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The E-Myth Revisited
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"Gerber loves to exhort people to develop powerful visions for their companies." (Fortune)
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- Chris
- 31-12-2016
Fluff and repetition
This book could be a quarter of the size if the overly emotional narratives and alliteration were removed. There are a few bits of helpful wisdom in there but one needs to wade deep through some heavy drivel.
5 people found this helpful
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- Cassandra Henry
- 07-12-2018
Hard to keep listening to
It's really quite tedious, very repetitive and spends too much time on fluff style narrative talking about his own life experiences, but experiences that add very little value to the actual points he's making (if you can find the points!). The few points he does make could be knocked over in a much shorter time frame, if he got rid of all the fluff and nonsense. He's incredibly boring as a narrator and should have got a professional to do it. It's ridiculously long for no good reason.
2 people found this helpful
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- Neil
- 13-09-2017
Tedious. Hard to find the grain amongst the chaff.
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
No. It is padded with multiple repetitions, multiple repetitive adjectives, and multiple repetitive examples.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
Cut the repetition. Cut the repetition. Cut the repetition. Cut the repetition. Cut the repetition. Cut the repetition. Cut the repetition. Cut the repetition. Cut the repetition.
Did the narration match the pace of the story?
Yes. Equally slow.
Could you see The E-Myth Revisited being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?
No.
Any additional comments?
There are some good ideas. For which I happily pay double for the non-bloated version.
2 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Jeremy lewis
- 06-01-2019
Great but I feel it’s a bit dated
Great but I feel it’s a bit dated. You’ll need to adapt it. Interesting and worth it
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- C SIMONSEN
- 05-06-2017
Great book for a business owner or someone thinkin
This is a great book for business owners or anyone thinking of starting a business, it talks about the process of running a successful business with some great takeways. it is read by the writer and his voice/ tone can be a bit off putting but worth the pain.
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- Tom
- 03-04-2017
A must read for ANY business.
Being a marketing coach, I was unsure on how many systems in this book would apply to my business, ignorantly assuming that this was more for bricks and mortar business. I was wrong, the systems in this books apply to ALL businesses and was a great kick up the a** for me! ;)
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- Simon
- 30-01-2017
Exceptional blueprint for business mindset
Loved this book. It's incredibly inspiring, but it's not just about mindset - there's lots of actionable items within the book so you can take action and improve your small business and your life.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Ellen
- 03-09-2016
Thanks for firing the rocket I needed up my behind!!!
What a great book to listen to when I was feeling how I was feeling, which was totally disenchanted about my career and unmotivated to do anything about it. This book gave me the kick up the butt that I needed to change my life. It has lifted the haze and made me realise how different things can be. I want to press play and listen to it all over again but I can't, I have a business to build!!!
1 person found this helpful
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- Nat Dixon
- 03-05-2016
Secret sauce
If you are thinking about starting a business, this is compulsory reading.
Set your idea up for success.
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- Cassandra
- 20-04-2016
loved it...
The narrator was enjoyable and listening to the facts applied to real life scenario made easy listening.
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- Stephanie
- 20-06-2005
A must have business book.
I was going into this book with apprehension, a fear that this was yet another "I'll show you how it is done and you will live a great life forever". But I decided to buck the critic on audible who said it was awful and got it. Well I was surprised. It gives you the basics on running a business, a department, or anything...really. It shows you some of the obvious things that you never think about and then allows you to expand on them for yourself. It's a book that I have read a number of times...well listened to, but the first that I took notes on. E-Myth Mastery is next.
21 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Christine
- 17-09-2008
Saved my Life
I am a small business owner just like the woman he describes in the book. After listening for 20 minutes I felt hope for my business, by the end of the book I had a plan in action to turn that hope into prosperity. This book saved my business and my sanity.
78 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 07-01-2010
E-Myth Revisited Review
Excellent read and recommend listening to it once a year. Challenges small business owners to work yourself out of your job and to delegate. In order to build a self sufficient company with total freedom, one must develop systems that the "least" qualified employee in your organization can follow. It's all about the SYSTEMS in your company.
28 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Christopher
- 15-02-2009
Life Changing, I Gotta Say
I had heard about this book for years, but Gerber's writing style, with its endless dependent clauses, bothered me. However, when I got the audio book, and heard him reading it, and got the way it was meant to be taken in, I got it.
This book has radically helped me in the past month and a half since I read it, and dramatically changed how I look at my (*CURRENTLY*) one-person business. I cannot recommend this book enough to those of you who started a small business without any entrepreneurial training or experience.
48 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Chanon
- 28-04-2005
Must have/Life changing book
This book was *very* good. It's perfect for people who want to start a business. The author's narration was easy to listen to and really made the listening experience enjoyable.
20 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Happy Grass-fed Beef Farmer
- 30-10-2008
Ideas to build a life, not just a business
This book is helping me understand how a clear vision for my life and new business will help me accommodate changing markets, staff roll over, and evolving partnerships. E-Myth has changd my perspective and goal -- to develop an enterprise with a clear mission, and to plan this business to thrive without me.
15 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Mike
- 15-12-2006
My $0.02
Maybe I just hit this one at just the right time, but this has been the BEST marketing book that I have "read", EVER. Yep, the pace is a bit slow but It takes some time to soak up ideas as big as the ones in this book. Any quicker and things might get missed. Just one simple idea in this book is worth what I have paid for my entire Audible membership!
6 people found this helpful
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- B. Richmond
- 16-01-2017
Written to sell coaching for e-myth worldwide
I felt the stories were general and vague, the book did not give any actionable items. It felt like a drawn out sales pitch for thier coaching program.
5 people found this helpful
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- abli
- 14-01-2017
Hard to follow
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Its not clear what his goal is and hard to follow. It feels like it was written in the 90's and hasn't changed. I honestly don't know why so many people liked this book or recommend it. Seemed to go in circles and lost focus plenty of times.
What was most disappointing about Michael E. Gerber’s story?
Talked about a lot of the same things and hard to follow. Seem to not have a main point.
Any additional comments?
I would not recommend this book. Period.
5 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Marian Hanganu
- 18-06-2008
Must listen for would be entrepreneurs
The audiobook is a bit too long. The stories about Sara's problems are a bit too long and too emotional at the first sight. However, when you look closer, you realize the story is about someone like you. If you try to think like Sara, the main character, it is about life and meaning of life. Then, you understand the real substance of what the author is transmiting using an emotional story. There is knowledge inside: how to start a business; how to not be consumed by your business; how to balance business with life; how to grow; how to be successful etc.
It is the true substance of the book that made me to upgrade from 3 to 4 stars.
16 people found this helpful
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- Pip
- 08-06-2014
Small business owners - you must listen to this!
Where does The E-Myth Revisited rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
We all get bogged down in the doing. This book explains why and what to do about it.
What did you like best about this story?
Practical application.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No, because you need to ponder the ideas being suggested. It's better to listen to a chapter, think and then move on. But you also want to go back and listen to it again.
7 people found this helpful
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- Greg
- 21-07-2015
3rd time of reading, 1st time of listening.
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
A super business book.
If you run a small business as I do, read this book as it'll give you a reality check.
This audible version is easily the best format for this very worthwhile book.
What did you like best about this story?
Very sound advice for anyone running their own business.
5 people found this helpful
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- wendy Clarke
- 28-10-2017
Implementing The E Myth Revisited
What I love about the book is it not only helped me understand myself more as an Entrepreneur but also my team an I now understand why they think the way they do.
Technician, Manager Entrepreneur
Just listening is not enough. We are implementing from start to finish all the lesson. Even though that means revisiting the every aspect of the business.
Anyone thinking of starting a business should listen and implement all the lessons.
Even if you are already in business, check yourself through this book which is where I came from. Had been in business 25 years without any education in the area of business. I know realise in my previous business I was the technician.
Enjoy and implement
3 people found this helpful
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- Mr. Robins
- 14-09-2016
thoroughly engaging and practical business advice
practical and engaging advice for small business owners. explains how to move away from being the exhausted technician to the profitable system-based business owner
2 people found this helpful
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- Gobbly2100
- 05-09-2019
The best book in growing a business I know
This is the most eye opening book about building a business I have ever known.
1 person found this helpful
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- Daniel
- 24-10-2017
Read
This book is a must read for anyone who is thinking of running their own business
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- Marius Andrijauskas
- 11-09-2017
# 1
Probably one of the best book for business starters. Puts you on right way and helps to reduce mistakes done if you don't have business experience. Great voice.
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- Nidhi Gupta
- 06-09-2017
Best book on management to start with, a must read
One of my first few management books but one should start with this, its a mind opener
1 person found this helpful
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- Raymond Tognola
- 31-08-2017
A must read!
A must for anyone looking to start their own business . Definitely a MUST READ! Loved every part of it!
1 person found this helpful
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- DRMT
- 27-02-2015
Every small business owner should listen
This is a great book for small business owners. I run a number of businesses and advise many others (not as part of Emyth Worldwide, I should add!) and the themes covered in this book, the systems and processes it introduces are excellent. The only reason it isn't 5* is because the story is a little too sickly at times and the narration is too slow (like so many narrators). I listened on 1.25x to make it sound normal!
3 people found this helpful