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Why did I title this a “biased review”? Because this information is strictly my opinion, assumptions, and reactions to what Jeff has written.

I have to say that I’ve read many network marketing, MLM, home based business, and personal development books over the years and Jeff’s book really made a positive impact on me. This book challenges your current thinking, philosophy, and attitudes toward your life. Yes, the book is really about your life and what you can do with it and for it.

Jeff points out, with simplistic accuracy, the steps one can take to get control of several aspects of one’s life. This includes impacting directly on one’s relationships, spiritual, financial, and health attitudes and beliefs about what one can and can not really control to improve these areas.

The key premise of this entire book is promoting the philosophy and concept of “The Slight Edge” just what it is and how it can affect our lives. Practicing the slight edge in the performance of your everyday activities either has it working for you or against you; as an example, brushing your teeth. If you skip it today is that easy? Yes. Will it make a difference today? No. Will it make a difference over time? Yes. There in lies the key. Simple daily decisions may either impact you in the long term in a negative, not brushing your teeth, or a positive, any cavities and good gums, manner. The key concept is very simple but can have dramatic effects on one’s life. Agreed? I mean, do you get it?

Jeff presents several situations where you might improve your life and the positive results in easily understood steps and concepts to incorporate into your daily actions. One that particularly struck me was his effective and simplistic way of developing and making obtainable goals in life. His explanation of having a plan to start but not the same plan for the finish, really hits home as I always think of a plan from start to finish without adjustments. It doesn't exist. Plans are a living entity that must always be reviewed and adjusted, in his words, “plan, do, review.”

His presentations on developing workable goals included the concept of thinking big, envision success, keep the process simple, stick to the basics, and start. Just the starting of a project, being as important if not more important, than the planning. It’s the actions of taking the first step in the direction of your goal that make the difference between “doing” and “deciding to do.” For greater success, double your failure rate. I love this as it is classic grassroots logic. How many times have you heard this or even personally experienced the benefits of “doubling your failure rate?”

All in all, I would highly recommend this book to everybody who is living life today. “The Slight Edge” application of principals and philosophies is far reaching to all people on all levels. It is a relatively fast read and the book is presented in a manner that it feels like Jeff is sitting across the table with a cup of coffee talking only to you. What a positive experience. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to read this book. It could very well change your life.