Simple Steps to Impossible Dreams: The 15 Power Secrets of the World's Most Successful People this question feed

asked by reader99 on November 13, 2006 8:48 AM

Here are the keys to turnings all your dreams into reality.

Whether your dreams are to start a business, lose twenty pounds, or build better relationships, they are all within your grasp. The keys are in the "Power Secrets," a set of specific strategies and techniques that enabled Steve Scott to fulfill his impossible dreams, not only in business, but in every other area of life. Along the way, he discovered that the world's most successful women and men -- such as Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, and Bill Gates -- use these same techniques, including:

Overcoming a fear of failure Turning critics from foes into friends Gaining a clear and precise vision Recruiting the partners and mentors of your dreams Communicating effectively and persuasively Taking control of your life one minute at a time Igniting the fuel of passion

With stories, advice, and plenty of interactive material to help you create your own personal plan, Simple Steps to Impossible Dreams doesn't just motivate you to fulfill your dreams, it gives you the step-by-step directions to do it!


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I purchased this book a few years ago and browsed through it thinking, "Wow, great stuff!" But I never bothered to do the exercises at the end of each chapter (too much effort) and never finished more than a few chapters. Unpacking boxes after a recent move, I rediscovered the book and decided to give it another 'go'.

Having just completed the first several chapters' worth of "Power Secret" exercises, I can feel decades worth of bad programming draining away leaving me more receptive to - and excited about - actually achieving my dreams. Each chapter has taken me about 45 minutes worth of thinking and writing per day. Too much, you say? No! It's not too much if it sets you on the right path. How much are your dreams worth to you?

Exercises include:
1.)Reprogramming Your On-Board Computer (getting rid of damaging self-concepts)
2.)Overcoming Fear of Failure
3.)Turning Criticism from Foe to Friend
4.)Gaining a Clear and Precise Vision
5.)Overcoming Your Lack of Know-How
6.)Overcoming Your Lack of Resources
7.)Achieving Infinitely More in a Fraction of the Time
8.)Dreaming and Achieving Impossible Dreams
9.)Recruiting the Partners and Mentors of Your Dreams
10.)Igniting the Engine of Positiveness
11.)Effectively and Persuasively Communicating
12.)Acquiring the Discipline of Winning Most of the Time
13.)Taking Control of Your Life, One Minute at a Time
14.)Acquiring the Fuel of Passion
15.)Flipping the Switch

Your dreams can be anything from 'having the most consistently intimate and rewarding relationship with my spouse', to 'writing a bestseller', to 'breaking away from a bad habit', to 'taking a trip around the world'. This book will help you gather the confidence and vision you need to make your dreams come true.
reviewed by james58 on November 21, 2006 2:51 AM

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To achieve great financial success, you must dream big. Big dream bring big money. Small dream big small money. As simple as that. Are you dreaming big everyday?

This 5 star book give you enough solid reasons why every human can achieve greatness. Of so many books i read, ONLY THIS BOOK can give me a confirmation that big dream is achieveable!
NOT ONLY THAT, it shows you easy steps which anyone can follow!

Two more unique BONUS in this book:
1. Build a great relationship by understanding a person's point of view/references.
2. Turning critisms into friendship.

Definitely worth your money!

Others Books recommended: The Law of Success, Think and grow Rich by Napoleon Hill!

reviewed by alexis on November 24, 2006 8:28 PM

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Dreaming the impossible dream is a favorite American pastime. Most of us never get any farther than merely dreaming. With the help of this book, we can discover what the author calls the "keys" to turning dreams into reality. He says these come from studying successful people. They seem simple enough, but taking the steps is always the difficult part. Steven Scott doesn't just give the reader the steps to take, he shows them how to do it. That's the hard part. Anybody can tell you what to do, it's making you do them that takes real motivation.

Scott's positive approach to changing our lives reminds me of another book I just read with the same message, although a different subject. The author of BABY BOOMER BACHELORETTE incites over-forty men and women to rebel against the status quo and sterotypes of middle age. She teaches them how to meet people of the opposite sex so that won't grow old and die alone, which is a big baby boomer fear.

Overcoming fear is a major theme in this book as well. They would make good companions, especially if you're a single baby boomer.
reviewed by ctj on November 28, 2006 8:00 PM

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That's Scott's first question. His second: What are your dreams? Have they come true, or are they stagnant? Scott shows us that most of us are kept from living out our dreams by six chains:

Mediocrity
Fear of failure
Avoiding criticism
Lack of vision
Lack of knowledge
Lack of resources

All of these chains can be broken and replaced by seven booster engines that will ignite your dreams into reality.

What makes this book better than other motivational books? First, Scott gives you assignments at the end of each chapter. Second, they take time. You can't rush through the book. Third, you may have to face some tough facts about yourself. But looking at yourself honestly is vital to making your dreams live.

Most people don't act on their dreams. That's too bad. But just reading this book will take you part of the way to achieving your dreams. The exercises will take you even farther. But first, you've got to buy the book. So buy it. Now. Take the first step.

reviewed by steelers on November 28, 2006 8:30 PM

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