<p>Reading through the book brought to light many personal travels through my own peaks and valleys. My personal and business life has been a rollercoaster ride (highs and lows or peaks and valleys ups and downs). I never showed the pressure bearing down on me to protect my family.</p> <p>Now that I put the book down I realized how similar my experiences were and how I did ultimately benifit from the low points. It is refreshing to find out how alike many of really are without ever knownig it.</p> 6 2009-03-02T17:55:51+00:00 0 3 3 1 2009-03-02T17:57:47+00:00 5 0 <p>I was able to use something I learned in Peaks and Valleys to help a colleague who was going through a really tough time. I work for a media company and our PR director sat down in my office the other day and said she was feeling completely overwhelmed by a special project that our boss had asked her to handle -- she had been put in charge of planning a huge, star-studded event with all sorts of logistical headaches and details. This fell outside of my colleague's realm of expertise and she was on the verge of quitting.</p> <p>I thought about what it says in Peaks and Valleys: To turn a valley into a peak, find and use the good that is hidden in a bad time. I suggested to my colleague that she try and see that the skills she was learning putting this big event together had the potential of completely opening up her career in a new direction, allowing her to reinvent herself and take on new responsibilities. In other words, this project that seemed like a nightmare could actually be the foundation of an exciting new phase in her career, as long as she recognized everything she was learning from it. The skills she would possess after pulling this off would make her stand head and shoulders over her peers, and she'd be able to position herself as someone with extraordinary experience.</p> <p>I suggested she read Peaks and Valleys herself to get more insights. Long story short, the event went off without a hitch and my colleague was a hero and now that she has this experience under her belt, I've noticed that she seems more confident and assured in meetings and it won't surprise me if she gets promoted soon.</p> <p>Thanks to Peaks and Valleys, I felt like I was able to offer some really simple yet constructive advice to a colleague who needed it! I guess that's what the author means by "Share It With Others." Thanks.</p> 6 2009-03-02T17:55:51+00:00 0 19 19 1 2009-03-02T17:57:47+00:00 20 0 <p>There was a slow period recently at work and my hours were cut back. At first my bruised ego was what preoccupied my thoughts. Then I realized all the good things that could come from this. I could use the extra time each week to tackle several lingering house projects myself instead of paying someone else to do them and I could set up some informational interviews to not only explore jobs in my current career but in other fields I've wanted to investigate.</p> <p>I am now viewing this as being paid to interview and spruce up my home. I was also able to negotiate to keep my insurance during this downturn which is a huge relief. What had been an initially fearful situation has turned into a golden opportunity and I've realized that peaks and valleys are really a state of mind; I control how I feel about and handle the situations I face and there are opportunities presented in both peaks and valleys.</p> 6 2009-03-02T17:55:51+00:00 0 24 24 1 2009-03-02T17:57:47+00:00 25 0 This is a terrific story, told by a master storyteller, at a time when it is sorely needed by so many people. I wlll highly recommend this book while leading Color Code training seminars. --Michael Hancock, mike@wakeupandlive.com 6 2009-03-02T17:55:51+00:00 0 44 44 1 2009-03-02T19:30:13+00:00 103 0 A terrific book. I guess the author has written this and has been realeased just at the right time when the things are going tough in the world and everyone needed some hope and strength to come out of the "Valley" and turn it into a "Peak". Kuidos Sir.. looking out another such book. Neville 6 2009-03-02T17:55:51+00:00 0 49 49 1 2009-03-02T19:30:13+00:00 125 0 This book is simple but very interesting. It's like a hidden treasure that the world has been waiting for especially at this time. The book would change your approach to life and would teach you three things - how to get out of a valley sooner, how to stay on a peak longer and how to avoid more valleys and attract more peaks in life. Its a philosophy with skills and it teaches you how to live a 'joyful rich life' by finding the good in every valley and using the lessons to get a Peak quicker. This philosophy with skills needs to be learnt and internalized. 6 2009-03-02T17:55:51+00:00 0 51 51 1 2009-03-02T19:30:13+00:00 129 0 This was by far the best book I have ever read. I checked it from my local library and couldn't put it down. Everything in it makes perfect sense, especially in these tough times. I would recommend this book to everyone out there. I promise that if you just read it and share it, you will find that you are on your way to higher peaks and less valleys. I am planning to put some of these ideas into a notebook of my own to help me stay focused. I plan to share this book with my husband. I think that once he reads this, things might not look so gloom and doom. Please find it and read it for yourself. I know it will help you. 6 2009-03-02T17:55:51+00:00 0 55 55 1 2009-03-02T19:30:13+00:00 149 0 This was a rather simplistic book of how to kick your butt and get back in the game. It reminded me of Pat Conroy's book The Boo,where he stated: "Every man, no matter how disreputable or undesirable he seems, needs to belong and to function and to contribute something valuable to the effort of the relationship". Simplicity Uber Alles James Bloom bloomerjim@aol.com 6 2009-03-02T17:55:51+00:00 0 59 59 1 2009-03-02T19:30:13+00:00 172 0 Yesterday, i spend some time going through from cover to cover. The writer tries to tell us something with a simpler way. Here I still have some questions: 1. I think each of us must be quite familiar with the points that the writer'd like us to know. However, the key point is for us to apply it to real life. How do you guys do? 2. You need to create a strong vision of your life and believe that you are in the situation you desire. Would this be a bit like what the book " Secret" tells us? Thanks for your sharing if possible. ^^ 6 2009-03-02T17:55:51+00:00 0 66 66 1 2009-03-02T19:30:13+00:00 201 0 I work in customer service. There were people always breaking company policies and/or cutting close to the line. I had complained many times in an anonymous way and was upset and frustrated. Nothing was being done about it and I kept thinking "this isn't fair!" I was reading an advice column in my local paper and this book was recommended to the lady with the work issues similar to mine. I thought "why not!?" and went to my local library the same day. Now I realized I shouldn't care what everyone else is doing and focus on myself! In doing so my manager has seen a change in my demeanor and I am more focused at my job and my customers. Just recently we had a review and I scored very high, was given one of the higher pay raises and got asked if I'd like to interview for another department. The people in that department are the best of the best to get the opportunity made me realize this does work! Going to work is no longer a chore or a bother, I enjoy it! I have to take this book back to the library tomorrow, but I really want to buy it because my husband is in a similar situation as well in life and in work. He really needs to read this, it was like a curtain opened up and the truth was revealed to me! Thank you so much! 6 2009-03-02T17:55:51+00:00 1 70 70 1 2009-03-02T19:30:13+00:00 211 0