The Real Truth about Success: What the Top 1% Do Differently, Why They Won't Tell You, and How You Can Do It Anyway!

by Garrison Wynn

"Everyone is looking for the real in whatever they endeavor. Garrison Wynn went out looking for real answers to real success challenges--and he found them. If you want them, get this book real fast!"
--Jeffrey Gitomer, New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Little Red Book of Selling Life and business aren’t fair, which is good. If they were, you couldn’t seize the unfair advantage. Think about it. Is your CEO the smartest person in the company? Is the head of your department more driven than you? Does the leading company in your industry make the best products? Probably not. They all have one thing in common, They’re on top of the pile because they discovered and exploited their unfair advantage―and with the help of business expert and motivational dynamo Garrison Wynn, you can do the same. The Real Truth about Success is the culmination of ten years’ worth of interviews with more than 5,000 top performers in their fields. During the process, Wynn discovered that better brains, a positive attitude, and superior all-around quality rarely drive true success. Rather, the most successful people in the world leverage their unique, distinctive qualities―whatever they may be―to propel themselves to the front of the line. In The Real Truth about Success , Wynn helps

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Self Help

214 pages, Hardcover

First published October 9, 2009

Reviews

[Benjamin Atkinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

In a field where there are so many books promising to help individual or group success in business, Mr. Wynn's book actually delivers. Garrison's ideas are fresh, and unlike a great deal of business "experts", he writes with credibility, clarity, and panache. Fresh and vibrant ideas literally jump off the page and I found myself taking copious notes; the ideas are that good. Garrison has that rare gift of being able to transmit a virtual waterfall of genius level ideas in an very accessible, even simple manner without losing any information. If you have read as many motivational-business books as I have, you will immediately recognize, that this one is something special. Garrison's ideas are not simply taken from the ivory tower of academia, they are based on direct experience and observations from the global business landscape. Garrison's humor and humility are also extremely refreshing.The systems, behaviors, and ideas are designed for immediate application. He helped me understand that great ideas, by themselves, will not help me. I learned that I had to get honest about the pain and/or frustration with my current life/work situation before I could ever adapt to any new idea. I learned, laughed, and felt invigorated after reading this unique book. Read this book, then read it again. If you follow Garrison's ideas and adopt the attitudes he teaches so clearly, you can transform not only your business, but also your life. Goodreads only allows five stars, and that is too bad. I would give this dynamic, accessible book a galaxy of stars.

[Mary · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was empty of new ideas and the poorly-integrated injections of humor were a distraction.

[JP · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wynn is as practical and entertaining in print as he is on stage, which makes The Real Truth a valuable read that is easy to take in. The overall theme is that success doesn't have a specific formula that works for everyone but instead a more general principle, which is: figure out the unique assets you can leverage and then keep leveraging them, over and over. Another important take-away is to be simple and clear, so people have a chance to access your brilliance. The book isn't a hard read. If a couple hundred pages is still too much, there's a handy re-cap at the end.

[Andleeb · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book about leadership and how to succeed. Garrison Wynn took a different, matter of fact approach at helping people see how they can succeed in life. I saw Garrison speak at a conference in DC and was very amused by him, enough that I had run out and read what he had to say. This is book is enjoyable for anyone to read.

[Shelby · Rating 3 out of 5]

I actually stopped reading this because I personally did not like the author's style. I gave it to my fiance to read instead since he is very similar to how it seems the author is and he liked it much better than I did! The author has some good things to say; his style was just too aggressive for me. But that's probably what makes him successful!

[Jim Pozenel · Rating 1 out of 5]

A complete waste of time.

[Anandh Sundar · Rating 2 out of 5]

In a single line..Play to your strengths and do not follow a single formula for success. Nothing really new

[Matthew Bradley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Could have been about 50 pages shorter, however, I got a lot of notes and ideas from the book.

[Chakrit Yau · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just read the first chapter and skip to the last chapter