Born to Succeed: How to Release Your Unlimited Potential

I loved this book. It is very straightforward and gives you new ways of thinking about your life.

The contents of this book are obvious, but yet we choose to neglect these topics. An awesone book that puts you back in your place. I didn't read it as a self-inprovement excercise, but after reading the first page at the book store, I caouldn't resist the purchase.

I love this book. I bought the paperback in an airport when I was living in the U.K. I was scheduled to start law school at Columbia the following fall. Because of the information in this book, I withdrew from the entering class, found a job in a completely different field and today I am happier with my life than I ever could have imagined. I reread this book from time to time, just to refresh my memory. I think it is great advice written in an intelligent way. It gave me a new perspective on life, one that I wish I had when I was in high school.

In Born To Succeed: How to Release Your Unlimited Potential, Colin Turner says that we all have "self-imposed limitations that have created a barrier to making a success of our lives." Turner, a Scotsman, has more than twenty years experience in the fields of human potential and spiritual growth. He is an internationally acclaimed lecturer, author, and advisor to businesses and individuals. He says that true success is measured by creative accomplishment, rather than material possessions. Turner says the key to success is believing in yourself. He explains how to determine what is is that you really want from life, and why you don't yet have it. He offers practical advice on goal setting and achieving goals. Setting and achieving goals includes investigating why that particular goal is desirable, what obstacles may keep you from achieving it, and the steps you will take to overcome those obstacles. He then shows you how to commit to your goal and reward yourself for each step taken. His success blueprint shows you "how to activate your thought processes--mental muscles--and to draw on your own form of genius." He adds that we each "have the ability of perform at exceptional levels in at least one area of your life if you can find it." He teaches you how to find and develop that area. Part of his training is a "30-day mental diet" that emphasizes thinking about your life's purpose and how to best accomplish it. Turner also discusses the importance of spending quiet time with yourself and learning to listen to your intuition. "How tall does a tree grow?" Turner asks, then answers: "As tall as it can." He advises us to imitate trees, and grow as much as we can. We all have unlimited potential for growth, and it is only our own way of thinking that keeps us pruned into shrubs instead of tall trees. Born to Succeed will help all readers achieve success in life, regardless of how they define that success.

This book helped me to help myself. I was always into positive, self help books, but when this one came along it grabbed my attention from the moment I first picked it up.I read it from cover to cover without picking and choosing "whichever chapter I fancied" as with other books of this kind I have read before. I learned to "listen" to my hunches and got motivated to start my own business totally from scratch. Four years on.. I have now started to franchise my business and taught Colin's principals to my team of staff and franchisees. I keep this book on my desk for constant reference and whenever I need a "lift" a couple of chapters work on my attitude every time.An absolute must for your personal life, or particularly if you are considering starting a business or new venture!