¡Bese ese sapo!

by Brian Tracy, Christina Tracy Stein

Después del éxito obtenido con ¡Tráguese ese sapo!, Brian Tracy vuelve para aportarnos toda su sencilla sabiduría concentrada, en un entretenido libro. En ¡Bese ese sapo! descubrirá cómo convertir las cosas negativas que le suceden en su vida y en su trabajo en algo positivo. Convierta sapos en príncipes.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction, Personal Development, Business, Productivity, Psychology, Audiobook

158 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2012

About the author

Brian Tracy is Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations.

He has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 55 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year.

Brian has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 45 books that have been translated into dozens of languages.

He has written and produced more than 300 audio and video learning programs, including the worldwide, best-selling Psychology of Achievement, which has been translated into more than 20 languages.

He speaks to corporate and public audiences on the subjects of Personal and Professional Development, including the executives and staff of many of America's largest corporations. His exciting talks and seminars on Leadership, Selling, Self-Esteem, Goals, Strategy, Creativity and Success Psychology bring about immediate changes and long-term results.

Prior to founding his company, Brian Tracy International, Brian was the Chief Operating Officer of a $265 million dollar development company. He has had successful careers in sales and marketing, investments, real estate development and syndication, importation, distribution and management consulting. He has conducted high level consulting assignments with several billion-dollar plus corporations in strategic planning and organizational development.

He has traveled and worked in over 80 countries on six continents, and speaks four languages. Brian is happily married and has four children. He is active in community and national affairs, and is the President of three companies headquartered in San Diego, California.

His most popular training programs are centered around teaching authors how to write a book and helping public speakers create successful careers.

Reviews

[Sara Sherzad · Rating 5 out of 5]

So you may think that this book is one of the quick fix ones that you would think it has a temporary effect & that it is not going to work!

I have had for a long period mind brakes that stopped me from practicing what I actually read from those types of self help books, the one & only reason for that was because I wanted a quick fix each time I read something. Well unfortunately such a thing doesn't exist!

We have to work for it like "till the last breath"...this book should be made the small book of laws of your way of thinking in life. It should be re read and practiced over & over & over till it's all stuck in your subconscious and that is the only way it's gonna work.

Liked the fluency of the book and the honesty in presenting the facts in it. Not much talk just directed to the heart of the subject.
5 stars!

[Aida-Bianca Groza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nu spun că este o carte mindblowing, revoluționară, cu lucruri de care nu ai mai auzit. Posibil să fi fost și cartea potrivită la momentul respectiv.

Dar ce mi se pare că a făcut diferența este modul în care a fost scrisă. Fără povești inutile și metafore, cu sfaturi/exerciții pe care le poți introduce în rutina ta zilnică și un mod foarte prietenos și aproape de inimă de exprimare.❤️

Pentru mine intră în categoria de “toată lumea ar trebui să citească cartea asta”. E doza perfectă de optimism ancorat în realitate de care toată lumea are nevoie.🥰

[Dana Cristiana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I definitely need the physical book as well, so I can reread it and adnotate it. 🤩

[Nadiatul · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Never do or refrain from doing something because you are worried about what other people might think about you. You will eventually learn that nobody was really thinking about you at all. In fact, if you knew how little other people think about you, you would probably be insulted.”

[Henrik Haapala · Rating 5 out of 5]

1. You are a throughly good and excellent person
2. You are important in many ways
3. You have unlimited potential and the ability to create your life and your world as you desire
4. You create your world in every respect by the way you think and the depth of your convictions
5. You are always free to choose the content of your thoughts and the direction of your life
6. You are put on this earth with a great destiny: you are meant to do something wonderful with your life
7. There are no limits to what you can do, be, or have except the limits you place on your own thinking and your own imagination

7 ways to become a positive person:
1. Positive self talk
2. Positive visualization
3. Positive people
4. Positive mental food
5. Positive training and development
6. Positive health habits
7. Positive expectations

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have such a love/hate relationship with "self-help" books. I find myself drawn to read them and then when I'm reading them I wish I wasn't... sure, there are tons of great ideas, tips, and practices to incorporate into my own life and I probably will, I just wonder if the time was well spent.

Also, there is a portion where the authors discuss a bit about marriage. I don't like their statements that it is no one's fault if a couple drifts a part and divorce is inevitable. This goes against what I believe. (Marriage is a series of active choices made by two people to take care of another person with all the love you possess.)

[Motahhareh · Rating 1 out of 5]

فکر می‌کنم که این کتاب بیشتر به درد کسی میخوره که مدام حسرت و افسوس گذشته رو میخوره، توی گذشته‌اش زندگی میکنه تا حال و صحبت‌هاش رو با ای کاش شروع می‌کنه.
نویسنده هم یه سری راهکار داده برای اینکه که دیگه گذشته رو تمومش کنید و توی حال زندگی کنید.
به نظرم کتاب حرف خاصی برای گفتن نداشت و خوندنش نکته‌ی مهمی رو بهتون یاد نمیده.

[Irfan Aziz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Repetition... could be written everything in one chapter.

[Michael Migliaccio · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been a fan of Brian Tracy's for years, but I must say that he is most adept at restating, repackaging, and re-branding the same information over and over. Here, many familiar themes are touched upon, with the goal being for you to take action to achieve success. I was uninspired. Perhaps if I had never read any self-help books before, I may have found this one more engaging.

If you're not familiar with Brian Tracy, there are far better starting points than this fine, but non-essential, book. I would highly recommend his six CD audio program (also available for streaming) called The Psychology of Achievement.

[Araya Pichitkul · Rating 5 out of 5]

อ่านแรกๆ นึกว่าเข็มทิศชีวิต หลักการสอนคล้ายๆกันเลย แต่ก้อดีนะ เป็นแนวปฏิบัติที่น่าสนใจ 😄

[Shane · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was on board until around page 6: “No matter where you are today, or what you have done or not done in the past, you need to accept seven essential truths about who you are as a person:
1. You are a thoroughly good and excellent person; valuable and worthwhile beyond measure. No one is better or more gifted than you-” S T O P. Gross, and quite frankly the least true thing I’ve ever read. It’s also kind of a dangerous way of thinking. Of COURSE there are people better and more gifted than you. Credibility of this book out the window for me. Donation pile.

[Oscar Romero · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another book I wish we could give more stars--because it sure deserves it. I enjoyed reading so many examples about our tendency to always think negative instead of positive--whenever we are facing anything in our daily lives. I guess it is human nature and--it is also the path with less resistance...thus, we create a habit of doing it all the time.

The issue is--we never realize how bad that is for us....who wishes to be doubtful and anxious or stressed all the time? I can not think of anyone of us choosing to be negative so that we have miserable lives....no way. It is simply that we have no idea we are creating bad habits and doing them all the time....so, our job is to change those habits into positive alternatives.

It is similar to learning to force ourselves to see/and say the glass is half full instead of making a habit of expressing it as a loss (it is half empty) instead of an advantage...the end result is amazing. We live happier lives.

I love the examples about us holding on to old "bad memories" and never letting them go. We need to learn to see things from a different perspective and create a habit of seeing positive in everything and everyone...it is better for us too. Interesting analogy nowadays with this covid-19. I can see many positives from this horrible ordeal we are currently facing, not over yet.

I strongly recommend this short book for everyone---as soon as we can read. All of Brian's books are amazing, this was no exception.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Long time listener, first time reader. That is, I have heard Brian Tracy and his work quoted for years from many, many other books, podcasts and such. But this is the first of his books that I’ve actually read myself.
And it is the same information I’ve heard before, packaged in a more niche way toward realigning your negative feelings and thoughts into positive ones.
His points are all very good, although I found myself asking questions that weren’t answered. Like, but there isn’t anyone I hold anger against, only myself. Or, what if the forgiveness needed is internal and not toward someone else. Maybe that’s in a different book.
Also, I found it interesting that there was a coauthor for this book, but I was kind of lost as to why. I didn’t see the value in their being two point of views.
Anyway, overall, it was a good book. But maybe I’ve just heard his info and quotes for so long that this wasn’t a new revelation for me.

[Nahid · Rating 4 out of 5]

خوب و آموزنده جهت اولویت بندی و برنامه ریزی توی کارها که اگر بهش عمل کنیم نتیجه شو میبینیم.
بهتره قبلش قورباغه ات رو قورت بده رو بخونید.
کلا کتابهای این چنینی رو فقط نباید خوند بلکه باید عمل کرد و هر وقت یادمون رفت بهش رجوع کنیم

«قورباغه‌ات را ببوس (۱۲شیوه‌ی شگفت‌انگیز برای تبدیل‌کردن منفی‌ها به مثبت‌ها در زندگی شغلی و شخصی)» را از طاقچه دریافت کنید
https://taaghche.com/book/27349

[Forgoszel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amerikaiasan szájbarágós? Lehet. De nemakarásnak nyögés a vége...

[Andra Vladd · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not great, not terrible. Nu am avut vreo revelatie citind-o, dar mi-a placut felul in care au fost punctate anumite idei din carte.

[Varun · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[Bart · Rating 3 out of 5]

Geinig boekje! Wederom compact met handige insights.

[Srivatsan V · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating book from Brian as usual

A fascinating read. Brian's ideas are very much helpful and can be applied by people from diverse walks of life

[Napat K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Got nothing to say except, if you're trying to find the way out of the laziness and less-productive activities, this is what you're looking for.

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was not as good as Eat that Frog, although there was a couple of things I could use. It just... wasn't exxactly what I'd expected, and I felt like... somewhere between the two books, Brian Tracy got religion or something. It was odd.

[R]

Interesting book. Some good new insight, other things I already new but it was good hearing it again

What I take from this book: There are two fears that babies are born with: fear of falling + fear of loud noises. When talking to partner ask the other first what their ideal day is and then tell them what your ideal day is. Afterwards find a compromise - it's easier afterwards than before (if you think you need to make a compromise beforehand)

[Islam Adil · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved his book Eat that Frog, which is why I bought this one. This book is all about identifying the least pleasant situations and people in our past and present and resolving them so as to live a productive stress-free life. The basis for liberating ourselves is taking responsibility, seeing the silver lining to bad situations, choosing to be positive, forgiving, and others.
This is very insightful and cannot be fairly reviewed.

[Marcus Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

KISS THAT FROG

12 Great Ways to Turn Negatives Into Positives in Your Life and Work.
Brian Tracy & Christina Tracy Stein

This is quite a short self-help book, less that 140 pages, which means it doesn't waffle on like some books do. For a novel, it doesn't matter too much if it is 1000 pages, it is the journey that is enjoyable, but a non-fiction book requires you to comprehend things, remember things, and eventually to take action.

Probably everything in this book can be found in other books. The value of Kiss the Frog is that it is put simply, no tricky jargon, no long words. It gets straight to the point. It is a book about getting past your problems, tackling your hidden/ repressed mental blockages. It is a book about focusing on the positive things in your life, not ignoring the negatives, but dealing with them in a straightforward way.

Brian Tracy has written many self-help books, in particular: Maximum Achievement, a longer and more rewarding book. While Kiss the Frog is a short book, that is its advantage. It is concise enough to remember everything in it.

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[Valerie Ott · Rating 2 out of 5]

Immediately hated it. This didn’t feel based on research or a psychological foundation. One of the coauthors is listed as a therapist, but let’s ask WHEN she was accredited because this is completely outdated.

“If you think you are beautiful then your life will be better” is not sound therapeutic advice. “You could be a prince or princess inside if you just live up to your potential.” Yuck.

Yes, mindset is a thing and self limiting beliefs can shape negative self talk, but this book won’t pull you out of that. Written by white people for white people. It fails to acknowledge how systemic oppression can create harm for POC and how that affects their psychological safety in this world.

I only finished it because I feel guilty about starting books but not finishing them. This book should have changed my mind on that self limiting belief, but it couldn’t even do that.

[Ali Safwan · Rating 2 out of 5]

BOOK REVIEW ✨

I usually don’t like posting about content that I didn’t personally enjoy, but I thought I should still put this out there, at least as a warning more than anything else.

All self-help books are, to varying degrees, repetitive and preachy. This one is no different. But if you genuinely struggle with productivity (I mean – who doesn’t?), then this is as good a place to start as any. Most of this book is centered around ‘positive this, positive that, you can do ittt!!’ and honestly? In a post-2020 world, buying into the whole self-positivity mindset is like putting a leash on a housefly. Still, Brian Tracy does a great job of constructing an adult pacifier and you would probably enjoy this book if you’re susceptible to binge-watching motivational YouTube videos.

[Derek · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has a lot of good advice for getting your mind to focus on the positive things in your life. There are so many negative thoughts that enter our minds every day. Maybe a person in your life made you angry or you dislike your job, maybe the company you keep are the type of people that complain constantly. Whatever it is we have to block those thoughts from our mind and replace them with positive thoughts. This book gives you a good foundation to do that. Take a look at the thoughts that consume your mind every day. If you find your thoughts tend to be on the negative side pick up this book and give it a read. It will change the way you think.

[Fernando Cabezas Astorga · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Actuar lo es todo" Esta frase que queda como conclusión del libro, da en el punto clave de este como de cualquier otro libro de desarrollo personal.
El libro es una avanzada síntesis de técnicas poderosas para cambiar lo negativo en positivo en la vida. La conciencia de la propia responsabilidad de los resultados de nuestra vida actúa como soporte y presupuesto de cualquier trabajo para cambiar hacia una vida de superación, enfoque y éxito.
El libro es una genialidad en toda su extensión: lenguaje claro, directo al grano, con técnicas que funcionan y verdades como puños que impelen a actuar.

[eris · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book has dangerous advice.
They say to take the worst thing in your life and see what you can take ownership for in the situation. This sounds like victim blaming when the worst thing is something like assault.
They say that destructive criticism is worse, mentally, than cancer.
They say that depression is just inward facing anger.
There is more, but I am done giving this book any more of my time.

[Karim Muhammad · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is amazing, It can be super beneficial for starters, A small book of 140 pages, precisely written by Brian and Christina. Thoughts precedes feeling, and feeling precedes decision and action and actions precedes your character and destiny. So, this book will show how to turn negative thoughts for the best of your greatest growth