Author: Dave Lakhani

Publisher: Your Coach Digital

Pub. in: November, 2007

ISBN: 1596591277

Pages:  

Measurements: 5.8 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches

Origin of product: USA

Order code: BB00114

Other information: ISBN-13: 978-1596591271

Dave Lakhani is a good friend of mine so it will be easy to see this review as biased.

He and I do work together like the interview you can hear at friendsofdavelakhani web site.

I'll get to this book in a minute. Powerful is too tame of a word to describe Dave's persona. He's 6'3, 300lbs of warrior and brilliant.

I met Dave through some Internet marketing friends. Many of whom are always telling me what I "need" to be doing. There are so many things that "I need to be doing" that I wind up not taking action. When I meet many experts I'm overwhelmed because they give me too much to do and I don't start.

Lakhani's book won't overwhelm you. Dave makes focus easy because he's only requesting one hour a week. Monday nights I now spend an hour learning, following Dave's system. You can too. This isn't like learning Japanese from CDs where I got frustrated very quickly. I'm seeing differences. Dave encourages some basics like articulating specific measurable results, but he has some new premises as well like in the role of our narrative in terms of reinforcing productive behavior and learning.

Have you ever seen trade-show magician Joel Bauer perform for 4 hours straight without repeating material? Impressive barely begins to describe this feat. How did Joel learn so much material? He spent an hour a day learning magic, or comedy, or whatever he needed. Dave's system is similar in approach...first you get his help identifying what will have the greatest impact to learn or improve, then Dave gives you a better system for learning. You don't need to only sleep 4 hours a night like Joel Bauer reportedly sleeps.

This book is for mere mortals like me. Sometimes when I read Bandler or other transformational authors I wonder which students are able to master some of the techniques so quickly from a book. I know some do and I've been frustrated I wasn't among them. After only two weeks I feel Dave's approach increasing my confidence. I needed to start with my packaging, my clothing and how I present myself. What I've found is that spending a structured hour on this idea once a week makes me a better student for the course of the week.

As a 23 year old I read a rare book that encouraged me
to account for my marginal time. I never had the discipline
of a Dave Lakhani or a Joel Bauer, I was raised by liberal
parents.

What I'm trying to communicate is that Dave's course is
accessible and doable and I'm digging it. I'm laughing more and having more fun. It may appear weird from the outside, but being more serious about some things actually allows me to be less serious about others and is helping me have more fun.

No, bisexual 19 year-olds aren't bringing their girlfriends over to meet me...not that kind of male delusional fun, but sustainable confidence. And this confidence is palatable. And women are introducing themselves to me in situations that surprise me.

What's my difference? I'm more focused. I'm more intentional. I'm faster to let go of negative thoughts because I know they aren't serving me well in a way in which I hadn't known this before.
Dave Lakhani's coaching has helped me get to the next level.

Having better focus with more intelligent lists of things to do, including play, relaxes me. I'm more relaxed than I've been since I was 14.

(Quoting from Ben Mack, USA)