The Idiot Factor: The 10 Ways We Sabotage Our Life, Money, and Business

by Larry Winget

Overview

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The Pitbull of Personal Development and New York Time bestselling author is back with advice on the dumb things people do to sabotage their success

What do people really want? They want what they've got. It's a simple formula. You have what you want because your actions produced your results. Not your words and certainly not your wants.

In his signature caustic yet lovable style, Larry Winget dishes out straight talk on what he calls "life's messes", and offers sound, simple solutions. Taking on business, family, health, being fat, being stupid, success, money, and more, Larry Winget points out exactly which changes have to take place in order for people to turn their lives around.

A little bit of business, a little bit of personal development, a little finance, a little parenting, a little health and wellness, The Idiot Factor will help anyone identify his or her own "areas of stupidity" and take action to finally achieve real success.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592404674
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	12/29/2009
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	409,778
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Larry Winget is one of the country’sleading business speakers anda member of the National SpeakersAssociation Hall of Fame. He isthe author of the New York Timesand Wall Street Journal bestsellersYou’re Broke Because You Wantto Be and It’s Called Work for aReason!, and the Wall Street Journaland BusinessWeek bestseller ShutUp, Stop Whining, and Get a Life.

Table of Contents

Preface xi

Introduction 1

Section 1 The Idiot Factor 9

Chapter 1 You Said You Could Prove It; Okay, Prove It! 11

Chapter 2 Why People Are Idiots, or The Ten Ways People Sabotage Their Success 33

Chapter 3 How Do I Stop Being an Idiot? 85

Section 2 The Idiot Fixes 105

Chapter 4 Take Action for Success 107

Chapter 5 Action Lists for Success 121

Section 3 Idiots: The Final Chapters 209

Chapter 6 It's Easy to Keep Being an Idiot! 211

Chapter 7 What Do You Think? 215

Acknowledgments 219