Book Review: A Touch of Greatness

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One of the “master motivators” before it became the “in” thing to be was a man by the name of Frank Tibolt, and he spent over 50 years teaching people to be successful by getting in touch with their own “inner greatness”.

Any regular readers here at Today is that Day will know that I am a BIG believer in the power that each and every one of us has to create our lives to be anything and everything that we want them to be, so reading a book written by someone who spent decades teaching people that very thing was right up my alley.

Once I started reading A Touch of Greatness, I didn’t get any further than the initial lessons before I started implementing some of Frank’s teachings into my own life. Overall, I was impressed with both the lifestyle concepts that were discussed, as well as the actual action steps that Frank suggested in order to get – and stay – on the path to greatness. In fact, the chapter about writing down tasks (actually WRITING them down, not typing them) has powered my daily productivity ever since I first picked up the book.

Another thing that I liked about Frank’s teachings is that he often discusses 3 critical factors that I also believe are crucial to long-term success:

1. The power of repetition
2. The power of the subconscious mind
3. The power of having big dreams

Frank discusses each of those concepts – and many more – in much detail, explaining why they are so important, and what actions can be taken in order to harness the power of those and similarly powerful concepts.

Another thing that impressed me was that the book often discusses not just what to do, but HOW to do it. The success concepts that are covered are put into the context of a lifestyle of successful habits, rather than just some “routine” that is put down once a certain goal has been attained.

Frank also often talks about how helping others via our words and actions will ultimately create our own success, and I thought that was a powerful lesson to keep in mind. As we all run about in our very busy lives, chasing our own desires, it is often forgotten that one of the oldest truths of existence is that the easiest way to get what we want is to help enough other people to get what they want.

Throughout the book, Frank was very insistent on the fact that we need to write things down, which I have personally seen to be an amazingly powerful lifestyle change. Paraphrasing what was said in the book, the basic idea is that our minds can only process so many thoughts, ideas, or concepts at any one time. By writing things down – both small as well as larger-scale tasks and ideas – we “free up” our mental capital so that it can then be used for other things.

One example is the daily writing down of goals. Based on Frank’s teachings, I have a prioritized task list for any given day, yet I still write down my long-term goal at the top of my task list – every single day. Doing so has opened up the floodgates for my creativity, and I now have far more ideas for success than I actually have time to implement each day.

One final thing that I was really impressed with was the “find your path” section at the back of the book. There is an incredibly in-depth system that Frank teaches which allows people to dig deep – really deep – in order to decide just what it is that they want to do with their lives. His system addresses all of the “career choice” things that one would normally associate with that type of exercise, but it also goes much deeper than that, and includes a step-by-step method for sorting it all out.

Conclusion

Overall, reading A Touch of Greatness was more than time well-spent for me personally. Despite the fact that I already live a life centered around growth and improvement, there were ideas in the book that I probably never would have thought of on my own. There were also timely reminders for me of things that I already knew, but that I wasn’t implementing consistently.

I don’t really have anything negative to say about the book, other than the fact that Frank’s writing style didn’t really resonate with me. The information that he shared was priceless, but his delivery just didn’t appeal to me personally. That is just me, though, and I was raised reading Stephen King, Dean R. Koontz, and wondering who that hyper Tony Robbins guy was.

So, other than a bit of a dry delivery (in my opinion), I did like A Touch of Greatness, and the folks over at MindStudio are offering it in softcover, audio, or eBook format, so you can pick whichever medium works best for you.

p.s. – If you’ve read A ‘Touch of Greatness’, or if you end up reading it as a result of this review, please drop your thoughts into the comment section below and let us know what you thought of it! 

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