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Review by Noilaus -- The Mindset by Ace Bowers
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Mindset" by Ace Bowers.]
THE MINDSET
My Journey from Janitor to Silicon Valley Millionaire in Five Years
ACE BOWERS
This is a motivational book of success, written in an autobiographical style, with the author being the main character. The story starts with Ace Bowers's childhood lifestyle experience at his parents home, rising from a poor background to become one of the most valuable person, and how he rose from getting a minimum wage of $6.00 per hour as a Janitor, to getting $125.000 dollars annually.
After graduating from high school, Ace, almost lost hope in himself when he failed the insurance exams twice, the reason that made him
quit his job and become jobless. For his rescue, his aunt bought him a car and offered him to stay with his cousin in Oregon. There, he started work as a Janitor, on a $6.00 dollars per hour pay offer, and later on he started seeing Yuka, a Japanese lady who came for school, whom he implegnanted after some-time. How did he respond to the challenge of becoming a father with such a low paying job?
This is an exceptionally well edited book, saying this because I didn't spot any destructive error, and I think that most of autobiographical and memoir fans would find it difficult to get a break from the read, as I did, because of the friendly but captivating tone of the author's writing style, which captured me on turning pages from the first page, until I finished the book in just an overnight read, despite being that I only wanted to take a look through it before sleeping; and so I recommend this book them, including those who need motivation and encouragement were success is concerned. However, I think that this is not a book for a limited audience only.
This is one book that readers would find appealing to them in many ways. i.e. Emotionally, like the story of Anthony, the author's childhood friend: I was touched by how the author expressed himself over their relationship and how he felt after his friend's death. Encouragement, I was encouraged by Bowers's response to the pregnancy challenge in spite of his financial status at that moment. Readers would also find counsel and advise in one way or another after reading this book. As for me, I learnt from the author's biography that sometimes in life, our personality character are shaped by the environment we live in and situations we encounter, telling from how his parent's lifestyle at home impacted his association with friends at school. I also learnt that the greatest key to success, is having a reason for doing something; telling in reference to how the author successfully completed the insurance course in just one attempt, the same course he failed twice before leaving his parents home in California.
What I liked most is the precise narration of the stories skill, that is entertaining but at the same time teaching without keeping the reader bored, and many educative phrases used: "I realized that it's not the products, the free meals, or the perks that were important. Ultimately, it's the people you work with everyday who matter. " is my most liked phrase. And coming to what I disliked; I found it not necessary for some detailed personal stories to be included in this book, like how Ariel ordered the waitress.
Personally, I find no reason for deducting a star from the rating, because everything is good in this book as to my side. The language is straight and easy to understand making a easy to get along with flow to readers, and the content is a true motivation to a vast audience, if I could say, plus the book was professionally edited. Thus, I rate The Mindset a solid four out of four stars
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The Mindset
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THE MINDSET
My Journey from Janitor to Silicon Valley Millionaire in Five Years
ACE BOWERS
This is a motivational book of success, written in an autobiographical style, with the author being the main character. The story starts with Ace Bowers's childhood lifestyle experience at his parents home, rising from a poor background to become one of the most valuable person, and how he rose from getting a minimum wage of $6.00 per hour as a Janitor, to getting $125.000 dollars annually.
After graduating from high school, Ace, almost lost hope in himself when he failed the insurance exams twice, the reason that made him
quit his job and become jobless. For his rescue, his aunt bought him a car and offered him to stay with his cousin in Oregon. There, he started work as a Janitor, on a $6.00 dollars per hour pay offer, and later on he started seeing Yuka, a Japanese lady who came for school, whom he implegnanted after some-time. How did he respond to the challenge of becoming a father with such a low paying job?
This is an exceptionally well edited book, saying this because I didn't spot any destructive error, and I think that most of autobiographical and memoir fans would find it difficult to get a break from the read, as I did, because of the friendly but captivating tone of the author's writing style, which captured me on turning pages from the first page, until I finished the book in just an overnight read, despite being that I only wanted to take a look through it before sleeping; and so I recommend this book them, including those who need motivation and encouragement were success is concerned. However, I think that this is not a book for a limited audience only.
This is one book that readers would find appealing to them in many ways. i.e. Emotionally, like the story of Anthony, the author's childhood friend: I was touched by how the author expressed himself over their relationship and how he felt after his friend's death. Encouragement, I was encouraged by Bowers's response to the pregnancy challenge in spite of his financial status at that moment. Readers would also find counsel and advise in one way or another after reading this book. As for me, I learnt from the author's biography that sometimes in life, our personality character are shaped by the environment we live in and situations we encounter, telling from how his parent's lifestyle at home impacted his association with friends at school. I also learnt that the greatest key to success, is having a reason for doing something; telling in reference to how the author successfully completed the insurance course in just one attempt, the same course he failed twice before leaving his parents home in California.
What I liked most is the precise narration of the stories skill, that is entertaining but at the same time teaching without keeping the reader bored, and many educative phrases used: "I realized that it's not the products, the free meals, or the perks that were important. Ultimately, it's the people you work with everyday who matter. " is my most liked phrase. And coming to what I disliked; I found it not necessary for some detailed personal stories to be included in this book, like how Ariel ordered the waitress.
Personally, I find no reason for deducting a star from the rating, because everything is good in this book as to my side. The language is straight and easy to understand making a easy to get along with flow to readers, and the content is a true motivation to a vast audience, if I could say, plus the book was professionally edited. Thus, I rate The Mindset a solid four out of four stars
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The Mindset
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