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  • The Achievement Habit

  • Stop Wishing, Start Doing, and Take Command of Your Life
  • By: Bernard Roth
  • Narrated by: Sean Pratt
  • Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (192 ratings)
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By: Bernard Roth
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Summary

Did you know that achievement can be learned? As Bernie Roth explains, achievement is a muscle. And once you learn how to flex it, you'll be able to meet life's challenges and reach your goals.

Based on a legendary course Roth has taught at Stanford University for several decades, The Achievement Habit employs the remarkable insights that stem from design thinking to help us realize the power we all have within to change our lives for the better. By ridding ourselves of issues that stand in the way of reaching our full potential, we gain the confidence finally to do things we've always wanted to do. Combining design thinking, problem solving, creativity, communication skills, and life adjustments, listeners will learn:

  • Why trying and doing are two different things
  • Why using reasons (excuses), even legitimate ones, to explain one's behavior is self-defeating
  • How to change your self-image into one of a doer and achiever
  • How subtle language changes can resolve existential dilemmas and barriers to action
  • How to build resiliency by reinforcing what you do rather than what you accomplish
  • How to be open to learning from your own experience and from those around you

Our behavior and relationships can be transformed - if we choose to, we can be mindful and control our intentions to create habits that make our lives better. And with this thoughtful book as your guide, you can.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

©2015 Bernard Roth (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers

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Makes a lot of assumptions that I couldn't agree with.

A couple of things happened when I was reading this book. First was that I found myself getting rather animated when I disagreed with the author about 'reasons'. Second, the penny dropped that this is how Neurotypical people think and operate. Further, they assume that all people can (and should) think and operate the same way. As a person who cannot think and operate like this, I found this book to be an incredible insight into how intelligent mainstream people operate and assume others should too.

Another thing that happened is that I have stopped giving 'reasons' when I say no to things. It is far better to just say no (although I maintain that reasons and excuses are not the same thing) I feel I have saved myself time and energy, and perhaps even increased my credibility with this small change.

Having made myself push on despite my irritation, I am very glad I committed to finishing this book. For all the areas I agreed with the author, I have another way of communicating my thoughts now. For all the times I didn't agree, I have a better understanding of the other side of the argument.

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finally, some practical advice on self betterment.
I have listened to few online video on the subject and by far I have found this book simpler to follow, understand and implement. My favourite part is the good reasons we give for our mishaps. They are all gooooooood reasons.

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fantastic

really insightful and uplifting. has given me a new perspective on my own life as well as work life. real practical and pragmatic book and highly recommend you listen or read

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Good book, full of life lessons

I'd need to listen again to start taking action though and it reads more like a memoir than a how to. I still really liked it and there are a lot of common sense tips in the book.

I loved the voice of the guy who reads it, though I was disappointed that it wasn't the author.

The only downside is that the sound quality is not good. I listen to a lot of books on my cycle into work along a busy road (on a cycle highways, so it's safe!) and I found this book quiet in places.

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good book AND a lot to take in

loads of great tips in this book to get to the heart of a goal. work out my values and to make the most of my life. I definitely need to go back through and take notes of the practices to be applied. thanks for sharing and explaining all of these.

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Did not hold my interest

Really like it at first but the narrator had a voice that made me drift off and stop concentrating constantly.
The parts that sounded like maths were the final straw for me. I did take some good points away from the first few chapters though.

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If Alan Partridge wrote self help books...

A random series of disconnected pieces of advice, supported by self-satisfied and largely unbelievable stories designed to make the author feel clever. Perhaps the smuggest book I've ever read. Don't bother.

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Finally!

Where does The Achievement Habit rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The narrator made me feel like the book was his and delivered the information with grace and style. The author's life view and stories are very relatable and useful.

What other book might you compare The Achievement Habit to, and why?

This book is very helpful for understanding your own road-blocks and has some wonderful examples for putting into practice. I am enjoying using the techniques described and since I already love people-watching, I have been able to interpret situations very differently as a result.

Have you listened to any of Sean Pratt’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I enjoy listening to Sean Pratt's work - it is guaranteed to be informative and the subject matter is imparted with such finesse that I felt as though I had read the book myself, for which I am very grateful

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Achievement can be learned. In this day and age of mindfullness where less is more it is wonderful to find a book that actually gives you ideas and exercises to work through to help you achieve.

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a bit haphazard

found this book a bit all over the place as an improvement one.

first narration is slow I had to speed it up to be engaged!

second isn't has done useful tips and thoughts but interlinked with stories which often I found not interesting, useful or linked

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first chapter was good...

good first chapter and a few nice sentiments sprinkled throughout but a ton filler
more fluff than substance

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