Review by baraka1234 -- How To Be Successful

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[Following is a volunteer review of "How To Be Successful" by M. Curtis McCoy.]
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4 out of 4 stars
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There is nothing as encouraging to see an author answering their question before answering the questions of others. It shows genuine in the authorship and a belief in themselves as well as in others.


This is what I found about M. Curtis McCoy, the writer of the inspirational self-improvement book titled How To Be Successful - Think Like a Leader. Curtis began by himself and then brought in others from close family members and friends who openly narrate their success story.


What is your excuse found in the early chapters of the book is a short story of a homeless guy who was left by his wife after losing their home to debtors? While in the park, he made up his mind he had to do something about his life and he provided a much-needed truss solution to a construction site and landed himself his first order which grew into a truss company and by the time he met Curtis, the ‘homeless guy’ was already driving a twin-turbo Ferrari.


Are there any books you’ve read more than once? Why? Is a question that Curtis keeps asking his interviewees and the answers they give are interesting on which books played a central role in their success. Most of them are inspirational books like ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad'.


The interview questions follow a sequence that the reader can easily understand and apply the real experience answers in their lives like what difficult commitment have you made and you would make it again? And what character traits in others do you value most? And other questions like what’s your inspiration, what keeps you awake, and so on.


The author keeps referring to quotes from the Bible to give weight to his arguments which makes it better understandable to Christian readers than any other faith, but there is one thing I must assure the readers from other faiths; the book’s content is rich and helpful to any individual regardless of faith.


What I liked most about the book is the flow of the chapters: each interview is preceded by a story. The art of saying, “No” is followed by an interview with Nathan Schulhof. The interview helps hammer down the point.


There's nothing in particular that I disliked about the book. The author did thorough research before writing the book and engaged the best editing tools or personnal and it's almost impossible to point out grammatical errors.


This book is relevant to business people, people of faith as well as individual personalities and as a result, I rate it a 4 out of 4 stars. I cannot give it a lower rating because the book has no inappropriate language, nudity, or gross scenes.


I recommend the book to any individual who feels they have stagnated into one place and need to restart their lives or propel it to a faster pace. The book will give you the right dose fit for your situation. Any demographic range will find the book worth reading.

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