Goal Setting – 13 Secrets of World-Class Achievers by Vic Johnson – Book Review

title and author: Goal Setting: 13 Secrets of World-Class Achievers by Vic Johnson

Content Synopsis:

The late Jim Rohn always said that there are no new fundamental principles for success. Vic Johnson would agree and in this book he presents timeless principles of success that he may have read about before from his own unique perspective.

Johnson admits in this book that there are no secrets to success. He tells you that he used that term in the title to get you to read the book, because everyone is looking for secrets to get ahead. Only when you stop the fruitless search for shortcuts and secrets and learn the fundamental principles that thousands of successful people have tried and follow, is success achieved.

Johnson is an expert in this area and brings some of the best literature on success as well as real-world examples to illustrate the principles he teaches. He believes that what you think and how you think defines who you become and what you accomplish. He follows the thinking of James Allen, Napoleon Hill, Jack Canfield and many others. The advantage of reading this book is that it brings together a century of writing on these subjects into a list of proven principles and applications.

Johnson organizes these “secrets” under thirteen headings:

Number 1: Big doers are big dreamers.

Number 2: Understand the beginning of all achievement.

Number 3: What you see is what you get.

Number 4: Learn to believe.

Number 5: Stand on the shoulders of giants.

Number 6 – Have a laser-focused approach to managing your time.

Number 7: Act now and keep acting.

Number 8: Champions manage fear and doubt.

Number 9: FIDO is more than a dog’s name.

Number 10: Do what others won’t do today so you can do what others can’t do tomorrow.

Number 11: Experience the power of a mastermind.

Number 12: It’s all about principles.

Number 13: Look for world-class mentors and coaches.

This book is half instruction in success principles and half motivation based on his own life story and the stories of others who have learned this material and made it work for them.

The book is written not just for motivation and instruction; is a workbook with specific exercises that you can use to put these principles to work for yourself.

Utility:

Anyone who wants to continually improve and learn the principles that have led others to success will benefit from this book. If you’ve read a lot of success literature, you won’t find much new here. However, you will reinforce what you have already learned and benefit from Johnson’s perspective. Reading this book could replace reading a dozen other similar books because it condenses everything into one focus. If you haven’t read up in this area, this book is an excellent introduction.

Readability/Writing Quality:

This book is well written and easy to follow. It is well organized and broken down in outline form by headings and subheadings.

Notes on the author:

Vic Johnson is an author and speaker who has created a number of motivational websites.

Three great ideas that you can use:

1. People who don’t have goals work for those who do. Setting clear, realistic goals and then using them to guide your efforts is the key to success.

2. There are no magical powers at work that make some people successful and others fail. Average people are average because they have average thoughts. Exceptional people are exceptional because they have exceptional thoughts.

3. If you want to change and grow, you must do things that are not natural or comfortable for you.

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Goal Setting: 13 Secrets of World-Class Achievers by Vic Johnson

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Published by No Dream Too Big Publishing

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