Review: The 1% Solution for Work and Life by Tom Connellan

If you could change your life in a way that only involved a little bit of effort, would you do it?

That's what Tom Connellan discusses in his book, The 1% Solution for Work and Life. I've discussed it here before (on a video), but I just wanted to share a bit more about this book with all of you.

The book introduces you to several characters - all of them very successful. Their goal is to inspire the main character, who feels a bit down on his luck and is ready to change his life for the better. Ultimately, in the end, you learn that improving areas of your life by 1% is enough to make a rather large difference - even though it may not be as obvious to you at the time.

As much as we all try, we aren't able to be 100% better than our competition at any thing. However, we can, and somewhat easily, find it within ourselves to be 1% better.

Here's the review I shared with the Readers Favorite audience (I received this book at no cost to me because I am a volunteer reviewer):

The 1% Solution for Work and Life is a book aimed at teaching its readers how to improve their life, small bits at a time. Mostly the book reveals common sense practices that are often overlooked. For example, one point stressed in the book is that your body needs at least 8 hours of sleep per day. Most adults are aware of this, but we don’t usually follow this advice unless there is sufficient evidence from people we “know” that the strategy works in their life.

That’s where 1% Solution wins. Instead of revealing all of these techniques in a “preaching” way, readers are taken through several brief story lines where each successful character (and teacher of the 1% Solution) is introduced. We get to know them, trust them, and ultimately believe them. We meet all of these characters from the point-of-view of Ken, an average guy who wants to change his life for the better.

The author is great at using imagery to bring his story to life. This is definitely not like your typical non-fiction business book. It teaches you the things that you need to do in order to improve your life so that you can be "1% better at hundreds of things".

The 1% Solution for Work and Life is a good solid read. It’s very easy to follow, there’s no rambling, and there are important common sense lessons taught. I would definitely recommend picking up a copy of the book if you need help changing the pace in your life.

If you're interested in buying the book, please use my link below because I will get paid and be happy. :-)

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