You're a thinking person. You need this book.

This book is the real deal for thinking people with real problems, containing 39 tools you can use at any time to boost your productivity and brighten your mood, even in the face of tough problems. These 39 tools are contained in Part II, Success and Fulfillment Tools.

If you need to make a tough decision, turn to Chapter 9: Use a Journal as Your Decision Engine. Or Chapter 34: Ask These Six Valuable Questions. For help with cyclical slumps in performance, see chapter 33: Convert Nervousness to Anticipation and Disappointment to Understanding. Chapters 36: Prioritize Thought over Dogma, 37: Avoid Life Changing Mistakes, 38: Be Careful of the Principle of the Thing, 39: Save Money, and 40: Don't Let Them Sucker You are all detailed reminders how to avoid life's landmines. To improve your efficiency visit these chapters: 16: Prioritize, 17: Delegate, 26: Bust Through Procrastination, 29: Plant Seeds, and 32: Surround Yourself With the Right People.

Every chapter in Part II is a mood enhancer, but when you feel your attitude getting low, your first stops should be to chapters 4: Don't Beat Yourself Up, 5: Don't Expect to Be Happy All the Time, 6: Keep the 10th Commandment, 7: Acknowledge the Existence of Luck, 8: Take Pride in Your Actions, 20: Look Forward to Looking Back, 21: Exercise, 22: Maintain Proper Sleep and Diet, and 41: Forgive Your Own Imperfections.

This Book Is Different

You're probably wondering how this book is different from the hundreds of self-help books, courses and coaches overpopulating all your feeds. You know, the ones written by Ph.D.s, television personalities, clergymen, athletes, coaches, personal trainers, self-proclaimed motivational writers, prosperity clergy and success coaches.

This book is written for thinking people. The thinking person has been around the block a few times, and knows that what works and what doesn't. What works is good, solid, well explained information doable by a mere mortal.

Other books urge you to make lemonade when handed a lemon. This book tells you exactly how to do that. The thinking person knows the following don't work:

Heartstring-tugging stories of people overcoming obstacles on their way to success: The thinking person knows that unless the reader has the exact same obstacles, skills, environment and opportunities, such stories can't be duplicated by the reader. They just wind the reader up to a manic frenzy and then leave the reader wondering where to go next.
Empty myths like "Build it and they will come!" or "Live your dream and the money will come!": The thinking person knows that neither building it nor living your dream is a guarantee. This is particularly insulting is the fact that due to economic circumstances because many people simply cannot do what they love -- they must instead do what is necessary, and learn to love that!
Bullying the reader --- "It is what it is!", "It's God's will!", "You must totally commit!". Or belittling or blaming the reader. The thinking person knows you can't shame someone into success.
Demanding acceptance of an overarching life philosophy: The thinking person has spent a lifetime developing a personal life philosophy and doesn't want to part with it. The thinking person wants to change only what's not working rather than throwing away everything and starting from scratch.
Demanding the learning of a new vocabulary: The thinking person knows that psycho-babble, new-age-drivel, success slang and childish analogies are no match for straight talk.
Demanding specific religious beliefs: The thinking person has seen what happens to people who regularly change religions to change their luck, and wants no part of it.
Overblown visualizations of success: The thinking person knows the Hummer, BMW and speedboat parked in the driveway of the 4000 square foot, newly remodeled home is a poor metric for success. And the idealized picture of the perfect family as a success metric is just silly. Having perfectly and perpetually attentive parents is the perfect way to ruin the childrens' fun and drive the parents nuts.
Perfection: The thinking person knows that nobody's perfect. The thinking person spends more time constantly improving strong points than worrying about life's little imperfections.

You're a thinking person. You need this book.

Real Problems

These are tough times. Few are hiring. Severe inflation for the fifth year in a row. Home affordability. Health insurance and homeowners insurance skyrocketing. College is now a luxury, or else a lifetime debt. A nation angrily divided. Big debts through bad decisions or bad luck.

Real problems. But you can't let them kidnap your happiness or effectiveness. "Thriving in Tough Times" is written to help you solve these problems and more.

What Are You Waiting For?

This book's $29.95 price is the cost of a midrange restaurant meal. If this book keeps you employed one day longer, gets you back to work one day sooner, helps you start a business, or just makes you happier, it's paid for itself several times over. The sooner you get this book, the sooner you'll benefit. Get it today!