I bought Shut Up, Stop Whining & Get A Life at the recommendation of one of my newsletter readers last year.
I have never been a fan of the 'in your face' approach but this interested me greatly as I always like to be as flexible with my counselling skills as I can be and sometimes a certain type of person does require the 'bluntness' that this book offers.
The first thing to say is that although Larry 'tells it how it is' he also clearly deeply cares that you get the results you crave, even if that means you don't particulary like him or his techniques afterwards.
The book itself states
Internationally renowned success philosopher, business speaker, and humorist, Larry Winget offers advice that flies in the face of conventional self–help. He believes that the motivational speakers and self–help gurus seem to have forgotten that the operative word in self–help is "self." That is what makes this book so different. Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life forces all responsibility for every aspect of your life right where it belongs—on you. For that reason, this book will make you uncomfortable. Winget won′t let you escape to the excuses that we all find so comforting. The only place you are allowed to go to place the blame for everything that has ever happened to you is to the mirror. The last place most of us want to go.
Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life is simply a self–help book like no other. It takes on every idea you hold sacred. It trashes the motivational platitudes we have all grown up with and learned to trust. Larry attacks the importance of a positive attitude, the sanctity of marriage, sex, religion, fitness, friendship, money, stress, and happiness. This is anything but conventional wisdom, yet makes so much sense that his ideas are nearly impossible to argue with.
Larry Winget, also known as The Pitbull of Personal Development®, is confrontational in his style, direct in his approach, irritational in his manner, yet Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life is still hilarious. You will find yourself laughing out loud as he discusses his frustration with people who refuse to take responsibility for their lives and their results. Yet the most interesting part of this book is Winget′s emphasis on the importance of love and service to others. He explains that these two factors are the key to all success, happiness, and prosperity in both your personal and professional life.
You probably won′t agree with all Larry Winget says in this one–of–a–kind book. You may not like the concepts and ideas he believes will change your life. Winget doesn′t care. His ideas aren′t for everyone and he readily admits that. He just wants you to look at your life and your business, and if you aren′t totally happy with your results, then give his advice a try. If it works, you are way ahead. If it doesn′t, you haven′t lost anything.
For me this book is perfect for those that do want their advice straight to the point and don't do the softly softly approach that most self help genre books go for.The book is ideal for a quick 5 minute read and to put a lot of the real world advice into practical use and see some results.
The basics of the book are look at your life now and change what isn't working for you, but the key is to accept when things really aren't working and to do something about it. This is especially valid in the dieting world where a lof of us plug away at the same diet time and time again and accepting that it isn't going to work for you is the key to moving on.
Out of 10 I would give this book 9 and purely not a 10 as for me the 'brutal' nature of the advice isn't quite my thing. A great read though and is is available from Amazon by clicking here
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