The Pledge: Your Master Plan for an Abundant Life

by Michael Masterson

An actionable guide for quickly improving one's wealth, personal development, and happiness Successful people don't sit around waiting for everything to be "100%" right or to be "absolutely sure" they will succeed. They don't need absolute assurance, because they realize life doesn't provide any. To get what they want out of life, they set specific goals and put together a formal plan to achieve those goals, one step at a time. Successful people know that the cost of failure is modest compared to that of inaction. Failure means they are smarter the next time. Inaction means there is no next time-there's only a lifetime of regret. In The Pledge: Your Master Plan for an Abundant Life, author Michael Masterson reveals how to become successful-and not just financially, but in every area of life. The book
The Pledge teaches readers how to start and finish projects they have been dreaming about for years, boost confidence, strengthen skills, build wealth, and enjoy life.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Self Help, Productivity, Philosophy, Buisness, Personal Development

224 pages, Hardcover

First published October 26, 2010

Reviews

[Jenny]

Fantastic book recommended to me by my husband. It is mostly a business/how to make money type of book but with so much more! It is truly a plan for improving your life. He gives some sound techniques for goal setting and for accomplishing those goals. He gives ideas on how to get out of a rutt, slump and or a depression. He gives advice on nutrition and exercise. He explains the importance of journal writing. And my favorite... "In order to live a richer, healthier, more enjoyable life, you are going to have to make a commitment to: *Pay less attention to yourself and more attention to other people. *Focus on opportunities, not problems. *Listen first, talk later. *Criticize only when your criticism is helpful. *Never speak badly about anyone. *Never complain about anything. *Perform an act of kindness every day. This will have a profound effect on your happiness. Nothing else you do will bring you peace of mind. Money won't. Success won't. Fame won't."

[Wendi Lau]

“Promise yourself that you will read only gold from now on.”
-Michael Masterson in The Pledge: Your Master Plan for an Abundant Life

Applying just one Master Plan idea makes the book worth my time.

Other gleanings:
• First thing in the workday, concentrate on your most important, not urgent thing that helps you reach the Big Goals. It starts your day with accomplishment and enthusiasm.
• Masterson’s active reading technique to zip through books while extracting more meaning—not just speed reading—will help me achieve my reading goal of one book a week.
• How to calculate your hourly worth
• Proof I am an information addict and how to become an information user with the 25-25-50 Rule
• Even writers need to get better at public speaking

“If you improve your speaking skill by just 10 percent, you will double your personal power.”
-Michael Masterson

This is the kind of book worth purchasing for future reference. However, if I use his learning and memory technique, I won’t need to review it.

Dialogue and references illustrated points well. Mr. Masterson, you have a new fan.

[Bruce Harpham]

A helpful refresher on the fundamentals of personal development including goal setting and success in business. I've read and benefited from several of the author's other books on copywriting and business topics as well.

[Laura Benegas]

Un libro

[Pelagia Komni]

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[Alexander Seredenko]

The only self-development book you need!

[Josie]

I really liked the book!!

I am going to be adding this to my physical book shelves soon. Will be a good reference book for remind yourself where you began, and how far you have come in relation to the goals that you set at the beginning of the book.

[George]

5 stars:
First chapters rock
Enjoyable or compelling throughout
Powerful for virtues
Treasure trove of good ideas
Clear implementation steps

[Jorge Martinez]

Excellent habit changing book.

[L. Soash]

Excellent read, a great resource for goal-setters. Highly recommended.
~Krystalina

[Adam]

Short, badly written, but inspiring.