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What’s in Your Library? What’s in Your Head? Probably tons of books, videos, audiotapes and CDs, if you are like most docs. A larger question is which ones have the greatest affect on you and why? For the last few months, one of my recreational reads has been “Truman”, by David McCullough. All 996 pages. Now, biographies may be laborious, but this one captures the elaborate essence of one of the men to make multiple landmark conclusions that changed the face of the planet forever. The thing that is perchance most striking to me is that he embraced a very simple lifestyle, in spite of everything else, even while in the White House. He never lost his sense of values of family, focus, unfeigned friendship and physical fitness. In fact, today, we might call him a fitness freak, (except for the shot of bourbon following each mornings exercise session). He often times retreated, much to the chagrin of the Secret Service to hideaways, genuinely cherishing his time in Key West. Loved his time off. And then in the office, hit it hard, many times achieving way more than those around him thought possible. Worked unbelievable stints. Pissed a few humans off with his habits, more than once, ordinarily those who couldn’t get out of their own way. He was doggedly persistent, blowing away entire teams of staff with his energy, intention and convictions. “Give ‘em hell Harry!” was way more than a slogan. The chapter on the 1948 presidential venture is worth reading by itself. This was a very driven man, who in spite of unbelievable odds, and adversity, brutal media swipes at him, pulled off one of the greatest upsets in history, while Dewey his contestant destroyed himself, little by little each week. So what’s my point? Several takeaways here. First of all, he knew what he wanted. Never stopped till he got it. NEVER! He stayed fabulously fit, well into later life. Knew when to back away, and often mentally retreated to refresh his mind and spirit. Incredibly organized, scheduled, focused. Sound familiar? It should, as these are the same characteristics of the happiest, most successful men and women allround history. And of course the very same system of belief Perfect Practice continually asks it is members to learn and adopt. What precisely are the steps? Here’s how Harry would do it in The Perfect Practice Platform. 1. Find out FIRST incisively what you want. And this of course changes allround life. Regularly seek the guidance of your coach, and your soul. 2. Unshakeable info management and retrieval systems. Use all the most progressed and most immediate tools available to the greatest advantage, to save tons of personal time. 3. Staffing. No BS here. Only hire suitable staff members. Lovingly guide those around you with vision and purpose, eliminate those who can’t or won’t. 4. Let every one know just what you are about, and why. Gently describing gains of doing things your way. Not paying attention to those who reject your philosophy. 5. Austerity. Accumulating eventual wealth, even having miserably failed or bankrupt (like Harry). 6. Continually reassess, adjust and fine tune. On a steadily scheduled basis. Most helpful customer reviews 44 of 47 people found the following review helpful. This book is so uniquely fascinating it is in a class by itself! It combines historical political content and world news… it includes world events that President Harry Truman effected in an expertly sequenced presentation… it gives an unabashed look at the way *WE-THE-PEOPLE-OF-THE-UNITED-STATES* really were in the 1950′s which was probably the last decade of true innocence. It gives an intimate look at the private being of one of the twentieth century’s most influential characters… and it is *ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS*… in a humor that doesn’t really revolve around any jokes. The humor is actually the unadulterated absurdity of a trip that not only is completely impossible to happen today… but probably impossible to ever take place in the rest of recorded time. 27 of 31 people found the following review helpful. Constantly entertaining, frequently laugh-out-loud funny, HARRY TRUMAN’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE is an extraordinary book. Equal parts history and travelogue, Algeo beautifully paints a picture not just of the famously in love Harry and Bess, but of a rapidly changing America in the mid-20th Century. And by recreating the Trumans’ journey himself, Algeo shows us just how much things have changed in the last half-century. For a fascinating, truly unique read, I highly recommend this book. 16 of 20 people found the following review helpful. |
RICK “SHAQ” GOLDSTEIN SAYS: “DAD… HARRY TRUMAN’S OUT IN FRONT. DO YOU WANT ME TO HAVE HIM MOVE HIS CAR?”
