Book review! Create Your Own Future: How to Master the 12 Critical Factors of Unlimited Success

 

Book Information

Book Tittle : Create Your Own Future: How to Master the 12 Critical Factors of Unlimited Success

Author : Bryan Tracy

Pages : 275

Publisher :  JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.

Year of Publish : 2002

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"From past to present and present to future" many people dream of having a good, successful, happy future.

The ideal that is always coveted by everyone on this earth, but a sense of insecurity, a sense of hopelessness, a sense of disappointment when the process of achieving dreams always comes to envelop, making oneself overwhelmed and giving up.

In this book we will be presented with a simple reality that has a tremendous impact on our lives. The introduction explains that the future is entirely our responsibility, about how we choose to move forward by taking responsibility for every risk and carefully creating a clear vision of the future that suits us. 

Tracy in this book emphasizes the importance of proactivity and that hope is not a strategy to achieve the future we want.

Furthermore, Tracy in this book presents an explanation that can motivate us as readers, we basically have unlimited potential. 

Our external world reflects our own world, our thoughts determine our reality. By controlling our thoughts, we can control our fate. "Fate is not destiny, if destiny cannot be changed then change your fate" 

In addition to controlling the mind Tracy in this book continues his explanation that goals must be clear because it is very important, we as readers will be invited to make a dream list and a list of 10 main goals in our lives. which then we will choose one main goal and make a concrete plan. 

After explaining that a clear goal is a crucial principle, Tracy goes on to explain that knowledge is an important tool for progress. 

Readers will be invited to focus on improving core skills to produce the best results. 

Not only does the book explain knowledge and its important role, it also provides an explanation for creating a personal development plan that includes health, financial condition or finance, family, career. 

After creating a personal development plan, the book explains that becoming an expert in your field is the key to extraordinary success. We are encouraged to practice our core skills consistently and regularly.

Good effective and efficient time management will lead us to success in everything, we are taught to focus on priorities and avoid the habit of procrastinating every thing. 

Because this will have a very negative impact on our process of achieving our dreams. In addition to good time management, this book will also give us knowledge about good financial habits. 

Good financial habits include saving, and investing, simply put, we are encouraged to set aside 1% of our income and increase it gradually.

After providing practical mechanisms that are effective in our lives, the book goes on to motivate us that we naturally have creative power. 

Basically every problem can be solved through creative thinking, and centering or focusing on solving it or focusing on the solution. 

Continuing on, the next principle explains that results determine rewards, meaning focus on high-value activities for maximum productivity.

"It's better to try than not at all" is more or less like a quote beside the point conveyed by the next principle explained in this section successful people act quickly and have a sense of urgency, acting even though it is not perfect is better than waiting. 

Besides trying, character is also a very crucial factor. The book explains that character is the foundation of long-term success, and values such as integrity and responsibility are essential.

"Dare to start dare to endure" This last principle is explained in the book that the courage to start and the perseverance to endure are the keys to true fortune. 

In the closing section, we are taught to combine all the principles. If we combine we will become a good person, successful and can benefit others. 

True luck is the result of conscious decisions and actions. 

I highly recommend this book to teachers, students and everyone, the use of easy-to-understand language provides comfort to the reader.