How to Self-Destruct: Making the Least of What's Left of Your Career

by Jason Seiden

'This book is a winner. Jason Seiden is a winner. He s a thinker and a writer who can bring you to both duh! and AHA! at the same moment. Nobody wants to self-destruct. But many people do. Get your 16 ounces of prevention by buying this book today.' -- Jeffrey Gitomer, author, The Sales Bible You say, I want to make it to the top! I say, Why would you want that? That kind of success requires personal growth. Personal growth is difficult, stressful, and risky. Put those adjectives in front of anything else and you'd run away as fast as you could! How about an alternative form of success that requires no practice, no soul-searching, and no behavioral change whatsoever? Sounds too good to be true? It s not! It's called self-destruction, and you're probably already familiar with it. But do you know how to achieve it? With Jason Seiden's expert advice, you too can learn For safety's sake, the treatment of each topic also includes the strategies of those misguided fools who still choose success, so you know what not to do. How to Self-Destruct is a definitive collection of surefire, up-to-the-minute failure tactics that can bring you down from any height. Because when you set out to fail, you're guaranteed to win!

186 pages, Paperback

First published September 29, 2006

Reviews

[Andy Frye · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really great book, with a comical approach to self-help. I used to be in financial services as a sales person, and bought about 20 copies of this book to give to my small business clients. But I also loved reading it myself

[FAXBoy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another impulse buy, this time at a Borders in Chicago over the summer (there was a big display in the front of the store and the cover is such a delicious shade of red that I could not resist). Unfortunately, I missed the reading by a day or two. The book has two modes: sarcasm and advice. The author alternates between the two in each chapter and once you catch onto the conceit and become familiar with his two tones, How to Self-Destruct gets a bit tedious and it was hard for me to get to the end. (It took me weeks!) Based on the cover art and marketing copy, I thought this was going to be something entirely different.

[Alysssa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great gift idea for students grad high school or college....very creative approach to the real world!

[cellomerl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty simple, intuitive stuff, but it bears reading again to reinforce the ideas. This would be an excellent book to receive upon one's university graduation - or maybe earlier.