Be Obsessed or Be Average

I like how Grant encourages you to reject everything that's average.Give yourself permission to be excellent and live up to your potential.

this book is amazing. i got recommended for my reading routine during spring break. at first i have hesitated to learn new sale skill, but this book is an inspiration for young kids like me. highly recommend the book for those who look for practical advice.

Normally, I wouldn’t have purchased this book just in passing. However Grant personally closed the deal with me via the Evan Carmichael interview by adding real value to the transaction.Brief disclaimer, because when I reread this I felt I sounded like a plant: I don’t know Cardone, and the first I heard of him was a few days ago during the Carmichael interview (who is also awesome).So, in the spirit of the book, I decided to attempt to read it within 24 hours. With a brief sleep in between sessions, a 2-minute repeating timer to keep me on track, and a combined speed-read/eating dual wield for lunch, I did it in just under 22 hours! Also, I was fifteen minutes early to work.Two other amazing things happened today. Brief background: I work three jobs, as a server, at the front desk in a hotel, and as a freelance composer/producer. When I went to the hotel we had four rooms vacant. In the past I’ve seen my job as simply checking in guests and taking care of their various requests. Today however I decided I’m going to get these rooms sold. And I did! By semi-cold calling and working with a few walk-ins on the price, I filled every room.One more. A few weeks ago I was checking a woman out (of the hotel), and she asked if I was in school. I told her I just graduated in conducting but also have been freelance composing and producing for years. She took down my info, but I figured I’d never hear anything. But just now when I got home I checked my email, literally 45 minutes ago, and had received a speculative request to license some music for a series of videos for her company.I don’t know if it’s just coincidence or the universe acknowledging my little burst of focused energy, but I don’t plan on stopping any time soon. A girl who’s after me stopped in during my shift and asked what I was doing after work. I said going home. She also bumped into my brother in town right before and passed the message that he wanted me to come out for a drink. I said no.Oh, so about the book..It helped me re-identify alcohol as something for me to ditch in addition to a girl who seems to have way too much free time. I say buy it. Honestly, I could have given it four stars because the middle chapters get a bit thicker and the tone about money may turn some off. Though when I thought back about it, they are probably the chapters most important to read because of their direct honesty. What else.. I like the trump jab on the very first page, the unique glossary, and various points about customer satisfaction and enticement. Also I don’t think I’ve ever written a review before now. The past 32 hours have been fairly interesting for me and I look forward to the next 32. Thanks for reading, if you made it this far!

I have listened to hundreds of audiobooks. Grant is BY FAR the BEST narrator I have ever listened to. Period. And this is his best book yet...which is QUITE a statement.Here are the things I love about Be Obsessed or Be Average:1) I really loved learning more about his personal story of his battle with drug addition.2) I love his attitude and the way he tells everything it like it is. He wants everyone to know him, but he’s not out to win a popularity contest. I seriously respect him for his no-BS attitude.Here are the main takeaways I got from Be Obsessed or Be Average:1) There is no one thing in life that you should be obsessed about. Be obsessed with EVERYTHING! Be OBSESSED with being an incredible son/daughter/mother/father/brother/sister/friend/etc. Be OBSESSED with being a rockstar entrepreneur, salesman, or whatever your career path might be. Be OBSESSED with achieving your ideal physique. Be OBSESSED with amassing a monstrous net worth for your family and to pursue opportunities to help others. Be OBSESSED with giving back to your family, your community, and the world! Be OBSESSED with learning to cook, play guitar, sing, dance, and improve yourself every day!2) Don't simply love yourself the way you are. Be grateful for life and the limitless opportunities around you, but don't settle. Be grateful, but don’t be content. As I like to say, I’m “PROUD BUT NEVER SATISFIED."3) Keep it simple stupid. The people who do nothing often get complex first. For example, Grant says that he was at first skeptical about social media, but then learned a bit about it, realized its potential, and then dove in head first with MASSIVE ACTION while his competition was asking "How do you calculate the ROI of social media?” Stupid question…keep it simple and favor action. Planning is great, but “preparation” too often becomes procrastination.4) Comfort is your biggest threat in today's economy. Being out at sea is safer than hiding in the harbor.5) You can re-create yourself anywhere. Moving to a new city or town is an opportunity for monster personal growth.6) OVER-promise and OVER-deliver. Grant says this all the time and the phrase is a game changer. Go ALL IN…EVERY TIME. “Under-promise and over-deliver” is a phrase for under achievers. As Grant says in The 10X Rule, “Imagine that the products and services we’re so often temped to buy used ‘average’ in their advertising: ’This fairly average product can be found at an average price and delivers mediocre results.’ Who would buy such a product? People certainly don’t go out of their way to find and pay for run-of-the-mill merchandise.” Promise BIG results and deliver at an even HIGHER level.7) YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO BE OBSESSED! There is nothing wrong with being obsessed. Anyone who pushes beyond average will face ridicule from society. If you’ve got 10 haters, let’s make it 20.I simple have no negative comments about this book. It is quite possibly the best book I have ever read.Thank you so much Grant. I love you man. I can’t wait to take you out for lunch some day soon. Maybe when I hit my first million :)Thanks for reading this review. If you thought it was helpful, I’d appreciate a thumbs up! Thanks and have a great day!!I AM OBSESSED AND REFUSE TO HAVE AN AVERAGE LIFE. #BEOBSESSED

I listened to this book during when is was on vacation last year and had to get the book, it basically goes into more detail on the title of the book and really helps you understand the importance of being obsessed

This book is- a great way to empower yourself- open your mind- shake your views about things

At first you learn a little about Grant Cardone and his early life. Then, he exemplifies his mindset of true obsession for the things that he does and his goals. It's indeed a great perspective for those who are too cautious and contained on their actions. You learn from a very well accomplished man, how true obsession worked for him.

O livro tem boas idéias mas como o próprio tema diz o autor muitas vezes dá conselhos excessivamente obsessivos. Vale filtrar.

I own all of cardone's books and this is most definitely up there as being the best one he's written. I myself have only been a salesman for a month and after taking everything on that he writes about my managers are wondering how I'm selling and closing deals at a better rate than people that have been there for years.This book covers everything from the idea of becoming obsessed to the struggles associated with working with average people. The main lesson this teaches you is to give yourself permission to become obsessed with success instead of viewing it as destructive. It's a book I will constantly come back to and re-read on a regular basis, as I do with all of his books.

Just finished reading this book and I had to say it was great, The information was priceless but it was slightly all over the place without much structure to it but hey! I just jotted down the key notes needed and thats all you need! But why the full 5 stars? Grant has changed the way I view life and money and we should all be so grateful to have someone out there who is telling the truth which may hurt many people but it surly healed my innocent self! They call him uncle G but I call him my "White Uncle G! as I am a pure Chinaman! But I had to say I wish I did have such an uncle to guide me through the true reality of life and shine the light on me which this book did just that. Finally I now have the permission to be obsessed thanks to uncle G.Your Chinese nephew!