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 Dear Reader, stop now if... Feb 21, 2008
By Dana Pittman
"...deep down inside, you know that you are not living up to your potential."
Do you lead a life fascinated by life's possibilities? Do you yearn to shift your life into another direction? Yes? Then you should read this book.
In all honesty, I briefly hesitated before responding to a request to review the manuscript for this book. Mainly because, I rarely, if ever, review manuscripts; however, I found the book title intriguing. "Are You Fascinated?" As a result, I committed to reading the introduction and the first chapter.
But after reading the introduction I became engulfed in this book that I've struggled to classify. Why? Well, because Mr. Tucker's book carried me through a string of emotions while providing some great life and business advice. I found myself physically moving closer to the book as if I could somehow affect the outcome of the stories before my eyes. Such provoking stories and life experiences invoked a sense of urgency for action--and transformation.
Mr. Tucker then takes things a step further. He identifies the key people needed in your life to make your transformation achievable--the impossible possible. And he walks you through the process of giving, or receiving, what's needed in those relationships to bring about fascination in your life and the lives of others.
While reading this book you'll ask yourself, on more than one occasion "am I fascinated?" And as you read the last pages you'll learn many things. But two lessons, I can assure you will become clear:
(1) You'll discern whether you're fascinated--engaged by life and those around you--and
(2) If you learn that you're not fascinated, you'll have the resources to identify those four key people that are needed to make your transformation possible.
Get engaged. Become fascinated.
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 Are you kidding me? Jan 17, 2009
By Jennifer M
Am I fascinated? No, I'm afraid I was mostly just bored.
Now that women are too busy to wonder if they're "Women Who Love Too Much," "Women Who Run With the Wolves," or just need to be "Codependent No More," the trade in pop psychology has been drying up. So publishers are aiming for a new niche market: struggling working class people.
But Tucker didn't even get that far, opting instead to vanity publish, presumably because he can then pull a David Pelzer and sell it on the lecture circuit through Ken Tucker & Associates - his DC consulting firm that bills itself as creating "fascinated employees."
It probably goes without saying that Tucker does not suggest CEOs "fascinate" their employees by ceasing to steal their 401Ks in order to provide them with health benefits. No, all we need to get "fascinated" is to find our "People-picker" and our "Dream-maker." But when even the Collins imprint won't stoop to buy your pitch, maybe it's time to find a new "Possibility-vendor."
Really, what Tucker most needed was an editor. Who the hell puts Peter Drucker on a list alongside Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, and Mahatma Gandhi?
If the economy continues to decline, I expect we'll see more of these things, not-so-subtly blaming working people for their own financial problems. Though, personally, I would stand in line all night to spend my last remaining grocery money on "What the Hell Are We Going to do Now?" by Ben Bernanke or "Shrugging Off Atlas: I Guess Ayn Rand Really Was Just a Narcissistic Bitch After All" by Alan Greenspan.
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Four People...and we all have them...and can be them... May 18, 2008
By Kristina Ericson
I was delighted to meet Ken Tucker last fall and, subsequent to that meeting, to receive a gifted copy of this book "Are You Fascinated?" Ken served as the keynote speaker for one of my conferences last year. We had added - for the first time - a leadership track to our event and I wanted to find someone that could reach all 500 of our conference guests, ranging from CEOs to direct care workers. Ken's presentation - and his post-keynote workshop - were filled to overflowing. In fact, as the "conference goddess" (so much more an exciting idea than "meeting planner!") at this event for many, many years, Ken's presentation was the first I had listened to from start to finish in more than a decade. In the space of two hours in the midst of a four-day event he had captivated, inspired, and challenged hundreds of people to become "People-Pickers."
I've now finished reading his new book and have gained even more insight into his ideas and passions and, consequently, my own. I am fortunate to have a life full of people-pickers, possibility-vendors, dream-makers, and three very exceptional leader-leaders. And I knew of them and have repeatedly thanked them, but Tucker's book gave me insight into how I could do these same things for others, without much effort, and how these same things continue to be done for me today as I continue to seek new ideas that fascinate me.
Being fascinated isn't just about work - though I believe the intention as many read these pages might be to focus on employment. "Are You Fascinated?" is about life. A fascinating life. A life that, if all found, would alter the course of history in a way we could never anticipate. Spend a few dollars, spend a few hours, and learn from Ken about what really is important. And should you have the opportunity, speak with him, learn from him in person, and continue your fascination with life!
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