***Received from a Goodreads giveaway ***
The first five chapters, the foreword, and the introduction mostly were all a rehash of the same thing. Where the author started, what he went through, how he created his empire. This information is good to know, but it was just too repetitive. But, what I did get from it was that, though Chidester would have had a good life with the path he was on, it was not the path that he wanted for himself. He gave up that path and the comfort and security it provided in order to pursue a path of his own making.
The real meat, though, of the book didn't start until chapter 6. There he explains the central factor of his success. And it is something we all know to be inherently true but we are too shy, too passive, too scared, too lazy, or too something to implement. I'll let you read it to find out what it is. Just that one simple thing really can make a big difference. The rest of the chapters provide more information that is needed but I do wish it was given in more detail. This book just barely skims anything. I think it all leads to hiring him as a consultant/coach/mentor. To give credit, he doesn't always bring it back to himself as the coach to hire and even gives some tips on what to look for in a coach.
All-in-all, I did learn something and so this was a valuable read. On the flip-side, I'm glad I didn't spend money on it.