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Build Personal Power |
| Reviewer: |
Mitch Wilson |
| Publisher's site: |
Unknown |
| Amazon link: |
Not available |
| Date: |
1995 |
| ISBN: |
0887490964 |
| Author/s |
Jack Canfield |
Build Personal Power is an excellent reference for anyone well versed in personal development. The tape tackles predominately with the initial fears one may have when about to take steps forward in their lives, and why people find it so hard to believe they are ‘worth’ the success they have the ability to gain.
Throughout the tape, Canfield provides a vast resource of facts and stories concerning the initial obstacles celebrities, sports stars and authors were to over come psychologically before they were to achieve their goals. What made this tape stand out was its attention to the fears one might have after you’ve motivated yourself into making changes. As followers of personal development will know, the main focus is often on making the commitment to change, and to just accept that it’s going to be scary!
The term ‘Personal Power’ is used by Canfield to describe the attribute which allows successful people to ask for more. He talks at one point about a friend of his who was earning $24,000 a day - ‘That’s personal power’.
Obviously building this level of resilience is often hard, and Canfield explains the reasons why through extensive facts and figures found from researchers. One such example was a study on how many positive and negative statements were told to children by their parents in a day. On average, there were 432 negative comments and just 32 positive statements made to the children every day. This along with other such examples builds the picture for why it is so hard to build personal power.
Whilst the facts and stories provided by this tape are certainly interesting, Canfield tends to rely too heavily on these figures to make what is often a very general point. Unlike other speakers such as John Maxwell and Ed Foreman who will use two or three select stories to illustrate an idea, Canfield becomes caught up in his own information, using examples from Sylvester Stallone, to Roger Bannister (the 4 minute mile man) to the world champion girl-scout cookie seller, to name but a few. Whilst individually each story is often remarkable, the impact they provide collectively is less effective.
Whilst this is a tape well recommended for those in the early stages of their personal development careers, seasoned listeners will have heard most of the examples and stories told before, in more selective, better thought out arguments for personal growth. This is a definite must for beginners in P.D. as the sheer number of examples provided will give you a strong start in personal growth, and this tape is easily accessible, but the more experienced will soon be back on the Jim Rohn.
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