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The life of young people around the world has become more complicated in the past two decades. The pressure is on; expectations are increasing and the race for children to outperform and succeed in life starts earlier than ever before. Unfortunately, the teaching of life skills required to succeed in this new competitive landscape has in general not kept up with these developments. The outcome is inevitable. High expectations, both of the individuals and those around them, collide with a lack of relevant preparation and result in unhappiness.

It is the universities and corporations across the world that later face the consequences of these problems. Too often, students and recent graduates are either relaxed and 'happy', or successful, but rarely both. Numerous cases of burn-outs on the one hand and drop-outs on the other illustrate the problem. It is unfortunate, albeit perfectly understandable, that only a small proportion of students and graduates succeed in finding the elusive 'work-life' balance, and outperform in a way that leads to happiness. Why? Nobody has ever taught the majority of them how to do it.

At last, finally here comes a book for a generation that is often almost as confused as it is ambitious. Racing Towards Excellence fills the gap; it explains how and when outperformance happens, how it leads to happiness and how to practically achieve both. Its principles are surprisingly universal and applicable to any field or activity, e.g. academia, business, entrepreneurship, finance, sports, arts etc.

Amongst the thousands of self-help books, this book stands out with its refreshing attitude, well executed combination of theory and practice, and the unique background of the authors. Covering areas ranging from inspiration, vision, love and responsibility to habits, study skills, health and fitness, communication, networking, mentoring and productive leisure, Racing Towards Excellence is a must-read for all ambitious students and recent graduates.

Customer Review :

Racing Towards Excellence

Very Captivating! I would recommend this book to readers of all ages. This book has inspired me to examine my life and identify my life vision. It has shown me that I can obtain my vision only by balancing the key areas of my life. I truly wish I had read this book when I was younger. As a mother of 2 young men in their 20's, I will encourage them to read and apply the principles which Muzaffar and Jan so well explain in this book.

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essential life skills for anyone, anywhere

I have known Jan and Muzaffar for a number of years now. Not only do they exemplify the very qualities and habits that are deconstructed in the book, they are the best-placed people I know to teach the art of success.

We have become too complacent with our beliefs about what we can achieve and all too often stop once we hit certain benchmarks set arbitrarily in our mind by society (that is if we manage to reach them at all). This book shows you what it means to be truly successful, and then proceeds to give a step-by-step formula for this success that can be applied in any field or occupation.

By deconstructing the mechanics of success, Jan and Muzaffar break down the barriers and limits that you have placed on yourself. Anyone reading this will recognize that no matter where they are and what the circumstances, they can achieve everything they truly want out of life and more - a very motivating and refreshing idea.

Whether you're at the start of your life journey and debating university course choices, going through a mid-life career change, or just looking to become more effective and happy in whatever you are doing, this is a book that will help you through the process and teach you the essential life skills for success.

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Very poor copy of other books. Do not waste your time reading it

I have read this book because I unfortunately trusted some 5 stars reviews. It turned out to be a total waste of my time. [...]

Having read many self-help books I noticed that this book does not have any original content and thoughts. Most of the chapters are merely a bad summary of much better books written on the same topic by famous writers.

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For people interested in self-development I recommend "The 4-hour work week" by Timothy Ferriss and "Awaken the giant within" by Anthony Robbins. "My start-up life" is also very good.

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