It's Called Work for a Reason!

Your Success is Your Own Damn Fault

By: Larry Winget

Narrated by: Larry Winget

Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

Are you frustrated with a lack of results at work? Have you hit a wall? Are you uninspired, stuck in a rut, feeling underappreciated? Well, good news: your success is not up to your boss, your manager, your employees, or the economy. It's up to YOU. Business is never bad, people are just bad at being in business. If that makes you mad, this book is for you. Larry Winget hacks through the bad advice given in most business books, explaining why:

Teamwork doesn't work

We reward the wrong behaviors and focus on the wrong things

Expectations are low, standards are even lower

We are all stealing from our companies and ourselves

Our co-workers are really only "co-goers"

Winget shows you how to take responsibility for your own success and get excited about your possibilities once again. Whether you punch a clock, own your own business, or manage other people, Larry's advice will work for you. Find out why:

Success is simple

Results are everything

You don't have to love your job (but it helps!)

You gotta serve somebody

Nothing happens until something is sold

You will be surprised, you will laugh, and you will discover motivation you never knew you had. Let Larry Winget shock you out of your comfort zone and into a whole new league.

©2006 Larry Winget (P)2006 Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. All rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"Larry Winget simultaneously takes on everyone from smart-ass employees and motivational speakers to bad service, bad salespeople and bad bosses. It's not a fair fight. Winget has an unfair advantage - he tells the truth and doesn't give a damn if you like it or not. But like it or hate it, Larry will challenge you to be as amazing as you know you are." (Joe Calloway, author of Work Like You're Showing Off!)

"Thin skinned? No sense of humor? Don't read this book! I warned you. On the other hand, if you want to read a book that cuts through the normal fluff and challenges you personally, then pay attention: Larry Winget will irritate you to be a better employee and a better person." (Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE, President, Sanborn & Associates, Inc., author of The Fred Factor)

"Winget sets a high threshold for delivering a likeable, useful book that will educate and promote behavioral changes. He delivers...Winget’s advice is solid: delivering results is the most fulfilling career move one can make." (Publishers Weekly)

Not that good

I will say, this book is more realistic and helpful than much of the new-age stuff that just keeps pushing people to be more neurotic and obsessively worried about being too nice to each other, but not a lot better.

I got too tired of listening to what he was trying to sell me to make his living to finish the book. Luckily I'm a member and can refund this one... He had some good points, but not enough.

Generalizations

Do not generalize in your stories as people are different and not everything you say apply to all individuals.

Really BAD!!!

I never write reviews of Audio Books but this book was so bad I just had to say something. The author of this book is extremely bitter about something in his life. I personally want to learn something when I listen to an audio book and I felt like I was listening to my boss at work. If I want to be lectured to I will call my parents.

drone

Book went on & on about negative examples for first 8 chapters, then I stopped listening!

Snorefest or Borefest ??

What a snorefest..You think this guy is real, but in the end he just pushing and endless rant with nothing delivered at the end. Don't waste your time there is nothing here

PRETTY LAME!!

Basically, Winget says, over and over again, stop being a wuss and do your job.