I'm a big fan of Ryan Serhant and really enjoyed his last book Sell It Like a Serhant, but this book felt a little big like one giant humblebrag? Maybe it's the fact that it came out mid-pandemic when everyone was very conscious of others losing jobs, lives, etc. but it felt a bit "in your face." That said, there were tidbits of good advice and knowledgeable info! This is an inspirational book that will hit big with certain audiences, especially sales type of jobs!

I really enjoyed Sell It Like Serhant, and I love watching Ryan on TV. But I really disliked this book. The advice contained in it is NOT helpful or sound, and it seems a bit insensitive to be published at this moment in time when millions are newly homeless and jobless but Ryan is cashing 7 figure checks in a decimated city like NYC. It felt kind of tasteless.

Also, these behaviors do not seem healthy. His attitude toward making money and working constantly seem to come at the expense of his family. And please don't follow his workout and eating routine - I feel like it cannot possibly be healthy to wake up before 5:00am, do an intense weight-lifting workout, but then not eat anything until noon. That sounds like really bad advice to me - if your "eating window" is 12-6, that means you haven't provided your body with fuel for 12 hours before your workout and aren't giving it the nutrients to recover for 6 more afterward. How is that healthy?!

Anyway, that's a small gripe that's indicative of the questionable advice present here. Can't recommend.

I’m probably not at all this author’s targeted reader. I don’t have a clue who he is and have no desire to make a great name for myself by working my life away. I truly enjoy my simple life in my small town that many can’t understand, where I can sit for hours under a starry sky and listen to bullfrogs while breathing fresh air. According to this author’s approach, that would be wasted time. However, I love to read stories about people, their dreams, careers, lives, and accomplishments. And I’m pretty goal-oriented myself, just in a different way.

And although he likely targets someone who views success as making it big with having big homes and cars and shoes and never taking a day off (I might exaggerate here a little), he does offer great advice and seems to want to teach others on having a big heart as well. Although the blanket thing might have changed my mind. Sometimes it isn’t about having control, although I get what he was trying to teach here. Giving in to one thing doesn’t have to mean giving in to all if you stand by your confidence. It’s called compromise. If the blanket was special to the owners, why be so hard-set and stubborn when it shouldn’t have mattered to the buyer on a blanket he has never seen or wouldn’t have known about but that was special to the owners. That attitude almost lost me.

But his writing was good, his story engaging, interesting, and inspiring, even if a bit pretentious at times. He shares his life and offers suggestions that could apply to anyone who has a dream. His tips and lessons can help any entrepreneur in any field. Overall a good read that I would recommend. (Honestly, it probably would have gotten 5 stars if not for the blanket!)