The Slight Edge, by Jeff Olson

Well…. ordered on kindle, so will start it tomorrow. Not heard of this one, so no preconceptions as to what we are in for! #excited!

I’ve read it now. Basically I like the idea, and it chimes with a lot of what I tell people when I am working with them. I htink I’d question whether it needed to be a book though! In essence it’s more of a one-liner – do a little bit every day to move you to where you want to do. The attempt to string this out into a book sort of grated at times – there were some very patronising assumptions, and it was clear that this was written by someone who had undergone extensive therapy to recover from their own issues. The book draws heavily on other works – 7 Habits especially.

On the upside the ideas themselves are very sound – and if it gives people a push to put this very common sense idea intro practice then that has to be a good thing.

How is anyone else getting on with it?

Isla

Well I have tried with this book. Honest I have. And have just made the decision not to read any more. There is nothing inherently wrong with the key principle and as a guide I applaud it. But really. This has to be the most patronising, self centred boom posturing as a self development guide. From the moment I read about the show shine woman I could feel my hackles rise. And much as I usually get a great deal from books of his genre I just felt he was telling me what to do in an unpleasant, overbearing and patronising manner. Sorry. I can take no more. Thank you and good bye.

Ps. Barry Norman who reviewed films in he eighties and nineties was once asked if he had walked out of a movie. He said he never had because he never wanted anyone to say that movie had suddenly got better after he had left. It would appear I am not as cautious as him! I cannot believe it gets better