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The Payoff Principle: Discover the 3 Secrets for Getting What You Want Out of Life and Work
Where do you hope to go with your life, your career, and your relationships? How will you muster the energy to keep on keeping on, in the good times and the bad? What skills do you have to learn—and then use—to make sure you get the payoffs you really want in your professional life and your personal life?
The problem with so many positive-thinking books and self-help routines is that they don’t give you the whole formula. The Payoff Principle gives you that formula—Purpose + Passion + Process = Payoff—and then works as your guidebook, teaching you how to apply the formula to achieve success at work, at home, and everywhere you go.
When you find purpose in what you do, exhibit passion for the outcome, and master the process to make it happen, you produce the payoffs you want, need, and deserve.
Plenty of people have done exactly that, whether consciously and deliberately or accidently and luckily. But, you don’t have to depend on luck anymore. You have a formula for getting what you want. You have a practical set of strategies guaranteed to deliver greater happiness and success than you’ve ever experienced. All you have to do now is read The Payoff Principle to learn how to implement the formula to experience the new-and-complete you.
The problem with so many positive-thinking books and self-help routines is that they don’t give you the whole formula. The Payoff Principle gives you that formula—Purpose + Passion + Process = Payoff—and then works as your guidebook, teaching you how to apply the formula to achieve success at work, at home, and everywhere you go.
When you find purpose in what you do, exhibit passion for the outcome, and master the process to make it happen, you produce the payoffs you want, need, and deserve.
Plenty of people have done exactly that, whether consciously and deliberately or accidently and luckily. But, you don’t have to depend on luck anymore. You have a formula for getting what you want. You have a practical set of strategies guaranteed to deliver greater happiness and success than you’ve ever experienced. All you have to do now is read The Payoff Principle to learn how to implement the formula to experience the new-and-complete you.
264 pages, Hardcover
First published March 3, 2015
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October 28, 2020
We all want to get more out of some part of our life. It might be personally. It might be professionally. It might be in any part of our life.
In order to make that happen, it would be nice to have a formula, an approach, a plan. And if that plan were general enough to apply in any part of our lives, and specific enough to actually help, that would be great, wouldn’t it?
The plan is laid out in Alan Zimmerman’s new book.
- See more at: http://blog.kevineikenberry.com/leade...
In order to make that happen, it would be nice to have a formula, an approach, a plan. And if that plan were general enough to apply in any part of our lives, and specific enough to actually help, that would be great, wouldn’t it?
The plan is laid out in Alan Zimmerman’s new book.
- See more at: http://blog.kevineikenberry.com/leade...
March 27, 2015
If you enjoy books about how to get what you want in life this one is for you. I thought the book was very well researched.
March 28, 2022
Read this book! I thought it was about finances and it is not. I was pleasantly surprised by the authentic leadership advice and thought provided in this book. I don't typically re-read books but I will with this one. I wrote ideas and underlined key phrases all over the place (I know your not supposed to) but it was just bursting with inspiring thoughts.
May 28, 2015
I think we all should admit that the title looks a lot like those "SEE THIS ONE TIP THAT WILL MAKE YOU LOOK 5465313546 YEARS YOUNGER IN JUST 20 DAYS!" ads. That was the main reason this book caught my eye, to be honest. It was only after I checked the blurb and seen the P+P+P=P equation that I actually thought the book could be on something actually sensible. I wasn't wrong.
The best thing about this book is, it works as an interesting and well-written summary of lots of previous self-help books about P, P and P, often referencing to them and a few more as well. More often that not, the chapters give examples of people that have struggled with something that could have been, or just was, solved by one or two P's this book was talking about. Some got me bemused, I'll admit. I'll just say "Wilhem" and shut up.
The worst thing about this book is... well, it's still a summary, so I'm not all too sure everyone would like it. I know I wouldn't if it weren't for the writing that was significantly better than most of the self-help books I've read. If it were a little more boring, I was ready to ditch it simply because "I've seen it all before, but no.
Overall, it was a 4/5 read for me. It is obvious that the author has spent a lot of time researching for this book.
The best thing about this book is, it works as an interesting and well-written summary of lots of previous self-help books about P, P and P, often referencing to them and a few more as well. More often that not, the chapters give examples of people that have struggled with something that could have been, or just was, solved by one or two P's this book was talking about. Some got me bemused, I'll admit. I'll just say "Wilhem" and shut up.
The worst thing about this book is... well, it's still a summary, so I'm not all too sure everyone would like it. I know I wouldn't if it weren't for the writing that was significantly better than most of the self-help books I've read. If it were a little more boring, I was ready to ditch it simply because "I've seen it all before, but no.
Overall, it was a 4/5 read for me. It is obvious that the author has spent a lot of time researching for this book.
April 27, 2015
I received this book as a first read. It's laid out well and is well written. But it's mostly a rehash of everything we've heard in previous self help books - be positive, eliminate negative from your life, find a purpose in life, happiness is a choice, etc. Still worth a read for those interested in self improvement and probably a better choice than most other self help books on the market because of the good layout and writing.
July 25, 2017
Peautiful
Really resonated with me. Prior to reading this book, I was also thinking along the same lines. In my framework, I also had "patience" which seems to be included under Passion. Given that there will be setbacks etc, getting up after falling, and waiting patiently even though it may be boringly long is a virtue we all need, especially the gen Y and gen Z around us.
I did not give five star since the author's language sounds a bit like "sales pitch". It has a so simple but so powerful approach that he should not need this. He can study Sufism to reflect on this point.
Regardless thanks a lot to him and the individuals who shared their stories.
Really resonated with me. Prior to reading this book, I was also thinking along the same lines. In my framework, I also had "patience" which seems to be included under Passion. Given that there will be setbacks etc, getting up after falling, and waiting patiently even though it may be boringly long is a virtue we all need, especially the gen Y and gen Z around us.
I did not give five star since the author's language sounds a bit like "sales pitch". It has a so simple but so powerful approach that he should not need this. He can study Sufism to reflect on this point.
Regardless thanks a lot to him and the individuals who shared their stories.
May 20, 2015
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The Payoff Principle by Alan Zimmerman is an interesting take, if not completely original, on the self-help book to achieve one’s goals. The book is logically organized and builds upon the prior sections like a piece of music building to its crescendo.
The Payoff Principle purports to give readers the entire formula for success. Success being defined by one’s purpose and passion. Success being reached by identifying one’s purpose, applying one’s passion in a specific process. Success at the end of the process happens only when one correctly determines one’s purpose with Zimmerman’s guidance, and then only when one applies one’s total passion to the process.
A worthy self-help book for those looking to get out of their rut and finding the life they want.
July 28, 2015
This book was laid out well and the format was effective in transmitting the message of the book. Although the content was not really something new, how it all came together and summarized past knowledge to create the Payoff Principle formula made the message come across as something new and refreshing. Books like these are definitely something to pick up if you want to reflect and rethink things and be reminded of what truly matters in this life.
Note: This E-Book is free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Note: This E-Book is free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
April 10, 2015
I was fortunate enough to win this book in a giveaway. I enjoyed reading this book . Highly recommend !!
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