Book: Attitude: Vision, Change, Learning, Fear & Boldness (The Sh*t They Never Taught You)

Author: Adam Ashton & Adam Jones

Genre: Non-fiction, Self-help

Format: Paperback (eBook and Audio Book are also available)

Publisher: Penguin Random House India

About the Book:

“I wish I knew it earlier.” We often tell this to ourselves, don’t we? I am sure, you must have blamed yourself for not knowing something that could make your life easier.

So, how about having a book that offers the go-to knowledge of the important aspects of growth, resilience, and power?

Attitude is the book that sums up the usefulness of having the right attitude to achieve success. The authors are avid readers and they have covered the best ideas blending them with five vital lessons.

Therefore, this book is your handy guide to develop the attitude that guides you to the right path of your journey.

Book Cover:

The book cover is simple yet gorgeous. The authors have aptly chosen Green as the theme color of the book cover. Also, they didn’t add too many elements to the cover; instead, they kept the design minimal. Therefore, the attractive green color and the funky font of Attitude made an amazing combination to grab the reader’s attention and encourage them to buy the book.

Author Bio:

Adam Ashton and Adam Jones are two Aussie blokes who love reading great books. Each week they share the best bits from the best books and interview the world’s top minds across genres, such as business, self-help, personal success, money, finance, etc. The idea is to help people improve every area of their lives, from health to wealth, from relationships to mindset. The authors inspire people to develop healthier habits and drop the ones that are holding them back.

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The Blurb:

Have you ever stumbled upon a piece of life-changing knowledge that made you think: Why the hell didn’t someone tell me this sooner?!

Millions of people have listened to Adam Ashton and Adam Jones on the What You Will Learn podcast, where they have spent tens of thousands of hours studying the best ideas from the greatest minds on the planet. Their most frequently asked question: What is the best lesson you’ve come across? While you’d think a simple question would have a simple answer, it hasn’t-until now! Attitude: The Sh*t They Never Taught You will take you on a journey through takeaways from over a hundred of the world’s greatest thinkers, capturing lessons in personal development, career, business, personal finance, human nature, history, and philosophy. Every lesson will be useful, and one might change your life. Remember, it is your attitude, not aptitude, that determines your altitude in life.

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Structure of the Book:

The book is divided into five parts that offer us five vital lessons – Vision, Change, Learning, Fear, and Boldness. Each chapter is divided into three or four sub-parts that explain the lessons in more detail.

The chapters begin with a quote inspired by a book, and then, the authors proceed to explain the crucial perspectives for building the right attitude that helps you achieve success.

Each chapter talks about great minds and how the core lessons can help you design the roadmap to your goals. Later, the authors sum up what made the difference to the leaders and how you can make the best use of those lessons to hit the bull’s eye.

While reading the book, you will feel the authors are taking you on an inspiring journey of adventures in life with insightful stories and lessons from the world’s greatest minds.

Writing Style:

The book is written in simple language and a lucid style. The authors used snippets from the books they researched for gathering their takeaways and thus, these snippets catch readers’ attention.

Additionally, the authors have presented everything easily, making the book approachable. I have read some non-fiction books where I couldn’t understand what the author wanted to convey to the readers.

But in this book, you will understand every aspect of the chapter as the authors have nicely summarized the essence of the book in that specific chapter.

A Glimpse of the Book:

In one chapter, the authors mention Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and they interestingly link it to the context of ‘work’. Similarly, they talk about The Slight Edge and explain how we repeat the same process of the work and thus, we get the same result. Therefore, we must follow the right attitude and constantly work towards embracing the change with proper actions.

The authors also offer the readers a visual to implement Tim Ferriss’s four-step DSSS Model that helps you set a goal with a fixed deadline and get there easily within time.

One interesting thing I learned from this book is the Accountability Mirror. In one chapter, the authors quote David Goggins and mentioned the concept of the Accountability Mirror. It’s a nice ritual that should be practiced daily to see where you are standing on the path to reaching your goals and check if you are accountable for your goals.

A Quote to Remember:

What Makes the Difference:

Unlike other self-help books, Attitude talks about proven examples of a success mindset. If your first impression after receiving the book is “This a boring book that only summarizes the lessons that others have already written, reading this book is a waste of time,” kind of something, then let me tell you that you are very much wrong.

Attitude is not a book that brings you summaries of other motivational books; rather, this book helps you develop a positive attitude toward your life quoting the references of other books.

The chapters are written in such a way that they keep the readers hooked till the end to know the usefulness of the lesson and how to incorporate them into your daily life to make a difference.

In the authors’ words:

After finishing reading the book, I was excited to go back and give it a re-read. Because the words written inside this book are not mere words but are lessons learned the hard way, and thus, they have a practical approach to making our life more purposeful.

Some Important Highlights:

I learned a lot from this book. But there are some things that I want to practice actively and make a habit.

The authors beautifully presented a roadmap to take action toward your goal with three simple yet effective steps:

Decide.

Aim.

Shoot.

In their words, “A directionless person is volatile – someone with a vision is at least headed somewhere.”

Similarly, I came to know another interesting concept of learning that is incredibly helpful to excel in a skill you learn. The concept is called Deep Practice. If you can follow the three golden rules of Deep Practice, you can master any skill. In the authors’ words, “The brain tells the body what to do, and the body knows from all the practice, so the body can take over and do the rest of the job.”

My Recommendation:

If you are looking for a self-help book that serves you as your personal life coach to teach you vital lessons in life, then this book is for you. If you are looking for a book that offers you the crucial aspects of achieving success by developing a positive attitude, then this book is certainly for you.

Also, if you don’t want to miss the book that holds something special on every page and inspires you to know the miracles of attitude, then you must pick this book.

Buy the book here.

(Reviewer’s Note:

This review has been written as part of the Blogchatter Book Review Program. I received the review copy for an honest and unbiased review. All opinions are my own.)