Review by kathcavin -- How To Be Successful
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 11:16
[Following is a volunteer review of "How To Be Successful" by M. Curtis McCoy.]
At age 27, M. Curtis McCoy was the successful owner of several companies. But his life changed in 2010 when he began to have daily seizures. He was diagnosed with brain cancer and doctors told him he only had months to live. He was inspired to make the most of what little time he had left. In 2015, McCoy launched a blog called "Success, Motivation, and Inspiration" to encourage others. After pursuing aggressive cancer treatment in Mexico, McCoy is now cancer free. He helped start a successful cell phone company that is now Best Cellular. After beating cancer, McCoy began to search for inspiration, interviewing leaders he looked up to. How To Be Successful is a compilation of the interviews McCoy collected and wisdom he gained from his own experiences.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. It contained a lot of good advice, not just about business but about how to live well. I did consider some aspects of this book to be repetitive. Some of McCoy's advice seemed to be more common sense than wisdom gained through life experience. I would not read this book again, but I did appreciate it.
I appreciate that McCoy's advice transcends business savvy. Although McCoy and many of the people interviewed in his book are involved in business, the wisdoms given in this text are universal. McCoy and those interviewed give good advice about many aspects of life, from how to manage money to how to dress. I also appreciated that although many of those interviewed for this book are Christians, the advice they shared is useful for people of all religions.
While I appreciated the interviews McCoy included, I did not think it was necessary for him to include an interview with himself. I felt that I learned enough about him from the introduction. I also fetl like the interviews could have been more nuanced if McCoy had asked different questions for each person interviewed. Instead, he used the same questions for each interview and most of the answers started to sound the same. I found some sections of the book to be off topic, such as Chapter 23 about profanity. McCoy cited some research about profanity and intelligence, but never gave any evidence to support his opinion that swearing does not mean a person has a higher IQ.
A good audience for this book would be individuals ages 22 through 45. It would be most helpful for recent college graduates or those trying to start a new business.
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How To Be Successful
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At age 27, M. Curtis McCoy was the successful owner of several companies. But his life changed in 2010 when he began to have daily seizures. He was diagnosed with brain cancer and doctors told him he only had months to live. He was inspired to make the most of what little time he had left. In 2015, McCoy launched a blog called "Success, Motivation, and Inspiration" to encourage others. After pursuing aggressive cancer treatment in Mexico, McCoy is now cancer free. He helped start a successful cell phone company that is now Best Cellular. After beating cancer, McCoy began to search for inspiration, interviewing leaders he looked up to. How To Be Successful is a compilation of the interviews McCoy collected and wisdom he gained from his own experiences.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. It contained a lot of good advice, not just about business but about how to live well. I did consider some aspects of this book to be repetitive. Some of McCoy's advice seemed to be more common sense than wisdom gained through life experience. I would not read this book again, but I did appreciate it.
I appreciate that McCoy's advice transcends business savvy. Although McCoy and many of the people interviewed in his book are involved in business, the wisdoms given in this text are universal. McCoy and those interviewed give good advice about many aspects of life, from how to manage money to how to dress. I also appreciated that although many of those interviewed for this book are Christians, the advice they shared is useful for people of all religions.
While I appreciated the interviews McCoy included, I did not think it was necessary for him to include an interview with himself. I felt that I learned enough about him from the introduction. I also fetl like the interviews could have been more nuanced if McCoy had asked different questions for each person interviewed. Instead, he used the same questions for each interview and most of the answers started to sound the same. I found some sections of the book to be off topic, such as Chapter 23 about profanity. McCoy cited some research about profanity and intelligence, but never gave any evidence to support his opinion that swearing does not mean a person has a higher IQ.
A good audience for this book would be individuals ages 22 through 45. It would be most helpful for recent college graduates or those trying to start a new business.
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How To Be Successful
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon