In summary: The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success is a literal bible for achieving business and personal success. Written by Brian Tracy, it doesn’t read like a self-help book at all. It’s just filled with practical advice on business, leadership, money, negotiating, and time management. It’s only $12 on Amazon and I highly recommend it.
For me the time management discussion was particularly useful. Really thinking about what I need to do every day as well as in the future and prioritizing the tasks that will mean the most for each moment in the day. It has significantly helped focus my work. When very busy it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or out of control, this chapter was all about how to get done what needs to be done while letting less important things slide or be delegated.
The chapters on negotiation were also very useful. Coming from an academic background focused primarily on math and science I never had the chance to take classes or learn practical advice in this crucial area. Brian Tracy offers a number of excellent suggestions to assist you in being fully prepared to negotiate as strongly as possible for what you want. I’ve already been able to apply some of the advice here to improve negotiations I am involved in.
I’ve already read the book more than once and have repeatedly referred back to it over the past month. It is clear the suggestions in this book are useful if applied consistently to your life. The most difficult thing thing is achieving the self discipline required to put the advice to work. Then again, that’s true for success in most areas in life.