You Can Achieve More: Live By Design, Not By Default by Shiv Khera

You Can Achieve More: Live By Design, Not By Default Reviews

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  Kunal Sharma

  n this world of high fever, one strives for some respite and direction. And then Shiv Khera announces THE book – You can achieve more. Now, there are 2 types of people that you will fall into – the first is the group that want to take a step back and do something about the turmoil that everyday life throws at them. The second group is the one that stands out in the sun and waits…waits forever…for in this world, you either live by default or by design. This book is for the first stock – the people who are OK with studying their behavior bit by bit and then re adjusting it to suit their purpose.
  
  Default or design – this is the underlying theme. When I picked up the book, I expected it to be a wholesome take on what causes our issues and how to break away from them. For some reason, I expected an Indian take on this eternal issue. Instead, I was treated to a very Americanized version of approaching the subject. I was an avid reader of Norman Vincent Peale and Napoleon Hill while in school and I could see their strong influence on Shiv Khera.
  
  I nevertheless found the contents very insightful and easy to read. When one is reading a self help book, one is only bound to become wiser. I still couldn’t resist the urge to see Shiv Khera deliver one of his speeches. On youtube, I was surprised to see this very American accent even though nothing on public sites told me that he was American. I could now tell for sure that he had been influenced by the American motivational speakers, with the typical sermonizing replete with day to day stories, anecdotes and examples. I still think that this book makes for very good reading, the reader though needs to look at his work with a constructive frame of mind – Shiv Khera has taken the practical approach to life as evangelized by other (mostly American) motivational writers/ speakers and Shiv has tried to build on the art…it is an honest attempt, and will stand the reader in good stead if the reader goes through the journey as a learner.
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  Anuradha Sridharan

  If “winning” is all about goal setting, preparation and time management, “achieving” involves a lot more to do with our mind. The author touches upon most important aspects such as creating a positive attitude, watching our thought patterns, cultivating a high self-esteem, importance of self-discipline, overcoming self-imposed limitations etc. He explains each of these aspects through interesting anecdotes from his personal experiences as well as popular stories.
  
  What I loved the most about this book is that the author has included the importance of values, ethics, integrity and character in a book on “achieving more”. On the contrary, what we see in the real world today is people giving up on their values, losing integrity and spoiling their character, all for the sake of “achievement” as defined by the society.
  
  The only area where this book is lacking is a structure or a flow to showcase how the content is presented. Many relevant topics are covered, but they don’t seem to be linked in a logical flow. So at the end of the book, it is hard to recollect a path or a framework to associate the topics.
  
  Leaving that aside, it is a relevant read for all of us in the present context. It is imperative we take a deep look at ourselves to reflect on areas that are important to our growth and to build a life of excellence.
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  Senthilkumar Rajappan

  The book is a very lucid in the sense making the subject easy. Not many jargons. Author given his extensive training experience quotes from his seminars and makes us relate to the messages he has, in his inimitable style.
  
  To be honest his approach on the ethical and moral issues deserves praise simply because he has taken it to the logical end in terms of the context and more so he believes real issues are taken up.
  
  The base premise is of living by design and not by default. I think we get into the default mode the moment we get into a comfort zone. Perhaps that is why we need to remind ourselves that its not the real potential that we are really better and more capable that what we think.
  
  There are books and there will be books, this is one of the simpler ones and easy to digest if you ask me. The design of the book and the layout with easy to read format and quotes in special boxes makes it reader friendly and also make it easy to take notes.
  
  More on this book at
  www.rsenthilkumar.com/2018/05/you-can...
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  Vishaal

  As with most self-help books, the book covers the three pillars that make the life of every human being on this planet. Health, Wealth and the glue that binds these together – good relationships. Shiv Khera has reviewed the life of many successful individuals and worked out what makes their lives successful. I suggest that if you’re in a situation where you feel stagnated, this is one book that will get you back to the achiever you can be!
  
  Read the full review here -
  Book Review: You Can Achieve More
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  Ietrio

  A shallow rehash of the popular christian dogma. Everything rewritten with a 21st century New Age vocabulary. Here you have the angelic self, always ready to better oneself. And the satanic self ready to party and waste. And reading books to become wise is relevant and eating at a fancy restaurant is just a waste. Well, never mind how to sort the books, or how to get the money to do all the wonderfully useless tasks suggested by the author.
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  Samarpita Sharma

  A pretty decent attempt at breaking down the very obvious yet ignored problems we face in life, that hold us back from achieving more. This book is a specifically for people who wish to achieve more from life yet for some reasons, are unable too. If you need a push or a shove, this book could help you. Complete review can be read at:
  http://sankshvet.blogspot.in/2018/05/...
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  Abhishek Sahu

  This book says about the definitions of the things that we should stick to and live by. The title does match the actual book.
  If you want to learn the values to live by you can refer this but it will show you only the definitions if you are expecting way to much from this book you wouldn't otherwise one should read this book to have the knowledge about the designs to live by.
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  Live by design not default...
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  Rach

  The book by one of India's most famous self help authors, is a good guide on taking actionable steps for living your life by design and not by default. The book is designed to help you navigate simple actionable steps towards your goal of living a better life. Good read for anyone looking for a little Kickstarter motivation.
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  Nakul Kundra

  Must read
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  Neydup Dorji

  The book is very inspiring and motivating. His anecdotes are very convincing and realistic. A perfect book to understand the purpose of life and its existence.
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  Irfan Aziz

  A book worth reading and putting into action!
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  Subramaniyan

  I loved this book
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  SAI RAMANA

  A must read
  
  Well Narrated Book from Shiv for the people to leave a legacy not mere living once in life time here
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  MADHUSUDAN VIJ

  Written in simple words.
  Many of things we read in facebook status.
  All find in one book.
  Good for beginner readers.
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  Raj Singh Repaswal

  Live by Design,
  Not by Default
  
  Motivational book... feeling happy after reading it..
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  Mahima Manral

  Best ever Indian author to write motivational stuff
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  Dhaval Agrawal

  Perfectly elaborate every situation of one's life.
  How to deal with them and answer of question with real life examples
  
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  Jaime

  Pretty standard self-help book fare. If you're looking for something revolutionary this is not it. Not the worst, but nothing to get excited about either.
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  Rashid

  Nice Read - More on Moral Values, Self Discipline & Attitude
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  Piyush Sakorikar

  Best book in very easy and understandable language.
  All the things from several books are covered too.
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  Ajinkya

  Best for core values and good lessons.
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  Shreya Pinagani

  Best self help book!!!The author has written the book in a lucid way with best examples!!Definitely you can go through this book once without second thought