Brian Tracy - A Legend

MY REFLECTIONS

In the world, many great humans have come and created an immense impression through their works. Their works have uplifted as well as enriched the life of millions of humans around. Their works inspire others to come out of their comfort zones and start pushing their limit.

Of all these sublime human soul, Brian Tracy is one of my favourites. He not only instruct the fundamental principles of life and success but also he does it most simplistically. His books are written in such a plain insight that sometimes I doubted they really work or not? But they always do. His researches and readings on success and personal development can be proved the backbone for anyone who wants to be successful in life. Just Try this man’s works. I am sure the life would change- for sure.

BRIAN TRACY(January 5, 1944-    ) Canada

HARD TIMES & STRUGGLE

Brian Tracy grew up in a poor family and had to wear charity store clothes. After dropping out of school he worked in a succession of laboring jobs, living in boarding houses. At 21 he found work on a Norwegian freighter ship and travelled around the world, but two years later was back laboring and doing some commission selling.

Though not an outward success, Tracy had always been interested in the question, "What makes some people successful and others not?" As a freshly minted salesman, he started to read voraciously on selling techniques and what makes the best salespeople the best. He copied what they did, and slowly, his results improved. Six months later he was the top salesperson in his company.

When he moved into management, he read everything he could on managing people and built a large sales organization across several countries. Entering the real estate industry, he "hit the books again" and talked to successful developers. His first project was financing, building and leasing out a three-million dollar shopping center. At night Tracy completed a high school diploma, and eventually gained entry to an MBA program to study business theory and marketing, which enabled him to become a management consultant. To learn about happiness, he read what he could find on metaphysics, psychology and motivation, and when he married learned all he could about parenting. To get a sense of perspective, and find out why some countries were rich and others poor, he read widely on history, economics and politics.

After two decades of thinking about the question, "What makes some people more successful than others?" Tracy decided to put everything he knew into a 'success system' which could help others. He designed a seminar, but it took about three years to really catch on. Then he released an audiotape program, The Psychology of Achievement, which went on to sell half a million copies.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Brian Tracy is one of America’s leading authorities on the enhancement of personal effectiveness, the development of human potential, and the art of salesmanship. A dynamic and entertaining speaker, he has motivated and inspired thousands of people toward peak performance and high achievement. His seminars on leadership, goals, motivation, time management, and success psychology draw capacity audiences.

As head of two companies, Brian Tracy has consulted with more than 500 corporations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Far East, and Europe on marketing, creativity, corporate strategy, sales, and organizational development. He is president of the Institute for Executive Development, a human resource company, and was formerly the chief operating officer of a development company with over $265 million in assets and $75 million annual sales.

Brian Tracy speaks four languages and has shared his winning insights with hundreds of thousands of eager men and women in more than 80 countries on six continents. He is an avid reader of management, psychology, economics, metaphysics, and history.

Brian Tracy is a master of self-management skills development.
                                                                                – Denis Waitley

LIST OF BOOKS BY BRIAN TRACY

• Maximum Achievement: Strategies and Skills That Will Unlock Your Hidden Powers to Succeed (1993) 
• Advanced Selling Strategies: The Proven System of Sales Ideas, Methods, and Techniques Used by Top Salespeople Everywhere (1995) 
• The Psychology of Selling: The Art of Closing Sales (1995) 
• The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success (2000) 
• The 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires: How to Achieve Financial Independence Faster and Easier Than You Ever Thought Possible(2001) 
• Eat that Frog: 21 Ways to stop Procrastination and get More Done in Less Time (2001) 
• Get Paid More and Promoted Faster (2001) 
• Focal Point (2001) American Management Association 
• Be a Sales Superstar: 21 Great Ways to Sell More, Faster, Easier in Tough Markets (2002) 
• Create Your Own Future: How to Master the 12 Critical Factors of Unlimited Success (2002) 
• Goals!: How To Get Everything You Want—Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible (2003) 
• Turbostrategy: 21 Powerful Ways to Transform your Business and Boost Your Profits Quickly (2003) 
• Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life (2003) 
• Getting Rich Your Own Way: Achieve All Your Financial Goals Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible (2004) 
• Million Dollar Habits: Proven Power Practices to Double and Triple Your Income. Irvine, California: Entrepreneur Press. (2004)
• Time Power: A Proven System for Getting More Done in Less Time Than You Ever Thought Possible (2004) American Management Association 
• Something for Nothing : The All-Consuming Desire that Turns the American Dream into a Social Nightmare (2005) 
• The Power of Charm: How to Win Anyone over in Any Situation (2006) American Management Association 
• Crunch Point: The 21 Secrets to Succeeding When It Matters Most (2006) American Management Association
• Flight Plan: The Real Secret of Success (2008)
• The Miracle of Self-discipline: The "No-Excuses" Way to Getting Things Done (2010) 
• Earn what You're Really Worth: Maximize Your Income at Any Time in Any Market (2012)
• The Ultimate Success Guide (2013)