How to Make Sh*t Happen: Make more money, get in better shape, create epic relationships and control your life! Kindle Edition

Sean's Core 4 concept communicated here is simple and effective. Core 4 is possibly the simplest focus framework for doing what matters every day I've read. As someone with extreme ADHD - I like simplicity. I started using Core 4 in my own focus framework immediately, as I've found everything said here maps to what makes me most effective making things happen that matter.I started following Sean online after reading (and printing off and putting on my wall) his rules for raising young men. Highly recommended. Thanks Sean,

I have shared this book several times and they have purchased one also. Great piece for the book case also.

Ok so I decided about 5 months ago that I was done being miserable in basically every aspect of my life. I’ve struggle with depression and anxiety since my late teens, and very significantly over this past year. About 5 months ago I decided to double on getting better. I started medication and read and listened to a variety of self help/personal development style books- this book being one of the first.I’ve learned that no self help book is a cure all, this one including. But if I can take just ONE valuable piece of information/advice from the book that improves my life, it’s totally worth 5 stars. This book did just that. I am a healthcare worker, not an entrepreneur. A large portion of this book was just not applicable to me. That being said, some of it hit me HARD. I’ve struggled with having a relationship with my brother for awhile, despite wanting one. I read this book and the advice given inspired me and helped me to regenerate my relationship with my brother and strengthen the relationship with my parents. The concepts of investing your same negative energy into a positive outlet worked wonders. When this book yelled at me to text the person who I wish I had a better relationship with, I did it not expecting anything. To my surprise, my effort was reciprocated. The more I “invested,” the more of a return I got. I absolutely attribute this book to regrowing the relationship between my brother and me, and allowing me to create a relationship with my now 6 month old nephew.This book doesn’t sugar coat anything, which I appreciate. This book told me exactly what I needed to hear: you expend the same energy being angry that you do being happy. Instead of using that energy for anger, use it to invest in relationships you wish were stronger.Lastly, the elephant metaphor is spot on. I often get overwhelmed at seemingly enormous tasks. Thinking I need to complete them in one sitting (and then getting overwhelmed and avoiding completely), when really I should chip away at them bit by bit each day.Bottom line, while this book wasn’t 100% applicable to my life, the things I took away from it changed my life for the better and I am so very grateful for that!

I literally read this in the time it took me to drink one cup of tea at Blue Bottle. So it’s short.And there are mistakes - ‘The War Of Art’ is a book? Plus, it’s written as if the author’s yelling at you, the way an army sergeant would yell at you to button your jacket and polish your f’ing shoes. Lots of caps, repeated phrases, gratuitous cursing.More seriously, while there are doubtless several good motivational tips - he did a good job there and he’s right on several counts - he falls into the trap of believing that everyone defines success the same way. Having millions of dollars doesn’t make you successful, any more than having a million bricks makes you the owner of a house. It’s relative, and not a compulsion for everybody. Configuring your life in regimented fashion in order to build muscles or make millions. or whatever, is just one route to success. What if a person defines success as something else? Wholeness, peace of mind, or by having harmonious relationships that aren’t kept alive by programmed reminders on a cellphone for date nights and sending flowers? In that case, the hectoring tone of this book could lead them up an unsuitable path, I think.The underlying message seems to be that if you make to-do lists for your every waking hour and order your life in such a way that you feel you have taken control of it, then ‘success’ will be yours. However, life can’t be controlled, can it? Try to impose your will on it, and you are asking for trouble. Did he not see Jurassic Park? Better, I say, to do your best, go with the flow, and trust that things are working out, rather than imposing your goals on reality. Just a thought.Btw, I’m also a little wary of self-confessed cigar aficionados and fast car drivers. I always think they’re making up for deep insecurity and possibly deficiencies in other areas. So that kinda made me unsettled too. Though, if true, it would certainly explain the repeated plugging of his accomplishments, his coaching groups, his website, the amount of money he’s made, etc. Also, why would a guy who makes a big play out of keeping your body in the best of physical shape mention that he ingests toxic gases from cigars regularly? That baffled me.As did the repeated references in mocked-up conversations to women as being bitches. What is this, 1971?On the whole, I wanted to love it, and him, but 45 minutes later - it’s more of a pamphlet than a book, a rant than prose - was decidedly ho-hum about the whole thing and ready for a nap. Some people shouldn't write books, they should meet you in person and yell instructions at you. First thing on my to-do list tomorrow: delete this from my Kindle.

Direct, blunt and to the point! Take the core 4 implement the actions needed and there's zero possibility to not see results!! Buying the book for everyone in our extended family!!

Great read. The kick in the ass a lot of us need.

Rather disappointing. The content no different to what can be found elsewhere on Internet. Further more, the publisher has used an extra large font, to stretch what could be printed on 20 pages in to 100. A waste of time.

I purchased this book to aid getting over my anxiety & procrastination issues. I’m quite into self help books and self development. The book is very simple and easy to read - didn’t take me long at all.At one point I did think “how will this help me as a stay-at-home mom?!!” then I came across his CORE 4 strategy and it’s brilliant regardless of who you are & what you do! It was like having a conversation with the author, Sean Whalen. The book it very to the point, fair bit of cursing but heck, the title implied this!! Def’ keeping for reference.

I have spent a lot of money, time and energy on so many 'self-help' books. I realise that I've wasted all that money, time and energy! And this book's very reasonably priced...This book blows all the others out the water! Buy this book. He shoots from the hip, doesn't mince his words; I'd like, one day to meet him, over a coffee.This is my second copy. I happened to have it with me when round a friend's house, and I just happened to mention that I'd just bought it, and that I think it's going to be a powerful read...so I said 'goodbye' to the first copy, let my friend keep it, without saying a word, and ordered myself another one. Suffice to say, I won't be carrying it in my bag to anyone else's house! 🤔😂...

Having read other reviews about how short this book is, I was a bit sceptical as to it's content however after reading it (in one sitting) I was pleasantly surprised. Being someone who serves in the military this book's format was right up my street: short, sharp to the point with clear and concise instructions on how to remedy the areas of your life which are bracketed into the "Core 4". I have already seen a couple of Sean's videos on FB so was not surprised by the language or tone used. What I also liked was the fact that there is no sugar coating things in this book, it's not fluffy and Sean doesn't beat around the bush. It's direct, sometimes brutally honest but most of all it comes from the heart. This guy has lived this and wants us all to benefit from his experience, what can be wrong with that.

Doesn't give much of a description of what went wrong, mistakes made, which would have been helpful. More an opportunity for the author to brag about how successful he is and was before things went wrong, Quite aggressive and in my opinion written for guys to help with being a complete egotist. I didn't finish because this book was annoying me too much and more so put my back up!