{"id":742,"date":"2011-06-24T12:52:02","date_gmt":"2011-06-24T16:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/?p=742"},"modified":"2011-06-24T12:52:02","modified_gmt":"2011-06-24T16:52:02","slug":"book-review-of-learning-how-to-avoid-the-gap-by-dan-sullivan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/book-review-of-learning-how-to-avoid-the-gap-by-dan-sullivan","title":{"rendered":"Book Review of “Learning How To Avoid The Gap” by Dan Sullivan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cLearning How To Avoid The Gap\u201d by Dan Sullivan is a small, quickly read book packed with powerful strategies (and\"\"<\/a> by now you know how much I like strategy).<\/p>\n

At only 30 pages, I\u2019m not sure it should even count as having read a book, but the information packed inside of it certainly does.<\/p>\n

The whole concept behind the book has to do with how happy we are and the gap (hence the title) between what Dan Sullivan refers to as the ideal and the actual \u2013 the space in between is \u201cThe Gap.\u201d<\/p>\n

The actual is our real life achievements and results\u2026the things we have accomplished.<\/p>\n

The ideal is the picture we create in our minds of where we want to be, what we want to be doing, and what we want our lives to look like. The ideal is what motivates us and helps us get through the challenges we face in life.<\/p>\n

Dan Sullivan says your happiness depends on how you view these 3 things and where you \u201clove\u201d most of the time.<\/p>\n

Here is the analogy I\u2019m going to use for it\u2026<\/p>\n

If you spend your life always striving and reaching for the carrot that\u2019s dangling in front of you and never just enjoying being where you are, doing what you\u2019re doing, and being with who you\u2019re with, you will probably be a little frustrated and unhappy.<\/p>\n

If you are able to see the carrot and appreciate it but live in the now while looking back at all you have accomplished and be grateful for that, you are probably a happier person.<\/p>\n

After Dan Sullivan goes through that explanation he then provides you with 12 pretty simple strategies to help you live more in the Positive Zone than in the Negative Zone in your life.<\/p>\n

This small book even comes with a CD so you can listen to this information \u2013 I know I plan to\u2026many times, that\u2019s how valuable I found it.<\/p>\n

To purchase this book click here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cLearning How To Avoid The Gap\u201d by Dan Sullivan is a small, quickly read book packed with powerful strategies (and by now you know how much I like strategy). At only 30 pages, I\u2019m not sure it should even count as having read a book, but the information packed inside of it certainly does. The…<\/p>\n

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