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Mastering the Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success: An Owner's Manual to the New York Times Bestseller, The Traveler's Gift | 
 enlarge | Author: Andy Andrews
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 12568
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.6 x 1
ISBN: 0785261419
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.1
EAN: 9780785261414
ASIN: 0785261419
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
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Mastering the Seven Decisions guides readers to a profound understanding of how to fully integrate seven life-changing Decisions into their daily lives. - The Responsible Decision: The buck stops here. I accept responsibility for my past. I am responsible for my success. I will not let my history control my destiny.
- The Guided Decision: I will seek wisdom.
- The Active Decision: I am a person of action.
- The Certain Decision: I have a decided heart. Criticism, condemnation, and complaint have no power over me.
- The Joyful Decision: Today I will choose to be happy.
- The Compassionate Decision: I will greet this day with a forgiving spirit.
- The Persistent Decision: I will persist without exception.
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Life-changing. November 11, 2008
This book was so inspirational and encouraging. It gives an easily read prescription for starting over again outlining decision making skills that are actually helpful and practical. I plan on using it as a workbook to refocus and redirect my life. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone!!!
A very helpful follow-on to the best selling "The Traveler's Gift" September 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book takes the seven principles taught in Andy Andrew's best selling parable "The Traveler's Gift" The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success and devotes a chapter to helping you think more deeply about each principle. He provides a short introduction about how these principles were revealed to him through his own difficulties in life; difficulties most of us share at one time or another. Andrews wants you to read these chapters actively and slowly rather than dashing through the book. He suggests that you re-read them and focus on those that resonate most with where you are in your life now.
The chapters are organized so that you get a little excerpt from "The Traveler's Gift" so you can connect it to the principle being discussed in that chapter. The principles are discussed by providing several short stories or essays rather than a philosophical or theological discussion of abstractions.
These seven principles are about: 1) taking responsibility for your life, 2) being willing to learn wisdom from others, 3) being active in living your life, 4) being confident and purposeful in your course in life, 5) being joyful in each day regardless of circumstances, 6) forgiving others and yourself and being compassionate in outlook, 7) live your life with tenacity, persistence, and faith.
This is a book that is unashamedly Christian and religious in outlook, which I personally find refreshing. However, I thought you should know in case you are allergic to faith.
Reviewed by Craig Matteson, Ann Arbor, MI
Lasting success can come from as little as seven intentional decisions July 10, 2008
Lasting success can come from as little as seven intentional decisions - and the author has spent several decades studying some of the success stories that have revolved around these decisions. Andy Andrews' Mastering the Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success blends profiles of very successful people with exercises designed to help readers translate these successes into action plans. Chapters give plenty of examples of responsible thinking, gratitude, and more in this outstanding survey of life improvements.
Not just another self-help book. May 16, 2008
3 out of 20 found this review helpful
I've always been an avid reader with varied interests. Each year, I've always tried to read at least a half dozen or so self improvement books, so over the last 30 years or so, I've taken in quite a bit of information from a variety of sources. About six months ago, however, I found (on the bargain shelf of a local store) something that looked quite interesting called The Traveler's Gift. It appeared to be some sort of self-improvement book told in fictional story form. A unique concept that intrigued me. I'm going to make a very conservative estimate that in the course of my life I've read well over 100 self-improvement books. Not one of them has affected my life the way The Traveler's Gift has.
I'm not going to say Andy Andrews is a much better writer than Napoleon Hill was, or any of the other contemporary writers in this genre, although he does write very well. Perhaps it was just the right message at the right time in my life, but whatever the reason, the book truly resonated with me and touched me in ways other books failed to do. It has led to a complete transformation of where my life is going.
After reading the book, I typed out the seven decisions and taped them on my bathroom mirror, where I have reflected upon them each morning since and they have served as a catalyst to set the day in motion. Reading this book, MASTERING THE SEVEN DECISIONS, was a no-brainer. I ordered a copy as soon as I found out it was available.
All I can say about this is, it is an extraordinary companion to doing exactly what the title suggests, mastering the seven decisions. Here, Andrews takes the reader to the next level and what we have is somewhat of an amalgamation. It is mostly Traveler's Gift, with a few parts The Lost Choice, a healthy dose of Andrew's DVD, "The Seven Decisions", even a few letters from Andrews' early Storms of Perfection books, and a mixture of new material that will enhance even further, the understanding and application of the 7 decisions.
Self-improvement books are just that; they help us to become better businessmen and women, better husbands and wives, better leaders, better people. Few of them go beyond that and actually have what it takes to be life altering. This book does. Though it is not completely necessary, I highly recommend you read The Traveler's Gift first. It will greatly enhance what this book will do for you.
FANtastic! April 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read almost 100 books a year. This is at the top of my list. Andy's exercises are so practical & thought provoking you'll want to dig right in & grow. On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give it an 11.
And the DVD goes right along with everything Andy says.
Ed Cerny
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