About the Book

The New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, based on the principle that little, everyday decisions will either take you to the life you desire or to disaster by default.

No gimmicks. No Hyperbole. No Magic Bullet. The Compound Effect is a distillation of the fundamental principles that have guided the most phenomenal achievements in business, relationships, and beyond. This easy-to-use, step-by-step operating system allows you to multiply your success, chart your progress, and achieve any desire. If you're serious about living an extraordinary life, use the power of The Compound Effect to create the success you want. You will find strategies including:

How to win--every time! The No. 1 strategy to achieve any goal and triumph over any competitor, even if they're smarter, more talented or more experienced.

Eradicating your bad habits (some you might be unaware of!) that are derailing your progress.

The real, lasting keys to motivation--how to get yourself to do things you don't feel like doing.

Capturing the elusive, awesome force of momentum. Catch this, and you'll be unstoppable.

The acceleration secrets of superachievers. Do they have an unfair advantage? Yes they do, and now you can too!

About the Author

Darren Hardy has been the central business leader of the success media industry for 25 years. More than anyone alive today, Darren has met, interviewed and uncovered the methods used by the most successful people in the world. He now teaches these unique success strategies exclusively to those who choose to...Be The Exception.

About the Reviews

This was a great read. In summary it really helped me to do something that I've struggled with for years. It helped me to develop a plan to make improvements in my life. I've read many works on personal development but I've never been able to fully implement ideas or methods. I think I've always been looking for that big Ah-Hah moment where I could flip a switch and become more productive, more creative, more strategic, more of everything that I think I need to be to become more successful. The Compound Effect made me realize that I was not only on the wrong path, but I was stuck in the mud on that path. It's simple, small incremental changes lead to exponential results. Read this book and apply the principles that Darren lays out. It's changing my life and I hope it helps you as well.

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Okay, so you need to know that I have been a serial self-help book junkie! I was hopeless! This was the first self-help book that "cured" me and helped me see the light, so to speak (the other one, read about the same time, The Slight Edge, is also EXCELLENT; it has the same message, and further reinforced my cure)! I had been looking for the magic fix! Of course, there is no such thing! This book helped me see that! But it provides a real and powerful approach to improving one's life! Spoiler alert: you have to put in the effort! And it works sort of like this: slowly, slowly, slowly, . . . SUDDENLY! You'll have to read the book to understand. I HIGHLY recommend this book!

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I did a 5-minute video review of this book on my YouTube show "Always Better Challenge Show".

The main premise of this book is the idea that slow and steady wins the race. It is very helpful the way Darren reminds us that even ridiculously small changes can, if applied CONSISTENTLY, produce huge effects over time. He also reminds us of the power in taking responsibility for our own actions, and that if we want to "manage" something, we must first "measure" it. I also love the idea of putting success on "autopilot" through establishing good habits.

There are a million books out there in this space. I should know, I've read most of them! But this is one of a handful that I think belongs on everyone's bookshelf, at least everyone who is interested in personal development and improvement. You can't go wrong with this one.

Product Info

Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Vanguard Press; Csm edition (October 2, 2012)
Language: English
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars 2,001 customer reviews

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