Steph'sBookRamblings: Think Smart Not Hard: 52 Key Principles to Success and Happiness by Roy Huff

Summary:

Struggling to cope with personal tragedy? Worried you’ll never live up to your full potential? Bestselling author Roy Huff overcame abuse and abject poverty to become an accomplished teacher and research scientist. His secrets for success have changed countless lives, and now they can help you too!

Think Smart Not Hard connects science and human psychology to help you retrain your brain for a brighter tomorrow. Through a combination of step-by-step strategies and inspirational anecdotes, this transformational guidebook will help you conquer common obstacles to discover your life’s true path.

In Think Smart Not Hard, you’ll discover:

-How to develop the right mindset to overcome any personal tragedy

-How writing down and reflecting upon action plans will ignite your success

-How incorporating weekly principles can accelerate your road to recovery

-A series of exclusive quotations from industry leaders and motivational gurus

-Simple hacks to help you take charge of your personal finances, and much, much more!

Think Smart Not Hard is your no-nonsense guide for finally grasping the life you were born to live. If you like real-world applications, optimizing your existing strengths, and honest accounts from a self-made man, then you’ll love Roy Huff’s energizing resource.

My Thoughts:

Think Smart Not Hard is a straight forward, no nonsense approach to helping you sort through all of life's garbage so that you can be successful at whatever you dream to be. Mr. Huff gives you 52 key principals (one for each week of the year) to help you clear your head of negative things so that you can work hard towards your dreams and be a success.

I will start off by saying that I haven't fully finished this book as I am taking the advice of Mr. Huff and reading this book slowly so that I can work on each principle before moving onto the next. For me, this is the best approach to change my habits of negativity.

He gives solid advice in the first two principles that are especially important in today's instant gratification society. First being to forgive those that have hurt you but most importantly yourself so that you can move forward. Second bit of advice? Accept responsibility for your mistakes and your own actions. I think these two principals should be a huge priority for everyone not just for business success but for life success!

I don't normally read self-help books because they tend to all say the same thing and/or be very preachy but so far that is not the case with TSNH. I feel that Mr. Huff's advice is realistic, down to earth, and can be applied to anyone's life regardless of his or her goals, religion, or economic standing. 4/5 stars