Welcome

Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.

I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.  

I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time.  As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree. 

Showing posts with label Audiobook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Audiobook. Show all posts

Thursday, March 17, 2022

Audio Book Review: Ultimate Goals

 


This is a better program than Tracy's other well-known program, The Psychology of Achievement. This one really expands on the concept of goal setting, and provides a lot of concrete steps on how to form realistic goals, and then how to try and implement them. Realistic being the key word there. He is very blunt about the fact that someone who is unemployed with no money in the bank is not going to make a million dollars in thirty days, so setting a goal to have a million dollars in thirty days, or even a year when you are in that situation is not realistic. Tracy has a nice conversational style of speaking, that is easy to follow. He can be a bit hokey sometimes, but usually not irritatingly so. This is definitely worth listening to multiple times.

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Audiobook Review: The Psychology of Achievement

 


The Psychology of Achievement, by Brian Tracy, does have some good advice and information in it. Specifically, how to talk to yourself and goal setting. He does say things like you should tell yourself that you like yourself but literally repeating "I like myself" over and over. While that is a bit hokey, the discussion about figuring out your goals, and then cementing those goals by saying things like "I make [insert income per year]" or "I weigh [insert goal weight]" and writing down your goals on a daily basis are sound and helpful. Some of the law of attraction stuff is, as it has always been, kind of dumb, but he does go beyond just advising you pretend that you are something, but visualizing it and then taking concrete steps to make it happen. He also advises things like meditating (what he calls going into solitude) for 30-60 minutes, listening to "tapes" on a daily basis, whether self-help, something you want to learn, topical seminars, etc. Basically, that translates to these days listening to TED talks or informational podcasts. He also gives advice on how to brainstorm effectively and gives a lot of tips on becoming more creative.

All in all, it amounts to good advice to making yourself more productive and successful. The advice is generally practical (like do not set a goal that is unreasonable or incongruent with your current situation) and helpful. It will not turn you into a success overnight but will give you the skills, that if you implement them, help you become more successful.