Cash in a Flash

July 6, 2009
Hansen, cocreator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, and Allen, a personal finance author, share strategies for generating more income within 90 days (reprising the two-books-in-one format used in The One Minute Millionaire
), which offers step-by-step instructions as well as a fictional narrative to illustrate key points. The authors list three key elements of their plan for success: create a clear vision of one's ultimate objectives, silence the “inner whiner” and release the “inner winner,” and gather a team of like-minded individuals for support and guidance. Such advice as “Ask yourself empowering, uplifting, emboldening questions” helps retrain the mind to help the reader to focus, identify clear aims and unleash ambition. The book also addresses the next steps: converting ideas into cash, turning problems into profits and numerous ways to profit from intellectual property. Inspiring and practical, Hansen and Allen's legion of fans will find much of value.

August 15, 2009
Building on the fable they first told in "The One Minute Millionaire", Hansen and Allen belabor their point that anyone can make "fast money." Just envision your goals, make friends with your Inner Winner, and assemble a Dream Team to provide support. Sound a bit vague? It is. A continuing fable is told on the right-side pages and "financial recipes" are on the left, which is distracting. And it's too long for what is essentially a glorified "Chicken Soup for the Soul", the series that Hansen coauthors.

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