The Reward of Doing - Paperback

by John Collopy (Author)

Why is it so easy for us to identify what we want, yet seemingly so hard to take the steps we need to get it?

Why is it that people with achievable dreams and a route to making them come true so often fail to follow through to success? These are smart people, with realistic, realizable goals. Yet when it comes to changing their behavior in the ways they must to get where they want to go, they just don't do it. The fact is all those old bromides we were raised on are true; our happiness in life is 100% up to us. Our choices dictate our outcomes. The conundrum is why we so consistently make the wrong ones.

John Collopy - businessman, speaker, coach, and author - has helped thousands of people at all levels of accomplishment to greater success in their lives and work. He built a thriving real estate business from the ground up, RE/MAX Results, with sales of over $9.5 billion dollars a year. As an AA member and recovering alcoholic, he's mentored many people working toward getting and staying sober and heard all kinds of stories over cups of coffee. In his newest book, The Reward of Doing, he shares his insights into what holds us back from success and how to change the ways we think, plan, and act, both in our careers and personal lives, to put our dreams within our reach.

In The Reward of Doing, you'll learn -

• How the conflicts between what we think we want and what we actually want cause us to fail.
• Why putting yourself first is the least selfish thing you can do - and among the most important choices you'll make on your way to success.
• How to confront and conquer the negative ideas you absorbed in childhood and put the past behind you for good.
• How to design an infrastructure of support for you and your goals that will power your efforts to succeed.
• How to stop making excuses and start making progress.

If you're ready to do the work, The Reward of Doing offers you a practical, no-nonsense guide to powering past what's holding you back, and charts a course to happiness in both your professional and personal lives.

Back Jacket

WHY IS IT SO EASY FOR US TO IDENTIFY WHAT WE WANT, YET SEEMINGLY SO HARD TO TAKE THE STEPS WE NEED TO GET IT?

Why do people with achievable dreams and goals so often fail to reach them? If that's you - if you're struggling to get your goals aligned with your efforts or stymied in your search for success - this book is here to help you get out of your own way. The fact is all those old bromides we were raised on are true; our happiness in life is 100% up to us. Our choices dictate our outcomes. The conundrum is why we so consistently make the wrong ones.

What really matters to you? Who told you so? Is your goal organic, springing out of who you are and what you value, or was it handed to you, drummed into you, or something you just fell back on by default? So many people fall short of their potential - not because they're lazy or unintelligent but because they don't really have a handle on what they want.

This book will help you get clear on your goals and give you the tools it takes to reach them. You don't have to settle for less.

Author Biography

JOHN COLLOPY is an author, speaker, coach and one of the most successful real estate brokers in America. His company, RE/MAX Results, has helped countless home buyers and sellers in Minnesota and Wisconsin find their dream homes since it was founded over thirty years ago.