Achievements IQ Moments
By Stanley F Bronstein

I best start this review with a definition of Achievement IQ.I quote from the book: “A measure of a person’s or an organization’s ability to (i) recognize details and opportunities most others do not see thus putting themselves IN A POSITION of readiness;(ii) put themselves IN A POSITION to attract opportunities; (iii) POSITION THEMSELVES to be ready to take advantage of these opportunities once they do come their way; and (iv) then take action upon these opportunities in a manner that most others would not, thus putting themselves IN A POSITION to be more successful than most.

When I first heard of the book, I found the idea of slogging through 50 profiles of people who, by Stanley Bronstein’s determination, displayed an Achievement IQ, daunting to say the least: Pleasantly, that turned out not to be the case.

Instead we have a book of snap shots of the lives of people who have shown an unusual sense of positioning to take advantage of the opportunities that come their way. The book is in no way exhaustive. I am sure there are many more Achievement I.Qers out there. These are just a sampling of the people Mr. Bronstein found on his IQ 2007 Vision Quest Tour which turned into a 50-day journey down 10,292 miles of new paths—all across America.

Most of the people in the book you probably have not heard of which makes their stories all the more interesting. Many of you will be familiar with Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, who wrote one of the first self development books I ever read. You might also be familiar with Jim Craig the goalie for the US Olympic Hockey team that silenced the might Russian machine at the winter games in Lake Placid New York. Most of the other people featured were not familiar to me. Each one of you will find “heroes” who resonate personally with you. I have marked up the copy a bit with my favorites so that I can come back to them for inspiration.

Each profile can stand alone, like a brief magazine article about someone who has achieved something interesting, but taken as whole there is a cumulative effect that begins to register about half way through the book. That’s when you start to understand what Mr. Bronstein is talking about. By the end of the book you begin to understand the process of an Achievement IQer, and begin to access your life in terms of Achievement IQ Moments.

For me, one profile stands out and is well worth the price of the book because of this person’s stunning brilliance in solving a huge problem by harnessing the power of the internet in a very simple way. I won’t go into detail or spoil it by telling you what this stroke of genius is, except to say you’ll discover the answer in Chapter 48.

The book is an inspiring glimpse into the great minds that are shaping this planet with their abilities to take advantage of their Achievement IQ Moments and who are living examples to us all to be ever aware of the opportunities that cross every life from time to time.

I reviewed this book from an advance copy. The book is not due to be published until early October.
For more information you can go to

http://stanleybronstein.com/aiqbooks/

Top Five Inspirational Books for Weekending August 23 2008

1. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
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2. Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
TW # 2 LW #3 — # of W 29

3. Money, and the Law of Attraction: Learning to Attract Wealth, Health, and Happiness by Esther and Jerry Hicks
TW #3 LW 2 # of W 4

4. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose (Oprah’s Book Club, Selection 61) By Eckhart Tolle
TW # 4 LW #4 # of Weeks 26

5.StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup’s Now, Discover Your Strengths
By Tom Rath
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