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Moment of Impact: Harness the Explosive Power of Three to Maximize Your Mind, Life, and Business
The world is changing fast. Are you ready for the challenge? What you do in a moment of impact makes all the difference. Moment of Harness the Explosive Power of Three to Maximize Your Mind, Life, and Business offers essential guidance for becoming self directed, so that you take charge of your thoughts and emotions rather than surrendering control to others and circumstances in your life. The moment of impact is that exact microsecond when you respond to a challenge, an insight or an opportunity - especially when those moments are unexpected. Created by a certified international mental game coach and martial artist, this practical guide to personal change shows how to meet those life-altering moments with confidence, power and decisiveness. In this book you'll learn how to apply the power of three key Your thoughts Your mental strengthsto direct the course of your life and maximize the opportunities offered by these life-altering moments. Based on the author's own life threatening moment-of-impact, this book uses stories, examples and "teaching moments" to reveal strategies you can use to become more self directed, personally effective, and present in any moment. The author has condensed the book's powerful messages into a number of seminars tailored for corporate and professional groups. Seize your Moment. Let the Power of Three show you how.
190 pages, Paperback
First published August 16, 2013
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January 25, 2015
I received Moment of Impact as a First Reads winner. I applied to read it because I was intrigued by the author having a background in martial arts and applying it to business. I, too, have a 17 year long background with martial arts followed by 7 years in the military, so I thought I would find some seeds of inspiration on how to become a better leader for my company.
Well, I did. Sort of.
Moment of Impact struck me as more of a great primer for the business world in a dog-eat-dog way. The examples Touma give are those that are extreme, a little cloak-n-dagger-esque, and seem a lot more than far fetched for those that haven't been on the edge of it before. Which, frankly, is most of us. And most of us would never make a corporate career feel that cut-throat and in line for the next Hollywood script. Yet, that is the feel that Touma tints her book with.
It's not that is all bad advice. There is lot of good stuff in here about neuroscience, tricking yourself into doing better by controlling the way you react physically, mentally, and emotionally. Not a whole lot of it has a particular "spin" on it that would personalise it to Touma, either. There are lots of citations for past research and evidence on how our mind, bodies, and emotions connect, and in turn how this affects our performance. Most of the book is this with some sprinklings of Touma's cautionary tales of how it can happen to you.
There are a few things I wish this book had that would have made it a lot better for me.
1.) A bibliography with a list of all the resources and citations. There are so many of them, but not a single thing has a proper citation to it. I find it hard to trust any source I haven't heard of before, so it takes down the credibility of Touma's book about 10 pegs.
2.) A bit more personality. Touma has spent a lot of time in corporate world. It's obvious by the lack of true personality that shines through in the book. You get snippets here and there, but it's so dry and devoid of individuality that it makes for an extremely slow, boring read. Read a corporate manual -- it's about the same flavour.
3.) More down to earth things for people not necessarily going out in the corporate world. What about the rest of us that want to just be a better leader in our own small little pond? Many of the things apply, but it will be harder for a lot of people to make that connection.
One more thing that I thought was interesting. At the end of the book, Touma gives what would be a blatant call to action of "buy my consulting service" if not for the half line that says she's giving it away for free in conjunction with the book. It this is the sort of mentality you need, buy the book, then reach out to Touma for advice and that next step. After all, it's a ticket for a little bit of free consultation.
Well, I did. Sort of.
Moment of Impact struck me as more of a great primer for the business world in a dog-eat-dog way. The examples Touma give are those that are extreme, a little cloak-n-dagger-esque, and seem a lot more than far fetched for those that haven't been on the edge of it before. Which, frankly, is most of us. And most of us would never make a corporate career feel that cut-throat and in line for the next Hollywood script. Yet, that is the feel that Touma tints her book with.
It's not that is all bad advice. There is lot of good stuff in here about neuroscience, tricking yourself into doing better by controlling the way you react physically, mentally, and emotionally. Not a whole lot of it has a particular "spin" on it that would personalise it to Touma, either. There are lots of citations for past research and evidence on how our mind, bodies, and emotions connect, and in turn how this affects our performance. Most of the book is this with some sprinklings of Touma's cautionary tales of how it can happen to you.
There are a few things I wish this book had that would have made it a lot better for me.
1.) A bibliography with a list of all the resources and citations. There are so many of them, but not a single thing has a proper citation to it. I find it hard to trust any source I haven't heard of before, so it takes down the credibility of Touma's book about 10 pegs.
2.) A bit more personality. Touma has spent a lot of time in corporate world. It's obvious by the lack of true personality that shines through in the book. You get snippets here and there, but it's so dry and devoid of individuality that it makes for an extremely slow, boring read. Read a corporate manual -- it's about the same flavour.
3.) More down to earth things for people not necessarily going out in the corporate world. What about the rest of us that want to just be a better leader in our own small little pond? Many of the things apply, but it will be harder for a lot of people to make that connection.
One more thing that I thought was interesting. At the end of the book, Touma gives what would be a blatant call to action of "buy my consulting service" if not for the half line that says she's giving it away for free in conjunction with the book. It this is the sort of mentality you need, buy the book, then reach out to Touma for advice and that next step. After all, it's a ticket for a little bit of free consultation.
March 3, 2015
I got this book from goodreads first reads. It deals with a great topic for today's problems because let's face it...we are all constantly buffeted and bombarded by stuff so being in the now and getting the most out of that is key. The author really loves to group things in threes (aside from the title of the book) but at least the groupings are consistent in their Oxford commas. There are a lot of extreme examples used to make a point in many sections of this book...while I understand things can be life-or-death and preparing for the worst (or even expecting the worst) is important, not everything is like that all the time. Nearly all of the examples were dealing with women - which is both refreshing and off putting as some of the guys I know who need this book would not be able to take the leap. There's a lot of theory in the book with a few good practical examples so I'd view it as more of a heady primer text than anything else. From a purely technical standpoint there were a few instances of odd paragraph spacing that appeared to be accidental. The sales pitch at the end was the single most squick-y thing about the book - a bit like a gimmicky betrayal or something...who does that in a book? - it's like cold calling or those auto generated emails seeking business that you never open but they always get past the spam filter. Way to end on the wrong foot.
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January 31, 2015
In the grand scheme of "positive mentality" books, this one is average. I didn't feel like I learned anything new or exciting. Also, I had a difficult time understanding how some of the examples tied into what the author was trying to say. There was a lot of good information presented, but I had a difficult time focusing throughout this book.
I received a copy of this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
I received a copy of this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
February 10, 2015
This is a bit heavy for my tastes. It deals with making decisions or reacting to an issue instantly.
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