Comments on: Don’t Ask Stupid Questions – There Are No Stupid Questions – Book Review

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By: Tara

Tara — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:52:49 +0000

Hey Tracy
I think ‘traditional’ book reviews can be a bit dry and stuffy and I much prefer to hear an honest and heartfelt review. Which you did!
I have to agree with you that Tim’s site is a great place to hang out and sometimes the comments end up being as informative and entertaining as the posts – and boy are the posts entertaining sometimes!
I would just love to see you ‘coached’ – let’s see how Tim advises you handle life with 5 children in it!

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By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:19:42 +0000

Thanks for stopping by to comment Tim. I really do think this is a worthwhile book and I hope a few of my readers will pick it up and read.

I do wish I’d taken my time the first time reading through because it was a lot to absorb.

Good luck on your next book project! I can’t wait to read it.

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:52:04 +0000

Tracy, thanks a lot for the kind words and the book review was spot on. Personally I don't really care for traditional reviews, just tell me if I should buy the book and then let me make my mind up! Tim Brownson´s last blog post..Free Life Coaching

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:44:18 +0000

Thank you so much Barbara and George, I feel very encouraged. I kept thinking of the erudite book reviews in magazines like The Atlantic and New Yorker and felt overwhelmed, but I think I accomplished my goal which was to tell everyone that this book is very helpful and I enjoyed it.

Barbara, I wish somebody had told me how to set goals back when I was in school. They told me I needed them, but no real clues about how to go about it and how to achieve them other than going to college. What I’m finding out about Life Coaching is that it can be like having a teacher who can break these things down into steps for you. Sort of like what you do with your “Blogging Without a Blog” blog – we all need people to provide guidance and encouragement.

BTW, you are truly a star.

George, I saw that! Oooh, I will kick myself if you get it! But then you’ll be so hyped up you’ll have that book out in no time and I will become famous on your coattails! I’m really excited about following whoever wins; right now private life coaching is not in the budget, so this will be the next best thing.

And my flip response to “There are no stupid questions” is “But there are some dang silly ways to try and go about finding the answer!”

By: Tumblemoose

Tumblemoose — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:32:50 +0000

Oh, I am so inclined to agree with Ms. Barbara on this one. This is a fine review and when I publish my book, YOU are getting one of the first copies to review. Oh and there’s an extra fin for ya if you make it a good one! Hehe.

I too threw my antlers in the ring to be a coachee. And even if I don’t get it, I’ve gotten enough food for thought from his web site – Thanks to YOU by the way for turning me on to him.

I love the title but I must confess: from my teaching days, the whole “There are no stupid questions” thing was followed by a cynical, “there are only stupid people”. Ok, you probably know that I would never really treat a class like that but you HAVE to admit it’s kinda funny…

Good job, Tracy.

Cheers

George

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By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:55:29 +0000

Hi Tracy – For someone who says they don’t know how to write a book review, you’ve done fabulous. I love the part about “smarter” goals. That is definitely an ah-ha moment. Next time I’m writing out my goals I’ll put that on the top of the page.

Now I’m looking forward to your next review.

P.S. Thank you again for your kind words on Twitter. I truly appreciate your support.

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