Official Review: Journey to your Summit by Dave Vetta

[Melisa Jane]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Journey to your Summit" by Dave Vetta.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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To achieve one’s life or financial goals, efforts have to be made. Such efforts include laying out strategies and means of achieving these goals. While life’s goals may not require professionalism, financial goals are complex and need the involvement of qualified professional finance managers. Journey to your Summit: Intersection of Life Planning and Financial Literacy with a Spiritual and Disciplined Focus by Dave Vetta is a self-help book about setting and achieving different goals in life. According to the author, the word “summit” as used in this book means one's goals and objectives.

This book has 138 pages. It is divided into 7 chapters. However, for the sake of this review, I’ll only summarize the introductory part and the first two chapters. The introduction, Purpose and Prologue, gives the readers an overview of the entire book. Some basic instructions mentioned in this section include identifying your goals and objectives, life planning, financial planning, and retirement planning. The first chapter, Prepare Now with an Eye on the Future, emphasizes planning on where one wants to be in the future. The author advises the readers to dream about their future and look for the means to get there. Such means include education, being open to opportunities, and finding platforms for one’s talents. The second chapter, Put Money in Its Place, emphasizes the importance of financial planning.

This book is almost perfect. I liked several things about it. To begin with, the author uses a very simple vocabulary to convey very complex life’s decisions. For instance, when explaining the basics of financial planning, he uses everyday examples that every reader, including those with no knowledge in finance, can relate to. He also includes stories about both his life and the lives of others to bring his points home. The last page of the book contains references that support and validates the book’s contents. Since I didn’t find any grammatical errors throughout the reading, this book was adequately edited.

There are only two things that didn’t meet my expectations. First, the book was weirdly structured. I noticed that the author divided each page into two halves so that one normal page contains two pages of his story. This made the reading very hard as I had to alternate from one half to another. However, fixing this shouldn’t be hard since it’s only a formatting problem. I also realized that some subtitles were a little inaccurate. For example, the third chapter, Take some Risks, talks about spirituality, and certain military rules instead of focusing on financial risks as the title suggests.

In conclusion, I enjoyed reading this book. It met almost all my expectations. I, therefore, rate it 4 out of 4 stars. Although I mentioned a few dislikes, they are minor imperfections hence cannot affect my rating. I recommend this book to everyone. This is because, apart from the fact that everyone needs to plan their finances, this book also touches on planning one’s life. I can’t think of any groups of people that won’t find it useful.

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[Tonze]

The book seems to be interesting, I like self-help book and when it comes to such genre talking about financial planning and all about how we can focus on our goals. I can't resist, I will read the book. Thanks for your insightful review

[Benedicta1970]

I love this book, especially were it talks about the basics of financial planning, he uses everyday examples that every reader, including those with no knowledge in finance, can relate to.Nice review

[Pandora10]

This self-help book focuses on the importance of having a plan for achieving life goals and financial success. He also demonstrates with examples the importance of discipline and what can and usually does happen when discipline is absent. The narrative is clear and easy to understand. This should be a useful book for young adults and older readers.

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

This is an educational non-fiction book highlighting financial education, personal development, financial life planning, and journey to your summit. The book has a free sample on Amazon Kindle and has a well-written OnlineBookClub review. Congrats on the BOTD selection.

[Bertha Jackson]

Many young people do not realize just how fast life passes and that they need to plan for their retirement. They are the ones that would benefit most from this book. Thank you for your review.

[Palwika Sethi]

The ideology of the book is based on the solitary motive of ameliorating the financial conditions of an individual and hence his/her lifestyle. Strategically concocting choices can truly create the desired, top-notch, ideal lifestyle. The book will surely be helpful for people who want to explore their potential and create their own empire.

[María Andrea Fernández Sepúlveda]

I hope that the author takes your comments into consideration because this seems like a very handy book. Most of us can dream big, but financial planning requires knowledge that the majority of people (including me) don't have. I especially appreciate the author using simple language in this aspect.
Thank you for your review!

[Doris Nwoti]

From this book, one can learn better ways to approach their financial goals and while doing that enhance their personality.

[Sou Hi]

Thanks for your review. It seems this book will be a great help for people to achieve their financial and personal goals.

[AntonelaMaria]

It seems that there is a lot going on for such a. a short book. I like your remarks about the book. I am not much into these types of nonfiction. books but I am sure others would like it. Great review.

[Tars]

Sounds like the book can be mighty useful, but unfortunately, not for me. I have no mind for numbers, therefore any kinds of financial goals and strategies intended to reach them are so not my thing. I will have to pass this one, but still congratulations on BOTD!

[Wish Dom]

Thank you for the review. Considering what I read in the sample it's well written, simple, and understandable. It isn't what I usually prefer to read however, it seems usefully educational.

[azza lia]

I always think that I need some advice for my financial goals. But it might be just like another self help book. Trying to be relatable, but It just work for some people. Great review!

[tarafarah7]

With graduation right around the corner, today's BOTD sounds like a great option to gift graduates as they enter the real world. I love that the info is paired with real-life stories and experiences, as it makes the tips and strategies more relatable and easier to understand. Thank you for the awesome review!