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Review of Journey to your Summit
[Following is a volunteer review of "Journey to your Summit" by Dave Vetta.]
Looking for thought provoking stories of peoples’ lives? What do they think they’ve learned from life’s lessons? What do they regret not committing more time to or wish they had done differently? What brings some people to financial success and others to happiness? Can both be accomplished? Journey to your Summit by Dave Vetta is packed with these types of inspiring tales.
From popular movies to close friends to simple acquaintances, Dave Vetta has compiled many small stories and pieces of advice to share with the world. The mood is light. The read is easy. And some tips and tricks may be picked up along the way. I would describe this as a “feel good” book. You are bound to find at least one story that is either relatable or fun. Some tales even come with references for other books you can read for further information on the matter. There are also some mildly instructive and helpful activities at the end of each chapter, urging you to realize your own goals. I found the list of people involved in the financial planning business and what their roles are to be insightful and helpful. I didn’t realize how many jobs were involved in the matter!
Overall, however, I did not find the book very instructive. With a claim to help one discover the journey to their summit, I found very little information that was useful and could be applied to my life. And finances were discussed surprisingly little. Vague statements were made like “select an appropriate investment, and apply the principle of compounding, which will get you the amount within a desired timeline” with absolutely no discussion about the stock market or how you should go about understanding what an “appropriate investment” looks like. There is also a section dedicated to not dreaming of “Someday Isle” and enjoying life right now, which seemed rather counterproductive in a book about planning for retirement. Though the author did kindly suggest in the final chapter that you could contact him for further guidance in your retirement plan. And despite the claim in the blurb that this book is “for the not so religious,” there are heavy religious undertones and even sections with titles like “One Step Closer to God.” The message I ultimately received was that if you want to be financially successful, go speak to the professionals, which makes sense, but I feel some baseline knowledge would have been nice.
I would rate this book a 2 out of 4 stars. The stories were cute and light and some were fun to read, but I feel the overall theme did not meet expectations based on the blurb of the book. At the end of the book, I felt I had read tiny bits of others’ lives that vaguely met the author’s point but provided me no real guidance toward my summit. The book also does not appear to have been professionally edited, providing many distracting errors.
This book would be a great read for someone looking for a lighthearted collection of stories with some thought-provoking lessons. I would not recommend it to those looking for an instructional guide for starting your financial journey to retirement.
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Journey to your Summit
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Looking for thought provoking stories of peoples’ lives? What do they think they’ve learned from life’s lessons? What do they regret not committing more time to or wish they had done differently? What brings some people to financial success and others to happiness? Can both be accomplished? Journey to your Summit by Dave Vetta is packed with these types of inspiring tales.
From popular movies to close friends to simple acquaintances, Dave Vetta has compiled many small stories and pieces of advice to share with the world. The mood is light. The read is easy. And some tips and tricks may be picked up along the way. I would describe this as a “feel good” book. You are bound to find at least one story that is either relatable or fun. Some tales even come with references for other books you can read for further information on the matter. There are also some mildly instructive and helpful activities at the end of each chapter, urging you to realize your own goals. I found the list of people involved in the financial planning business and what their roles are to be insightful and helpful. I didn’t realize how many jobs were involved in the matter!
Overall, however, I did not find the book very instructive. With a claim to help one discover the journey to their summit, I found very little information that was useful and could be applied to my life. And finances were discussed surprisingly little. Vague statements were made like “select an appropriate investment, and apply the principle of compounding, which will get you the amount within a desired timeline” with absolutely no discussion about the stock market or how you should go about understanding what an “appropriate investment” looks like. There is also a section dedicated to not dreaming of “Someday Isle” and enjoying life right now, which seemed rather counterproductive in a book about planning for retirement. Though the author did kindly suggest in the final chapter that you could contact him for further guidance in your retirement plan. And despite the claim in the blurb that this book is “for the not so religious,” there are heavy religious undertones and even sections with titles like “One Step Closer to God.” The message I ultimately received was that if you want to be financially successful, go speak to the professionals, which makes sense, but I feel some baseline knowledge would have been nice.
I would rate this book a 2 out of 4 stars. The stories were cute and light and some were fun to read, but I feel the overall theme did not meet expectations based on the blurb of the book. At the end of the book, I felt I had read tiny bits of others’ lives that vaguely met the author’s point but provided me no real guidance toward my summit. The book also does not appear to have been professionally edited, providing many distracting errors.
This book would be a great read for someone looking for a lighthearted collection of stories with some thought-provoking lessons. I would not recommend it to those looking for an instructional guide for starting your financial journey to retirement.
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Journey to your Summit
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
Latest Review: Journey to your Summit by Dave Vetta
