Power of Focus & Red Gold

Must Read Books in 2024

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It is very easy to forget how good of a book “The Power of Focus” is, which was originally published in 2000.   And I can’t think of a better time to review its easily read pages than at the beginning of a new year.  In a period when moral courage and commonsense seems hard find, this is a lasting reminder to focus on what is important to you and remain true to your personal goals.  Hope you enjoy the fact that we highlighted it and brought this to your attention.

Some Favorite Quotes:

“Entrepreneurs are famous for getting distracted and losing their focus.  Remember, you don’t need to be involved with every new idea – just focusing on one or two can make you happy and wealthy.” 

“Life doesn’t just happen to you.  It’s all about choices and how you respond to every situation. If you are in the habit of continually making bad choices, disaster often occurs.  Your everyday choices ultimately determine whether you end up living with abundance or living in poverty.  However, life never completely closes the door to opportunity.” 

“There are two things that make you wiser, the books you read and the people that you meet.  Be sure to do both.” 

The Power of Focus”  by Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen and Les Hewitt. Authors Canfield, Hansen and Hewitt offer a step-by-step approach to success by concentrating on our strengths while organizing and intensifying personal vision. The authors of “Chicken Soup for the Soul” provide a systematic approached to success while relating numerous heart warming stories.

I don’t keep many of my paperback books – preferring instead to give them away – but this is one that I hold on to and reread often. If you have not read this work, I highly recommend it to be worth your time.

website: The Power of Focus

A second lesser known work that I highly recommend is “Red Gold.”

“Red Gold – Peak Performance Techniques of the Russian and East German Olympic Victors”
By Girgori Raiport M.D., PH.D.

The Eastern bloc countries were using sports/performance psychology way before the rest of the world. I red this work back in the 1980s and it is very much still relevant. Finding a copy is difficult but I suggest giving Amazon.com a try. It’s worth the effort to review this iconic work.

Hope you enjoy.


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About The Publisher

Jeff Corbett
As entrepreneur, author and magazine publisher with over 25 years’ experience in the global marketplace, I enjoy writing as an advocate for international business and personal freedoms. Thanks to my experiences building businesses I also have a tremendous interest in reading or writing about motivation and self-discipline.