Man Up: How to Cut the Bullsh!t and Kick @ss in Business (and in Life)

I've been following Bedros for a long time and this is all of his years of knowledge summed into 160 pgs of straight talk and no BS. I read some pages to my son last night before bed and this morning, he woke up BEFORE me and was COMPLETELY READY! and said "Daddy, I didn't press the button on the clock to sleep more, when it came on, I turned it off and got up brushed my teeth, washed my face & got dressed. Like that man said in the book, I want to be ready for school and the day."Man Up can TEACH Everyone of all ages to be relentless, resourceful & resilient. Get this book!

Instead of “Man Up!”... the title for this could be “Shut Up!”I suspect the reason for all the hype and high ratings is because the book is being promoted by different self-help and positive thinking gurus. They get a commission on each sale of the book, so naturally they hype it up. The gurus promoting this rehashed junk probably never even actually bothered to read it.For me, this book falls flat, just a puffed up book full of hot air, rehashed talk and mumbo-jumbo taken from various different self-improvement books. For example, expressions like “you are the product of the 5 people you associate with most.” Nothing new here. At all!Even worse, he tries to include these brief, little “exercises” at the end of each chapter. Weak! Just weak! Fails to connect the necessary dots by which anyone will actually be able to do anything with them. Here’s the perfect example:At the end of chapter two he has this exercise. You open up a document on your computer or get out a piece of paper. Divide it into four columns:1. Fear2. The Outcome3. The Likelihood4. What Can I Do to Prevent It?Part of which then reads...FEAR: What are you afraid of right now that’s stopping you from getting what you want? What’s the feeling in the pit of your stomach?OUTCOME: How likely is it that what you’re afraid of will happen to you?WHAT CAN I DO TO PREVENT IT:The above is just part of what he says, but my point is... what good is this unless you are ONLY applying it to a problem that has not yet occurred? He fails to connect the dots... such as a scenario whereby you “fear” that something will NOT happen FOR you. Example: what if my “fear” is due from not being able to find a reliable source of traffic or advertising? Something that IS happening to someone right NOW. Not JUST something that COULD happen to you in the FUTURE.If you have NEVER even read a self-help or self-improvement book in your entire life, then this book might do you some you some good. But otherwise, it is weak, lacks any real substance of which I can apply to my life, is an overinflated book loaded mostly with talk from dozens of other related books, overhyped... just more weak junk. He also claims you get a free leadership training course with purchase of the book. What a loser! He thinks people are stupid, inexperienced and naive. The course is only 6 videos and each video is only a few minutes in length.What nonsense!

I have made Personal Development and Leadership my two main priorities over the last few years.I have literally read dozens of books on the topics. "Man Up" is now my go to source. It takes everything you know, what you don't know, and what you don't want to experience,,and puts it all together seamlessly in such a way that I was able to read through the first time in 3 short sittings.This is not just a one time read. I am already half way through it a second time. I will keep this book on my desktop as a regular go to field manual.The amount of knowledge, examples, lessons, and Golden Nuggets, is Amazing. Every story, example and idea, each has it's own take home point.These things are not just some "rah, rah" motivational quotes,,this book is packed with immediately implementable steps, that you can take action on, right as you are reading it.It was so helpful, I order over 20 of them to give out to my Team, staff, and clients.Steve Eckert*No Excuses*

Bedros comes out of the gates swinging with his no holds barred, no mercy, and take no prisoners attitude to crushing it in business and in life. He delivers impactful and timely messages that every aspiring entrepreneur or high achiever needs to hear. What's even better is that he shares the stories from his own life that PROVE no matter where you start, who you are, or what you've been through, you CAN make the leap from crop duster to fighter jet to succeed and excel in business and in life. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

I stumbled upon Bedros' empire podcast on YouTube and it wasn't long before I put his book on my reading list.If you listen to empire builders some of this is review but guess what, you need it still.If you need to man up, it's a process and it needs reinforced. A little line near the end rings true where he said the few times he set expectations he didn't reinforce them.Whether this book is helping you set expectations for yourself and team for the first time or is keeping you accountable on the path of a fighter jet, read it and do the exercises.You owe it yourself and your team.