping someone realize his potential as a good player to earn a lot of money. Beyond that, the player has to seek the services of a finance expert on how to invest the money. Thanks for a good review

[va2016]

It is likely that the author's expertise does not extend to handling success. A psychologist, motivator, Pastor or a mentor may coach you on achieving your dreams. It's like a football coach helping someone realize his potential as a good player to earn a lot of money. Beyond that, the player has to seek the services of a finance expert on how to invest the money. Thanks for a good review

Agree with your assessment! Thank you for your feedback!

[Kitkat3]

This book sounds like a good motivational read. I like your suggestion to add a bit about handling success, maybe not in financial terms but just in general. It's also good that the book is for all potential professions not just authors. Thanks for the review!

[va2016]

This book sounds like a good motivational read. I like your suggestion to add a bit about handling success, maybe not in financial terms but just in general. It's also good that the book is for all potential professions not just authors. Thanks for the review!

Yes, if not for the financials, but in general on how to handle success! Thank you for your feedback!