Orison Marden once said that, “Deep within humans dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish them, that they never dreamed of possessing...” By stressing key concepts and presenting scientific research, The Other 90% demonstrates the possibilities associated with seeking and nurturing the unbridled, undiscovered ‘powers’ that often remain dormant within us. Bias in his beliefs can only be pinpointed to the fact that he believes everyone is responsible for their own destiny and that we have not been pre-condemned to a specific fate. In order to unleash our hidden potential we must learn to TRUST, streamline our EFFORTS, think FARSIGHTED, and gain the NERVE to implement action.
TRUST. “We have to first take actions to prove that we are trustworthy before we can expect others to trust us.” It takes NERVE to commit to something and hold yourself accountable, but remaining faithful is what ultimately makes you trustworthy. Society needs to be more comfortable with taking these risks because if we constantly worry about failure, we will never accomplish what we desire the most.
Hand in hand with the Keystone of ENERGY is passion. Cooper stresses the importance of spending time on the things that we enjoy the most. A past study indicated that out of 1500 business students, 1245 were only in it for the money, while 255 were in business because they actually enjoyed it. Twenty years later, 101 of them were millionaires of which all but one was from the group of 255 students who pursued what they loved. As a result, Cooper makes an effort to emphasize that if you pursue something you enjoy, motivation and success will follow.
The Other 90% is a leading novel in the theory of personal potential. Its success coincides with Cooper’s ability to present insightful, inspirational, and valuable lessons that are relevant to this time and the average person. Corporate America also contributes to the book’s success as their mentality is to out perform and beat their competition. Cooper’s personal stories and writing style alone allows his messages to come across clearly and concisely. A minor hindrance to the book may be that at times Cooper delves too deeply into the science of things, however, anyone with a background/interest in science will likely appreciate the deeper explanation.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and would recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about themselves and how to find success.
As Erich Fromm said, “independent of others and in convert with others, your main task in life is to do what you can best do and become what you can potentially be.” Often, many people feel as if they are already living up to their full potential. Do not be fooled, as more often than not there are slumbering powers that lie deep within us. As explained in The Other 90%, there is a vast amount of brainpower that when sought out and nurtured brings out the potential that lies dormant in many of us. Robert Cooper is bias in his opinion that no matter who you are, you have within you the power to draw forth the best in yourself but his opinion is backed up by scientific evidence in neuroscience and work physiology. The book states that the secret to unlocking your vast potential revolves around four main keystones: your ability to trust and to care, the energy to put forth your best, the wisdom to plan your future and the nerve that pushes you to exceed your expectations. He believes that in order to succeed you have to trust who you are. A lack of confidence and trust within ourselves leads to a degraded version of what we hope to be. The Other 90% enforces the idea that we all have inherent qualities that enable us to shine. Trust and follow through on these qualities that separate you from others. Not only do we have to trust but we also have to alter our life styles to implement calm energy. The majority of society is over stimulating themselves leading to increased stress and tension. Take time in your daily routines to follow your passion which increases calm energy, ultimately increasing your daily performances. Always keep glancing ahead for it is believed that when we focus too much on our immediate surroundings we fail to see the big picture. Looking ahead and planning a clear goal to hold as your vantage point creates a more likely chance that you will reach these goals. The only way to learn something new is by taking risks. This comes with nerve and without nerve; one might live in constant fear of failure. Robert Cooper expresses the importance of stepping forward to face whatever life has to bring and to have the nerve to keep going even when events get difficult. The Other 90% provides insightful advice that is given through personal stories. This gave the book a thought provoking spin on advice and self-help books providing motivation for the readers to tweak their lifestyles to improve the quality of their lives. Cooper does an excellent job of leaving us room to question our potential. Even though Robert Cooper provided excellent personal stories and examples that made the book come to life, at times a lot of the theories he was putting forth were lacking originality. The advice was nothing I had not heard before but none the less it was an enjoyable read.
Orison Marden once said that, “Deep within humans dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish them, that they never dreamed of possessing...” By stressing key concepts and presenting scientific research, The Other 90% demonstrates the possibilities associated with seeking and nurturing the unbridled, undiscovered ‘powers’ that often remain dormant within us. Bias in his beliefs can only be pinpointed to the fact that he believes everyone is responsible for their own destiny and that we have not been pre-condemned to a specific fate. In order to unleash our hidden potential we must learn to TRUST, streamline our EFFORTS, think FARSIGHTED, and gain the NERVE to implement action.
ReplyDeleteTRUST. “We have to first take actions to prove that we are trustworthy before we can expect others to trust us.” It takes NERVE to commit to something and hold yourself accountable, but remaining faithful is what ultimately makes you trustworthy. Society needs to be more comfortable with taking these risks because if we constantly worry about failure, we will never accomplish what we desire the most.
Hand in hand with the Keystone of ENERGY is passion. Cooper stresses the importance of spending time on the things that we enjoy the most. A past study indicated that out of 1500 business students, 1245 were only in it for the money, while 255 were in business because they actually enjoyed it. Twenty years later, 101 of them were millionaires of which all but one was from the group of 255 students who pursued what they loved. As a result, Cooper makes an effort to emphasize that if you pursue something you enjoy, motivation and success will follow.
The Other 90% is a leading novel in the theory of personal potential. Its success coincides with Cooper’s ability to present insightful, inspirational, and valuable lessons that are relevant to this time and the average person. Corporate America also contributes to the book’s success as their mentality is to out perform and beat their competition. Cooper’s personal stories and writing style alone allows his messages to come across clearly and concisely. A minor hindrance to the book may be that at times Cooper delves too deeply into the science of things, however, anyone with a background/interest in science will likely appreciate the deeper explanation.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and would recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about themselves and how to find success.
As Erich Fromm said, “independent of others and in convert with others, your main task in life is to do what you can best do and become what you can potentially be.” Often, many people feel as if they are already living up to their full potential. Do not be fooled, as more often than not there are slumbering powers that lie deep within us. As explained in The Other 90%, there is a vast amount of brainpower that when sought out and nurtured brings out the potential that lies dormant in many of us.
ReplyDeleteRobert Cooper is bias in his opinion that no matter who you are, you have within you the power to draw forth the best in yourself but his opinion is backed up by scientific evidence in neuroscience and work physiology. The book states that the secret to unlocking your vast potential revolves around four main keystones: your ability to trust and to care, the energy to put forth your best, the wisdom to plan your future and the nerve that pushes you to exceed your expectations.
He believes that in order to succeed you have to trust who you are. A lack of confidence and trust within ourselves leads to a degraded version of what we hope to be. The Other 90% enforces the idea that we all have inherent qualities that enable us to shine. Trust and follow through on these qualities that separate you from others.
Not only do we have to trust but we also have to alter our life styles to implement calm energy. The majority of society is over stimulating themselves leading to increased stress and tension. Take time in your daily routines to follow your passion which increases calm energy, ultimately increasing your daily performances.
Always keep glancing ahead for it is believed that when we focus too much on our immediate surroundings we fail to see the big picture. Looking ahead and planning a clear goal to hold as your vantage point creates a more likely chance that you will reach these goals.
The only way to learn something new is by taking risks. This comes with nerve and without nerve; one might live in constant fear of failure. Robert Cooper expresses the importance of stepping forward to face whatever life has to bring and to have the nerve to keep going even when events get difficult.
The Other 90% provides insightful advice that is given through personal stories. This gave the book a thought provoking spin on advice and self-help books providing motivation for the readers to tweak their lifestyles to improve the quality of their lives. Cooper does an excellent job of leaving us room to question our potential. Even though Robert Cooper provided excellent personal stories and examples that made the book come to life, at times a lot of the theories he was putting forth were lacking originality. The advice was nothing I had not heard before but none the less it was an enjoyable read.