5

I’m the first person to ever open this book. The busy jacket had slight wrinkles at the top but not even a finger print on it. Every page inside was never before touched. I am so pleasantly surprised. Moving past the copy I have, the activities in the book are great. Tons of introspective questions and beautifully designed spaces to record your responses.

It starts off great... and then it tapers off toward the end. But it's filled with inspirational quotes and pretty good exercises. It's easy to go through. If the writer were to come out with a new revision, I'd advise him to revise the last few chapters. In 5 years, I'll write a review to let you know whether this worked. But thus far; I'm inspired to make a difference in this world.

The message in this book is outstanding!!!! The first one I saw was in a Starbucks Coffee Shop. I purchased it for a graduating college student, and was very impressed with it.... enough so, that I ordered four more for my grandchildren. It is so positive and the "can do!" message is one I have believed in all my life. The only things I would change are, the statement, about this is your "one and only life", since I beleive in the possibility of something more after this one. And the cover on the starbucks promotional book "5" was a bit nicer. I plan to order several more soon.

If you are looking for a straight foward, no nonsence book to introduce the power of goal setting to people in your life, this is $10.00 very well spent. The return on investment for this book is huge. Well Done!

"5" is not lengthy or difficult and in fact is conceived as an inspirational "gift" book. Yet, it is full of thought-provoking and dream-inspiring questions for the reader's consideration. The book also includes space for recording your answers to the questions that will help clarify the life, goals, and adventures you would find most fulfilling, drawing out your personal priorities and values. Adding to the appeal of "5" is large, beautiful typography, with plenty of clear space and color to rouse creativity in your personal reflections. "5" is full of great quotes and practical wisdom on topics such as choosing your values, finding balance, thinking big, identifying your talents, and serving others. "5" is a book I wish I'd written and designed myself and I'm sure I'll be buying multiple copies to give away.

Each year I share with my clients and friends a book that I believe will provoke their thinking in some way. Shortly after Thanksgiving last year I found myself in a Starbucks Café with a steaming Americano on my table and seated next to a display of dark chocolate and merchandise. I had a 30-minute wait till my appointment arrived, so I began to page through the book titled, "5." It's a tool for planning your life five years out, filled with thought-provoking activities. Yet even when I ignored the exercises, I decided, it's a good, fun read! I found the layout stimulating, the questions quite provocative, and the value high. So high, in fact, that I talked a Starbucks manager into ordering me a full case of these (50) for exclusive distribution to my client base. They loved the book! I received dozens of notes from clients who dug into the exercises and were having a wonderful time discovering their future. A few confessed they had no energy to plan the future, but when they started reading the book they felt so inspired by the layout and the powerful questions that they found themselves engaged despite them selves. I also had a lot of requests re: Where can I get a copy? Until very recently (end of month Jan 09) the book was not available except thru Starbucks, and they were sold out. I'm thrilled it's now available thru AZN. My wife and I used two copies of this book to do our annual Planning Retreat, where we set aside an entire day to review the past year and then look ahead to the next. This book, 5, challenged us to look even further ahead. It's not a breakthrough book, and it's filled with a lot of quotes and readings that self-improvement junkies will have already seen before. But the presentation is so much fun; and the arrangement of activities keeps one moving thru the planning/vision process. Bottom line, it's a pretty joyful planning tool. I highly recommend this for those who get stuck in planning their life, and especially those who appreciate visual presentation.