Official Review: NOW by Sultan Ahmed

stoppoppingtheP · Post by **stoppoppingtheP** » 27 May 2016, 11:03

[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "NOW" by Sultan Ahmed.]

4 out of 4 stars

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All humans have dreams of what they want to achieve in life, but many do not end up achieving these dreams because they never try, or they let it fall to the side as real life takes over. The subject of this book is about the steps one needs to take in order to take control of their life and guide themselves to success and the accomplishment of their dreams. NOW is a non-fiction book written by Sultan Ahmed that aims to guide the reader through the steps to success in whatever sphere they are most passionate.

In this book, the author elaborates on his three step formula towards success. The author begins by explaining what exactly confidence is and how it can be confused with other not so appealing traits, such as arrogance . He then goes on to show how to acquire confidence in order to achieve your dreams. As an example of confidence he supplies a quote to explain what he means: ‘A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because its trust is not in the branch, but in its own wings’.

He then goes on to explain what is NOW and how to live in the NOW, and how that has an effect on you achieving success.

Lastly, the author explains how failure is just as important an aspect as the other two steps . He explains why failure is needed and how one should deal with it.

This was a well written, easy to read and relatively short book. The author writes in a style, as if he is talking to the reader directly. He disperses quotes throughout the book that are relevant for the topic that is being discussed. He also tends to use several examples of successful people and explains the steps that they took in order to acquire their success.

This book was without doubt inspirational and instructive. I learnt quite a lot from this that I can implement into my life. I fully agree with all the steps that the author has described. What I liked about the book was that it was simple and easy implement, and was well explained in detail. It doesn’t confuse or put off the reader with fancy terms.

One thing I must mention, is that although I cannot say that that there was anything specifically negative about this book, I wondered whether it was truly unique. There are many self-help books in the market, each claiming to show the reader the best way to success. Is another book really needed?

However I can say that once a person has read this book they will certainly want to make changes in their life, and start on their road to success. It gives you determination and hope to take the first steps. I was thinking about giving the book a three stars, simply because there are so many self-help books out there, but then I realized that this book needs to be judged according to its own merit and not according to the fact that there are many of the same books on the market. Thus I decided that it deserved a four out of four stars, since it would definitely give the reader the urge and encouragement to implement changes in their life, NOW.

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Insomniac07 · Post by **Insomniac07** » 31 May 2016, 12:12

I agree with you on the how many such self-help books are so similar to each other. Lovely review though.

stoppoppingtheP · Post by **stoppoppingtheP** » 01 Jun 2016, 08:31

Thanks. I agree that there are so many, but when you read a self-help book, it does tend to help, by giving you that urge to want to change. (

Shelle · Post by **Shelle** » 04 Jun 2016, 00:08

Great review! I really like the quote about the bird not trusting the branch and how the author isn't necessarily afraid of failure. This sounds like a very practical and useful book.

gali · Post by **gali** » 08 Jun 2016, 09:59

Nice review! I am glad you found the book inspirational and instructive.

Congratulations to the author on the good review and on being Book of the Day!

gaporter · Post by **gaporter** » 08 Jun 2016, 10:11

I like that he makes the distinction between arrogance and confidence, sometimes this can be overlooked in our society, I think. Good review!

Post by **bookowlie** » 08 Jun 2016, 10:19

Nice, thorough review! I like that the author gives relevant examples of the steps famous people took to achieve success. I think this approach allows the reader to relate to the information since they can see the results of what happened to these people.

Congrats to the author on receiving a glowing review.

Vermont Reviews · Post by **Vermont Reviews** » 08 Jun 2016, 10:38

Excellent review.

Vermont Reviews

stoppoppingtheP · Post by **stoppoppingtheP** » 08 Jun 2016, 10:50

Thanks

Heidi M Simone · Post by **Heidi M Simone** » 08 Jun 2016, 12:18

Wonderful review, stoppoppingtheP! I think my favorite part of your review is this quote: ‘A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because its trust is not in the branch, but in its own wings’. It makes so much sense - you rely on your own strengths and not what's surrounding you.

Congratulations to the author for writing such an inspiring read and for being BOTD!

dina s · Post by **dina s** » 08 Jun 2016, 13:36

when I read self help books, I find there is always something that I can take from it. thank you

Seraphia Bunny Sparks · Post by **Seraphia Bunny Sparks** » 08 Jun 2016, 15:39

Glad to read that you found this book to be helpful to yourself. I'm sure that it will be helpful to others who take the time to read it. Thank you for your well written review.

bluemel4 · Post by **bluemel4** » 08 Jun 2016, 17:38

I really like how failure was an important aspect of this self help book. Great realistic review!

purplepeepleeater · Post by **purplepeepleeater** » 08 Jun 2016, 18:15

Self-help books may be similar, but if this one left an impression on you to better yourself, that to me makes the book unique. Thank you for a great review!!