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The Present : The Secret to Enjoying Your Work And Life, Now!
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Sales rank 4,987
Customers rating (based on 48 reviews)
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A Timely Gift From the Author of Who Moved My Cheese?Spencer Johnson, M.D.Dr. Spencer Johnson’s stories of timeless, simple truths have changed the work and lives of millions of readers around the world. Now comes an insightful new tale of inspiration and practical guidance for these turbulent times.The PresentThe Present is the best gift you can receive because it makes you happy and successful!Whether it means …• Having peace of mind and feeling more alive; or• Being more productive and more prosperous; or• Finding whatever is important to you and to those you work and live with. The PresentThe Gift that Makes You Happy and Successful at Work and in LifeFor over two decades, Spencer Johnson has been inspiring and entertaining millions with his simple yet insightful stories of work and life that speak directly to the heart and soul. The Present is an engaging story of a young man’s journey to adulthood, and his search for The Present, a mysterious and elusive gift he first hears about from a great old man. This Present, according to the old man, is “the best present a person can receive.”Later, when the young boy becomes a young man, disillusioned with his work and his life, he returns to ask the old man, once again, to help him find The Present. The old man responds, “Only you have the power to find The Present for yourself.” So the young man embarks on a tireless search for this magical gift that holds the secret to his personal happiness and business success. It is only after the young man has searched high and low and given up his relentless pursuit that he relaxes and discovers The Present—and all of the promises it offers. The Present will help you focus on what will make you happy and successful in your work and in your personal life. Like the young man, you may find that it is the best gift you can ever give yourself.
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| Publisher | Doubleday | | Release date | 09/2003 | | Availability | Usually ships in 9 to 12 days | | Edition | Hardcover |
| | List price | $19.95 | | Our price | $13.57 (you save 31.98%) | | Used price | from $0.01 |
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 ENJOYED "The Present"
The story line compared to how we go through life made "The Present" a reality and I really do make sure I go for "The Present" daily!! It's a special gift we must pass on!!
Yet, another inspiring and motivational story
I read Who Moved My Cheese as a teenager and it changed my life and the way I acted and approached life. The Present is yet another inspiring and motivation book by Spencer Johnson, but as with the present, you can only take away from it what you allow your self.
Sometimes the solution to problems is simple, learn from the past, prepare for the future but live in the present
The author of "Who Moved My Cheese" has hit another annoying nail of life on the head with this book. The present is not a gift that you unwrap; it is about learning from the past and preparing for the future by living and managing the present.
Like so many stories of learning, the context is a man, at first a young man, talking to an old and wise man. Following the tradition that the only effective lesson is one you learn from yourself, the wise man does not tell the younger one the precise lesson, but gives him hints so that he can learn it on his own. While the young one does learn, it is an iterative process where he must learn one lesson before he has the skills to learn the next one.
Johnson writes in a simple yet effective style, delivering his message without expansive words or the use of UPPERCASE and exclamation points. There are many writers of motivational books that would be much better off if they were to adopt this style.
 Something Old Becomes Something New
About twenty-five years ago, Dr. Spencer Johnson wrote a book entitled THE PRECIOUS PRESENT. I wasn't aware of it at the time, but the book was kind of popular, though it wasn't a huge success. Years later, Dr. Johnson became a national sensation with his book WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? After that huge hit, publishers couldn't get enough of Dr. Johnson's writings. But what's a one or two-hit wonder to do when you've already used up your best ideas? Go back to the well and redesign something you've already written as something new.
That's what happened with THE PRESENT. The "book" is THE PRECIOUS PRESENT retold with a few new bells and whistles. That's all. The parable-approach of the "story" only has one message and keeps repeating several times throughout the "book".
At one point in the "story" it says of the central character that "He was who he was". Well, THE PRESENT is what it is and really isn't much.
An easy read with a powerful message
The Present is a powerful story with implications we may all learn from. Too often I found myself guilty of not living in the present and worrying about the past or the future. Troubling times made me re-evaluate and refocus my life. The Present teaches what I personally experienced and gave me reason to ponder and pause. May this powerful story help others learn and grow.
steven
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