weak

This book is a lukewarm regurgitation of Victor Frankl's book. Everything after author's first principle (name ten good things about your current or future situation) was just filler. This could have been covered in a single paragraph. I almost made it to the end hoping that it would contain some gem of wisdom, but had to cut it 15 minutes short to avoid the author's egotistical ramblings. Read by the author in an annoying wet-noodle, milk toast Tony Robbins style. Most of the quotes from Victor Frankl's book were mumbled in a low almost inaudible voice. The nicest thing i can say about the narration is that it was very annoying.

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Good Book, Bad Reader

The book is useful and mildly inspirational. However, throughout the reading the reader's mouth was too close to the microphone. His mouth noises were almost too much for my sensitive ears to stand. I had to listen using speakers and not earphones. This is the one factor that took away from my enjoyment. But the book is good literature and worthwhile.

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shaked me

Great! With Viktor E. Frankl "Man's search for meaning", those two books opened my eyes on limiting constraints I placed on myself and made me understand what the word meaningful really is, from soul to heart to guts.

Inspiring, this book just made me feel "right" during the whole listen. I listened to it twice in fact, just to get inspired again.

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Good subject - Hurrible narration

I could not continue listening because of the lackluster narration

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A Strange Tribute to Viktor Frankl

Viktor Frankl is a psychiatrist of some renounce (perhaps one of the top 50 names in the field). He is well known for his book, "Man's Search for Meaning"; which argues that meaning is found in service and that meaning is the seminal thing in life. Perhaps that meaning is the meaning of life.

The author was a student of Viktor Frankl's who appears to have developed short course for business types (sort of a motivational speaker series talk) on applying the works of Viktor Frankl to life or to business. This book appears to be a repackaging of the short course. As is typical of genre the result is more affective then insightful.

However, I tried several of the proposed excursuses and was surprised at how valuable I found them. So although what the book actually says is somewhat disappointing, the exercises (e.g., make a list of people who have most influences you and answer the following questions about them) seemed unexpectedly good.

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Wisdom for finding happiness at work

This audio is creative, powerful and full of wisdom. A must for anyone in the workplace who feels like they are stuck in a rut. It has made a big difference in my attitude and has helped me find connection and happiness at work.

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Tough

This was a tough book for me to get through. In fact, I have yet to muster the strength to do so. The writer is very passionate about his subject and is very knowlegable, but I am not sure if the low quality recording or the lack of a professional narrator did him justice.

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A clear and sensible approach to meaning, useful

I am sure that applying these ideas from Dr. Frankl and Alex Pattakos will be useful in my work and life