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The Surrounded by Idiots
Surrounded by Setbacks: Turning Obstacles into Success
Part of the bestselling Surrounded by Idiots series!
In Surrounded by Setbacks , internationally bestselling author Thomas Erikson turns his attention to a universal what to do when things go wrong.
Too often it seems like our dreams and ambitions―whether it’s finally getting that corner office, lacing up your running shoes again, or building a flourishing relationship with your partner―are derailed by one roadblock or another. So how do we learn to take setbacks in stride and still achieve our goals?
In Surrounded by Setbacks , Erikson answers that question. Using simple, actionable steps, Erikson helps readers identify the “why” behind their goal, create a concrete plan towards achieving it, and―most importantly―avoid many of the most common pitfalls that derail us when we attempt something new. The simple 4-color behavior system that made Surrounded by Idiots revolutionary now helps readers reflect on how they respond to adversity, giving them the self-awareness to negotiate the inevitable obstacles of life with confidence.
In Surrounded by Setbacks , internationally bestselling author Thomas Erikson turns his attention to a universal what to do when things go wrong.
Too often it seems like our dreams and ambitions―whether it’s finally getting that corner office, lacing up your running shoes again, or building a flourishing relationship with your partner―are derailed by one roadblock or another. So how do we learn to take setbacks in stride and still achieve our goals?
In Surrounded by Setbacks , Erikson answers that question. Using simple, actionable steps, Erikson helps readers identify the “why” behind their goal, create a concrete plan towards achieving it, and―most importantly―avoid many of the most common pitfalls that derail us when we attempt something new. The simple 4-color behavior system that made Surrounded by Idiots revolutionary now helps readers reflect on how they respond to adversity, giving them the self-awareness to negotiate the inevitable obstacles of life with confidence.
336 pages, Hardcover
First published March 27, 2020
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About the author
Thomas Erikson
35 books1,456 followersThomas Erikson is a behaviourist and the bestselling author of the Surrounded by- series about human behaviours.
The series, has been translated to close to 60 languages and has sold over 8 million copies.
His mission is to make people’s lives easier by making them more aware of themselves and help people to a better understanding of what it takes to achieve the best possible communication.
He is a highly sought-after public speaker with 120 keynotes yearly on topics such as human behaviours, self-awareness, , narcissism, and leadership.
He lives by the simple but useful quote:
You can’t change somebody else, but you can change yourself.
Thomas was writing for twenty years before finally getting published. Being an author was his dream in life, so he never gave up. Instead he tested new ideas, tweaked his writing style, learned new skills, asked professionals, worked from 03.00 in the morning for years.
No one really believed in his writing ambitions, so he had to believe in himself.
Nowadays Thomas is Sweden’s most translated author still active. Only Selma Lagerlöf and Astid Lindgren has been translated into more languages.
He has until today published twelve books – half fiction and half non-fiction – and he will continue to write as long as he breathes.
He lives on the countryside in Sweden with his wife Christina, Sweden’s biggest romance author, he runs a family business that provides online courses and master classes on all the topics he writes about in his books.
Fun fact: Thomas is a true anglophile. He is a passionate gardener, loves topiary: if he could wear tweed the full year he would. And he is s collector of old Land Rovers.
Some of them works, most of them don’t.
The series, has been translated to close to 60 languages and has sold over 8 million copies.
His mission is to make people’s lives easier by making them more aware of themselves and help people to a better understanding of what it takes to achieve the best possible communication.
He is a highly sought-after public speaker with 120 keynotes yearly on topics such as human behaviours, self-awareness, , narcissism, and leadership.
He lives by the simple but useful quote:
You can’t change somebody else, but you can change yourself.
Thomas was writing for twenty years before finally getting published. Being an author was his dream in life, so he never gave up. Instead he tested new ideas, tweaked his writing style, learned new skills, asked professionals, worked from 03.00 in the morning for years.
No one really believed in his writing ambitions, so he had to believe in himself.
Nowadays Thomas is Sweden’s most translated author still active. Only Selma Lagerlöf and Astid Lindgren has been translated into more languages.
He has until today published twelve books – half fiction and half non-fiction – and he will continue to write as long as he breathes.
He lives on the countryside in Sweden with his wife Christina, Sweden’s biggest romance author, he runs a family business that provides online courses and master classes on all the topics he writes about in his books.
Fun fact: Thomas is a true anglophile. He is a passionate gardener, loves topiary: if he could wear tweed the full year he would. And he is s collector of old Land Rovers.
Some of them works, most of them don’t.
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August 23, 2021
Ironically, shortly after starting Surrounded by Setbacks I was struck by a truck while bicycling home from work. My shoulder was fractured and dislocated; I've been out of work and pretty well defeated since. Even before that, I'd had a ridiculous five years of setbacks—including losing a wife, daughter, job, and more—which is why I requested this Goodread's giveaway book. It seemed appropriate for me.
I'm not sure I have much to say about it. Everything anyone really needs to know about "happiness psychology" (what you might call this genre today) was written by the Stoics 2000 years ago. I read a lot of this stuff. Everything since then is either 1.) a repackaging of the ancient wisdom or a 2.) technical addendum to it, where some scientific study has shown some new data or revealed some unique insight that supplements what your grandmother's grandmother already knew.
The repackaging type either dumbs down or softens the wisdom, or "translates" for a specific type of audience. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F\*ck, for example, translates into Bro-speak, for bros and other people that still get some kind of cheap thrill from naughty words. The second type of book is the one that builds a narration around modern psychological studies and has citations in footnotes no one reads—think your Kahnemans and Gladwells.
Surrounded seems like the dumbing down variation or a plain-speak translation. There are no citations (at least in this advanced reader copy), no research. Everything is anecdotal, sentences like "a wise person once said..." and "I once knew a guy that...". That's fine—we need "translations," because different people respond to different voices.
This series is, apparently, based around the nearly-100-year-old DISC model of personality that reduces the great diversity of human traits to 4 facets. This author's only contribution seems to be randomly assigning colors to each of the four. Why one would do this is beyond me. The reason you use an acronym (like DISC) is so you can remember what the acronym stands for, where colors have no inherent meaning. I'm I a green? A red? Who knows? There's no reason for me to remember which color randomly associates with what personality type.
(I lie. I'm a blue. I pay attention to my reading. But the point is adding colors doesn't contribute anything. Colors already have metaphorical pre-conceived associations that get in the way. The Yellow personality here is NOT cowardly. The Blue is NOT sad.)
If you need a straightforward tough-love speech after a hardship, this book might be what you're looking for.
The author lost me 1/3rd of the way through. In his personal "list of setbacks" in his life, he includes no less than four separate car wrecks; the wording implying the unlikely pattern was a function of his own reckless driving behavior and a function of a general thoughtless attitude toward the safety of others. This is a silly, unfair bias, a fiction I wrote in my head. The author could be the world's safest driver for all I know, and this is NOT a reason to dislike an author or book. I'm just sensitive to reckless driving these days. For some reason.
I'm not sure I have much to say about it. Everything anyone really needs to know about "happiness psychology" (what you might call this genre today) was written by the Stoics 2000 years ago. I read a lot of this stuff. Everything since then is either 1.) a repackaging of the ancient wisdom or a 2.) technical addendum to it, where some scientific study has shown some new data or revealed some unique insight that supplements what your grandmother's grandmother already knew.
The repackaging type either dumbs down or softens the wisdom, or "translates" for a specific type of audience. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F\*ck, for example, translates into Bro-speak, for bros and other people that still get some kind of cheap thrill from naughty words. The second type of book is the one that builds a narration around modern psychological studies and has citations in footnotes no one reads—think your Kahnemans and Gladwells.
Surrounded seems like the dumbing down variation or a plain-speak translation. There are no citations (at least in this advanced reader copy), no research. Everything is anecdotal, sentences like "a wise person once said..." and "I once knew a guy that...". That's fine—we need "translations," because different people respond to different voices.
This series is, apparently, based around the nearly-100-year-old DISC model of personality that reduces the great diversity of human traits to 4 facets. This author's only contribution seems to be randomly assigning colors to each of the four. Why one would do this is beyond me. The reason you use an acronym (like DISC) is so you can remember what the acronym stands for, where colors have no inherent meaning. I'm I a green? A red? Who knows? There's no reason for me to remember which color randomly associates with what personality type.
(I lie. I'm a blue. I pay attention to my reading. But the point is adding colors doesn't contribute anything. Colors already have metaphorical pre-conceived associations that get in the way. The Yellow personality here is NOT cowardly. The Blue is NOT sad.)
If you need a straightforward tough-love speech after a hardship, this book might be what you're looking for.
The author lost me 1/3rd of the way through. In his personal "list of setbacks" in his life, he includes no less than four separate car wrecks; the wording implying the unlikely pattern was a function of his own reckless driving behavior and a function of a general thoughtless attitude toward the safety of others. This is a silly, unfair bias, a fiction I wrote in my head. The author could be the world's safest driver for all I know, and this is NOT a reason to dislike an author or book. I'm just sensitive to reckless driving these days. For some reason.
December 20, 2021
"How do we learn to take setbacks in stride and still achieve our goals?"
This book was a great read. Erikson speaks some harsh truths about the way we handle problems and that adversities can actually be a good thing. They are part of our life, and we must learn how to deal with them to be successful. He gives examples from his personal life and specific examples for 4 different types of personalities, the so called “4-color behavior system”. It is not an exact science, but it makes complete sense. It is easy to identify yourself with one or more of them according to many factors such as manner, work style, priorities.
Like many nonfiction books, I think it’s hard to rate it right away without trying his methods. Even small changes take time to show results. But I do believe many of the lessons in this book are valuable, with lots of inspiration and motivation to help us succeed in life!
This book was a great read. Erikson speaks some harsh truths about the way we handle problems and that adversities can actually be a good thing. They are part of our life, and we must learn how to deal with them to be successful. He gives examples from his personal life and specific examples for 4 different types of personalities, the so called “4-color behavior system”. It is not an exact science, but it makes complete sense. It is easy to identify yourself with one or more of them according to many factors such as manner, work style, priorities.
Like many nonfiction books, I think it’s hard to rate it right away without trying his methods. Even small changes take time to show results. But I do believe many of the lessons in this book are valuable, with lots of inspiration and motivation to help us succeed in life!
January 22, 2022
This is my 3rd book from Erikson (after Surrounded by Idiots and Surrounded by Bad Bosses) and I´m beginning to like his style. The baseline of the book is still the DISC model and his interpretation of it into red, yellow, green and blue behaviour types. In different books he is mixing DISC with other concepts and theories and this book is mainly about personalities VS habits. Power of Habit by Daniel Duhigg and Atomic Habits do give you a stronger methodology for creating and maintaining useful habits, but Erikson`s book definitely complements it. This is a book about getting your "s**t" together and turning your life around from "laterville" downward spiral. It does not assume that it`s just about applying the right methodology but what motivates people with different personality types and why they get stuck on this journey/how to get unstuck. In the end of the day I do not think that I got much new factual information in it but regardless the approach is different and provoking your thought to a positive direction.
Stop wasting your time on the wrong things.
You are the person who governs your own life.
You are responsible for everything you do (also the things you do not do or failure to make things clear to others).
You may not be responsible for creating something but you are responsible for reacting to it.
Changes are your choices.
You can choose how to look at your history.
What do you complain about and why?
Feel the fear and do it anyway.
Your choices govern your results.
Surround yourself with people who are positive, who make you smile, who challenge themselves, who accept and embrace change.
Work hard. Focus on your strengths. Practice. Never give up.
Break down what needs to be done into manageable parts.
Stop wasting your time on the wrong things.
You are the person who governs your own life.
You are responsible for everything you do (also the things you do not do or failure to make things clear to others).
You may not be responsible for creating something but you are responsible for reacting to it.
Changes are your choices.
You can choose how to look at your history.
What do you complain about and why?
Feel the fear and do it anyway.
Your choices govern your results.
Surround yourself with people who are positive, who make you smile, who challenge themselves, who accept and embrace change.
Work hard. Focus on your strengths. Practice. Never give up.
Break down what needs to be done into manageable parts.
July 10, 2025
One of my goals is to read more self-help books and non-fiction. I slack in that department and I just want to learn more.
Surrounded by Setbacks sounded like a really intriguing book, and it was, but I also felt that it wasn't super beneficial for me. I knew a lot of it already from previously psychology courses and lots and lots of therapy.
I did feel like this book made it too simple, which is probably why I didn't enjoy it. I had a hard time sticking to the book and had to take lots of breaks. The content is good and I can see it being beneficial to others, but it just didn't hit the right way for me.
Two out of five stars.
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
Surrounded by Setbacks sounded like a really intriguing book, and it was, but I also felt that it wasn't super beneficial for me. I knew a lot of it already from previously psychology courses and lots and lots of therapy.
I did feel like this book made it too simple, which is probably why I didn't enjoy it. I had a hard time sticking to the book and had to take lots of breaks. The content is good and I can see it being beneficial to others, but it just didn't hit the right way for me.
Two out of five stars.
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
May 13, 2022
This turned out to be a far better book than I expected. It also came at the right time when I, myself is facing some setbacks in my life currently. I think this would be a good read for anyone and especially people going through some hard times. IT might not be everyone's cup of tea, but the author does give some great insights that we've always known about ourselves but is reluctant to accept.
December 25, 2021
Stop wasting your time on the wrong things.
You are the person who governs your own life.
You are responsible for everything you do.
You may not be responsible for creating something but you are responsible for reacting to it.
Changes are your choices.
You can choose how to look at your history.
What do you complain about and why?
Feel the fear and do it anyway.
Your choices govern your results.
Surround yourself with people who are positive, who make you smile, who challenge themselves, who accept and embrace change.
Work hard. Focus on your strengths. Practice. Never give up.
Break down what needs to be done into manageable parts.
You are the person who governs your own life.
You are responsible for everything you do.
You may not be responsible for creating something but you are responsible for reacting to it.
Changes are your choices.
You can choose how to look at your history.
What do you complain about and why?
Feel the fear and do it anyway.
Your choices govern your results.
Surround yourself with people who are positive, who make you smile, who challenge themselves, who accept and embrace change.
Work hard. Focus on your strengths. Practice. Never give up.
Break down what needs to be done into manageable parts.
December 3, 2021
Coaching shit
February 23, 2022
Great content and tools packaged in an easily digested format. Will read again.
June 16, 2024
This book deals with setbacks and how to turn them into success. It offers various methods for it and states examples from real life. It is interesting and worth reading. I will be rereading it in the future for deeper understanding its concepts and applying them in my life.
October 5, 2023
I really enjoyed this book. It's fantastic, drew me in right from the start. The characters face relatable challenges, and the writing is excellent. I couldn't stop reading, and it made me think about my own life experiences.
This book is awesome because it connects with real-life situations. It made me reflect on my own setbacks. It's a reminder that difficulties can lead to personal growth.
In this book, setbacks become opportunities for the characters to grow and discover themselves. It's a powerful message.
I highly recommend this! It's a thought-provoking and emotional read that will stick with you.
This book is awesome because it connects with real-life situations. It made me reflect on my own setbacks. It's a reminder that difficulties can lead to personal growth.
In this book, setbacks become opportunities for the characters to grow and discover themselves. It's a powerful message.
I highly recommend this! It's a thought-provoking and emotional read that will stick with you.
September 8, 2021
Well I guess I will have to be happy living in Laterville. A lot of my favourite things to do are there (reading for pleasure, etc).
December 22, 2024
I made many points in my notes app whilst reading this, so this review probably makes no sense but I can't be arsed to edit it so you get my thoughts on the book like this.
•What was the point in mentioning you pay taxes?
•Broski believes that we live in a fucking meritocracy so hard he's dick riding it, when it just isn't true.
•Researchers said the key to happiness is money, marriage, children? In what fucking research paper did they say that? How many people and of what ages did these researchers ask? What gender said that the most? When we consider the book was published in 2021, then, it lacks any genuinity to it without noting any recent sources. He sprouts a lot of "facts" with none of them cited or referenced.
•He then goes on to somewhat contradict himself by stating researchers (no idea what their names are as they are not mentioned) state people who marry their best friend are the happiest, most marriages last 15 years and that researchers discovered couples w/o kids are happier than those w/, with still no references to any articles, no mention of the ages asked or any mention if there were certain circumstances that might make any of these findings an outlier.
•A study carried out at Harvard university - by whom? BSc or PhD students? What year and with how many participants, and the gender percentage of them - not enough information to blindly believe what has been written. No references to a research paper.
•He believes that you are undeniably in the control of your own fate - you're upset but hey, stop being lazy and WORK! The book is pretty toxic tbh. He mentions in only a few lines thrown throughout the book not to deny mental health, but the entire book encourages a very unhealthy work-life balance, seemingly encouraging the reader to work as much as possible, leaving only enough time to eat, sleep and exercise. Watching TV? Stop and read a book! Listening to music and relaxing? Go exercise instead! Because instead of allowing our bodies to recover, it's OUR fault that we aren't making use of every free second in the day to the point we experience burn-out, which can take people YEARS to overcome.
•If your attitude towards his book is good, it increases our chances of change (implying success)? How narcissistic is that?! If our attitude is to criticise, he states we won't "learn" anything at all and stay right where we currently are - almost like he's looking for a way to (poorly) stop any negative reviews.
•"Your attitude towards yourself is your own responsibility." That must be incredibly horrid for people of any type of emotional or psychological abuse to read, as well as people with a variety of mental health disorders. The negative thoughts you believe about yourself, that came from external sources or just happen to be your own brain, is your own choice and responsibility to get rid of. (Yes, therapy / medication can be classed as a responsibility, but not everyone has access to it or can afford it).
•Which links into how he tells the reader to just seek knowledge, which, as we all know, is fucking dumb as once again, accessibility is different for everyone. Additionally, just because 0.01% of people made it without an education does not mean that, that is something that will be common for everyone, and encouraging and promoting that is absolute horse-shite.
•We all know you don't need a degree to eat healthy or start a business. It reads almost as patronising
•"You simply need to trust in yourself and your own ability." That reads like something that should be in a religious text. States you don't need to meditate (and you absolutely don't need to), but meditation has been proven to help lower stress and train attention muscles... why would you not promote it for someone who wants to be successful?
•"Blaming a sad childhood or low salary is a choice to have a particular attitude that has nothing to do with reality" - is crazyyyyyy to read
•Describes an insecure friend who he believes should have a higher paying job - he should encourage that friend to go to therapy, not tell us that's a choice his friend has made (to be insecure and therefore not try to push himself). Especially since it seems like that friend has believed negative things about himself for decades.
☆I understand his "message" - be productive, it's your fault when you aren't, don't blame others for your lack of productivity and don't become accustomed to your laziness - but there's no evidence provided for any of his facts that he's written throughout his book, thus coming across as one of *those* self-help books in this text.
•For improvement, absolutely cite relevant and current (as possible) sources to back your claims. Don't just state they're out there and expect blind belief.
•Do not encourage such a toxic-work life balance (or pretend you're not encouraging it by having a few sentences in the book about mental health and "we all need rest days" but then contradicting yourself with the rest of what you write)
•Mention the HARMS of what happens if you push yourself too far from a scientific point, not just a personal viewpoint. Additionally, it has been *proven* that those who have mainly male hormones and those with mainly female, have a far different body clock and thus productivity levels throughout the day / month!
•Less anecdotes, more facts. It's a bunch of rubbish piled together to appeal to the masses quickly and sell but doesn't provide any help (capitalism for you, folks)
If you want to read this book and use it without reading a good piece of text alongside it that provides genuine and scientific advice, then may I recommend therapy for you instead. (And a different book; When Likes Aren't Enough by Dr Tim Bono - with references and citations!)
•What was the point in mentioning you pay taxes?
•Broski believes that we live in a fucking meritocracy so hard he's dick riding it, when it just isn't true.
•Researchers said the key to happiness is money, marriage, children? In what fucking research paper did they say that? How many people and of what ages did these researchers ask? What gender said that the most? When we consider the book was published in 2021, then, it lacks any genuinity to it without noting any recent sources. He sprouts a lot of "facts" with none of them cited or referenced.
•He then goes on to somewhat contradict himself by stating researchers (no idea what their names are as they are not mentioned) state people who marry their best friend are the happiest, most marriages last 15 years and that researchers discovered couples w/o kids are happier than those w/, with still no references to any articles, no mention of the ages asked or any mention if there were certain circumstances that might make any of these findings an outlier.
•A study carried out at Harvard university - by whom? BSc or PhD students? What year and with how many participants, and the gender percentage of them - not enough information to blindly believe what has been written. No references to a research paper.
•He believes that you are undeniably in the control of your own fate - you're upset but hey, stop being lazy and WORK! The book is pretty toxic tbh. He mentions in only a few lines thrown throughout the book not to deny mental health, but the entire book encourages a very unhealthy work-life balance, seemingly encouraging the reader to work as much as possible, leaving only enough time to eat, sleep and exercise. Watching TV? Stop and read a book! Listening to music and relaxing? Go exercise instead! Because instead of allowing our bodies to recover, it's OUR fault that we aren't making use of every free second in the day to the point we experience burn-out, which can take people YEARS to overcome.
•If your attitude towards his book is good, it increases our chances of change (implying success)? How narcissistic is that?! If our attitude is to criticise, he states we won't "learn" anything at all and stay right where we currently are - almost like he's looking for a way to (poorly) stop any negative reviews.
•"Your attitude towards yourself is your own responsibility." That must be incredibly horrid for people of any type of emotional or psychological abuse to read, as well as people with a variety of mental health disorders. The negative thoughts you believe about yourself, that came from external sources or just happen to be your own brain, is your own choice and responsibility to get rid of. (Yes, therapy / medication can be classed as a responsibility, but not everyone has access to it or can afford it).
•Which links into how he tells the reader to just seek knowledge, which, as we all know, is fucking dumb as once again, accessibility is different for everyone. Additionally, just because 0.01% of people made it without an education does not mean that, that is something that will be common for everyone, and encouraging and promoting that is absolute horse-shite.
•We all know you don't need a degree to eat healthy or start a business. It reads almost as patronising
•"You simply need to trust in yourself and your own ability." That reads like something that should be in a religious text. States you don't need to meditate (and you absolutely don't need to), but meditation has been proven to help lower stress and train attention muscles... why would you not promote it for someone who wants to be successful?
•"Blaming a sad childhood or low salary is a choice to have a particular attitude that has nothing to do with reality" - is crazyyyyyy to read
•Describes an insecure friend who he believes should have a higher paying job - he should encourage that friend to go to therapy, not tell us that's a choice his friend has made (to be insecure and therefore not try to push himself). Especially since it seems like that friend has believed negative things about himself for decades.
☆I understand his "message" - be productive, it's your fault when you aren't, don't blame others for your lack of productivity and don't become accustomed to your laziness - but there's no evidence provided for any of his facts that he's written throughout his book, thus coming across as one of *those* self-help books in this text.
•For improvement, absolutely cite relevant and current (as possible) sources to back your claims. Don't just state they're out there and expect blind belief.
•Do not encourage such a toxic-work life balance (or pretend you're not encouraging it by having a few sentences in the book about mental health and "we all need rest days" but then contradicting yourself with the rest of what you write)
•Mention the HARMS of what happens if you push yourself too far from a scientific point, not just a personal viewpoint. Additionally, it has been *proven* that those who have mainly male hormones and those with mainly female, have a far different body clock and thus productivity levels throughout the day / month!
•Less anecdotes, more facts. It's a bunch of rubbish piled together to appeal to the masses quickly and sell but doesn't provide any help (capitalism for you, folks)
If you want to read this book and use it without reading a good piece of text alongside it that provides genuine and scientific advice, then may I recommend therapy for you instead. (And a different book; When Likes Aren't Enough by Dr Tim Bono - with references and citations!)
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August 8, 2023
Boken bjöd på flera bra och tankeväckande poänger! Jag får ta och läsa den på nytt i fysiskt format, för jag har lättare att ta anteckningar och komma ihåg då.
Om man är mitt uppe i en tung period eller en helandeprocess av något slag, så kan det löna sig att vänta med att läsa den här boken tills man känner sig starkare eller mer motiverad. Dess poänger, hur sanna de än är, kan nämligen uppfattas lite pressande eller krävande, speciellt om man är känslig eller tenderar att sätta krav på sig själv.
Om man är mitt uppe i en tung period eller en helandeprocess av något slag, så kan det löna sig att vänta med att läsa den här boken tills man känner sig starkare eller mer motiverad. Dess poänger, hur sanna de än är, kan nämligen uppfattas lite pressande eller krävande, speciellt om man är känslig eller tenderar att sätta krav på sig själv.
September 28, 2022
Fantastisk!
En direkte og dønn ærlig selvhjelpsbok - om jeg kan tillate meg å bruke uttrykket - utenom det vanlige, som ikke er redd for å si det som det er. Den klare beskjeden, i kombinasjon med forfatterens lekne retorikk og glimt i øyet, gjør det rett og slett vanskelig å legge boken fra seg. Den utfordrer, samtidig som den både motiverer og inspirerer.
Kanskje det mest inspirerende og givende jeg har lest noen gang!
En direkte og dønn ærlig selvhjelpsbok - om jeg kan tillate meg å bruke uttrykket - utenom det vanlige, som ikke er redd for å si det som det er. Den klare beskjeden, i kombinasjon med forfatterens lekne retorikk og glimt i øyet, gjør det rett og slett vanskelig å legge boken fra seg. Den utfordrer, samtidig som den både motiverer og inspirerer.
Kanskje det mest inspirerende og givende jeg har lest noen gang!
January 8, 2023
The Author isn't bringing something new. However, listing some good approaches to handle difficulties, challenges, and setbacks.
Personally not a big fan of studies/theories categorize human behaviours/ characters as the governing factors are many.
Easy read, and the author vulnerability deserves some credit.
Personally not a big fan of studies/theories categorize human behaviours/ characters as the governing factors are many.
Easy read, and the author vulnerability deserves some credit.
September 10, 2022
Mocno średnie
December 18, 2023
Musím povedať že neľutujem jedinú minútu strávenú jej čítaním. Pomohla mi pozrieť sa na veci z inej perspektívy a mnohé veci pochopiť,ukázať...
January 14, 2024
موضوع الالوان ده لطيف
August 6, 2024
Andere boeken van Erikson heb ik altijd als bijzonder interessant ervaren, vaak goed onderbouwd met theorieën en gericht op persoonlijkheden, karakters, en herkenbare situaties uit het dagelijks leven. Dit boek voldeed echter totaal niet aan die verwachtingen. Erikson besteedt de eerste hoofdstukken uitgebreid aan het bespreken van zijn eigen successen en de obstakels die hij heeft overwonnen. De strategieën die hij aanreikt, draaien steeds om het begrip 'verantwoordelijkheid', waarbij hij zich richt op een succesvol leven in plaats van op welzijn. Dit focus op persoonlijk succes en verantwoordelijkheidsgevoel maakt het boek minder relevant en toegankelijk dan zijn eerdere werk.
April 7, 2022
Minu mõtted on kirjas siin.
January 10, 2023
Na het lezen van Omringd door idioten was ik enorm nieuwsgierig wat het volgende boek van Thomas Erikson zou brengen. De titel en de beschrijvende tekst is veelbelovend en ik ben enorm benieuwd welke kennis en inzichten hij me deze keer kan brengen. Aangezien iedereen tegenslagen ervaart in zijn/haar leven, denk ik dat je met dit soort boeken zeker je zelfkennis maar ook de manier waarop je met dingen omgaat kan verbeteren. De cover sluit perfect aan op zijn vorige boeken en is clean en uitnodigend.
Verbeter de manier waarop jij met tegenslagen om gaat! De meeste van ons hebben grote dromen en ambities, maar vaker bereiken we deze doelen niet dan wel. Hoe komt dat? Succes komt niet aangewaaid, maar hoe ga jij met de tegenslagen om? Vind je het moeilijk om gemotiveerd te blijven? Thomas Erikson legt je uit hoe je jezelf gemotiveerd kan houden en in de winners circle terecht blijft komen door middel van een duidelijk plan en heldere concrete stappen.
Leer op de juiste manier te reageren op tegenslag en overwin obstakels en maak je dromen en ambities waar.
Thomas Erikson heeft wederom een heel helder, toegankelijk en leerzaam verhaal neer weten te zetten. Zijn boeken lezen bijzonder lekker, waardoor het verhaal echt binnenkomt. Het verhaal is een mengeling van psychologisch onderzoek, zijn persoonlijke verhaal en andere duidelijke voorbeelden en verhalen. Én legt hij duidelijk stap voor stap uit hoe je met tegenslagen om kan gaan.
Ik vind het erg leuk dat hij ook zijn eigen persoonlijke tegenslagen durft te tonen in dit boek. Hierdoor zie je hem meer als een mens en vergroot hij voor mij de geloofwaardigheid van zijn verhaal. Zelfs zijn gênante tegenslagen durft hij in het boek aan bod te laten komen. Aan de hand van de vier gedragstypes die hij uitgebreid beschreef in zijn boek 'Omringd door idioten' legt hij uit hoe deze gedragstypes met tegenslagen omgaan en dit kunnen verbeteren. In dit boek legt hij deze 4 gedragstypes nog een keer kort en krachtig uit, dus zijn andere boek hoef je niet gelezen te hebben, maar deze kennis geeft wel dit verhaal nog meer diepgang.
Omringd door tegenslag is een toegankelijk, helder en leerzaam verhaal. Aan de hand van de vier gedragstypes laat Thomas Erikson je zien hoe je veelal met tegenslagen omgaat, maar voornamelijk hoe je in de toekomst kan voorkomen dat je beter met tegenslagen omgaat en jezelf gemotiveerd op je doel kan houden. Dit boek heeft me veel kennis en nieuwe zelfinzicht gegeven, ik raad het boek zeker aan.
Verbeter de manier waarop jij met tegenslagen om gaat! De meeste van ons hebben grote dromen en ambities, maar vaker bereiken we deze doelen niet dan wel. Hoe komt dat? Succes komt niet aangewaaid, maar hoe ga jij met de tegenslagen om? Vind je het moeilijk om gemotiveerd te blijven? Thomas Erikson legt je uit hoe je jezelf gemotiveerd kan houden en in de winners circle terecht blijft komen door middel van een duidelijk plan en heldere concrete stappen.
Leer op de juiste manier te reageren op tegenslag en overwin obstakels en maak je dromen en ambities waar.
Thomas Erikson heeft wederom een heel helder, toegankelijk en leerzaam verhaal neer weten te zetten. Zijn boeken lezen bijzonder lekker, waardoor het verhaal echt binnenkomt. Het verhaal is een mengeling van psychologisch onderzoek, zijn persoonlijke verhaal en andere duidelijke voorbeelden en verhalen. Én legt hij duidelijk stap voor stap uit hoe je met tegenslagen om kan gaan.
Ik vind het erg leuk dat hij ook zijn eigen persoonlijke tegenslagen durft te tonen in dit boek. Hierdoor zie je hem meer als een mens en vergroot hij voor mij de geloofwaardigheid van zijn verhaal. Zelfs zijn gênante tegenslagen durft hij in het boek aan bod te laten komen. Aan de hand van de vier gedragstypes die hij uitgebreid beschreef in zijn boek 'Omringd door idioten' legt hij uit hoe deze gedragstypes met tegenslagen omgaan en dit kunnen verbeteren. In dit boek legt hij deze 4 gedragstypes nog een keer kort en krachtig uit, dus zijn andere boek hoef je niet gelezen te hebben, maar deze kennis geeft wel dit verhaal nog meer diepgang.
Omringd door tegenslag is een toegankelijk, helder en leerzaam verhaal. Aan de hand van de vier gedragstypes laat Thomas Erikson je zien hoe je veelal met tegenslagen omgaat, maar voornamelijk hoe je in de toekomst kan voorkomen dat je beter met tegenslagen omgaat en jezelf gemotiveerd op je doel kan houden. Dit boek heeft me veel kennis en nieuwe zelfinzicht gegeven, ik raad het boek zeker aan.
August 10, 2021
Erikson on parhaimmillaan puhuessaan rutiinien kehittämisestä ja omien tavoitteiden suunnitelmallisesta työstämisestä. Tällöin hän on selkeä, perusteellinen ja näyttää tietävän, millaisiin sudenkuoppiin ihmiset usein vajoavat elämäntaparemonttiensa aikana.
Itse kirjan oletettu juju, eli väriteoria ja sen soveltaminen vastoinkäymisiin, onkin kaikista heikoin osuus. Tällöin myös Eriksonin jo valmiiksi kornit anekdootit käyvät erityisen ärsyttäväksi, ja koko väriteorian kyseenalaisuus teki näistä luvuista yhä kiusaannuttavampia.
Aivan kun olisin kuunnellut periaatteessa vetoavaa puhujaa, jonka vitsit ovat huonoja ja puolet sisällöstä soopaa. Eriksonin tapa syyllistää väriteoriaa kritisoineita, lähteettömyys sekä avoin katkeruus korkeakoulutusta kohtaan saivat myös raapimaan päätä.
Kirja olettaa lukijansa olevan keski-ikäinen ja vähintään keskituloinen, mikä ei periaatteessa haittaa, mutta toki saa miettimään kuinka hyödyllisiä ohjeet ovat esimerkiksi heikosta toimintakyvystä kärsiville.
Itse kirjan oletettu juju, eli väriteoria ja sen soveltaminen vastoinkäymisiin, onkin kaikista heikoin osuus. Tällöin myös Eriksonin jo valmiiksi kornit anekdootit käyvät erityisen ärsyttäväksi, ja koko väriteorian kyseenalaisuus teki näistä luvuista yhä kiusaannuttavampia.
Aivan kun olisin kuunnellut periaatteessa vetoavaa puhujaa, jonka vitsit ovat huonoja ja puolet sisällöstä soopaa. Eriksonin tapa syyllistää väriteoriaa kritisoineita, lähteettömyys sekä avoin katkeruus korkeakoulutusta kohtaan saivat myös raapimaan päätä.
Kirja olettaa lukijansa olevan keski-ikäinen ja vähintään keskituloinen, mikä ei periaatteessa haittaa, mutta toki saa miettimään kuinka hyödyllisiä ohjeet ovat esimerkiksi heikosta toimintakyvystä kärsiville.
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March 7, 2022Your life is 100 percent your own responsibility. Bad things might happen to you, but you control how you react to them. So face your fears and confront problems head-on. You can achieve your dreams as long as you’re willing to take small, persistent actions. Keep your motivation up by defining your personal goals and becoming clear about what success means to you.
Actionable advice:
Put your problems in perspective
Sometimes we can be so highly strung that even being stuck in a traffic jam can start to feel like the end of the world. But if you consider the obstacles and setbacks you’ve encountered in the course of your life, you’ll realize that being caught up in traffic is the least of your worries. Create a list of all the setbacks you’ve had, and rank them in order of how serious they were. Keep the list at hand to remind you how resilient you are, and put your other problems in perspective.
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Big change comes in small steps.
Meet Harry. Harry was a college football player who used to be fit and healthy. But for the last 20 years, he’s spent most of his free time on the couch, surfing the internet and gorging on junk food. Harry usually wakes up feeling foggy and exhausted. He shows up at work and goes through the motions, but he can’t concentrate on anything.
One day, Harry catches a glimpse of himself and realizes something needs to change. He looks old and worn out, and bitter. So, he embarks on a radical life makeover.
He starts getting up at 5:00 a.m. and biking to work, and then going to the gym six nights a week. He gives up junk food. And he never goes to bed after 10:00 p.m. But, after a few months, Harry still can’t see any signs that all the work is paying off.
The key message here is: Big change comes in small steps.
Harry’s motivation starts to wane. He’s tired, and his body aches all over. He misses being able to relax with his wife or drink a beer with friends. Soon, his resolve crumbles and he’s back to his old ways as a couch potato. He feels even worse than before because his attempt to change was such a failure.
Starting out, Harry had lots of motivation and commitment. So, what went wrong? First of all, Harry had unrealistic expectations. He thought he could change his life and get results overnight. But he had 20 years to settle into his unhealthy habits. Changing them, and seeing results, will take more than a few months. Harry should have begun more gradually, starting with small, realistic actions that he could actually maintain – like going to the gym once a week. Then he could have added other gradual changes, like adapting his diet, or going to bed an hour earlier.
Harry was also missing a clear goal. He wanted to get healthy, sure. But being healthy is a broad concept that means different things to different people. It could mean you want to lose ten kilos, or be able to climb Mount Everest. Harry needed to be very clear about his “why,” and think about what specifically he wanted to achieve, and what that would contribute to his life.
The lesson here is that the clearer your goal is, the easier it is to maintain your commitment.
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Stay the course to achieve your dreams.
Imagine for a minute a pilot flying a passenger plane from Miami to New York. She starts off perfectly, it’s all going well. But then, a minor error: almost imperceptibly, her steering drifts the plane off course by one degree. In the moment, the mistake is hardly noticed, and yet, the impact is huge. After a few hours, the plane has veered so far off its flight path that the passengers have to land not at JFK airport, but in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean!
When you’re pursuing your dreams for success, it’s easy to start off strong and then very subtly drift off course until you’ve lost your way entirely. After all, change is hard. And the pull of familiar comforts is strong. In order to stay on track, you’re going to need to cultivate persistence and adaptability.
The key message here is: Stay the course to achieve your dreams.
When you dream big, an inevitable gap opens between your ideal life and your current reality. It can be discouraging, especially when you can’t yet see any results for your efforts. To stay on course, you need to nurture an attitude of stubborn persistence: keep reminding yourself why your goal is important, and reward yourself for your efforts.
Make sure you surround yourself with the right people, or co-pilots. People who believe in you and your goal, who support you in seeing what’s possible, and who keep you accountable. Consider the story of one woman who was so determined to stop smoking she roped in her whole company to help. Her boss suggested she stick a big red cross on her door for every day she didn’t smoke. That simple practice became a daily reward, and a way to stay publicly accountable.
Another key quality of successful people is adaptability. Netflix started as a company that mailed people DVDs. Luckily, they were responsive to changes in the market, and were able to pioneer the streaming service that has made them a market leader today. But, imagine if they’d just stubbornly clung to their first idea!
You, too, will encounter change as you pursue your goals. When it comes, be receptive to new information and willing to update your approach. By being persistent but adaptable you’ll chart your own way to a new life – one that is in line with your goals and dreams.
Actionable advice:
Put your problems in perspective
Sometimes we can be so highly strung that even being stuck in a traffic jam can start to feel like the end of the world. But if you consider the obstacles and setbacks you’ve encountered in the course of your life, you’ll realize that being caught up in traffic is the least of your worries. Create a list of all the setbacks you’ve had, and rank them in order of how serious they were. Keep the list at hand to remind you how resilient you are, and put your other problems in perspective.
---
Big change comes in small steps.
Meet Harry. Harry was a college football player who used to be fit and healthy. But for the last 20 years, he’s spent most of his free time on the couch, surfing the internet and gorging on junk food. Harry usually wakes up feeling foggy and exhausted. He shows up at work and goes through the motions, but he can’t concentrate on anything.
One day, Harry catches a glimpse of himself and realizes something needs to change. He looks old and worn out, and bitter. So, he embarks on a radical life makeover.
He starts getting up at 5:00 a.m. and biking to work, and then going to the gym six nights a week. He gives up junk food. And he never goes to bed after 10:00 p.m. But, after a few months, Harry still can’t see any signs that all the work is paying off.
The key message here is: Big change comes in small steps.
Harry’s motivation starts to wane. He’s tired, and his body aches all over. He misses being able to relax with his wife or drink a beer with friends. Soon, his resolve crumbles and he’s back to his old ways as a couch potato. He feels even worse than before because his attempt to change was such a failure.
Starting out, Harry had lots of motivation and commitment. So, what went wrong? First of all, Harry had unrealistic expectations. He thought he could change his life and get results overnight. But he had 20 years to settle into his unhealthy habits. Changing them, and seeing results, will take more than a few months. Harry should have begun more gradually, starting with small, realistic actions that he could actually maintain – like going to the gym once a week. Then he could have added other gradual changes, like adapting his diet, or going to bed an hour earlier.
Harry was also missing a clear goal. He wanted to get healthy, sure. But being healthy is a broad concept that means different things to different people. It could mean you want to lose ten kilos, or be able to climb Mount Everest. Harry needed to be very clear about his “why,” and think about what specifically he wanted to achieve, and what that would contribute to his life.
The lesson here is that the clearer your goal is, the easier it is to maintain your commitment.
---
Stay the course to achieve your dreams.
Imagine for a minute a pilot flying a passenger plane from Miami to New York. She starts off perfectly, it’s all going well. But then, a minor error: almost imperceptibly, her steering drifts the plane off course by one degree. In the moment, the mistake is hardly noticed, and yet, the impact is huge. After a few hours, the plane has veered so far off its flight path that the passengers have to land not at JFK airport, but in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean!
When you’re pursuing your dreams for success, it’s easy to start off strong and then very subtly drift off course until you’ve lost your way entirely. After all, change is hard. And the pull of familiar comforts is strong. In order to stay on track, you’re going to need to cultivate persistence and adaptability.
The key message here is: Stay the course to achieve your dreams.
When you dream big, an inevitable gap opens between your ideal life and your current reality. It can be discouraging, especially when you can’t yet see any results for your efforts. To stay on course, you need to nurture an attitude of stubborn persistence: keep reminding yourself why your goal is important, and reward yourself for your efforts.
Make sure you surround yourself with the right people, or co-pilots. People who believe in you and your goal, who support you in seeing what’s possible, and who keep you accountable. Consider the story of one woman who was so determined to stop smoking she roped in her whole company to help. Her boss suggested she stick a big red cross on her door for every day she didn’t smoke. That simple practice became a daily reward, and a way to stay publicly accountable.
Another key quality of successful people is adaptability. Netflix started as a company that mailed people DVDs. Luckily, they were responsive to changes in the market, and were able to pioneer the streaming service that has made them a market leader today. But, imagine if they’d just stubbornly clung to their first idea!
You, too, will encounter change as you pursue your goals. When it comes, be receptive to new information and willing to update your approach. By being persistent but adaptable you’ll chart your own way to a new life – one that is in line with your goals and dreams.
March 2, 2024
Overly flippant, an over-generalization on the basic concepts or Choice Theory. It reads from the view of someone who has largely first-world problems, which one could argue are not actually set-backs. Also, repeatedly states that thought causes emotion -- this is the Lazarus' Cognitive Appraisal theory of emotion, and is not universally accepted that every emotion must be preceded by a thought.
March 4, 2024
Thomas Erikson needs almost 400 pages to bring his message. It did make me think, but it could have been said in fewer words. Luckily it's an easy read.
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March 12, 2025
I started this book some time ago and i would not finish it, i have too many books to read to waste time on “self-development” genre - there are just some simple truths that any not even bold person should know without even reading them.
January 3, 2024
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August 23, 2021
Erikson is like that mean professor in college that gives you a lot of challenges because he knows you can handle them. This book is one a lot of people need to read. He stresses taking responsibility for yourself, changing the course of your life instead of merely letting things happen to you, and working to achieve the goals you want. He is honest with the setbacks he has faced, and he emphasizes giving yourself (achievable) goals to progress to where you want to be. This whole book is inspirational not because it is fluffy and makes you feel good but because it is brutal, honest, and encouraging.
It is worth noting that I am not a "businessperson," nor do I ever intend to be, but I still found this book helpful, enjoyable, and insightful. I read through it with a pen in hand, and I actually highlighted a fair bit. This book is applicable to all kinds of people in all walks of life. Erikson spoke about jobs, but also about weight loss, cutting out bad habits, working on relationships and family, and more. Nothing he said was entirely new to me, but it was still a wake-up call I needed. He has a way of putting things down so that you can't ignore them or work around them. He anticipates his audience and walks you through how to build goals that you won't give up on. It was engaging and applicable.
There were some downsides. Erikson could be a bit too harsh at times, in my opinion. There was a time where he implied that a person should leave (much) earlier for work just in case there happens to be an accident that slows them down and makes them (re: his emphasis on responsibility over blaming external circumstances). That felt a bit over the top to me personally, though I mostly thought his harshness was warranted. Perhaps because I was reading with a highlighter in hand, I also noticed some repetition as the book went on. By the end, I was skimming parts because I felt like I had read it before, though it was good advice. Finally, I am not very familiar with the DISC method or Erikson's color-coding, so his chapters on that were a bit lost on me. I could not find a test to tell me what "color" I am, so I just read those chapters and highlighted the parts I identified with. (I guess I must be somewhere in the red, blue, or green range, but how much of each, I don't know; all I know is, I couldn't relate to a thing about yellows!) I have no criticisms of his color scheme, but though he did provide a brief overview, I just am not familiar enough with it to fully enjoy those parts of the book.
Overall, this was probably one of the more enjoyable "self-help" books I've read. Erikson is an engaging, compelling writer. He said a lot of things I needed to hear in my life right now, and I am working on putting them into practice. If you need a swift kick in your pants to get you going on whatever in your life (weight loss, job promotion, gaining skills, overcoming bad habits, etc.), this is the book for you. Highly recommend!
(I received an ARC of this book as part of a Goodreads giveaway. Though I am under no obligation to post a review as part of the giveaway, I am providing my honest feedback to thank the publisher for the free book.)
It is worth noting that I am not a "businessperson," nor do I ever intend to be, but I still found this book helpful, enjoyable, and insightful. I read through it with a pen in hand, and I actually highlighted a fair bit. This book is applicable to all kinds of people in all walks of life. Erikson spoke about jobs, but also about weight loss, cutting out bad habits, working on relationships and family, and more. Nothing he said was entirely new to me, but it was still a wake-up call I needed. He has a way of putting things down so that you can't ignore them or work around them. He anticipates his audience and walks you through how to build goals that you won't give up on. It was engaging and applicable.
There were some downsides. Erikson could be a bit too harsh at times, in my opinion. There was a time where he implied that a person should leave (much) earlier for work just in case there happens to be an accident that slows them down and makes them (re: his emphasis on responsibility over blaming external circumstances). That felt a bit over the top to me personally, though I mostly thought his harshness was warranted. Perhaps because I was reading with a highlighter in hand, I also noticed some repetition as the book went on. By the end, I was skimming parts because I felt like I had read it before, though it was good advice. Finally, I am not very familiar with the DISC method or Erikson's color-coding, so his chapters on that were a bit lost on me. I could not find a test to tell me what "color" I am, so I just read those chapters and highlighted the parts I identified with. (I guess I must be somewhere in the red, blue, or green range, but how much of each, I don't know; all I know is, I couldn't relate to a thing about yellows!) I have no criticisms of his color scheme, but though he did provide a brief overview, I just am not familiar enough with it to fully enjoy those parts of the book.
Overall, this was probably one of the more enjoyable "self-help" books I've read. Erikson is an engaging, compelling writer. He said a lot of things I needed to hear in my life right now, and I am working on putting them into practice. If you need a swift kick in your pants to get you going on whatever in your life (weight loss, job promotion, gaining skills, overcoming bad habits, etc.), this is the book for you. Highly recommend!
(I received an ARC of this book as part of a Goodreads giveaway. Though I am under no obligation to post a review as part of the giveaway, I am providing my honest feedback to thank the publisher for the free book.)
January 26, 2022
Bear in mind that I am not an avid non-fiction reader, let alone a self-help book reader so take my review with a grain of salt.
I have yet to read Thomas Erikson’s Surrounded by Idiots but this book did touch a little bit on the DISC personalities colours. Now, I have known for quite some time I am a Blue with a dash of Red and Green in my personality. So when he mentioned something in regards of how different colours should perceive their setbacks, I couldn’t help but to relate with the things he had mentioned.
I like that this book mentioned in the first few chapters that it’s going to be as realistic as it’s going to be because it’s not some motivational book at the first place. The author mentioned that he knew going in, that there are going to be two types of people who is going to read this book:
1) The one who wanted to do something with their setbacks; and
2) The one who’s going to think that they have heard something that’s mentioned in this book and perhaps going to just ignore.
I’m the latter when I first got into this book, not going to lie.
However, this book took me by surprise. The author was very good in helping the readers to do a step-by-step from recognizing your setbacks, getting rid of them, changing perspectives of your success and even helps you to define your own success.
There were slight humour in his examples of life decisions that I think are worth to read, and I most definitely think that we can learn from each one of it.
There were a few oversimplification of his techniques but they get the job done, literally.
If you feel like you need to get your act together in 2022, it’s never too late. Pick up this book and you’ll understand more on how to ensure that your success journey could be done better.
Many thanks to @definitelybooks for this review copy! I had fun reading this.
I have yet to read Thomas Erikson’s Surrounded by Idiots but this book did touch a little bit on the DISC personalities colours. Now, I have known for quite some time I am a Blue with a dash of Red and Green in my personality. So when he mentioned something in regards of how different colours should perceive their setbacks, I couldn’t help but to relate with the things he had mentioned.
I like that this book mentioned in the first few chapters that it’s going to be as realistic as it’s going to be because it’s not some motivational book at the first place. The author mentioned that he knew going in, that there are going to be two types of people who is going to read this book:
1) The one who wanted to do something with their setbacks; and
2) The one who’s going to think that they have heard something that’s mentioned in this book and perhaps going to just ignore.
I’m the latter when I first got into this book, not going to lie.
However, this book took me by surprise. The author was very good in helping the readers to do a step-by-step from recognizing your setbacks, getting rid of them, changing perspectives of your success and even helps you to define your own success.
There were slight humour in his examples of life decisions that I think are worth to read, and I most definitely think that we can learn from each one of it.
There were a few oversimplification of his techniques but they get the job done, literally.
If you feel like you need to get your act together in 2022, it’s never too late. Pick up this book and you’ll understand more on how to ensure that your success journey could be done better.
Many thanks to @definitelybooks for this review copy! I had fun reading this.
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