Product Description

Bestselling Chicken Soup author Mark Victor Hansen and financial guru Robert Allen offer a practical inspiring lesson in creating true wealth whether you aspire to become a millionaire or simply beat credit-card debt and have enough money to live on without worrying. Two books for the price of one! On the right side of the page is Hansen's fable of Michelle, a widowed mother whose life is on the brink of ruin; unless she can raise a million dollars quickly she will lose custody of her children. On the left hand side are Robert Allen's rules for achieving financial success. His advice parallels the action in Michelle's story, as he urges readers to identify their fears and doubts, and eliminate from their lives all the roadblocks that limit their potential. They'll learn how to transform Restraining Forces into Driving Forces- whether their goal, like Michelle's, is to become a millionaire or just simply to save for the future. Together these two halves of The One Minute Millionaire work as a powerful tool of self-discovery, an inspirational lesson in unlocking the winner in everyone.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27106 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Review
This is an evangelically inspirational package aimed at getting readers to millionaire status, or at the very least solid financial security. It includes both a fictional parable and a non-fiction guide for you to choose from, depending on how you prefer to be 'transformed'. The story focuses on the widowed Michelle, a woman on the brink of losing everything who must raise a million dollars in 90 days or lose custody of her children, while the guide sets out to describe how to climb the 'millionaire mountain' from dream to reality. Despite the title the book is not saying it only takes a minute to go from broke to millionaire, but that in a minute you can make the crucial decision to do so. Once that commitment exists then minute by minute you can push yourself forward and upwards to your goal. En route some of the advice smacks of commonsense, but at other times the authors make worthwhile and thought-provoking points. A book that aims to change your life always has a lot to live up to. If you loved Chicken Soup for the Soul then this will be your kind of book. If narrative packaged in schmaltz irritates you, then you may think twice, but it is always worth reminding yourself how important it is to share your time, talents and wealth, all of which is emphasized here. This book may not change your life, but it's bound to make you reassess your financial situation and attitudes, which can only be for the good. (Kirkus UK)

Synopsis
Bestselling Chicken Soup author Mark Victor Hansen and financial guru Robert Allen offer a practical inspiring lesson in creating true wealth whether you aspire to become a millionaire or simply beat credit-card debt and have enough money to live on without worrying. Two books for the price of one! On the right side of the page is Hansen's fable of Michelle, a widowed mother whose life is on the brink of ruin; unless she can raise a million dollars quickly she will lose custody of her children. On the left hand side are Robert Allen's rules for achieving financial success. His advice parallels the action in Michelle's story, as he urges readers to identify their fears and doubts, and eliminate from their lives all the roadblocks that limit their potential. They'll learn how to transform Restraining Forces into Driving Forces- whether their goal, like Michelle's, is to become a millionaire or just simply to save for the future. Together these two halves of The One Minute Millionaire work as a powerful tool of self-discovery, an inspirational lesson in unlocking the winner in everyone.

From the Publisher
The book that will transform your life and make you rich

Customer Reviews

Full of Platitudes
Quick slick impractical get rich guide. Alot of assumptions about 'great' rich people. Alot of the rich are very selfish, they need to be. But we all have greatness inside. The law of physics does not allow for unlimited resources and so called infinite abundance that the authors feel we should expect in an unlimited universe. Not very practical.

A great story line combine with practical lessons
The first thing I have to write is that if you are able to ignore the obvious Americanism of the whole book, this is a fabulous mind-set changing book on money.

A clever book, it is written as a fictional novel on one page and a practical step-by-step lessons learnt on the other page. And it really does work well together.

The essence of the story is of a Mother who has her children taken away from her on the death of her husband. She makes a bargain with her in-laws that she will raise $1 Million in a very short space of time. She finds a Mentor by pure chance who agrees to help her do it.

If you are looking for a quick fix to make money, then this is not your book. But if you want to explore how your beliefs and mind set can affect your potential, then have a play. Don't take the book seriously, listen to the lessons behind it and have fun doing it too.

I was recommended this book by a business colleague of mine, Christine Clacey and was so pleased to have been introduced to it. I read it from cover to cover in a matter of days!

A tried-and-true money making compendium
If you liked Chicken Soup for the Soul, you'll love this book, and some of its tips may even help you make some extra money and maximize the money you have. It is an unusual collaboration between Mark Victor Hansen, Chicken Soup's co-author, and Robert G. Allen, author of several books on getting rich in real estate. The book is half novel (on the right-hand pages) and half collection of self-help and investing advice (on the left-hand pages). Both the motivational fiction and the guidance are clear, though often familiar and a bit simplistic. The self-help and money-making tips evolve from standard get-rich books, spiritual manuals, real estate investment guides, management literature and pop psychology, but they are well-compiled and linked with supportive commentary. The most compelling tips involve giving, not getting, which is a nice twist. The book has a little of everything, from poetry to great quotations, so it resembles a deluxe pizza with many scattered toppings more than a nourishing bowl of mom's chicken soup. We say dig in, if that's your dish.